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by jdunning
Wed Nov 13, 2013 9:12 am
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Solo, Solo II or Define R4 for new gaming rig with GTX 780?
Replies: 19
Views: 8941

Re: Solo, Solo II or Define R4 for new gaming rig with GTX 7

Tzupy wrote:I have a HR-02 Macho in a P150 (white Solo) and it fits with a few milimeters to spare.
Thanks for the confirmation!
by jdunning
Tue Nov 12, 2013 11:59 pm
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Solo, Solo II or Define R4 for new gaming rig with GTX 780?
Replies: 19
Views: 8941

Re: Solo, Solo II or Define R4 for new gaming rig with GTX 7

I tried measuring my Solo, from the top of one of the capacitors to the inside of the outer frame. Bit hard to do on a running computer, but it looked to be about 163mm. Given that the HR-02 is 161mm, and that where it sits is probably a millimeter or two below the top of a capacitor, I'm hoping it ...
by jdunning
Tue Nov 12, 2013 9:51 am
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: 120mm intake fan recommendations?
Replies: 21
Views: 13698

Re: 120mm intake fan recommendations?

Compare S12A PWM speeds (left column) with your fan on your CPU heatsink. Right column shows voltage control speeds. If 660RPM is low enough for you anyway (it should be, looking at your system specs), buy PWM version and run it either way it fits you (PWM or voltage). At that speeds all quality fa...
by jdunning
Tue Nov 12, 2013 9:21 am
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: 120mm intake fan recommendations?
Replies: 21
Views: 13698

Re: 120mm intake fan recommendations?

Yes, I am running two S12A PWM fans off the Z87 Pro CPU_OPT header and it works absolutely OK. Thanks, good to know. What cooler are you using? As axee reminded me below, the performance of the CPU fan affects the case fans, so if it only starts spinning at a fairly high percentage, the case fans w...
by jdunning
Mon Nov 11, 2013 11:26 pm
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: 120mm intake fan recommendations?
Replies: 21
Views: 13698

Re: 120mm intake fan recommendations?

Thanks for the response. given that you are dealing with front fan intakes which are more noise-sensitive it might be worth considering the NF-S12A PWM. This fan is supplied with a PWM Y adapter and a PWM extension cable. It would be feasible using the Y adapter and extension cables to run two of th...
by jdunning
Mon Nov 11, 2013 6:04 pm
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: 120mm intake fan recommendations?
Replies: 21
Views: 13698

Re: 120mm intake fan recommendations?

jdunning wrote:I don’t see any info on the Noctua site about S12A vs S12B: http://www.noctua.at/main.php?show=whic ... _me&lng=en
I guess that's because the S12B was superseded by the S12A, which is a little confusing: http://www.noctua.at/main.php?show=prod ... =25&lng=en
by jdunning
Mon Nov 11, 2013 4:51 pm
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: 120mm intake fan recommendations?
Replies: 21
Views: 13698

120mm intake fan recommendations?

These would be for the front intakes on an Antec Solo II, with an Asus Z87 Pro, GTX 780 and i7-4770K. So fairly hot components, which means I think I’ll need both front fans running. I’m trying to understand the differences between these Noctua fans: NF-S12A ULN: http://www.amazon.com/Noctua-NF-S12A...
by jdunning
Mon Nov 11, 2013 1:31 pm
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Solo, Solo II or Define R4 for new gaming rig with GTX 780?
Replies: 19
Views: 8941

Re: Solo, Solo II or Define R4 for new gaming rig with GTX 7

2) I own Arc Midi R2, the R4 and Solo II, from what i remember the Antec used to say 160mm heatsinks (although the SPCR review says 174) im not completely sure still, other websites have the 160mm clearance still link . Assuming the 160mm limit in the Solo II is correct, and that the HR02 Macho is ...
by jdunning
Mon Nov 11, 2013 12:07 am
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Kingwin LZP-550, Seasonic X650 or Seasonic SS-760XP2 for a g
Replies: 12
Views: 7410

Re: Kingwin LZP-550, Seasonic X650 or Seasonic SS-760XP2 for

Amazon is really bad into updating models, this has happen in a lot of items i have bought in the past, and by the following im not garanteing you that it is the XP2, but if you read the review on the Seasonic PLATINUM-860 ATX 860 Power Supply, Be careful -- model changed but not model number , [/q...
by jdunning
Sun Nov 10, 2013 9:58 pm
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Kingwin LZP-550, Seasonic X650 or Seasonic SS-760XP2 for a g
Replies: 12
Views: 7410

Re: Kingwin LZP-550, Seasonic X650 or Seasonic SS-760XP2 for

I would probably get it from a place you can return it easily, like amazon, their policies are really good, they even ship you a replacement before your return the other, and if the replacement has the same they probably will give you back your money. Yeah, I prefer Amazon to Newegg, but it's hard ...
by jdunning
Sun Nov 10, 2013 9:36 pm
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Kingwin LZP-550, Seasonic X650 or Seasonic SS-760XP2 for a g
Replies: 12
Views: 7410

