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- Sun May 21, 2006 9:45 am
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: Australian site steals SPCR article!
- Replies: 49
- Views: 37296
http://www2.technobabble.com.au/article20.html Ripped from Club OC, as he states. http://www2.technobabble.com.au/article163.html http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1641276,00.asp The site's still up for me, The question is if i can be bothered to email the various sites that he's ripped off to te...
- Mon Apr 03, 2006 4:42 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Arctic cooling to release passive heatsink for 7600/7900GT
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5921
- Mon Apr 03, 2006 4:31 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Arctic cooling to release passive heatsink for 7600/7900GT
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5921
Arctic cooling to release passive heatsink for 7600/7900GT
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.aspx?catid=31&threadid=1835832&STARTPAGE=1 Dear David Thanks for the feedback. I absolutely agree with you on the business opportunity regarding 7900GT and the fact that users may move to Zalman's solution. Our development for a passive high end cooler (fits a...
- Sun Jan 15, 2006 4:08 pm
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: Hard drives and water, the saga begins...
- Replies: 23
- Views: 11406
Hard drives and water, the saga begins...
Now, as we all know there are a few ways to silence a hard drive. The premier method is suspension, which works well. The second favourite is mass damping, which works too, but generally results in higher temps and a lot more work. I read the saga of the two lads who filled a computer with cooking o...
- Thu Jan 05, 2006 12:58 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Tinnitus Guy Needs PC - Dell 5150 Desktop or Build My Own?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 10313
Having read the responses and looked at the cost... I am seriously weighing a DIY box. Looks like I should really STFA. Is a totally "fanless" box a real possibility, even with gaming? Yes, but it costs a lot more money. Dropping the number of fans down is rather easy though so it's possible to jus...
- Thu Jan 05, 2006 12:51 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Tinnitus Guy Needs PC - Dell 5150 Desktop or Build My Own?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 10313
That's what he's asking, didn't you read the title of the thread? Evidently not :D I'd buy a prebuilt one and stick it in the closet, if noise really is that bad then stick some rigid fibre board inbetween the wall and you. This would be enough to remove the noise from almost any system, especially...
- Thu Jan 05, 2006 12:03 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Tinnitus Guy Needs PC - Dell 5150 Desktop or Build My Own?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 10313
- Thu Jan 05, 2006 10:50 am
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Need help with HSF decisions
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6198
I wouldn't worry too much about removing the HSF, for a start even if it goes wrong the CPU won't cost more to replace than you'd spend on a good night down the pub. A 2500M (excellent quiet computing component) costs around £50 ($75) and that'd be a massive step up for you. To replace your CPU woul...
- Thu Jan 05, 2006 7:24 am
- Forum: Site Feedback
- Topic: A test FAQ for public review.
- Replies: 45
- Views: 39299
There are two groups that overclock, the poor and the rich. The poor buy the nicest parts they can and overclock to get more performance, gaining joy from making a £300 CPU do the work of a £600 one. They are the noblest creatures on the earth and should be worshiped by any who have not addopted th...
- Wed Jan 04, 2006 4:58 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: TV tuner options?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4406
- Wed Jan 04, 2006 4:55 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Building a QUIET HTPC
- Replies: 51
- Views: 26886
Money is not a concern. I know that saving pennies now costs you pounds later and I would be looking to go the 939 route. Yes and no, 939 is on it's way out, assume that your HTPC will last 2 years, at that stage 939 will be phased out and you'll be faced with buying an old technology as it phases ...
- Wed Jan 04, 2006 4:45 pm
- Forum: Site Feedback
- Topic: A test FAQ for public review.
- Replies: 45
- Views: 39299
After the host of different "Is this a good, quiet overclocking rig?" threads i've knocked this together. It still needs a lot of work, suggestions on the back of a postcard. Is a quiet overclocked PC possible? It's a bit of a contradiction, overclocking generates more heat than running the parts at...
