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- Thu Dec 07, 2017 2:46 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: New 92mm-fan Tower Coolers from Noctua
- Replies: 7
- Views: 25145
Re: New 92mm-fan Tower Coolers from Noctua
It is difficult to find an exact comparison as they are from different eras. I would suspect the Noctua will be better by a few degrees particularly if you run 2 fans but how are you running your Mini Ninja as it can also run 2 fans? What fans are you running and what speeds?
- Thu Oct 12, 2017 1:10 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Alternatives to Phanteks Shift X?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6309
Re: Alternatives to Phanteks Shift X?
What components are you intending to use? Watercooling isn't generally considered that silent around here due to the added noise of a pump.
- Wed Oct 11, 2017 4:37 am
- Forum: Site Feedback
- Topic: Is SPCR Dead?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 45366
Re: Is SPCR Dead?
Compared to the early 2000's normal computer components have become much quieter. We no longer have 7200rpm disks running on bearings made from gravel. CPU's don't run at full speed all of the time and aren't cooled by little blocks of extruded aluminium with a 60mm fan doing 6000rpm. Graphics cards...
- Thu Sep 14, 2017 1:57 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: What audio format to record concert in
- Replies: 4
- Views: 12732
Re: What audio format to record concert in
If quality really matters then using something better than an iPhone to record it on would be the best thing. FLAC of course is a wonderful format. Apple's failure to support it is just one more example of Apple using open source software to produce a closed product. Some products support FLAC and o...
- Sat Sep 09, 2017 8:58 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: The Ten Year PC Build
- Replies: 34
- Views: 33414
Re: The Ten Year PC Build
Be careful with future proofing, your plans won't often match what actually happens so it is best to buy for the short term and let the technology catch up. You could better plan for a decade by saving the money now, investing it wisely and when you actually NEED to upgrade, doing it then. For examp...
- Tue Sep 05, 2017 2:03 pm
- Forum: Quiet Prebuilt, SFF and Barebones Systems
- Topic: All water cooling the SFF SG06, I need your help doing it.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 11627
Re: All water cooling the SFF SG06, I need your help doing i
Watercooling is not the favourite cooling method around here - pump noise tends to become more apparent that fan noise and it's unlikely to give much better cooling than some of the bigger air coolers on the market. Looking at the hardware listed in the link, are you using a 3570k for a new build? I...
- Thu Aug 31, 2017 2:00 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: smaller vs bigger case
- Replies: 12
- Views: 11085
Re: smaller vs bigger case
If it's the case that you already have that case, then definitely not. No point in changing case for that unless you have some desperate pressure on size.kopilu wrote:At the moment, I have the CM silencio 550 case... What I'm trying to find out is if it's worth it to change the case for the smaller one.
- Mon Aug 28, 2017 9:07 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: smaller vs bigger case
- Replies: 12
- Views: 11085
Re: smaller vs bigger case
If you set up your airflow so that it is managed in and out of the case, flowing across all of the components correctly then the case volume will have no significance at all. Air is lazy and it is arguable each way that if you have a larger or smaller case that airflow will be worse, it just depends...
- Sat Jul 22, 2017 2:16 pm
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Is low voltage DDR4 and heatsink helpful for silence
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6374
Re: Is low voltage DDR4 and heatsink helpful for silence
They're not that much of a big deal really for actual cooling. They're often not even in good thermal contact with the chips. They are a major marketing tool however, making a very generic looking product (chips on a PCB) have some kind of visual USP. Really tall ramsinks are particularly silly. Sta...
- Fri May 19, 2017 10:01 am
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: recomendation for a 120mm fan to hang under a ninja4
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8671
Re: recomendation for a 120mm fan to hang under a ninja4
To me if giving the side of the case a knock stops the noise then the issue is not the fan but vibration of some part of the case. It may be fixable on it's own.
I didn't find the stock Ninja 4 fan that good as it does make some odd noises. I have replaced it with a Noctua NF-S12a.
I didn't find the stock Ninja 4 fan that good as it does make some odd noises. I have replaced it with a Noctua NF-S12a.
- Sun May 07, 2017 1:08 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Perfect Computer Chassis: In Win 303C (Forget the KL07)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 10082
Re: Perfect Computer Chassis: In Win 303C (Forget the KL07)
With the radiator mounts and fan count this is unlikely to be aimed at being that silent. For silence you want air cooling of the CPU and 160mm is OK clearance but isn't enough for some of the really massive heatsinks you can get. Another 5mm would help here. I don't particularly like the aesthetics...
- Tue May 02, 2017 3:33 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Looking for mITX case w high power graphics
- Replies: 4
- Views: 8381
Re: Looking for mITX case w high power graphics
I've had good results with a Raijintek Metis but it will need modification. Putting air vents in the top panel would allow it to work very well with that level of graphics card.
- Wed Apr 26, 2017 11:49 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Windows virus infect Android?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 9757
Re: Windows virus infect Android?
Or you could try a Linux Live CD with a built in antivirus.
- Fri Apr 14, 2017 11:54 pm
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: Silent Antec CHEAPly
- Replies: 126
- Views: 317073
Re: Silent Antec CHEAPly
No ionisation monsters?
