Just come back here in literally years having gleaned ALL my silencing knowledge from THIS site. Came back to see what's what in the 120mm fan world only to see this thread
I'm sorry to see things end.

edit 2003 - nearly 10 years since I followed Mike here

thx for the feedback. Mine just seems noisy

chylld wrote:yeh i'll amend my previous statement, when burning cd's at max speed it's definitely quite audible. but when burning dvd's (woohoo!) at 8x with the door on my bqe closed, it's pretty much silent.

How about when playing DVD's ? So I can compare

Mine is loud as hell compared to my ancient Sony (RIP)

Nottingham is a myth. My sister supposedly went to live there 5 years ago and never heard of her since. Have u never heard of the Notts Triangle ?

I have one of these coolers (CU) - this just leaves me speechless

did you find out what was causing the reboots ?

Are u happy with the purchase ?

Thx

Edward Ng wrote:

Looks like I did it again; made a post that just gets blank stares.



Is it too long?

keep up the good work, I just went to the relevant bits for me

good points there mathias and wumpus.
Will ponder them on my next card choice (I have a 21" trinitron btw)

Am in UK, would be interested in the site

modded ss-400 Active with 80 mm Panaflo L and vents twisted 90 degrees as per the article on SPCR. Oh and grill removed
Just need to put some rubber grommets on to hold the fan as I want it even quieter -lol

pingu666 wrote:my beef is there friggin crap products most of the time
and i dont like sayin beef, cos i had some really nice beef for tea
its like insultin it :\

lol

Well, if anyone has some tips on how to remove artic silver thermal epoxy (not thermal compound) from a GPU from experience I would appreciate it, but I'll create another thread I think :?: Have read a couple of comments within the forums Its a real pain in the arse. I used q tips and some paper to...

I would class myself as a very serious gamer (up till 330 m playing then off to work for 9 am :roll: ; admining a cs server and always on the pc on games). Like everything in life, it's a compromise. Silence/gfx quality. Having heard the benefits of silence on my modded oc'd rig, I am going 60/40 si...

CoolColJ wrote:http://www.arctic-cooling.com/en/products/vga_silencer/

you can actually buy the cooler

thanks for that

Wonder if its quiet enough for us silence freaks

Well, if anyone has some tips on how to remove artic silver thermal epoxy (not thermal compound) from a GPU from experience I would appreciate it, but I'll create another thread I think
Have read a couple of comments within the forums

Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2003 3:25 am Post subject: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tried the A version - killed my geforce 4 Ti with it. The artic silver bloke denies it was his compound conducting. Hmmm check under my posting : http://forums.silentpcrev...

I killed one of my Geforce 4's with a Zalman HPA (mentioned on this forum somewhere), so if anything is quiet stock (dont fancy the Sapphire models), then this might just be my next card.

Rumours of dual DVI are rife tho, I cld do with that

http://www.ocprices.com/index.php?action=reviews&rev_id=183&page=4 Firing up the card, I was expecting an OTES-style hairdryer type noise to attack my eardrums, but I was pleasently surprised by almost complete silence. Underneath the vast IceQ contraption I found a small “Arctic Cooling” sticker, ...

my ex will show u a good time for a £10

Just a thought... but if you're going to twist the metal out of shape for better airflow, you might as well just cut out the intake vent "bars" with a tin snip tool to get maximum airflow. I've thought about doing it myself, but figured I'd rather not risk voiding the 3 year warranty. Bye the way.....

Tried the A version - killed my geforce 4 Ti with it. The artic silver bloke denies it was his compound conducting. Hmmm :? check under my posting : http://forums.silentpcreview.com/viewtopic.php?t=5759&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=artic+arctic+silver I have read lots of people on here...

phew - almost glad I bought my Seasonic 400 W (non SS).
Was upset at paying £104 UK for it to find the SS and then the Tornado to be out

Still happy now I modded it (twisted intake vent and panaflo L1a in it)

try mounting it with rubber grommets ?

damn - just been running my 3d spex for the 1st time under this combo. Quake 3 is fine, but anything else which pushes the gpu causes gpu lock up , even when the 50 mm is at 12 v :evil: (the gpu draws the same frame 2x for 3d) Tempted to rip off the artic epoxied nb off it and think of a new mod (or...

I have had 2 - 1 really quiet, one noisy - same model.
Put it in your case and it starts whooshing too much to be quiet (tried it on both)

btw - my geforce 4 locked up a further 2 times. Back to the drawing board then

A couple of points: No geforce4 card will fry itself if it gets too hot. It will lock up before it gets hot enough to do any damage to itself. The best test for VGA cooling is to run 3DMark03 in a loop for half an hour. If it gets through that without any artifacting or lockups then you're fine. co...

no worries chaps - SPCR, what a friendly community, I get less lovin from my missus

Bet a silent version of these may take a while. Having said that, pvr drives should theoretically be marketed as a quiet solution I suppose

http://www.globetechnology.com/servlet/ ... echnology/

apologies if posted already