Search found 163 matches
- Sat Jul 31, 2004 5:17 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Why no fuses?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6011
The PSU has automatic solid state over current protection on each of its rails. All this can do is protect the PSU from damage in the event the total current flowing is higher than what it can handle safely & reliably. If something happens and a short occurs such as a faulty card being inserted ther...
- Sun Jul 04, 2004 5:15 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Sonata and HDs overheating
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4774
The Sonata is a good case if you take the time to mod it slightly. Out of the box its got some good ideas let down by various design ommissions. My drives usually overheat if I keep the case open, but with the case closed, the dust filter removed, and the holes in the bezel enlarged hard drive tempe...
- Wed Feb 11, 2004 11:50 am
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Globalwin Ceramic Bearing Fans
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1952
I've tried one 80mm NCB fan from GlobalWin. As you say, very difficult to get any info about them on the net, especially as the label on the one I got had no model number or any other specs on it. Side by side with a Panaflo it was a tiny bit louder, perhaps 22dB, but bearing noise varied wildly dep...
- Sat Jan 03, 2004 6:51 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: New Zalman Power Supply - ZM300B
- Replies: 18
- Views: 7826
- Sat Jan 03, 2004 6:05 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Killed my SuperSilencer 400 during a fan mod...
- Replies: 19
- Views: 10286
- Wed Dec 17, 2003 5:18 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: TAGAN 480W BLACK SILENCE 22dBA
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3452
- Wed Dec 17, 2003 5:11 am
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: My Silent PC (pics!)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7610
- Wed Dec 17, 2003 5:07 am
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: My tribute to SPCR!
- Replies: 20
- Views: 8435
- Wed Dec 17, 2003 5:02 am
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: More Silencing Stuff I picked up today....
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1848
- Wed Dec 17, 2003 4:58 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: TAGAN 480W BLACK SILENCE 22dBA
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3452
If connectors are gold plated (and not nickel), then it's not useless. Less oxidized contacts offer less resistance. If both sides of the connector (i.e. molex plug from PSU and molex receptacle on drive) are not gold plated, it may actually make matters worse. When two different types of metal are...
- Tue Dec 16, 2003 2:52 am
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: Shuttle AK-31v3 - Trouble removing chipset heatsink
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3273
- Mon Dec 15, 2003 5:37 pm
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: RAM - Is 'Low Latency' worth the extra?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4532
- Mon Dec 15, 2003 5:32 pm
- Forum: Quiet Prebuilt, SFF and Barebones Systems
- Topic: Asus Terminator - Quieter than Barracuda IV SFF PC!?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 10999
- Mon Dec 15, 2003 5:29 pm
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: Shuttle AK-31v3 - Trouble removing chipset heatsink
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3273
I wouldn't like to leave the PC outside at those temperatures although it would probably do the trick :) Try putting a credit card on the PCB near the chipset and use a wide-tipped screwdriver to prise it off (twist the screwdriver), the credit card should be placed in a way that it protects the mot...
- Mon Dec 15, 2003 5:23 pm
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: Interesting site: silenthardware.de
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1477
Interesting site: silenthardware.de
German but has plenty of details about quiet fans with pics, specs and noise recordings (videos actually).
http://www.silenthardware.de/
http://www.silenthardware.de/
- Sat Dec 13, 2003 12:36 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: How much will a 300w power supply run?
- Replies: 284
- Views: 1282098
- Thu Dec 11, 2003 12:52 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Enermax and Coil Whine.. and how good/bad are FSP350 60BTS
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4002
- Thu Dec 11, 2003 10:33 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: SystemCooling.com reviews SilenX 550W
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3308
The truepower series isn't particularly quiet - its quieter than some others (eg. Enermax) but its not in the same league as the SilenX, or Nexus or even Zalman. It all depends on how quiet you want your system - if you arent using a quiet CPU fan, or have a fan on your motherboard or graphics card ...
- Wed Dec 10, 2003 11:57 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Modifying an FSP350-60PN(PF): What fan to choose?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3801
And she doesn't sell 120mm Panaflo, which is what you need as I'm reading your post again. A 120mm Panaflo is 38mm thick and will not fit in the PSU. You will need a 25mm thick fan. The fan that comes with the PSU isn't very impressive, specs or quality wise. The problem with many fans especially P...
- Wed Dec 10, 2003 11:52 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: sonoata psu - fan change - worth it??
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2443
- Wed Dec 10, 2003 11:44 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Budget Silent PSU buying advice please (UK)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2415
The Nexus is a better (quieter) PSU than the Zalman but QuietPC.com's prices are shocking to say the least. Your best bet may be to pick up an FSP300-60PN (PF) from Ebuyer or Novatech, from experience it is quieter than the Zalman 300 and the Nexus when used in my system (I am a quiet reseller so ge...
- Wed Dec 10, 2003 11:42 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Fortron Hi-Q vs FSP 350W PS
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2754
- Wed Dec 10, 2003 11:39 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: SystemCooling.com reviews SilenX 550W
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3308
- Tue Dec 09, 2003 5:41 pm
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: 120mm Delta?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2913
- Fri Dec 05, 2003 7:19 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Stock PSU mod alternatives push or pull the air?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4922
- Fri Dec 05, 2003 7:13 am
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Do Fans get louder with time
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8522
- Fri Dec 05, 2003 5:58 am
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Do Fans get louder with time
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8522
- Thu Dec 04, 2003 2:48 pm
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Do Fans get louder with time
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8522
The Panaflo have no rubber cap - they are a sealed fluid bearing motor and shouldnt get noticeably noisier over time unless you have a defective one, especially as Panaflo are top quality. Silly question but maybe you've swapped some hardware after fitting the fan and maybe the new hardware is quiet...
- Thu Dec 04, 2003 1:01 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: 300W: Seasonic or Zalman
- Replies: 19
- Views: 20189
dan23: Its not particularly hard but as it doesn't use a socket for the fan you will have to do some soldering work. Other than that straight forward. e_dawg, if you can get the FSP400-60PFN its the exact same PSU as the Zalman ZM400, with the same NMB fan (though they're known to use Nidec whose be...
- Thu Dec 04, 2003 10:29 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Stock PSU mod alternatives push or pull the air?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4922
The 92mm fan that comes with it will probaby be OK at 5v, but I dont know much about the design of the SmartPower PSU - if it has small heatsinks or runs hot it may not suffice. Could you post a pic of the PSUs internals? I would suggest you leave the 92mm fan in there as it moves more air per dB an...