- Wed Jan 04, 2006 2:40 pm
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: AMD x2 Stock HSF - how bad is it?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2894
- Wed Jan 04, 2006 1:50 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: christmas project still not running
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5222
- Wed Jan 04, 2006 1:47 pm
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Pls help me choose memory for A8R-MVP
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6350
You're asking in the wrong place :D Read some reviews at www.anandtech.com, i'd go for the most expensive stuff they recomend if you're even thinking about a 4800. BTW it's far too easy to overclock a 4400 to faster than a stock 4800, and for the extra money the 4800 just isn't cost effective. (Mayb...
- Wed Jan 04, 2006 1:43 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Help?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2209
A nice build if you can get the opteron. For the RAM read the anandtech review of value RAM, you look like the poster boy for it, the money you save can go for a better XFI card, the bottom of the range one is not all that much better than a 2 ZS card. Look at the A8R MVP motherboard, much better ov...
- Wed Jan 04, 2006 1:36 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: What would be the fastest 1G memory stick for a 939 system?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 9969
RAM speeds It's not only possible to get 2,2,2,5 1Gb sitcks at the moment, it's not too hard. However for Athalon systems it's a bit of a waste of time getting anything more than PC3200 with those timings, going from ultra cheap to top of the range only increases performance by 10%. That means doub...
- Wed Jan 04, 2006 12:21 pm
- Forum: Consumer Advocacy
- Topic: P180 case feet come off?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 15214
- Wed Jan 04, 2006 12:15 pm
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Remove thermal pad from Athlon 64?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 10892
by using AS5 (etc) instead of the stock thermal pad that comes with the amd64 chips, does this void your warrenty? So, if the CPU dies, take the CPU cooler out of the box you've left it in and then stick it to the cpu, aim a hairdryer at the heatsink for an hour and then watch them try to prove you...
- Wed Jan 04, 2006 12:03 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: About to build new system....
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4339
- Wed Jan 04, 2006 11:42 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: About to build new system....
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4339
The opterons are (essentially) the same chips as the 4400 X2 and 4800 X2, just running at a lower clock speed. Because they are designed for an enterprise use the quality control process is better and the silicone used is also top notch. This results in good overclockability, so since the 165 is the...
- Tue Jan 03, 2006 6:22 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: 3d acceleration freezing for anyone?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5510
- Tue Jan 03, 2006 6:14 pm
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: Silent System: OK?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5396
First there is a forum for system advice, guess this'll be moved there soon enough. CPU: The 148 will be OCd to get it that fast = more heat = faster fan to cool it = noiser = bad. Motherboard: The DFI has a chipset fan, this will be loud and require replacing if you want your machine to run queitly...
- Tue Jan 03, 2006 6:08 pm
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: 2005 SPCR Readers' Choice Components Award
- Replies: 15
- Views: 8963
- Tue Jan 03, 2006 5:57 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: New Arctic-Cooling GPU coolers: Accelero X1 & X2
- Replies: 51
- Views: 26045
- Tue Jan 03, 2006 5:56 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Proposed HTPC build... Feedback
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2148
- Tue Jan 03, 2006 5:54 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: christmas project still not running
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5222
Hang on, you were right to install the RAID drivers, or you would have been if the installation procedure they had listed worked for you. Right now you don't have the drivers for the SATA installed because it didn't stop to let you install them, correct? It's a problem with the motherboard or instal...
- Tue Jan 03, 2006 5:33 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: TV tuner options?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4406
Hauppage make good hardware, but their software is bloody horrific. Download a 3rd party (there are freeware ones out there) software system for it before you even try using the crap they bundle with it. Also log into thier forums so you can find out how the hell to get it to install at all. I will ...
- Tue Jan 03, 2006 5:27 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: About to build new system....
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4339
Well first thing is to think again about the case, the p150 is a lovely little thing, but i'd want a bit more room, like a p180. Also you won't have to dispose of the Neo High power PSU as well. The CPU should be a 3800X2 if you're going to OC it, or better yet an opteron 165. Both are excellent val...
- Tue Jan 03, 2006 5:15 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: New Arctic-Cooling GPU coolers: Accelero X1 & X2
- Replies: 51
- Views: 26045