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by richard13
Sat Dec 09, 2006 9:07 am
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: Minimum CFM to cool efficiently? Need help.
Replies: 4
Views: 3345

Thanks for the suggestion but the Zalman FB123 won't work in this case. The video card has a heat pipe system that would be in the way of the arm holding the fan. I also don't want to alter the card in any way. I did a little experiment and placed the Scythe fan directly on top of the heat pipes and...
by richard13
Thu Dec 07, 2006 10:10 am
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: Minimum CFM to cool efficiently? Need help.
Replies: 4
Views: 3345

Hi Neil, I have an Antec Neo HE 550 for a power supply and it does have a fan exhausting. My case, the Antec Solo, has a 120mm fan on the back that is also being used for exhaust, so I think I'm good there. I should also note that other temps inside the case are fine, just the video card that is hot...
by richard13
Thu Dec 07, 2006 8:15 am
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: Minimum CFM to cool efficiently? Need help.
Replies: 4
Views: 3345

Minimum CFM to cool efficiently? Need help.

I have an Antec Solo case with a single Scythe 3610KL-04W-B19-FB1 92mm Case Fan for intake. The specs are 24.7CFM @ 1400rpm / 18dBA. The fan is very quiet but doesn't seem to be pushing a lot of air. I tried to feel what was getting to my passively cooled video card and could detect very little at t...
by richard13
Wed Dec 06, 2006 10:07 pm
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: 7950gt recommendations
Replies: 4
Views: 3783

I think I have the XFX card you are talking about and it does get rather toasty while gaming. The way the fins are aligned (top to bottom instead of side to side) makes it difficult to cool with just intake fans. Well, at least with the quiet one I have. I will probably wind up either suspending a f...
by richard13
Sun Nov 19, 2006 8:42 am
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Antec P150 still has rubber band suspension?
Replies: 16
Views: 8488

I have read this review. It was, in part, why I became interested in the P150 in the first place. Are you the writer of it? If so, did you speak with Antec yourself or are you referencing some other report? I just find it very odd that this correction hasn't showed up in the mainstream marketplace. ...
by richard13
Sat Nov 18, 2006 11:18 pm
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Flimsy power button on Antec Solo
Replies: 15
Views: 9000

Every P150 and Solo case I have come into contact with has had the flimsy power button. It presses in ok but it feels very cheap and if you tap it, it feels like it is very loose. I looked at the mechanism from inside the case and it is indeed very cheesy. The only reason I can come up with as to wh...
by richard13
Sat Nov 18, 2006 4:43 pm
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Antec P150 still has rubber band suspension?
Replies: 16
Views: 8488

Well, the P150 I had was from the local Fry's so I figure they are high volume. I know for sure that they have sold out of the P150 several times since June when it was alleged that the rubber suspension would be swapped for the bungee ones. A thought occurs to me that this changeover is just a rumo...
by richard13
Sat Nov 18, 2006 8:16 am
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Antec P150 still has rubber band suspension?
Replies: 16
Views: 8488

Antec P150 still has rubber band suspension?

I woke up this morning like a kid at Christmas. My thoroughly researched parts finally arrived a couple days ago and I was ready to build my new machine! Boy, was I disappointed when I opened the very first box (the P150). The side panel wasn't perfectly straight but I figured I could live with it b...
by richard13
Thu Nov 09, 2006 10:07 pm
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Antec Solo or P150 I/O shield removal question
Replies: 4
Views: 2735

As I recall the I/O shield is a bit tight on the P150 and I had a lot of trouble getting it in, much less getting it out. I believe you need to push from the outside so that it pops out on the inside of the case.
by richard13
Thu Nov 09, 2006 9:57 pm
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: Quiet videocard advice needed... 7950GT?
Replies: 1
Views: 1765

Quiet videocard advice needed... 7950GT?

Hello all. I am building a new C2D PC in a Antec P150. I really want to try and make this PC as quiet as possible. The one thing that stands out in my current PC are the fans, especially the video card fan. So, I was thinking about getting an XFX 7950GT (fanless, heat-pipe) video card for the new ri...
by richard13
Sat Nov 04, 2006 8:37 am
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: HDs for P150: Seagate, Samsung or WD?
Replies: 4
Views: 2644

HDs for P150: Seagate, Samsung or WD?

I am finalizing parts for my new build and thought I was all set when I started hearing some negative comments about the Seagate 7200.10. I have always loved Seagate drives and trust them more than other manufacturers. But from what I understand the 7200.10 seeks are rather noisy. SPCR reviews say t...
by richard13
Sun Oct 29, 2006 8:48 am
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Antec Nine Hundred, I like it, do you?
Replies: 29
Views: 24528

Point 1: Not true -- the drives are on the bottom in those pictures because that's how the person wanted them. There are three "cages" with up to 3 drives &/or 120mm fan each, and you can configure them as you want. As you can see in any mfr photo's of it, the "normal" configuration puts the fans o...
by richard13
Sat Oct 28, 2006 12:08 pm
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Antec Nine Hundred, I like it, do you?
Replies: 29
Views: 24528

Well, as long as you are asking... I don't really particularly like this case. I saw it on display at Fry's last weekend and my initial reaction was "why?". Why is it that there are so many silly cases out there? Why is Antec getting involved? I like for my PC to look like a computer, not an air con...
by richard13
Sat Oct 28, 2006 11:18 am
Forum: Consumer Advocacy
Topic: Antec Neo HE PSU Users Poll
Replies: 355
Views: 658700

PSU: Neo HE 550 S/N: S06070314620 Mobo: ECS P4M800Pro-M Video: ATI All In Wonder Pro 9800 The power supply works just great as long as I don't use it with my ATI AIW card (above). There seems to be an incompatability between the two because the system will not turn on unless I unplug the floppy conn...
by richard13
Fri Oct 27, 2006 2:17 pm
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Antec P150 / Solo Questions
Replies: 4
Views: 3084

Thanks for the responses and thanks for the welcome, dfrost! I think I recall that I had 2 HDs in that P150 case and they were installed in the sleds (didn't trust the cords). The drives are Samsung Spinpoint 160GB and a Seagate 7200.8 300GB. I guess I can look out for this when I get the new P150 o...
by richard13
Fri Oct 27, 2006 7:16 am
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Antec P150 / Solo Questions
Replies: 4
Views: 3084

Antec P150 / Solo Questions

Hello. During this past summer I bought a P150 and got a great deal on it. I really liked the idea of a white (dare I say Mac-like) case after years with my trusty aluminum Lian-Li cases. Anyway, I wound up returning the P150 because, although relatively quiet to my Lian-Li there was an annoying, oc...