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by MikeHunt79
Wed Nov 19, 2008 4:37 am
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: G31+E5200 - my silent experiences
Replies: 21
Views: 28459

Nice choice of parts, less power means less heat so easier to cool. Less than 100W load and 50W idle is awesome! I would be tempted to keep the e5200 at stock, but see how low you can drop vcore. You may even find with a low enough vcore you could run the e5200 with a passive cooler! Is ATI powerpla...
by MikeHunt79
Sat Oct 11, 2008 11:24 am
Forum: Watercooling
Topic: Silencing pump whine?
Replies: 9
Views: 9465

It does not even get warm, I'll try this and keep an eye on how hot it gets. Great idea, thanks. :)
by MikeHunt79
Sat Oct 11, 2008 11:03 am
Forum: The Silent Front
Topic: Really annoyed with my PC!!!!!!!!!!!
Replies: 14
Views: 9624

Re: Keyboard Start Up

victorhortalives wrote:Only trouble now is that the cats can start the PCs !
:lol:
by MikeHunt79
Sat Oct 11, 2008 10:54 am
Forum: Watercooling
Topic: Silencing pump whine?
Replies: 9
Views: 9465

Silencing pump whine?

I've got a Swiftech Laing D5 Vario MCP655 12V DC Pump It's pretty quiet when set on low, but I was wondering if there are any ways of making it quieter? I've tried adjusting the speed, and I've also mounted it on foam, and made sure nothing is touching it... Is there anything else I can do? Wrap it ...
by MikeHunt79
Wed May 28, 2008 6:46 am
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: Which nvidia AGP card gives of the least heat?
Replies: 2
Views: 1841

Which nvidia AGP card gives of the least heat?

And uses the least power? the 7100GS?

I'm building a passive rig for 2d work only, so I don't need any fancy 3d things...
by MikeHunt79
Thu Apr 19, 2007 4:08 pm
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: Best way of cooling 5 spinpoints on my fileserver?
Replies: 10
Views: 5696

Yep, i should have mentioned that you really need to be confident with a soldering iron to do this. In the UK, we have 230v, and if you get it wrong, it could be rather dangerous to say the least. :shock: Those wires carry electrical current - they need to be thick just in case lots of current needs...
by MikeHunt79
Thu Apr 19, 2007 3:04 am
Forum: Deals, Vendors and Classifieds
Topic: Good price on Yate Loons...
Replies: 9
Views: 10313

ACTUALLY...Im back in Vegas now...I forgot to change my location :oops: Changing right now... Hehe, no problem. I e-mailed the guy from nexfan, and he says he can ship to the UK, so it's all good. :) Ordered. A sticky thread would be good... It seems yate loons are real popular round here, which is...
by MikeHunt79
Wed Apr 18, 2007 12:48 pm
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: Best way of cooling 5 spinpoints on my fileserver?
Replies: 10
Views: 5696

can you please post how you made the PSU heatsink? how are internal components conected to it? I think I got the idea from a thread on here. 8) Here's how I did it... it took most of a day to do, but the weather was good so I didn't mind. 1) Open up the PSU and unsolder all the parts which are bolt...
by MikeHunt79
Wed Apr 18, 2007 5:43 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: Best way of cooling 5 spinpoints on my fileserver?
Replies: 10
Views: 5696

I never thought of having a fan on the bottom of the case. I've got a jigsaw, so I can cut the holes anywhere really. Should be doable tho, and the hole is already in the front (the 5.25" bays) which is always good. Do you have any more pics? I would like a couple more to get a better idea as to how...
by MikeHunt79
Tue Apr 17, 2007 10:36 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: External HD and the new 16MB cache Harddisks from Samsung
Replies: 2
Views: 2648

I'm not sure if this will help, but i picked up 5 brand new 321kj 320mb spinpoints recently, and they all had nidec motors. They get quieter after a few hours of use. 8)
by MikeHunt79
Tue Apr 17, 2007 10:32 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: Best way of cooling 5 spinpoints on my fileserver?
Replies: 10
Views: 5696

Best way of cooling 5 spinpoints on my fileserver?

A picture speaks 1000 words: http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j127/MikeHunt79/IMGP0366.jpg the top 5 drives are brand new 320gb spinpoints - nice and quiet. :) bottom one is a seagate barracuda 4, it runs cool no matter what. That huge black thing on top is a passive heatsink for the PSU. 8) the mo...
by MikeHunt79
Mon Apr 16, 2007 2:26 pm
Forum: Deals, Vendors and Classifieds
Topic: Good price on Yate Loons...
Replies: 9
Views: 10313

How did you manage to get them to ship to you in south korea? I tried, and I had no luck in getting them to ship to me in the UK. :( I used paypal, btw.
by MikeHunt79
Mon Apr 16, 2007 2:02 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: The 65Watt Challenge!!!
Replies: 33
Views: 18807

Re: The 65Watt Challenge!!!

anyone think it's possible? Definitely. I've got a rig here, and it's pulling less then 50W from the wall with 5 SATA drives and 1 IDE boot drive connected. :) It can pull up to 60w tho, depending how non-idle it is. Here's the spec: Random cheapy 280w PSU I had lying around (modded to fanless) Epi...
by MikeHunt79
Mon Apr 09, 2007 12:27 pm
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: Anyone else have whiney Seagate 7200.10's?
Replies: 7
Views: 4207

Re: i have

I have one with pink goo, it's a little louder than what I would expect but not bad. I've now tested each one, and my pink goo one is quiet, while my 4 green ones are noisey as hell. In my shuttle rig, I have a 250gb diamondmax 9 mounted with elastic, and just one green goo 7200.10 is much much lou...
by MikeHunt79
Sun Apr 08, 2007 5:05 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: Anyone else have whiney Seagate 7200.10's?
Replies: 7
Views: 4207

Anyone else have whiney Seagate 7200.10's?

If so, what have you done to remedy the problem? I'm in the middle of building a fileserver that I want to be as quiet as possible. I've got a barracuda 4 as a boot drive, and 5 x 320GB 7200.10's that are raid 5'ed, to give me ~1.2TB of storage. :) I've suspended all the drives, here's how I've done...
by MikeHunt79
Sun Apr 08, 2007 4:40 am
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Anyone modded a 250w shuttle PC40 silentX PSU?
Replies: 3
Views: 3238

That looks great - a picture speaks 1000 words :)

I'll have to post pics of mine, once I've found the dremel, and can finish the cover :)
by MikeHunt79
Wed Apr 04, 2007 6:35 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Lowest power PC available?
Replies: 16
Views: 8741

Look into DC-DC psu's. Loads of people are putting PC's in their cars now, so it won't be a problem. :)
by MikeHunt79
Wed Apr 04, 2007 6:26 pm
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Anyone modded a 250w shuttle PC40 silentX PSU?
Replies: 3
Views: 3238

Well, I went ahead and took a 76mm holesaw to the side of it, and am now running 1 x 80mm fan instead of 2 x 40mm fans. Much quieter. :)
by MikeHunt79
Wed Apr 04, 2007 6:23 pm
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: Ahhh! Noisy Arctic Cooling VGA "Silencer"
Replies: 7
Views: 4726

Did you enable the checkbox for the X850 in ATITool? There is a setting in there for that under the "Settings-Fan Control". Doh, I didn't try that... I'm using ATI tray tools, but I didn't have a chance to give ATI tool a go. It's fine on the motherboard header for now... I can use speedfan to cont...
by MikeHunt79
Tue Apr 03, 2007 5:38 pm
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: Ahhh! Noisy Arctic Cooling VGA "Silencer"
Replies: 7
Views: 4726

I've done a bit of reading, and it's the card that's at fault (the PWM controller is crap, basically). I've re-wired the fan to my motherboard header, and now all is good. :)
by MikeHunt79
Tue Apr 03, 2007 5:36 pm
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Anyone modded a 250w shuttle PC40 silentX PSU?
Replies: 3
Views: 3238

Anyone modded a 250w shuttle PC40 silentX PSU?

It's the loudest thing in my shuttle right now, and I was wondering if anyone has managed to do away with the whiny 40mm fans. :)
by MikeHunt79
Tue Apr 03, 2007 2:01 pm
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: Filter for PWM controllers
Replies: 26
Views: 15274

Would something like a 1uF cap be ok to smooth things out, or would more components be needed?
by MikeHunt79
Tue Apr 03, 2007 12:49 pm
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: Ahhh! Noisy Arctic Cooling VGA "Silencer"
Replies: 7
Views: 4726

by MikeHunt79
Tue Apr 03, 2007 12:48 pm
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: Ahhh! Noisy Arctic Cooling VGA "Silencer"
Replies: 7
Views: 4726

Ahhh! Noisy Arctic Cooling VGA "Silencer"

I've got one of these bad boys on my x850xtpe - Arctic Cooling ATI 5 Rev.2 (X850 Series) VGA Silencer. I can't link it as this is my first post. It cools well, and allows a bit of an OC, which is nice, but the fan has a problem. Anyway, I'm using ATI tray tools to control the fan, and it seems so ha...