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by T K
Thu Aug 10, 2023 10:17 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Finding Optimal Upgrade Paths
Replies: 24
Views: 31495

Re: Finding Optimal Upgrade Paths

One thing is that PS2 just works before USB starts to, so may happen useful with some troubleshooting Another thing is that, supposedly, PS2 has faster response time compared to USB. ( I am not concerned about that, though. ) so I think it shouldn't affect your buying decisions. Perhaps it could be...
by T K
Thu Aug 03, 2023 3:07 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Finding Optimal Upgrade Paths
Replies: 24
Views: 31495

Re: Finding Optimal Upgrade Paths

You really need PS2? I mentioned it mostly just in case, for now. — There also seem to be PS2 to USB adapters, if needed. DDR5-5600/6000 has come down in price, gives a bump in performance over DDR4-3200, and is forward looking. You can get 2x16GB for 100 euros. Have found... - DDR5 Fury Beast RGB ...
by T K
Wed Aug 02, 2023 10:07 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Finding Optimal Upgrade Paths
Replies: 24
Views: 31495

Re: Finding Optimal Upgrade Paths

This Z690 Lightning doesn't look good. On the first sight possibly too weak power delivery for 13600K, but I would need to dig for it in case of being sure and Intel LAN, potentialy one touched with problems of disconnecting. On the other hand I know solution for it, but didn't have an opportunity ...
by T K
Wed Aug 02, 2023 2:49 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Finding Optimal Upgrade Paths
Replies: 24
Views: 31495

Re: Finding Optimal Upgrade Paths

On the other hand not much difference DDR5 makes in performance, so I would just choose the board first and let it determine DDR type. Sounds reasonable. With Gigabyte UD board I'm surprised it has Q-Flash - unique for budget board it is. also: About another ( cheaper than Gigabyte UD ) one of them...
by T K
Mon Jul 31, 2023 9:41 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Finding Optimal Upgrade Paths
Replies: 24
Views: 31495

Re: Finding Optimal Upgrade Paths

Mmm, not sure I'd go with a DDR4 motherboard and RAM anymore. DDR5-5600/6000 has come down in price, gives a bump in performance over DDR4-3200, and is forward looking. You can get 2x16GB for 100 euros. Alright. Now, have been considering more again also combinations including DDR5 RAM. Don't go wi...
by T K
Tue Jul 25, 2023 2:14 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Finding Optimal Upgrade Paths
Replies: 24
Views: 31495

Re: Finding Optimal Upgrade Paths

I would definitely go with Intel, 13600K. It just better performer than 7600X in most applications, from another league if we talk multicore performance, so CPU just better and more flexible, which for You means better service for years to come. Yeah, it's noticeably pricier, but you can and it's e...
by T K
Thu Jul 20, 2023 4:50 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Finding Optimal Upgrade Paths
Replies: 24
Views: 31495

Re: Finding Optimal Upgrade Paths

In general it's highly unrecommended to go with Radeon GPUs for professional workloads. Better be completely sure that software you use won't lack any features of Nvidia cards and Radeons are well supported generally. This is something to keep in mind. check out the RTX 4060. It's maybe 12% slower ...
by T K
Wed Jul 19, 2023 12:00 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Finding Optimal Upgrade Paths
Replies: 24
Views: 31495

Re: Finding Optimal Upgrade Paths

Thanks for insights! from my experience in 6700 XT range (200-250W) and with focus on quiet operation you need to go with tripple-fan desing card and rather premium one if you want it quiet and cool out-of-the-box. Cheaper cards may also get fine if you don't mind some tweaking like undervolting or ...
by T K
Sun Apr 23, 2023 5:23 am
Forum: Site Feedback
Topic: Technical Status of Forums and Site
Replies: 0
Views: 23119

Technical Status of Forums and Site

Hello! Do you happen to be aware of what may have been going on or how to find out? The forums here were serving empty pages at least for several weeks. ( Months ago, there was a similar situation for a while. ) The contact email ( support@silentpcreview.com ) could not be delivered messages to. The...
by T K
Sun Apr 23, 2023 4:24 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Finding Optimal Upgrade Paths
Replies: 24
Views: 31495

Re: Finding Optimal Upgrade Paths

( tried to edit a post, ended up quoting and creating a new one )
by T K
Sat Apr 22, 2023 10:17 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Finding Optimal Upgrade Paths
Replies: 24
Views: 31495

Re: Finding Optimal Upgrade Paths

Hello, Japanese Capacitor! It would be best if you typed all of the programs you will use - that would help recommend you best. Some examples could be… - Sublime Text , Visual Studio Code ,.. - various IDEs , interpreters and compilers - Blender 3D , FreeCAD , POV-Ray ,.. - Godot , Unreal Engine & E...
by T K
Wed Apr 19, 2023 11:47 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Finding Optimal Upgrade Paths
Replies: 24
Views: 31495

