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by kenji
Thu Jun 29, 2006 11:41 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: what to do next
Replies: 10
Views: 4648

I'd bet money that those maxtors are loud. try using a soft foam or drive suspension to quiet them down.
by kenji
Thu Jun 29, 2006 11:37 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Advice for a budget, gaming AM2 System
Replies: 10
Views: 5145

oops, saw it too late and didn't catch it fast enough, but I would have suggested going with a video card that utilizes GDDR3 instead of GDDR2. It's a better memory interface. But that card should still suit you. If you aren't satisfied, on the next vidcard purchase make sure to stick with GDDR3 As ...
by kenji
Mon May 22, 2006 8:59 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Dell/Intel/Laptop gods, step in:
Replies: 5
Views: 3059

Well actually most of the 479 pin ones, (1.7ghz and up) afaik many sellers include the ASUS bracket to adapt. I was actually wondering if anyone knows FOR SURE if it'll work. I'd rather go with a 533mhz like the 740, however if it won't fit with the ASUS bracket, I'll just end up going with the 400m...
by kenji
Mon May 22, 2006 8:30 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Dell/Intel/Laptop gods, step in:
Replies: 5
Views: 3059

Dell/Intel/Laptop gods, step in:

I'm sick of the loud, hot, unefficient P4 2.4ghz in the dell my dad handed me down.. Does anyone know if a pentium M like the 533mhz fsb (the inspiron I believe takes 400fsb or 533fsb) will swap in? Also what about HSF? the one that's in there is loud and inefficient, and also suffers from a design ...
by kenji
Mon Apr 10, 2006 11:09 am
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: Testing (read: playing) with some old fans
Replies: 2
Views: 2604

Actually, I had already planned that for round 2 :)

I just am too tired after a 10 hour workday to modify another molex plug. It's lazy time. Time for bed ;)

Thanks for reading :)
by kenji
Mon Apr 10, 2006 10:29 am
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: Testing (read: playing) with some old fans
Replies: 2
Views: 2604

Testing (read: playing) with some old fans

I had several fans, of many different sizes laying around in a box. These fans were all put in the box, because they were originally deemed 'unworthy' of use due to noise. I never really tested any of them and I got bored so I decided to try them out at twelve and seven volts. Here are my results: F...
by kenji
Sat Apr 08, 2006 5:28 pm
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: Katana Cu and Arctic Silver 5
Replies: 4
Views: 2384

I'd bet that the lapping job on the heatsink is just as important. And the newer scythe coolers I've seen have a pretty good lapping finish.
by kenji
Sat Apr 08, 2006 5:25 pm
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: Replacing or controlling Big Typhoon fan
Replies: 3
Views: 2568

Yep. What kind of temperatures are you seeing? You can use a fanmate to undervolt it, and see how slow you can spin the fan without thermal issues.
by kenji
Sat Apr 08, 2006 4:45 pm
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Opinions on quiet SLI mid (to low) budget PSU
Replies: 29
Views: 15662

I can't say a whole lot about all of the brands that you listed, but I can recommend both the seasonic S12 power supplies, and then 2nd the coolermaster (which isn't quite as quiet as the seasonic- but still very quiet)
by kenji
Sat Apr 08, 2006 4:42 pm
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: Replacing or controlling Big Typhoon fan
Replies: 3
Views: 2568

The input may be one-upped if you could describe the sound your big typhoon is making.. or if it's just that 'whooshing' wind noise Tibors described.
by kenji
Sat Apr 08, 2006 4:39 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: My first 0 dB system is tiring. 2006 state of the art?
Replies: 36
Views: 11893

PSU tunnel.. which case are you using? the silverstone tj-06?
by kenji
Tue Apr 04, 2006 1:16 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Advice on hdd partition strategy
Replies: 9
Views: 3698

You are correct about windows. but c: i don't use just as a windows partition. I install windows, office, any integrated utilities i/e firewalls, virus scanners, etc onto this drive. On the current computer i'm typing on, a 40 gig drive, has 10 gigs allocated to c: (granted this is excessive) I coul...
by kenji
Tue Apr 04, 2006 11:54 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Advice on hdd partition strategy
Replies: 9
Views: 3698

btw, the reason i separate windows from programs is because i install windows' or microsoft' related files to that drive. this way, ms integrated files or system files that will be integral to the system will be easily reformatted alone without having to reinstall programs in case of a major system ...
by kenji
Tue Apr 04, 2006 11:51 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Advice on hdd partition strategy
Replies: 9
Views: 3698

Actually your scheme isn't that bad, and is close to mine which is the best i know of. My partition scheme: let's say 80 gigabyte drive: 12 gigs to c:\ name partition ms or windows 28 gigs to d:\ name partition programs or program files now for e:\ you want to allocate everything else, minus double ...
by kenji
Wed Mar 29, 2006 1:47 pm
Forum: The Silent Front
Topic: Electrical Noise Causing Physiological Stress?
Replies: 29
Views: 17745

okay that's not only more nutz, but now that's just scary. my brain could be boiled! Boiled i tell you!
by kenji
Wed Mar 29, 2006 1:29 pm
Forum: The Silent Front
Topic: Electrical Noise Causing Physiological Stress?
Replies: 29
Views: 17745

Elixer: I don't know about 'drowning out noise' with more noise... but whatever sinks your sub. I will subscribe to this though. When I was living in my previous home (a 2 story home) I remember being able to 'feel' the fan of the furnace come on when I was upstairs. I could feel it almost like what...
by kenji
Wed Mar 29, 2006 1:09 pm
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: HDD suspension: one method's how, where, and how much
Replies: 4
Views: 4896

nice write up man, thanks for the effort and thanks for sharing with us all.

