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- Wed Apr 22, 2009 11:54 am
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: Multiple or single heat sources (same power dissipation)?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 10839
Re: Multiple or single heat sources (same power dissipation)
... is it easier to disperse that heat if it is in one place or distributed across multiple devices? It is much easier to dissipate a specific amount of heat at a single location, because that location will get hotter which helps removing the heat. If you make the dissipating area small enough, bla...
- Tue Apr 07, 2009 12:52 am
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Word to the wise - do NOT buy Yate Loon fans from Jabtech.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 7578
- Wed Mar 25, 2009 1:18 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: The Unconditional Basic Income
- Replies: 124
- Views: 84312
Some people earn more than other people because they actually work harder. Why can't some people just accept this? really. so an actor pretending to be a doctor in ER , for example, works harder than a real ER doc getting paid a fraction of his wage and saving actual lives? so Dennis Kozlowski work...
- Tue Mar 24, 2009 1:13 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: The Obama Deception
- Replies: 82
- Views: 37164
People are living longer and generally are healthier than they ever have been, obesity being one exception to this, and people can become so obese because they have far more spare cash to spend than ever before this is not true. the cheap food which are all most poor people can afford, are full of ...
- Tue Mar 17, 2009 8:04 am
- Forum: Newcomers Briefing Room
- Topic: Trouble keeping PC cool while staying quiet
- Replies: 20
- Views: 11903
- Fri Mar 13, 2009 7:33 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Lowest power I can get away with for h264 1080p
- Replies: 12
- Views: 8675
I'd personally go with an Intel Atom with a low power discrete graphics card that can handle HD, but such a combination apparently does not exist. The Eee Box B204 and B206 are exactly what you are looking for: http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/03/asus-eee-box-b204-b206-grows-an-hdmi-port-handles-hig...
- Sat Mar 07, 2009 3:27 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Does this really stop terrorists?
- Replies: 51
- Views: 24509
If climate change has the effects that are predicted, the shortages of food and water will make things far, far worse. You think we're divided now? That's nothing compared to what it might be like when our grandchildren are grown up. If you live someplace where the weather is good to grow crops or ...
- Sat Mar 07, 2009 3:13 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Can I just buy a crappy PSU and make it quiet?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 18932
you can get a Corsair CX400W for $40 shipped after rebate at newegg: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139008 this is a high quality and quiet psu. that $20 POS will be more like $30 after you have bought a good quality fan to install. with the corsair you also get a 3-year gu...
- Wed Mar 04, 2009 3:04 pm
- Forum: Quiet Prebuilt, SFF and Barebones Systems
- Topic: new macs!
- Replies: 109
- Views: 133479
the Eee box 206 is probably going to be as good as the mac Mini for all intents and purposes (ie can handle HD), and probably about £200 cheaper. i guess some people who can't afford them are a little resentful sorry, this is just plain snobbery. i can afford a mac, but i don't see any reason to pa...
- Wed Mar 04, 2009 10:19 am
- Forum: Notebook Systems
- Topic: Bought a Dell Mini 9 and Highly Recommend It
- Replies: 30
- Views: 40521
- Tue Mar 03, 2009 11:04 am
- Forum: Newcomers Briefing Room
- Topic: Silent out-of-the-box systems in Europe?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 8525
- Tue Mar 03, 2009 11:01 am
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: World’s most energy-efficient desktop computer
- Replies: 7
- Views: 8544
- Wed Feb 25, 2009 3:20 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Redistributing wealth is communism
- Replies: 112
- Views: 66697
You should not be taxed on what you own, only on what you make why should income be taxed more heavily than capital? why should capital be exempt from tax when all other things are not? this is a disincentive to work and favours those who already have inherited wealth. this is regressive and someth...
- Sat Feb 21, 2009 11:10 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Boys and their toys!
- Replies: 54
- Views: 29795
my family owns a 1983 Mercedes 300TD station wagon - it's as long as a Blazer but can do a U-turn in 3 lanes of space. Takes 5-7 seconds to get to 20mph, but damn if it can't turn! Also, working as a mechanic allows me to know why the 300TD gets offers regularly 4-5times it's "appraised value" - th...
- Sat Feb 21, 2009 11:03 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Xonar HDAV1.3 Deluxe: Asus HTPC sound card does Everything
- Replies: 68
- Views: 73543
- Sat Feb 21, 2009 11:00 am
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Front, back, top fans...
