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by n00btard
Fri Feb 09, 2007 4:24 pm
Forum: Watercooling
Topic: Thoughts on the XS-PC Vostok H2O Kit
Replies: 5
Views: 4523

pump is most likely an Eheim Station 600. Specifications of the Vostok's pump closely match that of the aforementioned Eheim Station 600.
by n00btard
Mon Jan 15, 2007 8:08 pm
Forum: Watercooling
Topic: first experiment in watercooling (Swiftech H20-120 Premium)
Replies: 16
Views: 12674

echn111 wrote: (alternatively for 200 USD, does anyone know of a good pump that 95%, not just 50%, of people agree is very quiet)
Innovatek HPPS+ has 2m pressure head, 132GPH, 3W AVG power consumption. At least that's what they claim...

it's a variant of the Eheim 1046
by n00btard
Sun Jan 14, 2007 9:53 am
Forum: Watercooling
Topic: first experiment in watercooling (Swiftech H20-120 Premium)
Replies: 16
Views: 12674

I thought the MCP350 was supposed to be really quiet :shock: did you shake your pump, rad, blocks to make sure that you got rid of all the air in your loop? Trapped air bubbles may be the culprit behind the noisy pump. ...But if you actually made sure you bled all the air out of your loop, then I'm ...
by n00btard
Sat Jan 13, 2007 6:28 pm
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: Thermalright HR-03 vs. Aerocool VM-102
Replies: 17
Views: 11117

Thermalright HR-03 passive on my 7800GT does 46C load, 76C after Day of Defeat: Source for around 45 minutes according to temp monitor on NV Control Panel. Don't know about ambient temperature, but it's definitely lower than 20C! (like, -30C at night, and we're cheap on heating) I've seen reviews ru...
by n00btard
Sat Jan 13, 2007 2:41 pm
Forum: General Gallery
Topic: OC E6600/passive 7950GT/P180
Replies: 21
Views: 16946

if I saw this thread earlier, I would've sent one of two DVI~VGA adapters I have lying around... I feel so bad now.
by n00btard
Fri Dec 29, 2006 8:22 pm
Forum: Quiet Prebuilt, SFF and Barebones Systems
Topic: Barebone, SFF case
Replies: 8
Views: 8210

by n00btard
Sun Dec 24, 2006 10:46 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: What are you listening to right now?
Replies: 4309
Views: 2475869

Drowning Pool - "Step Up"
by n00btard
Sat Dec 23, 2006 7:59 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: What are you listening to right now?
Replies: 4309
Views: 2475869

Nine Inch Nails - "Starf^$@ers"
by n00btard
Fri Dec 22, 2006 8:30 pm
Forum: Watercooling
Topic: Water Cooling
Replies: 7
Views: 5236

how about a Swiftech MCRES-MICRO with a fillport going into the G3/8 plug at the top? Bleed time of a res, accessibility of a fillport.
by n00btard
Sun Dec 10, 2006 10:29 am
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: OCZ Powerstream = poop
Replies: 2
Views: 2368

at least the voltage fluctuation is only +/- 0.02V... :cry:
by n00btard
Sat Dec 09, 2006 6:14 pm
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: OCZ Powerstream = poop
Replies: 2
Views: 2368

OCZ Powerstream = poop

Never noticed it until I decided to take the PSU out of my case, short out pin 13 and 14 and see how loud it actually was (7800GT's stock heatsink drowns out EVERYTHING), but there's something really funny with the fans. Powerstream has two fans, the one near the power plug, and the other near the c...
by n00btard
Sat Dec 09, 2006 2:52 pm
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: SilentMaxx water cooled PSU
Replies: 8
Views: 5639

how about we ask virtualrain, I think he's using one.
by n00btard
Wed Dec 06, 2006 7:03 am
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: best mini-ITX board?
Replies: 12
Views: 5790

LGA775 board also requires a power supply that supports EPS12 too :(

How 'bout the Commell LV-677? 945G, supports Core Duo, S479, 2 mini-PCI slots. However, requires a 24-pin ATX plug and a 4-pin Molex to power it. Also has a PCI-E x16 slot, so it's possible to a video card in there.
by n00btard
Tue Dec 05, 2006 7:18 pm
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: best mini-ITX board?
Replies: 12
Views: 5790

by n00btard
Tue Dec 05, 2006 7:11 pm
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: SilentMaxx water cooled PSU
Replies: 8
Views: 5639

if the PCB is upside down like in a normal ATX case, then a minor leak from the waterblock will *probably* drip downwards through the mesh cover instead of pwning the PCB... at the expense of your processor, motherboard, videocard, or a combination of the three.
by n00btard
Sun Dec 03, 2006 6:44 pm
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Cooler Master Centurion 5
Replies: 4
Views: 3346

rip out the fans, cut out the fan grills, remove the bezel, unscrew the power button module, take off both side panels and you're fine.

