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by Happy Hopping
Sun Mar 22, 2015 5:49 pm
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: Lamptron FC5V3: 2 channel sits at 0 rpm on startup
Replies: 2
Views: 3298

Lamptron FC5V3: 2 channel sits at 0 rpm on startup

On some what frequent occasion, at least 3 times since Friday (when I install it), channel 2 and 5 is not rotating and at 0 rpm when boot up. So what I have to do is rotate the dial clockwise, and bump it up to 1100 rpm or so, then everything back to normal. After that I turn the dial back down Now,...
by Happy Hopping
Tue Sep 02, 2014 1:00 am
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: What makes Lamptron CM615 costs so much more?
Replies: 2
Views: 3282

What makes Lamptron CM615 costs so much more?

http://www.lamptron.com/product/controllers/cm615/

street price is $137

is their quality much better? As a regular 6 chnl. controller can be as cheap as $37

but I like good quality, so the question is, how do they justify this price?
by Happy Hopping
Sat Jun 28, 2014 12:43 am
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: How's the fan noise of APC SMC 1500 compares to SUA 1500?
Replies: 0
Views: 5694

How's the fan noise of APC SMC 1500 compares to SUA 1500?

I called APC twice this morning. 2 different tech. support person told me 2 different answers. I have an 6 yr. old model from APC. It's the DLA1500 from Dell OEM, but realistically the SUA1500 For my old model, there is a fan inside, but it's never on, it only turns on when it's very hot, say a hot ...
by Happy Hopping
Tue Jun 24, 2014 2:31 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Can you re-use the dust bag in vacuum cleaner, like Miele?
Replies: 10
Views: 39119

Re: Can you re-use the dust bag in vacuum cleaner, like Miel

I did look in to the dyson. There are serious problems w/ it. Go to amazon.com and read the customer review on all the dyson. I spent several hr. reading it. They don't work well after 6 mth., there are a lot of complaint.

The miele has 10 yr. warranty
by Happy Hopping
Mon Jun 23, 2014 12:35 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Can you re-use the dust bag in vacuum cleaner, like Miele?
Replies: 10
Views: 39119

Can you re-use the dust bag in vacuum cleaner, like Miele?

For those vacuum cleaner that uses dust bag, can you not empty them, and re-use it? How does the vacuum cleaner itself knows, that I empty the dust and re-use it?

because in the manual of miele, it says "Miele dustbags are disposable and made to be used only once. Do not attempt to reuse"

why?
by Happy Hopping
Mon May 05, 2014 2:34 pm
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: any1 has names of Asus sales rep.
Replies: 0
Views: 2831

any1 has names of Asus sales rep.

I need a contact name of Asus sales rep. that handles motherboard, preferably asus sales rep. that helps out channel resellers. can any1 helps?
by Happy Hopping
Tue Feb 04, 2014 4:56 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Can you run 3840x2160 as main LCD, and 2560x1600 as 2nd LCD?
Replies: 0
Views: 3205

Can you run 3840x2160 as main LCD, and 2560x1600 as 2nd LCD?

and a 1920x1080 as a 3rd LCD on the same PC?

AS some1 said 3840x2160 is MST, and MST doesn't support 2560x1600.

SO say you have a 650 GTX Ti Boost, can you run MST on the display port and 2560x1600 on the DVI port?

Or do you have to do it on a 2nd video card?
by Happy Hopping
Sun Nov 03, 2013 4:52 am
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: Is carbon based TIM better than Ceramic based?
Replies: 33
Views: 31548

Re: Is carbon based TIM better than Ceramic based?

any electronics that runs cooler last longer. From your DVD recorder to your CPU
by Happy Hopping
Sat Nov 02, 2013 1:24 am
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: Is carbon based TIM better than Ceramic based?
Replies: 33
Views: 31548

Re: Is carbon based TIM better than Ceramic based?

all im saying is; if your cpu/gpu are at your preferred clock speed(s) and under spec temps, with your fan(s) quiet enough to not hear over your ambient noise level, then 6 degrees less give no benefit. i see it all the time, -some one is happy with the noise of their rig at 65*C when maxed out in ...
by Happy Hopping
Sun Oct 27, 2013 1:27 am
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: Is carbon based TIM better than Ceramic based?
Replies: 33
Views: 31548

Re: Is carbon based TIM better than Ceramic based?

I would never do liquid metal. What a headache that would be. MX-4 I would do. Does any1 knows how many Xeon CPU can 4 gram do?
by Happy Hopping
Fri Oct 25, 2013 1:53 am
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: Is carbon based TIM better than Ceramic based?
Replies: 33
Views: 31548

Re: Is carbon based TIM better than Ceramic based?

