I find card flexing to be a problem.
On both my PCs, the graphics card (different manufacturers) work normally when left alone, but if I push down on the top edge, not a lot, just a few mm, then the display becomes fuzzey
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- Fri Aug 04, 2006 4:18 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: heavy VGA coolers and long term effects of gcard bending
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5930
- Thu Jul 27, 2006 4:46 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: heavy VGA coolers and long term effects of gcard bending
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5930
- Thu May 18, 2006 6:34 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: ABCs of Sound Dampening/blocking
- Replies: 21
- Views: 11499
- Fri Feb 03, 2006 6:03 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Heatpipe NB coolers
- Replies: 32
- Views: 18260
- Mon Dec 05, 2005 7:01 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Bending VGA heatpipes?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 11621
- Wed Nov 23, 2005 5:46 am
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: Logitech MX 510 has a high pitch sound!
- Replies: 40
- Views: 45530
- Sun Oct 16, 2005 2:46 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Does Mosfets need cooling?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4367
- Thu Sep 15, 2005 4:33 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Samsung predicts death of hard drive
- Replies: 23
- Views: 11879
Samsung predicts death of hard drive
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/77342/samsung-predicts-death-of-hard-drive.html (In case the link does not work) The familiar whirr of the hard disk may soon be a thing of the past. Korean electronics giant Samsung has introduced a new high capacity 16Gbit NAND chip which, it says, will revolutionise st...
- Tue Jun 14, 2005 4:48 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: dvd-rom that can be slowed down
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2748
The problem with utilities which slow down DVD drives is that games at least usually override them. I have tried several utilities, but as soon as I start playing a game, the game resets the DVD to operate at its maximum speed. Sometimes the utility and game start fighting each other, each repeatedl...
- Tue Jun 14, 2005 4:39 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Most Reliable Fanless PSU?
- Replies: 48
- Views: 25609
I think Custom PC summed it up nicely Quote Sorry, we won't be stocking the Phantoms again. We lost a fortune and wasted so much time sorting returns on those damn things - they don't deserve a second chance. The only fanless PSU we've been *really* impressed with are the Silverstone units. http://f...
- Sun Apr 24, 2005 11:52 am
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Build the perfect fan - tell us what you want
- Replies: 57
- Views: 27148
Thickness I have not tried a 38mm, but would like to, they are not sold by many PC suppliers Fan color Black is fine Bearing type whaterver is quieter, probably Sleeve RPM 120mm - 1200 rpm 92mm - 1500 rpm 80mm - 1800 rpm (a bit more than Nexus) Constant RPM Temperature control no RPM signal output Y...
- Sat Apr 09, 2005 10:46 am
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: Heat rises is a MYTH!
- Replies: 41
- Views: 19327
- Wed Mar 23, 2005 3:06 pm
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: DIY Heatpipes for everyone
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3856
- Thu Jan 20, 2005 8:09 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: passively cooled vga recommendation
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2530
- Sun Dec 05, 2004 6:28 am
- Forum: Watercooling
- Topic: New quieter Swiftech MCP350 pump...any takers?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 13530
- Sat Dec 04, 2004 10:05 am
- Forum: Watercooling
- Topic: New quieter Swiftech MCP350 pump...any takers?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 13530
- Sat Dec 04, 2004 9:58 am
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: My improvised quiet PC (in a 3700AMB)
- Replies: 20
- Views: 12568
Ghe- to ... Ghe- to ... Ghe- to ... Ghe- to !!! What do you mean? I don't have my PSU outside the case yet, and I still haven't tried a 2 or 3 directional fan mod. :mrgreen: No I do not understand what he means either, my PC has 1.5 reals of insulation tape in it, holding everything together, this ...
- Fri Nov 26, 2004 8:55 am
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: In a bit of a pickle - EMI interference from fan?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4811
- Sat Nov 13, 2004 2:57 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Silencing kit??
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2025
- Wed Nov 03, 2004 4:16 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Best way to get Seasonic rev3 in Finland, Europe?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 7377
- Wed Nov 03, 2004 2:25 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Best way to get Seasonic rev3 in Finland, Europe?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 7377
- Wed Nov 03, 2004 1:03 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Best way to get Seasonic rev3 in Finland, Europe?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 7377
- Sun Oct 31, 2004 12:44 pm
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: just another fanless eXPerimental system ...
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4900
- Sat Oct 23, 2004 1:18 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Making a new case from scratch (super damped)
- Replies: 18
- Views: 7118
- Sat Oct 23, 2004 10:51 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Making a new case from scratch (super damped)
- Replies: 18
- Views: 7118
- Sun Oct 17, 2004 10:33 am
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: Laptop CD units
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1909
- Sun Oct 17, 2004 10:01 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Seagate Savvio review
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2243
- Sun Oct 17, 2004 9:55 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: most efficient powersupply
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1438
- Sun Oct 17, 2004 9:50 am
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: Laptop CD units
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1909
Laptop CD units
We have had a reviw pointing out the advantages of Laptop HDs, but has anyone tried using laptop CDs. http://kustompcs.co.uk/acatalog/Kustom_PCs_Shop_Laptop___SFF_Drives_87.html sells a range of units together with a interface adaptor for use with a full size PC. I presume the noise, vibration, heat...
- Wed Oct 13, 2004 11:35 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Short SATA Cables and SATA power plugs?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3288