Re: Kingwin LZP-550, Seasonic X650 or Seasonic SS-760XP2 for

Guru 3D saw 544W peak at the wall with a PSU that's ~90% efficient at that load and with a Core i7 3960 Extreme @ 4.6 GHz. So, yeah, call it 500W for the PSU load. A 750W PSU is enough. The caveat is: take a look at the fan rpm/noise profiles. A 750W PSU's fan will be ramping up at this load...but ...
by jdunning
Sun Nov 10, 2013 5:02 pm
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Kingwin LZP-550, Seasonic X650 or Seasonic SS-760XP2 for a g
Replies: 12
Views: 7410

Re: Kingwin LZP-550, Seasonic X650 or Seasonic SS-760XP2 for

If going with SLI is something as a foreseeable option, given such an hungry card a PSU over 700W is IMVHO to be preferred. Based on the Guru 3d review, a 780 SLI setup would need around 500W for the GPUs. So would a 750W PSU be enough to handle that plus a Core i7? About Corsair RM-series, as many...
by jdunning
Sun Nov 10, 2013 4:50 pm
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Kingwin LZP-550, Seasonic X650 or Seasonic SS-760XP2 for a g
Replies: 12
Views: 7410

Re: Kingwin LZP-550, Seasonic X650 or Seasonic SS-760XP2 for

Corsair has introduced recently their RM series, which they are marketing it as their most quiet PSU ever, even saying they were design to not have any coil whinning noise (then again its marketing, but i havent seen any bad comments yet), its semi passive and fully modular, also has flat cables th...
by jdunning
Sat Nov 09, 2013 9:24 pm
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Kingwin LZP-550, Seasonic X650 or Seasonic SS-760XP2 for a g
Replies: 12
Views: 7410

Kingwin LZP-550, Seasonic X650 or Seasonic SS-760XP2 for a g

Obviously, those are all different wattages, but they seem to be the lowest available in each product line. As I understand it, they’re also all hybrid models, which I think will be important for idle noise given the PSU position in the Solo II. The machine will likely include: Antec Solo II Asus Z8...
by jdunning
Tue Nov 05, 2013 11:21 am
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Solo, Solo II or Define R4 for new gaming rig with GTX 780?
Replies: 19
Views: 8941

Re: Solo, Solo II or Define R4 for new gaming rig with GTX 7

Well, no: actually the Solo may host taller heatsink than the R4 does (174mm for the Solo, 170mm for the Fractal). I guess I should've checked, but I'd assumed the R4 would have more head room, just because it's so much wider. At any rate, the PSU placement and the larger volume could account for b...
by jdunning
Mon Nov 04, 2013 11:56 pm
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: Recommendations for Z87 motherboards for a quiet gaming rig?
Replies: 5
Views: 4656

Re: Recommendations for Z87 motherboards for a quiet gaming

Thanks very much for the super-detailed response! 1) Audio - Realtek 1150 I had an pop or extra click after pressing any windows action, like opening a folder, or opening software, etc. Totally anyoing over time. But i couldnt go into a deidcated soundcard cause i went with a triple slot cooler for ...
by jdunning
Mon Nov 04, 2013 11:40 pm
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: Recommendations for Z87 motherboards for a quiet gaming rig?
Replies: 5
Views: 4656

Re: Recommendations for Z87 motherboards for a quiet gaming

I recently acquired a z87-PLUS and an pretty happy with it. It meets all your listed requirements. The manual would indicate that the chassis fan headers are "fake" PWM, but I haven't had any problems with minimum fan speeds using the included Fan Xpert 2 software. At idle I have all my fans at 400...
by jdunning
Mon Nov 04, 2013 6:19 pm
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: Recommendations for Z87 motherboards for a quiet gaming rig?
Replies: 5
Views: 4656

Recommendations for Z87 motherboards for a quiet gaming rig?

I'm wading into the morass of Z87 motherboards that are now available and would appreciate suggestions on some reliable boards for a quiet-at-idle Haswell i5/i7 GTX 7xx gaming rig. I’d like: * Reasonably flexible fan controls * Light over-clocking and/or under-volting support * Two-way GeForce SLI *...
by jdunning
Mon Nov 04, 2013 5:11 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: My next [quiet] pc build let me know what you think
Replies: 35
Views: 14133

Re: My next [quiet] pc build let me know what you think

laststop wrote:Only 1 purchase to go my MSI gaming GTX 780. Can't find any above average deals on it. Anybody got any leads?
It's not really a deal on the price, but Nvidia is bundling 3 games with the 7xx cards: http://www.geforce.com/landing-page/hol ... dle-shield
by jdunning
Sun Nov 03, 2013 5:33 pm
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Solo, Solo II or Define R4 for new gaming rig with GTX 780?
Replies: 19
Views: 8941

