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by JEN
Tue Oct 25, 2005 2:03 pm
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: Need More Storage
Replies: 10
Views: 5267

Thanks for the links but they don't seem to work. Can you tell me the make and model of the hard drives?

Thanks
by JEN
Mon Oct 24, 2005 10:46 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: Need More Storage
Replies: 10
Views: 5267

I'm looking foward to the review.

I actually don't mind the harddrive in an external encloser.
by JEN
Mon Oct 24, 2005 1:31 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: Need More Storage
Replies: 10
Views: 5267

My maximum budget is £110 GBP.

$194 USD
€162 EUR

conversion rate from www.xe.com correct on 24/October/2005
by JEN
Sun Oct 23, 2005 7:37 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: Need More Storage
Replies: 10
Views: 5267

Need More Storage

Hi I'm looking into buying more storage space for my existing fairly silent computer. I only have enough ide ports and power ports for 1 more hard drive. I'm thinking of getting either a 250Gb or 300Gb harddrive as all harddrives over 300Gb seem to be over my price range. So, can someone please reco...
by JEN
Sun Aug 21, 2005 2:58 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: not possible to build silent system under 100% load!
Replies: 30
Views: 16729

this is the only link i have been able to find which shows you how to mod the vcore! but it shows the opposite of what i want. it shows how to increase it instead of decreasing it?

http://www.mods4me.com/modules.php?name ... hlight=kt3
by JEN
Sun Aug 21, 2005 1:35 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: not possible to build silent system under 100% load!
Replies: 30
Views: 16729

Well, that's the "official" statement, but there's no problem running a Barton with 333FSB on the KT3-Ultra. are you sure? as on their website it says "Support AMD Barton XP3000+ (FSB333) CPU (For KT3 Ultra2 Only)." I have the KT3 Ultra not the KT3 Ultra2. Not through any MSI BIOS release, there mi...
by JEN
Sat Aug 20, 2005 6:42 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: not possible to build silent system under 100% load!
Replies: 30
Views: 16729

no i havnt checked it underload just yet, ill do that in a sec. i have an msi kt3 ultra series ms-6380e

here is a link - http://www.msi.com.tw/program/support/d ... =11&kind=1
by JEN
Sat Aug 20, 2005 5:48 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: not possible to build silent system under 100% load!
Replies: 30
Views: 16729

im a hypocrite, so shoot me! :P no seriously i thought that i would have to unlock the multiplier to change the vcore, i was obviously wrong. unfortunately i just realised/remembered that i have an overclocking type motherboard and it was not really intended for undervolting so in the bios options i...
by JEN
Sat Aug 20, 2005 3:34 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: not possible to build silent system under 100% load!
Replies: 30
Views: 16729

yes i do have a Palomino: CPU Name : AMD Athlon XP (Palomino) Vendor String : AuthenticAMD Name String : AMD Athlon(tm) XP 1900+ Architecture : x86 Process Rule : 0.18 um Platform : Socket A CPU Type : Original OEM processor [0] Number(Logical) : 1 Family : 6 Ext. Family : 7 Model : 6 Ext. Model : 6...
by JEN
Fri Aug 19, 2005 8:34 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: not possible to build silent system under 100% load!
Replies: 30
Views: 16729

ok so i have an xp1900+ cpu, what's the minimum voltage it can run on? or what's the lowest reported voltage it runs on stable?

thanks
by JEN
Fri Aug 19, 2005 7:47 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: not possible to build silent system under 100% load!
Replies: 30
Views: 16729

oops looks and sounds like i have been mixing up undervolting and underclocking all this time. so, after reading this thread and the link suggested above, am i right in saying that you can undervolt your cpu to a point before you have to reduce its clock speed. so any undervolting done without havin...
by JEN
Fri Aug 19, 2005 5:23 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: not possible to build silent system under 100% load!
Replies: 30
Views: 16729

Sorry, I forgot to mention that I would expect all components to be running at optimum levels. Not beyond optimum levels and not under optimum levels, so no overclocking to increase anything and no undervolting to decrease the speed of the processor. so a 2.6Ghz processor should be running at a full...
by JEN
Fri Aug 19, 2005 1:10 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: not possible to build silent system under 100% load!
Replies: 30
Views: 16729

not possible to build silent system under 100% load!

most of the stuff i have read in this forum tells us how to build a silent system which does not run 100% load. why is this? why is it not possible to build a system which can run silent and cool under 100% load?

or is it possible?
by JEN
Thu Aug 18, 2005 10:52 am
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Seasonic S12-430 vs Silentmaxx Semi-Fanless 450W
Replies: 1
Views: 1561

Seasonic S12-430 vs Silentmaxx Semi-Fanless 450W

hi

im looking into buying a new psu and would like to know which is the quietest? most efficient? and best overall?

thanks
by JEN
Sun Jul 03, 2005 10:03 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Help me build a new silent system :)
Replies: 2
Views: 1767

I have a seasonic already, but can't remember which!