Okay, I miss that. I didn't realize they have room temp. that low. So in the end, it's a handful of degree of temperature only. From the low to the high, about 6 deg. C

6 deg. C is not that serious, but if my CPU can drop 6 deg. C, it would still be a very good thing.
by Happy Hopping
Thu Oct 24, 2013 11:24 pm
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: Is carbon based TIM better than Ceramic based?
Replies: 33
Views: 31548

Re: Is carbon based TIM better than Ceramic based?

Happy Hopping : Read more carefully; the 63C high you mention from the Hardware Secrets roundups is WITHOUT ANY TIM. The real range they found is 32-40C, based on a quick scan, and they state their error margin as 2C, which means anything less than that is meaninless (ie, the relevant temp variance...
by Happy Hopping
Thu Oct 24, 2013 12:30 pm
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: Is carbon based TIM better than Ceramic based?
Replies: 33
Views: 31548

Re: Is carbon based TIM better than Ceramic based?

Personally i just like to buy none conductive and none capacitive compunds, for the same reasons as CA_Steve, my preferred due to the before and cheap is Artic MX-4. Lately i been using IC Diamiond 7, and good results, but barely any difference over MX4. I was leaning on MX-4, as I am running out o...
by Happy Hopping
Thu Oct 24, 2013 2:34 am
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: Is carbon based TIM better than Ceramic based?
Replies: 33
Views: 31548

Re: Is carbon based TIM better than Ceramic based?

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/ ... 012/1490/5

but take a look at this test from hardware secrets, the range is from 47 to 63 deg. C w/ various different TIM
by Happy Hopping
Wed Oct 23, 2013 3:54 pm
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: Is carbon based TIM better than Ceramic based?
Replies: 33
Views: 31548

Is carbon based TIM better than Ceramic based?

http://archive.benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=150&Itemid=62&limit=1&limitstart=1 I am just reading the above link. If carbon based TIM is better, and assuming we are comparing the end carbon based TIM vs. top end Ceramic based, so say we have: Arctic Cooling MX-4 TIM ...
by Happy Hopping
Wed Oct 23, 2013 1:35 am
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: Which Noctua fan is more quiet: NF-A14PWM or NF-A14 FLX?
Replies: 4
Views: 4597

Re: Which Noctua fan is more quiet: NF-A14PWM or NF-A14 FLX?

I have heard from more than 1 source that for those who have PWM connects to the motherboard, that somehow, it stop working after awhile.

My upcoming PC does have a manual fan controller. So I'll lean towards the FLX.
by Happy Hopping
Fri Sep 27, 2013 11:48 pm
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: Quietest GTX 650 Ti
Replies: 32
Views: 27471

Re: Quietest GTX 650 Ti

http://www.xbitlabs.com/picture/?src=/images/graphics/geforce-gtx-650-ti-boost-roundup/zdnoise-xbt.png Your MSI is at the range of 32 dB to 62 dB http://www.arctic.ac/en/p/cooling/vga/554/accelero-xtreme-iii.html?c=2182 Arctic said its GTX 680 at 47.6 deg. C at 2000 rpm w/ comparison the stock coole...
by Happy Hopping
Thu Sep 26, 2013 1:08 am
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: Quietest GTX 650 Ti
Replies: 32
Views: 27471

Re: Quietest GTX 650 Ti

The ASUS DC-II-equipped cards usually don't need any fan swap, as it's a rather quiet and effective cooler: however, there's no 3x fan option for the Accelero S1 plus, the only 3x fan is the Accelero Extreme, which - with reference to a 650Ti card - is clearly an overkill and it should cost as much...
by Happy Hopping
Wed Sep 25, 2013 1:26 am
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: Quietest GTX 650 Ti
Replies: 32
Views: 27471

Re: Quietest GTX 650 Ti

I never buy MSI before, as I'm not verse in this brand. I am quite verse in Asus, Gigabyte, etc., but I don't know MSI, I don't know its history or its quality so I'm not comfortable w/ this brand. I'll look into it as the last course of action, but I rather get Asus and add the 3 x fan from arctic ...
by Happy Hopping
Mon Sep 23, 2013 9:12 pm
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: Quietest GTX 650 Ti
Replies: 32
Views: 27471

Re: Quietest GTX 650 Ti

my experience w/ stock fan VGA card, is that sometimes, the dust can block the turning of the fan. I have a GT 440. For reason I can't understand, either last yr. or 2 yr. ago, I heard some strange noise from the PC. Turns out there is so much dust that blocks the stock fan from rotating. Now, the d...
by Happy Hopping
Sun Sep 15, 2013 11:04 pm
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: Quietest GTX 650 Ti
Replies: 32
Views: 27471

