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by stretch
Tue Aug 21, 2007 8:19 am
Forum: Watercooling
Topic: Freezeone CPU cooler (CoolIT Systems) aka Liquid Chiller
Replies: 10
Views: 12331

Re: Freezeone CPU cooler (CoolIT Systems) aka Liquid Chiller

This was posted about in the Silent Front (Xbox 360 thread), but as it's supposed to be a generic CPU cooler, I think it warrants more exposure: http://www.coolitsystems.com/v2/images/stories/gallery/cpu/1.jpg http://www.coolitsystems.com/images/stories/Freezone_brochure_chart.jpg?prx-keyword=.i_po...
by stretch
Tue Jan 02, 2007 2:29 pm
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: eXtreme Power Supply Calculator update
Replies: 56
Views: 42274

Not too far off..

(according to kill-a-watt this exact system is pulling 410 watts under load, so that's some indication...) System Type: Single Processor Motherboard: High End - Desktop CPU: Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 2660 MHz Conroe Overclocked: 2990 MHz, 1.32 V CPU Utilization (TDP): 85% TDP RAM: 4 Sticks DDR2 SD...
by stretch
Tue Jan 02, 2007 2:18 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Need advice on new case (for Intel QX6700 / Nvidia 8800GTX)
Replies: 8
Views: 5050

Lotta BTU's there...

I'm running a qx6700 on an evga 680i with an evga 8800gtx. Have an antec p180 and a seasonic 600w. It puts out some serious heat. I'm using a zalman 7500 cooler, and have taken it down to 1450 rpm or so, that made a huge difference from the 1900 or so it ran out of the box. Chipset fan is probably t...
by stretch
Tue Dec 27, 2005 9:21 pm
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: RAID arrays: Portable between chipsets of the same Family?
Replies: 16
Views: 9707

Worked with Promise -> SiL

I happened to try two drives that had been used for raid0 striping in a machine with a Promise controller, and stuck them into a machine with a Silicon Image controller. To my surprise, the array showed up as "OK". Both were configured (IIRC) as default hardware raid0 blocks. I didn't do extensive t...
by stretch
Thu Aug 04, 2005 2:36 pm
Forum: The Silent Front
Topic: Monitoring power consumption?
Replies: 11
Views: 6434

"Kill-a-Watt"?

I picked one up a couple weeks ago. Really handy device - I was a little surprised by how much or little some things use. My two "big" PC's at home, with two monitors running, with a game on one machine: 550 watts! Same two PC's, put into "standby" mode: 74 watts (at least 12 watts of that is parasi...
by stretch
Thu Aug 04, 2005 2:30 pm
Forum: The Silent Front
Topic: Quieter isn't always better
Replies: 18
Views: 7350

I guess speech is the hardest thing to tune out. Unless it's the spouse talking... Regarding white / pink noise, see here for examples. Personally I'm still not sure what's the difference :-) I've found one that's harder to tune out than human speech: The elevator motor I sit 25 feet from, which ha...
by stretch
Fri Jun 17, 2005 8:07 am
Forum: The Silent Front
Topic: Anyone have a loud Dell XPS gaming rig they want silenced?
Replies: 19
Views: 32641

Hello: If that is the PS there on the bottom with the two 60mm fans, then quieting it will be a bit of a challenge!? :shock: :? Yikes. The PS (480w?) is on the bottom of the case, and has (last I looked) two smallish fans at the back. In a carpeted room it is actually fairly quiet. The case/PS desi...
by stretch
Wed Jun 15, 2005 10:36 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Recommend a Silent Mouse and Keyboard?
Replies: 481
Views: 824524

A couple quiet setups I like..

The standard Apple USB keyboard is both fairly quiet (plus nice and solid, not going to rattle around) and it's also the most compact full-size keyboard I've found. Another possibility is the eluminx(sp?) backlit keyboard. It's not quite a full-size, but pretty close to it. Mice: Logitech's V500 wir...
by stretch
Wed Jun 15, 2005 10:29 am
Forum: The Silent Front
Topic: Anyone have a loud Dell XPS gaming rig they want silenced?
Replies: 19
Views: 32641

Caught me a couple months too late

I got so fed up with my XPS that I salvaged a few components (CPU, memory, SATA drives) and threw the entire rest of the machine in the garbage. It would be a terrific project, but what a challenge. I've had dual-processor server systems that made significantly less noise than the XPS. One of my co-...