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by jackal2513
Tue May 21, 2013 3:58 am
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: Quietest card to run 2 monitors
Replies: 3
Views: 3206

Re: Quietest card to run 2 monitors

thank you very much, the club3d sounds perfect
by jackal2513
Tue May 21, 2013 1:40 am
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: Quietest card to run 2 monitors
Replies: 3
Views: 3206

Quietest card to run 2 monitors

Hiya, I have a gaming card GTX 580 but its very loud at idle and i dont use games much any more. So I am looking for a card just to do my business related work and also work with photoshop. The quieter the better. The only thing is I do run 2 monitors (one at 2560x1600 and the other at 1920x1200) so...
by jackal2513
Mon Mar 03, 2008 1:56 pm
Forum: Deals, Vendors and Classifieds
Topic: FS: Radeon X850 XT PE + Zalman VF90 + Nexus fan
Replies: 0
Views: 1532

FS: Radeon X850 XT PE + Zalman VF90 + Nexus fan

powerful radeon X850 Xt PE (AGP, one of the fastest AGP card to date) modified with a zalman VF900 cooler then a nexus fan fixed onto the zalman in place of the stock noisy zalman fan. This card is EXTREMELY quiet in this setup. At lower voltages in a very quiet P180/silentdrive setup it is inaudibl...
by jackal2513
Fri Jan 12, 2007 9:42 am
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Antec P180 + Corsair HX520W/HX620W
Replies: 18
Views: 10476

i use a P180 and 520

no probs at all
by jackal2513
Sun Dec 24, 2006 8:13 am
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: T balancer ?
Replies: 5
Views: 3378

do you need attenuators with nexus fans to stop them clicking ?
by jackal2513
Sun Dec 24, 2006 5:16 am
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: T balancer ?
Replies: 5
Views: 3378

thanks for that well, i want fans to respond specifically to chip core temps and hard drive temps I can't imagine that the included T-balancer temp probes will be as accurate as the on die figures of the P4 and X850 sensors (or SMART hdd figures). And in my experience its near impossible to properly...
by jackal2513
Sat Dec 23, 2006 12:36 pm
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Phantom and now Corsair HX520 problems !!!!! ARRRGHHH !
Replies: 9
Views: 5267

eh ?

nobody ever suggested that every single seasonic was faulty.....
by jackal2513
Sat Dec 23, 2006 11:51 am
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Phantom and now Corsair HX520 problems !!!!! ARRRGHHH !
Replies: 9
Views: 5267

Have you checked the quality of power in your house? what about the dozens and dozens of other people who have had buzzing and clicking with phantoms and seasonics ..... did they all check their domestic supplys ? No, they didn't. And why didn't they ..... simple, because the problem is with antec ...
by jackal2513
Sat Dec 23, 2006 11:49 am
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Phantom and now Corsair HX520 problems !!!!! ARRRGHHH !
Replies: 9
Views: 5267

i changed from the NX3000 because i wanted something quieter

my system =

P4 3.06
1gb ram
gigabyte 8knxp
Barracuda 500gb
Raptor 76gb
X850Xt PE
philips dvd burner
x1 case fan
x1 gpu fan

various other peripherals like printer, neg scanner
by jackal2513
Sat Dec 23, 2006 6:24 am
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Phantom and now Corsair HX520 problems !!!!! ARRRGHHH !
Replies: 9
Views: 5267

Phantom and now Corsair HX520 problems !!!!! ARRRGHHH !

somone, anyone, please kindly tell me a power supply that works properly and isn't manufactured by a bunch of incompetents. beginning to give up on all this quiet psu malarky and just go back to my nexus 3000 which worked flawlessley for 4 years. i buy a phantom 500w which buzzes like a smoke alarm ...
by jackal2513
Thu Dec 21, 2006 3:55 pm
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: T balancer ?
Replies: 5
Views: 3378

T balancer ?

I would like a simple fan controller which responds to Speedfan hard drive and CPU temp readings and also something like Riva Tuner for the GPU temp. and is able to control the voltage to my nexus fans. is the T balancer able to do this ? If so which model would i need ... i find their range alittle...
by jackal2513
Tue Dec 19, 2006 11:53 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: Xilence HDD cooler
Replies: 4
Views: 2891

i ordered the regular "quiet drive"
by jackal2513
Tue Dec 19, 2006 9:01 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: Xilence HDD cooler
Replies: 4
Views: 2891

Xilence HDD cooler

anyone tried one ? http://www.quietpc.com/gb-en-gbp/products/harddrivesolutions/x-hdd-enclosure looks nice and is sure to cool well with those heatsinks but when i took a look at the instructions PDF on their website the unit dodnt seem to ahve a geart provision for sonud deadeninig. So i ordered a ...
by jackal2513
Tue Dec 19, 2006 8:59 am
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: My system so far & P180 GPU chamber design ?
Replies: 2
Views: 2673

zalman VF900 installed at 5v

idle GPU now 35C :P

will experiment with disabling the zalman fan altogether and installing just one 92mm exhaust fan in the custom vga chamber
by jackal2513
Tue Dec 19, 2006 8:56 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: DVD writer that you can turn on and off ?
Replies: 8
Views: 5017

"I recently have found this tool, CD Bremse "



excellent call

i will try that tonight

thanks
by jackal2513
Tue Dec 19, 2006 8:55 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: DVD writer that you can turn on and off ?
Replies: 8
Views: 5017