At least that's what I did to mine...
by n00btard
Fri Dec 01, 2006 7:48 am
Forum: Watercooling
Topic: hot memory?
Replies: 5
Views: 4871

wait until we start seeing phase change kits and peltier plates shipping with RAM :)
by n00btard
Thu Nov 30, 2006 3:56 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Early Snow Blankets Vancouver
Replies: 43
Views: 59360

damn, wish we had snow here Instead we can look forward to 40C temps in a few weeks or so... And id take cold over warm anyday, in cold you can at least rug up heaps, in hot you could go out naked and still be uncomfortable... I remember when i went to vancouver in spring, how cold the tap water wa...
by n00btard
Tue Nov 28, 2006 9:10 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Early Snow Blankets Vancouver
Replies: 43
Views: 59360

Snow? In Vancouver? Impossible!
by n00btard
Tue Nov 28, 2006 6:41 pm
Forum: Watercooling
Topic: how shall I water cool a harddisk
Replies: 18
Views: 13782

for watercooling the drive and soft-mounting it, it doesn't get much cheaper than this: http://www.aquatuning.de/product_info.php/info/p44_Festplattenk-hler-Tripple-Pile-G1-4.html heck, oversea shipping costs more than the damn thing :) and I've never seen the interior of the block, so I don't know...
by n00btard
Mon Nov 27, 2006 7:56 pm
Forum: Watercooling
Topic: how shall I water cool a harddisk
Replies: 18
Views: 13782

This may be a tad late considering you dont wanna water cool ur hard disks anymore but i would just like to point out an interesting little product i found. Its called the alphacool silent star. http://www.chilledpc.com.au/store/product_info.php?cPath=115_146&products_id=565&osCsid=d9db8cf1bd222586...
by n00btard
Mon Nov 27, 2006 7:49 pm
Forum: Watercooling
Topic: I've been told my beast needs water
Replies: 59
Views: 38552

zds wrote:
However, now I have few liters of Alphacool Tec-Protect reserved for the next fill-up. It costed me like 10 euros per liter, so it's not overtly expensive.
is Tec-Protect dielectric?
by n00btard
Sun Nov 26, 2006 10:34 am
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Antec P180b: PLASTIC? WTF?!?
Replies: 17
Views: 10526

by n00btard
Sat Nov 25, 2006 10:40 pm
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: AMD A64 TDP Poll
Replies: 71
Views: 84294

AMD64 TCaseMax - v1.19 ---------------------- CPU Information (CPU #1): Standard CPUID: Family: F, Model: 7, Stepping: 2 Extended CPUID: Family: F, Model: 37, Stepping: 2 CPUID String: 30F72 Processor APIC: 0 Processor: AMD Athlon 64 3700+ (Toledo) CPU Speed: 2210.19 (200.93 x 11.0) Revision: JH9-E6...
by n00btard
Sat Nov 25, 2006 10:34 pm
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Antec P180b: PLASTIC? WTF?!?
Replies: 17
Views: 10526

Heat doesn't get dispended by the enclosure, only by the air that's blown out of the case. It doesn't matter what material it is made of! SORRY... Metal plays a major role dissipating heat.... NOT JUST BLOWN AIR. take off your CPU heatsink, stick a mobo standoff on it, attach the case sidepanel to ...
by n00btard
Tue Nov 07, 2006 8:10 pm
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: Fan controller for 5 or 6 fans?
Replies: 10
Views: 7126

maybe an Aqua-Computer Aquaero may be the answer...

can handle 6 temp sensors, don't know how many fans, has an LCD or VFD, and does a bunch of other things for about $130
by n00btard
Mon Nov 06, 2006 9:18 pm
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: How to reduce voltage to cpu fan under 5v?
Replies: 6
Views: 4052

kerminen wrote:
cmthomson wrote:Add an inline resistor or diode.
any instructions (with pictures?)
1) cut one of the wires leading to CPU fan
2) strip wire
3) twist one wire against one end of resistor, twist other wire against other wire leading from resistor
4) solder

you're good to go
by n00btard
Mon Nov 06, 2006 9:02 pm
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: Fan controller for 5 or 6 fans?
Replies: 10
Views: 7126

Zalman MFC-1 does 4 fans via adjustable knobs, 2 fans via 5V/12V/off switch.
by n00btard
Mon Nov 06, 2006 9:00 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: What are you listening to right now?
Replies: 4309
Views: 2475869

Fear Factory - New Promise
by n00btard
Sun Nov 05, 2006 8:21 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: What are you listening to right now?
Replies: 4309
Views: 2475869

Godsmack - I F**king Hate You