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by UpThyWazzoo
Sat Apr 25, 2009 5:43 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: First build with system noise in mind.
Replies: 3
Views: 1923

I would run two OS drives in Raid 0, but not data drives (as far as I know the transfer speed you'd need for video editing would not require two 1TB drives in raid 0). 2x WD 640 Caviar is apparently very popular for raid 0. The Antec P182 is pretty much standard case fare on SPCR. I imagine that it ...
by UpThyWazzoo
Wed Apr 15, 2009 6:59 am
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: Best cooling setup for new build
Replies: 13
Views: 6966

I'm currently using a Core Contact Freezer on my PII 920. It is pretty big, and I had some difficulties installing it (not to mention I had to mount it backwards so it wouldn't cover my RAM slots), but the cooling performance is very, very good. It was only $30 on Newegg with a promo code and I have...
by UpThyWazzoo
Tue Apr 14, 2009 1:56 pm
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: What is the most quiet ATI HD4870 1GB card?
Replies: 20
Views: 10034

I have an Asus 1gb Dark Knight Edition. The cooler is very good, and at 20% the fan is completely silent. Idle temps are 49/57c with case fans (slipstreams) at 40% About 5 minutes ago I completed an ATT profile that will underclock my card to 500/450 mhz while in 2d mode. Very, very useful, and idle...