I'm confused. You say you only use it once a month or so. Do you leave media in the drive all the time, even though you never use it? Why not just take the media out of the drive in the first place and only put it in the drive when you're using it? theres no media in there but it still makes noise ...
by jackal2513
Tue Dec 19, 2006 4:14 am
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: is P180 still the boss
Replies: 12
Views: 6936

well, just to come back to this thread i bought a P180 and whilst i agree that its most definitely a highly compromised 'one size fits all' type product for gamers, overclockers, those interested in low noise computing and anyone else it can appeal to , in my opinion its still the best starting poin...
by jackal2513
Tue Dec 19, 2006 3:40 am
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: another Phantom 500 buzzing ?
Replies: 1
Views: 1962

well its going back to the shop buzzes as soon as you push the switch over to position 2 or 3 and its not just audible because i have a quite system, its VERY loud... also my lower chamber is VERY cool and my readings of the phantom heatsink show its always well below 40C but even on position 1 I se...
by jackal2513
Tue Dec 19, 2006 3:34 am
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: P180 and Seasonic/Corsair
Replies: 7
Views: 4299

nice

i have a plan already though

i have an unused Lian Li mousemat

its very swish, all aluminium with some felt backing

all i need is to get it into a CNC cutter
by jackal2513
Tue Dec 19, 2006 3:32 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: DVD writer that you can turn on and off ?
Replies: 8
Views: 5017

DVD writer that you can turn on and off ?

what do people do about dvd writers mine soon spins down after boot up but its rapidly becoming the loudest thing in my rig just with its soft constant whine. Its not a particularly noisy model, far from it.. its just that as a develop my rig and silence the usual culprits, components like the mosfe...
by jackal2513
Tue Dec 19, 2006 3:26 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Tuning my Antec 180 to new heights, advice welcome! Updated
Replies: 22
Views: 13485

i have my rear Nexus fan at 7v and no fan in the upper hole but its left open.. that way the rear fan can draw clean air straight from the top intake then immediately over the ninja. this seems to be quite efficient as the air in that chamber does not heat up under CPU load. The space near my ram, t...
by jackal2513
Mon Dec 18, 2006 4:50 pm
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: P180 and Seasonic/Corsair
Replies: 7
Views: 4299

ahh yes i see

all teh square holes stamped into the case on the rear

thanks for that, i will cover them up when the new psu arrives
by jackal2513
Mon Dec 18, 2006 3:48 pm
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: P180 and Seasonic/Corsair
Replies: 7
Views: 4299

thanks

which holes do you mean ? holes actually on the PSU ?

once the psu is installed in a p180 the air has to be drawn from the chamber and then exhausted straight out teh back.. or am i missing something ?
by jackal2513
Mon Dec 18, 2006 3:12 pm
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: P180 and Seasonic/Corsair
Replies: 7
Views: 4299

P180 and Seasonic/Corsair

does anyone run a Seasonic or one of the new Corsair HX psu's with an Antec P180 ? I have orederd an HX620 and am wondering if i will need a lower chamber fan or if the downward facing 120mm on the psu will be enough to manage the airflow in the lower chamber and also enough to draw air over my 2 HD...
by jackal2513
Mon Dec 18, 2006 8:08 am
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: My system so far & P180 GPU chamber design ?
Replies: 2
Views: 2673

My system so far & P180 GPU chamber design ?

well, looks like ive sorted my CPU cooling in my P180. Tried various combinations of fans at the rear of the case and ended up with just 1 exhaust Nexus at 7v in the rear of the case and a huge dividing duct runinng from the bottom edge of the rear fan across to the bottom of the lowest 5.25 bay. in...
by jackal2513
Mon Dec 18, 2006 2:36 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: [Survey] Most Silent (Recent/New) 3.5" Drive 300-400GB
Replies: 13
Views: 8153

after many disk failures over teh years i would only ever buy Seagate

shame because i have a 500gb and a 400gb currently and they are both so noisy, making an inteminable whooshing sound
by jackal2513
Sun Dec 17, 2006 3:53 am
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: Fatal1ty FC-ZV9 & VF900-Cu differences ?
Replies: 1
Views: 2480

Fatal1ty FC-ZV9 & VF900-Cu differences ?

anyone know teh differences between these 2 or which is better for semi-passive cooling ? Looked on Zalmans site and i cant really see what the significant differences are (apart from the led fan)
by jackal2513
Fri Dec 15, 2006 3:15 pm
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: another Phantom 500 buzzing ?
Replies: 1
Views: 1962

another Phantom 500 buzzing ?

well, the general spec, its suitability for antec P180 use and user reports on here convinced me to take a chance and take the plunge. Ordered one from Amazon and whilst it does seem to work well with a 7v Nexus in a P180, mine is intermitently making a very high pitched whine or buzzing which is ju...
by jackal2513
Thu Dec 14, 2006 2:42 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: from Watercooling to Aircooling
Replies: 6
Views: 3446

thanks for the ideas chaps i will browse over your rigs and previous posts is Acoustpack sound deadening stuff worth looking at... if i stick some of that inside the case will it help significantly ? Also, I have some old coolermaster cooldrives (with fans removed) and apart from their great looking...
by jackal2513
Wed Dec 13, 2006 2:49 pm
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: Simple fan controller ?
Replies: 7
Views: 3776

thanks, the fanmate oculd be just the thing (although id prefer 4 fixed states)

will the Nexus 120mm fans work ok with a fanmate ? I know that some fans don't like being used with a rheostat and start to make strange noises