I will need to decide on a method when I put together my next pc, will probably suspend (thinking about the WD Raptor 150)
by kenji
Wed Mar 29, 2006 1:03 pm
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: Arctic Cooling VGA Silencer nVidia 1 (Rev 2) ... how quiet??
Replies: 8
Views: 3451

2.

I'm using the ac silencer 5 rev 3 on my htpc. it's probably one of the quietest fans in my system even at full load. but ramped down you definately can't hear it.
by kenji
Wed Mar 29, 2006 12:56 pm
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: best PSU w/LED fan?
Replies: 8
Views: 4446

actually, i just now decided to check it again; i tried to hear it while on my laptop typing, but the laptop was too loud. so i moved away from the laptop and put my ear directly next to the front of the case, with the side panel open and the front bezel down. i could hear it by the single air ioniz...
by kenji
Wed Mar 29, 2006 12:34 pm
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: best PSU w/LED fan?
Replies: 8
Views: 4446

i don't mind my coolermaster much at all. it's not really loud. it isn't SILENT, like my seasonics, but it's very quiet. i can't hear it running in my htpc over the projector's built in fan, or over any kind of music or a movie playing. however when the room is silent and everything is off and i'm s...
by kenji
Mon Mar 27, 2006 8:43 am
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Silverstone Temjin TJ-07
Replies: 1
Views: 1340

Silverstone Temjin TJ-07

Was looking over this case at Silverstone's website (I have the TJ-06) and decided to shoot them an email. [I am a serious PC builder who is also interested in the highest quality PC Components when I am choosing them to build a computer. When I look to build a computer that is quiet, high quality, ...
by kenji
Sat Mar 25, 2006 2:09 pm
Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
Topic: Scythe Katana
Replies: 36
Views: 35908

i stand corrected. i should have known better than to listen to a machinist :oops:

now i feel sheepish
by kenji
Sat Mar 25, 2006 2:06 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Intel 930 vs. AMD 3800?
Replies: 33
Views: 13842

oh and unless you MUST have the stock HSF, you can get 60 dollars off a opteron 165 @ monarch (details in hot deals section of hardocp forums) OEM, 337-60.. 277. not bad for an opteron. of course the x2 3800 may be a better overall value with the stock hsf.. this one's a toss up. but call me funny i...
by kenji
Sat Mar 25, 2006 2:04 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Intel 930 vs. AMD 3800?
Replies: 33
Views: 13842

Consider the Biostar TForce4 SLI. It's at the top of my list. But I'm not much of an asus fanboy. The chips in the mushkin/g.skill rams such as these have had some issues with some asus boards (picky boards) that's not to say that it's going to happen to you. Consider DFI too :D
by kenji
Sat Mar 25, 2006 1:30 pm
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: Nexus Real Silent vs Scythe S-FLEX - what is more quiet?
Replies: 14
Views: 7458

I also question the noise of the TT HSF. I have one running in a HTPC and I can barely hear it at all when I turn off the other fans. You might want to mount it again or check to make sure it's operating properly, or better yet, isolate it first by testing it alone.
by kenji
Sat Mar 25, 2006 1:23 pm
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: 60mm @ .55 each
Replies: 3
Views: 2644

yeah, you're right. I decided to forgoe that. They don't have T-Balancers instock anyhow
by kenji
Sat Mar 25, 2006 1:12 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Intel 930 vs. AMD 3800?
Replies: 33
Views: 13842

Oh, and please take notice that the G.Skill value ram you linked is AFTER rebate and the G.Skill Extreme is final price.
by kenji
Sat Mar 25, 2006 1:10 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Intel 930 vs. AMD 3800?
Replies: 33
Views: 13842

If you read the memory forums at hardocp I linked, you'll see that people have had REALLY great luck with the ram I suggested. The higher cas latency is because it's meant to be run at higher speeds. You can easily achieve much lower latency at the expense of memory bandwidth. I'm not exactly a true...
by kenji
Sat Mar 25, 2006 12:40 pm
Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
Topic: Scythe Katana
Replies: 36
Views: 35908

Technically the copper version "absorbs" the heat better. Copper isn't as good at "dissipation" of heat as aluminum. As a passive cooling device, the inclusion of aluminum is generally a vital contribution to good heat dissipation. Look at the Scythe Ninja, and the top thermalright passive coolers (...
by kenji
Sat Mar 25, 2006 12:31 pm
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: Anyone know how semprons do for gaming?
Replies: 49
Views: 16955

jaganath wrote:This may have had something to do with my £5 ($10) 8mb PCI grahics card off Ebay.
Are you sure? ... :roll: :lol: