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- Sun Jun 22, 2008 7:29 am
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: Post your "Ghetto mods" and other quick/cheap tips
- Replies: 13
- Views: 9070
For wire/cable management, I like to use garbage bag ties (aka twisty ties). They're simple and easy to use, and are cheap. You get a bunch of them for free every time you buy garbage bags. :P I also like to use duct tape to silence rattles. If two pieces are rattling against each other, apply layer...
- Sat Jun 14, 2008 7:45 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: What is your favorite MP3 encoder?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 8906
- Fri May 23, 2008 9:30 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Michigan/Florida Delegates
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6524
- Wed May 21, 2008 1:59 pm
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: My P182,Q66,9600GT,HX520 adventure... need tips.
- Replies: 26
- Views: 13888
- Tue May 06, 2008 9:52 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: What are you listening to right now?
- Replies: 4309
- Views: 2597280
- Wed Apr 30, 2008 8:28 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: How long is your e-penis???
- Replies: 22
- Views: 12285
- Sun Apr 27, 2008 9:06 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Hypermiling: A new hobby for gas savers & environmentali
- Replies: 95
- Views: 45725
- Mon Apr 21, 2008 9:24 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Where are you & how did you get your forum name?
- Replies: 37
- Views: 17854
- Sun Apr 20, 2008 9:32 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Serious Sam: Peak of the FPS?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 9945
Serious Sam 2 was disapointment as it didn't had co-op mode. other than that, it was pretty ok shoot out. Lot's of laughs but quite regular shoot out. There were mass' but somehow it just didn't felt like first Sam. Lot's of machine based sequences and nervous breaking labyrinth run against the tim...
- Sun Apr 20, 2008 9:16 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Where are you & how did you get your forum name?
- Replies: 37
- Views: 17854
Back in 1997, I decided to try out this newfangled thing called "the internet". I got an AOL account, and shortly afterward was stalked online by a mentally imbalanced female. So I decided to change my username to shake her off. Right about the same time, I got hooked on this new game called Quake 2...
- Tue Apr 01, 2008 9:47 am
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: The Lian Li PC-A16B Gets Hacked (dialup users beware)
- Replies: 26
- Views: 29031
- Sun Mar 30, 2008 6:25 am
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: The Lian Li PC-A16B Gets Hacked (dialup users beware)
- Replies: 26
- Views: 29031
I still have the Accelero, but plan to keep it. When I sell the 9600GT, I will re-install the Accelero. That way, I can keep my Evercool heatpipe unit. And the new owner of the 9600GT will have the original cooling unit. I've owned the Evercool heatpipe unit for about 3 years. This 9600GT is the 4th...
- Sat Mar 29, 2008 10:47 pm
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: The Lian Li PC-A16B Gets Hacked (dialup users beware)
- Replies: 26
- Views: 29031
NEW UPGRADES
I finished the first round of upgrades for this computer. The memory capacity was increased to 4GB. The Athlon X2 3800 was replaced with a 5400 (overclocked to 3.2GHz). And the geforce 7900GS was replaced with a 9600GT. I also upgraded to WinXP x64 edition, so I could use all of the RAM. http://www....
- Mon Aug 27, 2007 4:07 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Using CDROM drive as stand alone CD Player...
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5183
I've seen old cdroms with seek/play buttons on them, IIRC they can work standalone. I remember those days. Although none of the CD-ROM drives I owned had the full set of buttons. Usually, it was just the eject/load button and a play/pause button. Sometimes it would have a skip button. Any CD-ROM dr...
- Sat Aug 11, 2007 1:33 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Looking for sound deadening panels
- Replies: 30
- Views: 23519
I've been modding computers to reduce noise for almost 10 years. During that time, I've tried several methods to see which is most effective. That experience has taught me this: Foam rubber, as used in computer cases, is only thick enough to effectively absorb the higher-pitch noise. If you have low...
- Thu Aug 09, 2007 11:32 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Fast system drive, Raptor quiet enough?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3711
I wouldn't consider the WD Raptor as a quiet drive. The spindle noise is audible (a low hum), and the seek noise is harsh. I had two 74GB Raptors in a RAID0 array, and the seek noise reminded me of a coffee grinder. I eventually grew tired of it, and replaced them with a WD Caviar 160GB drive. The i...
- Wed Aug 08, 2007 9:15 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Share your experience(s) using Flash memory as system drive
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8087
- Mon Aug 06, 2007 8:55 pm
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: The Skyscraper Photo PC
- Replies: 28
- Views: 17582
slipperyskip wrote:Yes.....you could also see how I built it on my website. ; )Blacktree wrote:Hey Slipperyskip, that's pretty cool. Can you show us a photo of the backside?
http://slipperyskip.com/hammond/058.jpg
- Sat Aug 04, 2007 8:30 am
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: The Skyscraper Photo PC
- Replies: 28
- Views: 17582
- Wed Aug 01, 2007 12:43 pm
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: The Lian Li PC-A16B Gets Hacked (dialup users beware)
- Replies: 26
- Views: 29031
I didn't even pay attention to the RPM rating for the Enermax Marathon fan. However, the Asus Probe utility on my computer shows it running in the 915-920 RPM range. MORE STRESS TESTING! :twisted: I was previously using the Windows Video Properties window to keep track of GPU temperature. Unfortunat...
- Fri Jul 27, 2007 4:05 pm
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: The Lian Li PC-A16B Gets Hacked (dialup users beware)
- Replies: 26
- Views: 29031
Thanks to everyone for the compliments. To Ryboto: Yes, I did. I noticed that the Scythe fan made a slight ticking noise when the speed was reduced using Asus Q-Fan. And I didn't want to run it at full speed (not quiet enough). So I replaced it with an Enermax Marathon fan, which is nice and quiet a...
- Fri Jul 27, 2007 9:37 am
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: The Lian Li PC-A16B Gets Hacked (dialup users beware)
- Replies: 26
- Views: 29031
Don't worry. The computer isn't going to eat you. :wink: Last night, I played a few hours of Half-Life 2. I had Speedfan and the video properties running in the background to monitor temperature. Click on the links below to see images. CHART #1 For some reason, when Speedfan is recording HDD tempera...
- Wed Jul 25, 2007 7:20 pm
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: The Lian Li PC-A16B Gets Hacked (dialup users beware)
- Replies: 26
- Views: 29031
I decided to use an unconventional method to eliminate the vibration in the side panels. Instead of adding mass, I instead decided to strengthen them. The material of choice is wood, specifically 1/4" (6mm) hardwood plywood. I attached it to the side panels using Liquid Nails. And I painted it with ...
- Sun Jul 22, 2007 10:29 pm
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: The Lian Li PC-A16B Gets Hacked (dialup users beware)
- Replies: 26
- Views: 29031
Hey, no problem. :) Today, I dealt with those super-bright power / HDD LEDs. This next photo should give you an idea how insanely bright they are. You're looking at the light shining through the side of the front bezel. http://www.tweaktech.com/complab/lian_li/pc-a16b_12.jpg My solution was to repla...
- Sat Jul 21, 2007 10:22 pm
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: The Lian Li PC-A16B Gets Hacked (dialup users beware)
- Replies: 26
- Views: 29031
You're right about the hard drives. With the PC-A16, you will need quiet hard drives. Otherwise, the HDD noise will be right in your face. And while the rubber grommets in the PC-A16 seem to be pretty effective, they still allow a small amount of seek noise to transfer to the case frame. The compute...
- Wed Jul 18, 2007 7:11 pm
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: The Lian Li PC-A16B Gets Hacked (dialup users beware)
- Replies: 26
- Views: 29031
- Wed Jul 18, 2007 10:06 am
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: The Lian Li PC-A16B Gets Hacked (dialup users beware)
- Replies: 26
- Views: 29031
Now the case has no rattles. However, the side panels are made of thin aluminum (maybe 1mm?). If I tap on them just right, they resonate like a drum. I may have to install some mass-loading material. I haven't put any discs into the optical drives yet. So I'm unsure of the noise/vibration from them....
- Tue Jul 17, 2007 11:36 pm
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: The Lian Li PC-A16B Gets Hacked (dialup users beware)
- Replies: 26
- Views: 29031
The Lian Li PC-A16B Gets Hacked (dialup users beware)
Last week, a new Lian Li PC-A16B arrived on my doorstep. I bought this case to replace the mnpctech SC135 case that I've had for about 3 years. My object (naturally) is to make the computer as unobtrusive as possible, but within reason. I don't want the case to look like a hack job. So I have to mak...
- Sun Jul 15, 2007 10:00 am
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Building your own fan controller.
- Replies: 34
- Views: 131123
- Wed Jul 11, 2007 2:27 pm
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: What [] I [have] done with my Lian Li (project in progress)
- Replies: 46
- Views: 41863