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by Trekari
Thu May 18, 2006 4:03 am
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Is your P150 HDD suspension rubber band OK?
Replies: 99
Views: 100254

Well, I waited four months before replying to this thread and I'm glad that I did. My bands were fine for a while, but despite using the recommended 'one twist' method, I opened up my case recently to change out a defective motherboard and found that my Raptor 74GB drive was resting at a nice 45 deg...
by Trekari
Thu May 18, 2006 3:58 am
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Where can I get silicone/ rubber washers for motherboard?
Replies: 4
Views: 3271

Actually there is a far larger issue than not lining up with the I/O bracket.

The motherboard is expected to be grounded to the case via the mounting hardware, placing washers between it and the standoffs will prevent this from happening.
by Trekari
Mon Feb 20, 2006 2:06 pm
Forum: The Silent Front
Topic: Deaf iPod Generation
Replies: 119
Views: 84133

I don't think a quieter i-pod would doom the thing....and concerning education, if Apple would really acknowledge the hearing loss problem, and would make some changes to the machine to tone down the noise, perhaps some/most users would get the message. Hearing aid companies making money? Heh....th...
by Trekari
Mon Feb 13, 2006 1:11 pm
Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
Topic: Scythe SCNJ-1000 Ninja heatsink
Replies: 179
Views: 177599

Re: Coolant release

NO!!!!!! Don't do it :!: AFAIK they're all that keep the coolant in the heatpipes so you'd be buying another one straight away. I seem to remember a guy posting on a forum somewhere about high temps with his brand new HP cooler and after some questioning he revealed he'd hacksawed off the top of hi...
by Trekari
Thu Feb 09, 2006 12:17 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: thermal paste setting
Replies: 4
Views: 2416

It does in fact matter whether you turn the system off or on. Go to Articsilver.com and read their instructions on applying the thermal compound and you will see they say it takes approximately 200 hours to fully set, yet it can take longer if you use low-speed fans or do not allow the full temperat...
by Trekari
Sat Feb 04, 2006 3:44 am
Forum: Site Feedback
Topic: Automatically logged out !?
Replies: 43
Views: 32215

I am also having this problem.

FF 1.5
Windows MCE 2k5 (updated)

*shrug*

Both www.silentpcreview.com and forums.silentpcreview.com are set to allow cookies and I've clicked the 'remember me' over and over and over again but still get logged out randomly.
by Trekari
Sat Feb 04, 2006 1:13 am
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: Serious heat concern w/ 754 Athlon
Replies: 3
Views: 2977

Serious heat concern w/ 754 Athlon

My recent system build consisted of a P150 case with 2x120mm Nexus fans and 2x92mm Nexus. One of the 120s is of course the exhaust, while the other sits on the front side of a Scythe Ninja blowing towards the exhaust. The only other big-time heat generating component in the system is my 7800GT with ...
by Trekari
Thu Feb 02, 2006 12:20 am
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: Heatsinks that transfer heat to the other side.
Replies: 4
Views: 2825

eVGA does not void any warranties because you replaced the stock cooler.

They simply say that 1) when you send your card in for warranty it must have the original on it and 2) you cannot have damaged the card by putting on an aftermarket cooler.
by Trekari
Wed Feb 01, 2006 9:28 pm
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: SilenX - whatever happened, and, repair of !
Replies: 6
Views: 3637

I would strongly recommend against SilenX PSUs. I owned their 550 version and mine died about a year and two months after my purchase, which of course is past their one-year warranty. I'm disgusted with that fact, since I've never had a PSU fail on me before. Not to mention they are very expensive f...
by Trekari
Sun Jan 29, 2006 8:22 am
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Is your P150 HDD suspension rubber band OK?
Replies: 99
Views: 100254

Actually the user manual for the P150 instructs you to use a single full twist.
by Trekari
Sun Jan 29, 2006 3:26 am
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Is your P150 HDD suspension rubber band OK?
Replies: 99
Views: 100254

I know it is suggested not to move the case while you have hard drives suspended. I made a single full twist in my rubber bands simply so that I could know for a fact the drive will stay put when I pick up the case and move it. Ideally if your case never moves, of course the bands don't need to be t...
by Trekari
Tue Jan 24, 2006 10:09 pm
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: ATI Silencer 5 Rev.2 BEWARE NOISE COMES BACK!
Replies: 51
Views: 20298

Hello; I'm new to the forums, but have been coming to SPCR for quite some time. I'm a bit concerned with the comments on the Artic Silencers, since I just purchased one Friday that is arriving tomorrow for my eVGA 7800GT. I also ordered 10" 3-pin extender cables for the case/cpu heatsink fans, but w...