Re: Quietest GTX 650 Ti

which turbo module are you referring to? The 1 w/ 1 fan or the 1 w/ 3 fans? And doesn't this defeat the purpose of passive cooler? If we add a Accelero S1, then 1 or 3 fans. Wel then we might as well use the original stock fan. Why would any1 buy a accelero, then either 1 or 3 turbo fan to replace t...
by Happy Hopping
Thu Sep 12, 2013 9:50 pm
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: Passive 650 ti?
Replies: 14
Views: 10824

Re: Passive 650 ti?

although I have used the Accelero S1 PLUS with a gtx 650, and in order for Accelero S1 PLUS to work "silently" needs a fan blowing over it at a very slow speed. a 120cm fan such as the noctua nf-s12b works. why? What if you don't have that fan and just use the passive cooler? Their website said you...
by Happy Hopping
Thu Sep 12, 2013 9:07 pm
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: Quietest GTX 650 Ti
Replies: 32
Views: 27471

Re: Quietest GTX 650 Ti

I am interested in buying the Asus GTX 650 Ti Boost, GTX650TiB-DC2-2GD5. This is basically the regular clock ver. of the GTX 650 Ti Boost. what I am hoping for, is have some of you test the Arctic Cooling Accelero S1 Plus on it. http://www.arctic.ac/en/p/cooling/vga/430/accelero-s1-plus.html?c=2182 ...
by Happy Hopping
Mon Jun 03, 2013 10:06 pm
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: What's a good silent 400W PSU that is high quality?
Replies: 10
Views: 6403

Re: What's a good silent 400W PSU that is high quality?

I just re-check the spec. of the Seasonic G-360, its dB level is 22 dB. How quiet is 22 dB? I know with 12 dB on a cooling fan, you can't hear it. So what about 22 dB? Can any1 gives me an e.g. of 22 dB is like? Also, is there a wide range of quality control from this brand, as I read this: http://w...
by Happy Hopping
Sun Jun 02, 2013 4:18 am
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: What's a good silent 400W PSU that is high quality?
Replies: 10
Views: 6403

Re: What's a good silent 400W PSU that is high quality?

thanks. The system I'm installing weekly compose of: 1 Pentium G2020, 4 GB of RAM gigabyte B75M-D3H motherboard http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4150#ov plus 1 x SSD, 1 X DVDRW So w/o using the PSU calculator, I would agree that 360W is enough IN the future, there is the possib...
by Happy Hopping
Sun Jun 02, 2013 12:45 am
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: What's a good silent 400W PSU that is high quality?
Replies: 10
Views: 6403

Re: What's a good silent 400W PSU that is high quality?

http://www.seasonicusa.com/G-series-360.htm I think it's CPU 2 x 4 pin, it says that on their website, although I like website that clearly shows a photo of the 2 x 4 pin connectors, that way, I know for sure. I won't mind knowing the dB of their fan, even it did say "Smart & Silent Fan" How come th...
by Happy Hopping
Sat Jun 01, 2013 3:10 am
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: What's a good silent 400W PSU that is high quality?
Replies: 10
Views: 6403

What's a good silent 400W PSU that is high quality?

I am leaning on the EA-380D or EA-430 from Antec. However, their EA-650 review make me pee my pants: 44 bad review of it caught on fire. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371044 So I was thinking of trying Coolmax ZU series, it's very quiet, but the review shows a lot of them ...
by Happy Hopping
Fri May 24, 2013 1:08 am
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: does sound absorption material increases heat in a case?
Replies: 1
Views: 2323

does sound absorption material increases heat in a case?

what are the drawbacks using sound absorption material, and what brand is the best?

I found this but it looks ugly

http://www.acoustiproducts.com/en/acous ... timate.asp
by Happy Hopping
Thu May 23, 2013 11:03 pm
Forum: General Gallery
Topic: Revamped: The Elysium Beast V2.8, 23 HDDs and 18.0 TB
Replies: 52
Views: 38800

Re: Revamped: The Elysium Beast V2.5, 24 HDDs and 20.0+ TB

pm.stacker wrote: CPU cooling 2x Noctua NH-D14SE2011 (adapted to Xeon mount) with 2x Thermalright TY-140
what do you mean by adapted to xeon mount? The Noctua is designed for LGA2011, and your Xeon is LGA 2011, so there shouldn't be any need for any sort of adaptation?