That is not the only problem, is that I have to powerup the fans to full under full load, and when i do that i can hear the system! I want it to be silent under full load.
by JEN
Sun Jul 03, 2005 2:01 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Help me build a new silent system :)
Replies: 2
Views: 1767

Help me build a new silent system :)

Hello I am looking to build myself a new silent system. I currently have: cpu - xp1900 ram - 512 hdd - barracuda 250gb gc - ti4200 This system is very quiet when idle or when surfing the net or word processing. But when I do video or audio encoding things get a little messy. For example, the the psu...
by JEN
Tue Apr 13, 2004 10:54 am
Forum: The Silent Front
Topic: TFT vs CRT
Replies: 19
Views: 8169

Thanks for the info.

sounds like a 17" TFT is around 4 times cheaper to run than a 17" CRT

Any recommendations on which 17" TFT to get, (preferably one with minimal buzz) :D
by JEN
Tue Apr 13, 2004 5:35 am
Forum: The Silent Front
Topic: TFT vs CRT
Replies: 19
Views: 8169

TFT vs CRT

Hi

Im interested in getting a TFT, but would like to find out a little bit before I do.

First of all, how much does it cost to run a CRT 17" monitor per hour?
and secondly, how much would it cost to run a TFT 17" monitor per hour?

Plus, do TFT monitors make any buzzing sounds?
by JEN
Tue Jan 20, 2004 5:23 am
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Powering PC with Solar Energy /:)
Replies: 21
Views: 8838

8 x 8 feet :shock:

£15,000 :shock: :shock:

OOOKAAYYYYY, i think maybe i need another idea :)
by JEN
Tue Jan 20, 2004 3:43 am
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Powering PC with Solar Energy /:)
Replies: 21
Views: 8838

Oh yeah, I forgot the night problem. ie, no sun in the night :D So most likely you would need your attic full of batteries to save any excess energy generated by the panels. oogabooga @ 8 x 8 inches, is that all, well thats promising. So, what if I wanted to get 1 of them roof convertions + batterie...
by JEN
Mon Jan 19, 2004 3:15 am
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Powering PC with Solar Energy /:)
Replies: 21
Views: 8838

Powering PC with Solar Energy /:)

This might be a little over the top, but how big and how expensive would solar panels have to be to provide enough energy to power a 300W PC under load?
by JEN
Tue Dec 23, 2003 5:24 am
Forum: The Silent Front
Topic: Long thin heatsinks
Replies: 0
Views: 1198

Long thin heatsinks

Hi

I live in the UK and am looking for some long thin striped shaped heatsinks. The kind which you may have seen on some hard drive mods on this site.

I want to stick then on the sides of the harddrive and then suspended it for better cooling.

Thanks.
by JEN
Mon Dec 22, 2003 3:42 pm
Forum: The Silent Front
Topic: Coolest Celeron?
Replies: 32
Views: 13515

Can you not make out that bolt where there should be a screw. And can you not see the 2 fins of the heatsink under that top corner of the fan spread out more than they should be? Well, I got a bolt and forced it throw the fins of the heatsink, which is why 2 of them are more spreadout then the other...
by JEN
Mon Dec 22, 2003 12:45 pm
Forum: The Silent Front
Topic: Coolest Celeron?
Replies: 32
Views: 13515

ZL1 wrote:...but how did you install that fan...
Like THIS.

Can you see how I did it ?
by JEN
Mon Dec 22, 2003 8:15 am
Forum: The Silent Front
Topic: Coolest Celeron?
Replies: 32
Views: 13515

Please have a look at THIS picture. I replaced the stock fan on the socket 370 heatsink rated upto 1200MHz cpus, and added this 92mm Zalman fan running at 12v (for now)! Will this be enough to cool the already cool SL46T cpu ??? I cleaned and reapplied some silver thermal goop using some application...
by JEN
Fri Dec 19, 2003 4:08 am
Forum: The Silent Front
Topic: Coolest Celeron?
Replies: 32
Views: 13515

I have left my server on for a few days now. Why is the heatsink always cold. It doesnt seem to get worm ? The stock fan in the heatsink is increably noisy. What can I do about this, because it vibrates like crazy. I cant tell what the temps are becuase this motherboard does not have any sensors :(
by JEN
Wed Dec 10, 2003 1:51 am
Forum: The Silent Front
Topic: Coolest Celeron?
Replies: 32
Views: 13515

OK, I bought myself a M6VCF and the SL46T processor I mensioned above. The problem I am having is that I am unable to tell what the CPU temperate is. After installing the manufacturer provided temperature monitor, the temp readings were 0! I also installed MBM and VCool, but both also said that the ...
by JEN
Sat Nov 29, 2003 1:43 am
Forum: The Silent Front
Topic: Coolest Celeron?
Replies: 32
Views: 13515

Bad habbit! :D
by JEN
Fri Nov 28, 2003 11:56 pm
Forum: The Silent Front
Topic: Coolest Celeron?
Replies: 32
Views: 13515

Ever thought about turning that bottom fan around, you might get much better cooling!

Yes, the fans in my PSU were already like that!
by JEN
Fri Nov 28, 2003 2:06 pm
Forum: The Silent Front
Topic: Coolest Celeron?
Replies: 32
Views: 13515

There are 2 fans on my PSU, 1 at the bottom only visible when the case is open, and 1 at the back which can be seen from the back of the case. The fan at the bottom sucks air into the PSU and the 1 at the back blows air out of the PSU. I know it works this way because I modded it with 2 zalman fan c...