Re: Finding Optimal Upgrade Paths

Greetings, CA_Steve! It is good to see the forums back online. Here's what I wrote and attempted to send for quite some time… ( only the first reply was visible here, until now ) - How many euros do you wish to throw at the problem? That will help constrain what we look to replace. How about somethi...
by T K
Sun Feb 12, 2023 9:02 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Finding Optimal Upgrade Paths
Replies: 24
Views: 31495

Finding Optimal Upgrade Paths

Greetings! Some time ago, taking into account information and advice received from here, I put together a system … - Case: Fractal Design Define R4 - PowerSupply: ( broken after a bit less than 7 years ) Sea Sonic Platinum Series 520 Fanless - Cooling: Noctua NH-C12P SE14 - Processor cooler - Main-b...
by T K
Tue Apr 21, 2020 2:26 am
Forum: Notebook Systems
Topic: Laptops with Large Windows of Silence
Replies: 2
Views: 7940

Laptops with Large Windows of Silence

Greetings! What Laptops are there with Large Windows of Silence|Fanlessness ( at a workload similar to what a totally fanless device would allow )? Does any of them possibly have better hardware capabilities and price ratio than fully fanless models? For example, one such device could be Acer Aspire...
by T K
Sat Apr 25, 2015 10:06 pm
Forum: Notebook Systems
Topic: List of fanless laptops
Replies: 156
Views: 334867

Re: List of fanless laptops

Thanks: can you kindly point me out any info/review about the Acer Aspire ES1-311 or the ASUS P553MA (to know whether they are fanless or not: Google's search quality is worsening more and more over time)? Indeed, would be interesting to know. Have you found anything meanwhile? Eg, how fanny could ...
by T K
Sun Apr 19, 2015 8:07 am
Forum: Notebook Systems
Topic: What to do with Latitude D610 s? SSDize?
Replies: 11
Views: 28537

Re: What to do with Latitude D610 s? SSDize?

Acer Aspire E11 (and V11) are definitely fanless. When initially saw 11" Aspires, wondered whether they were like those (not meant)|(hard to use) for productive endeavors. Seems they could be well-usable to eg write|program and read. Found such specific offers... Acer ES1-111 CMD-N2940 11" /4/500GB...
by T K
Sun Apr 12, 2015 11:10 am
Forum: Notebook Systems
Topic: What to do with Latitude D610 s? SSDize?
Replies: 11
Views: 28537

Re: What to do with Latitude D610 s? SSDize?

Thank you for replies and advice SebRad shaoyu washu xan_user Cistron ! The biggest problem is I think from the HDD models you gave is that they are using IDE drives. Last time I looked, long ago, there where no cost effective SSD solutions for 2.5" IDE. There seem to be IDE <-> Sata converters for ...
by T K
Fri Apr 03, 2015 7:53 am
Forum: Notebook Systems
Topic: What to do with Latitude D610 s? SSDize?
Replies: 11
Views: 28537

What to do with Latitude D610 s? SSDize?

Greetings! Things have un-folded so that I happen to be faced with 2 Latitude D610 lap-tops... #1 has - battery that works - Hard disk drive - Hitachi HTS721060G9AT00 (60 GB) that - - proDuces significant high-pitched noise when not reading-writing - CPU - 1 x Intel Pentium M processor 1.86GHz (1862...
by T K
Fri Aug 09, 2013 8:52 am
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Sea Sonic P-520FL vs X-650
Replies: 4
Views: 3962

Sea Sonic P-520FL vs X-650

H iya|ello! Trying to decide about... - Sea Sonic Platinum Series 520 Fanless - Power supply ( internal ) - ATX12V / EPS12V - 80 PLUS Platinum - 520 Watt - active PFC (P-520FL) - Sea Sonic X-650 - Power supply ( internal ) - ATX12V / EPS12V - 80 PLUS Gold - 650 Watt - active PFC „Hybrid Silent Fan C...
by T K
Tue Aug 06, 2013 3:26 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: Sg Pipeline HD ST2000VM003 -- WD15EZRX been surpassed?
Replies: 0
Views: 3307

Sg Pipeline HD ST2000VM003 -- WD15EZRX been surpassed?

Been recommended - Seagate Pipeline HD ST2000VM003 - Hard drive - 2 TB - internal - 3.5" - SATA-600 - 5900 rpm - buffer: 64 MB ( to support - Samsung 840 Pro Series MZ-7PD256 - Solid state drive - 256 GB - internal - 2.5" - SATA-600 (MZ-​7PD256BW) ) Official descriptions and http://www.hardwareluxx....
by T K
Mon Aug 05, 2013 8:38 am
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: Thermaltake NiC F3 -- What to say when offered?
Replies: 5
Views: 5281

Re: Thermaltake NiC F3 -- What to say when offered?