- Replies: 26
- Views: 16817
Originally I bought a 260 GTX however I am really thinking of paying the difference and getting a 285 instead, I heard it generates less heat seems like the 285 uses a bit more actually: http://forums.atomicmpc.com.au/index.php?showtopic=264 It's a bit disappointing, I thought this case was suppose...
- Thu Feb 19, 2009 2:53 am
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Madshrimps - 120mm Fan Roundup - 35 Models Compared
- Replies: 59
- Views: 71795
- Wed Feb 18, 2009 12:44 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Cooling EA380 with P182 fan (Mike C's radical suggestion)
- Replies: 21
- Views: 13128
let us put a stop to this bickering and point out the obvious: both 80mm and 120mm PSU fan layouts have their benefits. This is highly dependent on the case it is installed in and the PSU role (ie does it only have to deal with its own heat or that of the case). In the classic ATX configuration (ie ...
- Mon Feb 16, 2009 10:15 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Netgear Customer Support - UGH!
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6587
The role of customer services, for many companies, is to legally shirk as much responsibility for their products as possible. Most (all?) of the people you will speak to in these Indian (mostly) call centres are earning peanuts (by Western standards), therefore it is not surprising that someone with...
- Sun Feb 15, 2009 2:05 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Xonar HDAV1.3 Deluxe: Asus HTPC sound card does Everything
- Replies: 68
- Views: 73543
As an example when you guys review HDDs then you also measure airborne acoustics and vibrations from which NONE are mentioned in ANY documents of the manufacturer(s). incorrect. many (all?) HDD manufacturers include decibel measurements, e.g.: http://www.westerndigital.com/en/products/products.asp?...
- Fri Feb 13, 2009 12:36 pm
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Prescott Undervolting
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4532
- Fri Feb 13, 2009 5:42 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Super Efficient Cars [very large pictures]
- Replies: 387
- Views: 903094
dimples are not used on cars due to the following reason: on golf balls, the majority of the drag is made up of pressure (or form) frag, which is caused by the large (relative to the size of the object) wake that forms behind the ball as it is travelling through the air. Dimples reduce form drag ver...
- Tue Feb 10, 2009 3:52 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Not work safe langauge, but very funny.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6975
- Mon Feb 09, 2009 3:29 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: God adverts on busses - how to complain
- Replies: 76
- Views: 31991
For the atheists, I don't think it's very nice of you to label all Christians the same. My Christianity is a profound belief in the moral teachings of Jesus Christ and an inner effort to live by those morals. If others ask, I will explain. If they do not ask, I'm not going to go and attack them wit...
- Mon Feb 09, 2009 1:31 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Seagate 7200.11 1.5TB: The Perfect Balance?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 19746
Is there really any point in reviewing disk based storage anymore? With all the wonderful SSD options out there (Intel, Mtron and maybe the new models from OCZ to name a few) I can't see what the point is for SPCR spending time on the noisy & warm HDD options. Sure, it is cheaper. But this forum is...
- Tue Feb 03, 2009 11:18 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Windows 7 question (activation)
- Replies: 14
- Views: 8024
you can use the activation key you get with the 7 beta on as many computers as you like. just got an email from Microsoft regarding this, here's an excerpt: If you have misplaced your product key for activation, don't worry. Just return to the site where you downloaded the Beta, restart the downloa...
- Sat Jan 31, 2009 10:42 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Just one fan in the whole case...
- Replies: 34
- Views: 19635
- Thu Jan 29, 2009 1:19 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Quite Quiet
- Replies: 29
- Views: 16694
no offence, but claiming every Joe Sixpack who can't spell is an unsung genius on the order of Einstein or the political figures you mentioned is clearly absurd. It's perfectly understandable to be defensive when people criticise your written words, as by inference it is a criticism of your intellec...
- Wed Jan 28, 2009 3:57 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Glass or Acrylic , the better sound dampener
- Replies: 15
- Views: 9002
- Mon Jan 26, 2009 6:24 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: 100 HD movies on a stamp-size chip
- Replies: 19
- Views: 10809
Cell phone ... is already the predominant way to get Internet access in the world. I really doubt that that is true. Most individuals, corporates and governments still access the internet through good old-fashioned cables. As a percentage of connections I would have though 3G or similar would be mu...