openwheelformula1 wrote:Anyone see the difference?

I am pretty sure the vm01 will fit; it's mounting system would seem to be very flexible (which is part of the reason why it can be a bit of a pain to get attached at first).

Jedster, are things still going well? Where did you get the VM-101? Also, what other coolers do you recommend (e.g. Thermalright, Zalman, etc.) that will fit the this card? I'm idling around 55 C with the stock cooler. Yeah everything is still great. I have never used other coolers but you can get ...

openwheelformula1 wrote:You guys have the XFX 8600GT. Are you using the two larger holes for the passive cooler? The reference design does not have these larger holes. (ie my eVGA)

I'm not exactly sure what you mean but IIRC, the holes used for the passive cooler were pretty close to the GPU and were normal in size.

I just got an XFX 8600GT XXX at Newegg. I'm an idiot, so I didn't install the driver to control the card's fan noise. It was, as you might expect, a bit of a leaf blower. But not only am I an idiot, I'm a fool, because I didn't think about the fact that all I needed to do was undervolt the card's fa...

OOPS SORRY

I have a passive 7600GS made by EVGA in a Silverstone LC17. I only use DVI and I run MCE2005. It gets the hottest when doing 1080i output. I made a small mod to the case and put an exhaust vent above the video card and PCI slots (tuners can get quite hot). With a 120mm fan running at 600rpm, the vid...

John Robinson wrote:Sorry, that sounded sarcastic, and it wasn't meant to.

I've tried the Hitachi Feature tool to enable AAM, no joy. Tried hdparm to enable AAM, no joy. Tried hdparm to set APM to 254 (minimum power saving but not disabled), no joy.

can you completely disable APM?

John Robinson wrote:Today my supplier sent me a 3rd drive, which is the same again.

I love conspiracy theories. When you get the replacement, is it AFTER having sent in your original drive? If so, have you kept note of the serial numbers?

I assume this is a desktop drive? (If it's for a laptop, you shouldn't be using the E5K100 anyway.) I have a 5K100 which definitely does not make that noise, though it does have the annoying head load/unload noise, and for some reason the Hitachi feature tool cannot change its APM level. I would def...

Yes, but I had already tried a Seasonic S12 energy +, which is similarly regarded, and sounded just the same - perhaps I got two bad samples, or perhaps I am just too critical? I did a fanswap on my seasonic s12 330. i was intimidated at first but it turns out to be incredibly easy. i use a very sl...

Well thanks to all you sickos, I've acquired the knowledge to build a very quiet computer. (I had never thought of using tin snips for case mods, wow they are great!) Anyway, I've now deployed that knowledge and wouldn't you know it: my damn tv is louder than the htpc. It's an SXRD and uses fans to ...

i have an ab9pro and am pretty happy with it, though it does have an odd layout and abit's websites are not great about providing a single source for the latest software. it's best feature is fan control: 1 4-pin and 5 3-pin fan headers, each individually controllable (the 3 pins from 8v-12v) throug...

Anyone else here own an M12? it's a common problem from what i can tell. i don't have the problem on either my s12 330 or my s12 550w 80+ m12 700, very annoying buzz under light load. there's a thread somewhere in which someone called seasonic and they offered an rma with unit they guaranteed would...

I've bought two Samsung drives recently for a new quiet system - a HD321LJ and a HD501LJ. The 320GB drive is nice and quiet, but it seems that the 500GB drive produces a much more noticable humming sound due to vibration (even though I have it mounted on silicone grommets in the bottom of an Antec ...

You have your HTPC focus, I have my own. Right, so in different scenarios, both of us prefer XP to Vista. Anyway, does anyone know when these SSDs will be available from e-tailers? Or even b&m retailers. I saw they are going to debut $350? That's almost in the ballpark of affordable. Certainly with...

I'm baffled by why anyone is rushing toward Vista? I have a WinXP install that with Office and Street Atlas USA and other addons, takes up about 6 gigs. Works really well too on an older system. I intend to run XP for some years yet, so a 32-gig SSD sounds fine to me. If someone can point to a kill...

I just got 2 of these to run in a RAID1, replacing a failed samsung 321kj. they are pretty quiet -- certainly quieter than the samsung 160, which is much louder than the 501lj, or at least my unit was. i have them suspended in an antec solo that sits under my desk. i can _barely_ hear seeks with aam...

http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?p=1 ... 1030754842

Looks like at the least speedfan controls the fan headers...good enough for me!

MC FLMJIG wrote:If you'd like you can go through the 20+ pages here! lol
http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1157067

I don't think they covered it because it's more of an OC kind crowd. I'm not usre so I pointed you here!

Doh! Thanks. I thought you had the board already.

I know they emailed the guy with a NEW bios. Perhaps they'll put it on the mobo page. Not too sure on that. ABIT is really trying to change their image. I've always liked ABit but didn't think they were so great a lil while ago. Their new company has really upped the ante in quality, performance an...

Windows Vista takes up anywhere from 10-40G !!! (depending on version) 10 to 40GB? What a load of crap. My Vista Home Premium installation takes just 10GB total . Little more than 8GB with a fresh install. Vista Ultimate takes no more than 15GB. And I'm talking about total space usage, not just Win...

Undervolting is a no no SO FAR. However some have contacted ABIT and the engineers have come through for them! Opening up a few bios options for them. If enough ppl ask seems like ABIT is willing to listen. Really? WOW. Now that is impressive. Do you know if it was a thing like the ABIT engineers g...

So far the wall is around 350-370. Good news is that it isn't so pricey. Around $115. Certainly the best MATX on the Intel side hands down. I just can't understand why there is no firewire. Ugh! I think it's been said that there aren't any undervolting options, but just want to make sure that I'm r...

My solution to 2.5" hard drive noise was much cruder--I simply entombed the whole thing in a homebrew enclosure. I actually did that with a Seagate 5400.2 sata, but the head load/unload was still quite audible -- and annoying. I didn't know about APM at the time, so i gave up and returned the hdd. ...

When my Samsung drive arrives tomorrow I'll first disable APM on the XP box, then install Vista on it. Well, my Samsung arrived. I used hdparm command line (thanks again jojo4u for making that great find!) to change AAM to 128. I tried to change APM but then discovered that the drive says APM is no...

i bought some stuff for sub $2.00 at walmart. works great.

i do hate walmart though, i'm ashamed. you can probably get it at target too. just look in the crafts section, in the sewing and/or bead-making area.

I just checked Newegg comments and there's some mentions about clicking sound and drives dying. I have 10 samsung drives, 7x 501ljs, 2x321kjs, 1x160jj. one of the 321 drives is dying but the other 9 are fine. the 501ljs are all being used 24x7 in a server housed in a p180. the 5 fans in the case ar...

jojo4u wrote:
The noise of the active idle is bit louder than AAM silent seeking. I might describe it better tomorrow.

that's a good description, thanks -- i was hoping it sound like seek noise, instead of clank-clank steamboat noise....

so now the question becomes: which 2.5" drives have user-configurable apm levels so that i can set the idle level to "active idle"? thanks! My take of this topic: http://www.silentpcreview.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=327454 Thanks. It took me awhile, but I'm now understanding most of the things in t...

Here's what I've been able to find. For both the Fujitsu 5400RPM 2.5" sata drives and the hitachi drives, there is an idle mode called "active idle" in which the head is not unloaded. the hitachi feature tool (and perhaps hddscan) should be able to set the advanced power management level (for drives...