- Tue Apr 04, 2017 1:55 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Silencing light dimmers
- Replies: 7
- Views: 10142
Re: Silencing light dimmers
I personally don't like dimmer switches as they don't work with many energy saving bulbs, thus limiting bulb choices. What bulbs are you using?
Do they buzz when at full brightness or part brightness?
Do they buzz when at full brightness or part brightness?
- Tue Apr 04, 2017 1:53 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Is Seasonic X Series still solid?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6197
Re: Is Seasonic X Series still solid?
They have been superseded by the Platinum series which you might want to consider instead.
- Fri Feb 03, 2017 9:02 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Arctic Cooling Accelero S2 VGA Cooler
- Replies: 33
- Views: 67435
Re: Arctic Cooling Accelero S2 VGA Cooler
Maybe find an old CPU heatsink, drill a few holes and screw it on? I've done this a number of times with Athlon XP, Pentium 4 era heatsinks which have nice flat bases and also just for a laugh I have put a 120mm nameless tower heatsink on a Geforce FX5950 Ultra. It's worth trying if you have the par...
- Sat Jan 28, 2017 12:53 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Arctic Cooling Accelero S2 VGA Cooler
- Replies: 33
- Views: 67435
Re: Arctic Cooling Accelero S2 VGA Cooler
Try it? These heatsinks have so many hole patterns that it probably will fit one some set of holes.
- Mon Jan 16, 2017 2:19 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Best silent case to choose from?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 11796
Re: Best silent case to choose from?
All cases make exactly the same noise: none at all. Noise comes from the components you put in it. Noise dampening from a case is no longer something to talk about anymore unless you have really loud components and are trying to insulate them which is not as good as making the components quieter in ...
- Sun Jan 08, 2017 7:36 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Next Generation Monitors
- Replies: 8
- Views: 8983
Re: Next Generation Monitors
...or hide the cables in the wall/monitor mount that you are using. There are always ways of hiding cables.
- Thu Dec 08, 2016 1:59 pm
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Scythe Mugen 5
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7228
Re: Scythe Mugen 5
A lot smaller than the Ninja 4...
- Wed Dec 07, 2016 5:04 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Fanless mini-itx motherboard with a 4x-16x PCI-e slot
- Replies: 12
- Views: 10196
Re: Fanless mini-itx motherboard with a 4x-16x PCI-e slot
Then use a really low power CPU/undervolt/underclock and stick a passive heatsink on it.mcoll wrote:Thanks for the suggestions. Unfortunately it doesn't meet the necessary criteria of being passively cooled.
- Tue Dec 06, 2016 2:15 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Mid-range Gaming and Linux Workstation PC
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6018
Re: Mid-range Gaming and Linux Workstation PC
Something I ran into with Linux compatibility on Z170 boards is that lm-sensors won't pick up fan speeds readily. I did find a solution to it though: http://www.silentpcreview.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=603520#p603520 lm-sensors doesn't seem to be getting much development at the moment which explain...
- Sun Dec 04, 2016 5:33 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: on internet forums
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5584
Re: on internet forums
Content on the Internet IS getting worse. I also really hate how politics now seems to be being influenced more and more tribally online. This has been seen in the 'Post-truth politics' election of Donald Trump in the US and the Brexit vote in the UK. A lot of the misinformation is spread online thr...
- Thu Dec 01, 2016 11:31 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: changing fan on GTX 1050?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 14967
Re: changing fan on GTX 1050?
Accelero S3 should be able to cool this passively. If not, strap a 120mm fan to it.
- Mon Nov 28, 2016 10:40 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: mid 2018/mid 2019 6 core coffee lake/ice lake build
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3617
Re: mid 2018/mid 2019 6 core coffee lake/ice lake build
In 18 months time there will be components available that are not available now, therefore I don't think any kind of definitive recommendations can be made at this stage.
- Sun Nov 20, 2016 1:26 pm
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Reeven Justice: will it be reviewed by SPCR?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7806
Re: Reeven Justice: will it be reviewed by SPCR?
Very detailed testing Luca! Looks like the Ninja 4 just wins although the differences are small enough that most users would not notice.
- Sun Nov 06, 2016 10:29 am
- Forum: Networking
- Topic: DIY router help?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 25177
Re: DIY router help?
What's wrong with buying a normal router? I can't understand spending this kind of money for a home router if it is then going to sit right next to your bed but I suppose we must have very different priorities.
- Wed Nov 02, 2016 9:44 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: 4 pin fan headers on motherboard ?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5092
Re: 4 pin fan headers on motherboard ?
Asus or ASRock would be a better choice for fan control.
You don't strictly need 4 headers to control 4 fans if you have a PWM splitter cable. These are worthwhile if controlling 2 identical fans in a similar configuration, for example push-pull fans on a big CPU cooler.
You don't strictly need 4 headers to control 4 fans if you have a PWM splitter cable. These are worthwhile if controlling 2 identical fans in a similar configuration, for example push-pull fans on a big CPU cooler.
- Thu Oct 27, 2016 4:39 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Is the Silverstone GD09 a worthy upgrade of GD04?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4417
Re: Is the Silverstone GD09 a worthy upgrade of GD04?
I wouldn't consider a case upgrade for the sake of it. The reasons you have given don't seem to be strong enough arguments. Just to future proof for SLI make little sense as if ever you were to buy a second graphics card you would get better value just buying one newer, faster, more efficient graphi...