Greetings, my friends! Thank you all! NiC F3 is advertised with... Noise 18.0~ 30.2 dBA If you are looking for CPU cooler, Cheap / Good performance: Coolermaster 212 EVO, Xigmatek 1283 Good Value / Great perfomance: Thermalright HR02 Macho, Scythe Mugen 3/4 Expensive / Top Performers: Thermalright S...
by T K
Fri Aug 02, 2013 3:39 am
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: Why I won't recommend a Haswell system until August+
Replies: 59
Views: 59243

Re: Why I won't recommend a Haswell system until August+

CA_Steve wrote:Supposedly, it just affects some USB 3 devices like thumb drives and not keyboard/mouse. That said, I use sleep mode all the time during the day. Before I walk away from my PC, I put it to sleep which dismounts my Truecrypt drive along the way.
How about exTernal
- HDDs
- Optical DVD Drives
?
by T K
Fri Aug 02, 2013 2:39 am
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: Thermaltake NiC F3 -- What to say when offered?
Replies: 5
Views: 5281

Thermaltake NiC F3 -- What to say when offered?

Been suggested a Thermaltake NiC F3 for either...
- Intel Core i5 4670K - 3.4 GHz
- Intel Core i5-3570K Processor(6M Cache, up to 3.80 GHz)

How'd be that?
by T K
Fri Aug 02, 2013 12:45 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Evaluating a ( higher )Configuration Suggestion -- Advice?
Replies: 0
Views: 2877

Evaluating a ( higher )Configuration Suggestion -- Advice?

Greetings! When seeking to realize something based on this http://www.silentpcreview.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=66304, was offered|suggested a some-what difFerent configuration as well... ( perhaps it'd work better in a separate thread, thence this one ) Case Fractal Design Define R4 - - tower ...
by T K
Thu Aug 01, 2013 5:57 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Finding -> Realizing Optimal Configurations & Upgrade Paths
Replies: 34
Views: 40553

Re: Finding Optimal Configurations -- Evaluating

When seeking to realize something based on this http://www.silentpcreview.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=66304, was offered|suggested a some-what difFerent configuration as well... ( perhaps this'd work better in another thread ) case : Fractal Design Define R4 - - tower - ATX - Black Pearl power s...
by T K
Thu Aug 01, 2013 3:42 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: 8+ years Optical DVD RW Drive worth replacing?
Replies: 3
Views: 3256

Re: 8+ years Optical DVD RW Drive worth replacing?

Greetings and Thank Yous :) An external DVD unit could be useful to have around just in case one needs to hook one up to a system. Considering that. How's - BUFFALO MediaStation 8x Portable DVD Writer with LED Power Indicator - Disk drive - DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM - 8x8x5x - Hi-Speed USB – external...
by T K
Mon Jul 29, 2013 3:34 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Finding -> Realizing Optimal Configurations & Upgrade Paths
Replies: 34
Views: 40553

Re: Finding and Realizing Optimal Configurations

You mean in place of the existing ones? Or in addition to? In principle. I'd always test the stock fans first, see how loud they are to my ear and then start fine tuning rpm of individual fans. Of course! That'd give a sense of improvement too. How'd the R4 fare? Compared to CM 650? IMHO R4 beats t...
by T K
Thu Jul 25, 2013 5:14 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: 8+ years Optical DVD RW Drive worth replacing?
Replies: 3
Views: 3256

8+ years Optical DVD RW Drive worth replacing?

How have ODs improved? Some quieter? :roll:

Should an already existing, at least 8 years old DVD RW be changed with a new system?
What'd be recommended?


TYiA!
:)
by T K
Wed Jul 24, 2013 4:43 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Finding -> Realizing Optimal Configurations & Upgrade Paths
Replies: 34
Views: 40553

Re: Finding Optimal Configurations -- Storage

CA_Steve wrote:SSD: They have longer warranties than HDDs...and for a decently built SSD, wearout takes a longer than you'd think.
Could partitioning interfere with wear-leveling?
by T K
Tue Jul 23, 2013 11:35 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Finding -> Realizing Optimal Configurations & Upgrade Paths
Replies: 34
Views: 40553

Re: Finding and Realizing Optimal Configurations -- VPU

Hello!
Good to know :)


There's also
- Asus RADEON HD 7850 2GB DirectCU II V2 , HD7850-DC2-2GD5-V2 €176,50
What to think of that?

Asking as...
- ASUS Radeon HD 7870 DirectCU II 2 GB
went wrong.
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ASUS ... II/25.html