Re: Solo, Solo II or Define R4 for new gaming rig with GTX 7

Then i would go with R4, overall would make your life easier to work with it, the layout is pretty straight forward, very easy to do the cable management and it goes on sale a lot, check CA_Steve thread, Fractal R4 @ Newegg for $80 (amazon also price matches once the sales goes on), usually goes at...
by jdunning
Sun Nov 03, 2013 5:22 pm
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Solo, Solo II or Define R4 for new gaming rig with GTX 780?
Replies: 19
Views: 8941

Re: Solo, Solo II or Define R4 for new gaming rig with GTX 7

quest_for_silence wrote:Last but not least, for any 780-class GPU, personally I would rather an R4-style enclosure (over the Solo/Solo II).
Is that because of the side vent and accommodation for a taller CPU cooler?
by jdunning
Sun Nov 03, 2013 5:19 pm
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Solo, Solo II or Define R4 for new gaming rig with GTX 780?
Replies: 19
Views: 8941

Re: Solo, Solo II or Define R4 for new gaming rig with GTX 7

I'd go with an i5 for gaming and save $100. Very few games utilize hyperthreading. It seems like BF3 gets some benefit from HT, and I play that a lot. I guess I'm hoping the i7 would future-proof things a bit, but maybe I'm fooling myself. ...and the question I always ask: what's your monitor resol...
by jdunning
Sat Nov 02, 2013 7:02 pm
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Solo, Solo II or Define R4 for new gaming rig with GTX 780?
Replies: 19
Views: 8941

Re: Solo, Solo II or Define R4 for new gaming rig with GTX 7

Thanks for the reply. I own a solo II and R4, never bought the original solo though. Out of the three i prefer the R4, it has very good room for cable management (solo II lacks a lot but not a deal breaker either just gotta get creative like the old days), the R4 is very wide and can fit almost any ...
by jdunning
Sat Nov 02, 2013 4:27 pm
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Solo, Solo II or Define R4 for new gaming rig with GTX 780?
Replies: 19
Views: 8941

Solo, Solo II or Define R4 for new gaming rig with GTX 780?

My old Vista (!) system with its GTX 260 is long in the tooth and so I'm planning a new build. I have an extra Solo case I bought on sale lying about, so I was thinking of using that. But I had to mod the Solo to fit the GTX 260 by nibbling at the drive cage, and the 780 is the same size. So it woul...
by jdunning
Sat Feb 02, 2008 8:05 pm
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: Cannot enable Automatic Acoustic Management (AAM)
Replies: 23
Views: 23273

It looks like Notebook Hardware Control can indeed permanently enable AAM on ASUS boards. After setting the drives to Default 128, I disabled NHC from starting with Windows. The settings seem to survive restarts just fine.
by jdunning
Sat Jan 12, 2008 4:45 pm
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: Cannot enable Automatic Acoustic Management (AAM)
Replies: 23
Views: 23273

Someone on the second link suggests using Notebook Hardware Control to turn on AAM, though no reports on whether it was successful. I'll try it tonight, though I'm guessing it's something that the board is doing on every boot. So, NHC does seem to be able to successfully set AAM from Windows on an ...
by jdunning
Tue Jan 08, 2008 4:25 pm
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: Cannot enable Automatic Acoustic Management (AAM)
Replies: 23
Views: 23273

Some other threads about people having problems setting AAM on ASUS boards, with both WD and Hitachi: http://forums.hexus.net/hexus-hardware/107660-can-t-make-wd-hard-drives-quieter-asus-ai-quiet-motherboards.html http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?s=05c4973034bd1c25a41e6be53fc37c2d&showtopic=588...
by jdunning
Wed Jan 02, 2008 9:45 pm
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: Cannot enable Automatic Acoustic Management (AAM)
Replies: 23
Views: 23273

Sorry to bump an old thread, but I'm running into the same problem. I can't get AAM to stick on either of my Western Digital drives in a new Vista HTPC build: ASUS P5K-VM (Intel G33/ICH9) WD7500AAKS (OEM) WD10EACS (1 TB, retail) Antec NSK2480 When I boot using a CD with Hitachi ftool on it, I can ru...
by jdunning
Wed Sep 12, 2007 9:58 pm
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: 740ADFD Raptor 74GB vs Spinpoint T166 HD321KJ in Antec Solo
Replies: 19
Views: 9248

Re: 740ADFD Raptor 74GB vs Spinpoint T166 HD321KJ in Antec S

Anyone have a Raptor in a SOLO and are you happy with it? Do you think I would notice a big difference in speed between the two? I've got a 75GB Raptor in the elastic suspension in a Solo and have been very happy with it. I do have an Infrant NAS box in the same room, which is definitely louder tha...
by jdunning
Wed Jan 10, 2007 1:10 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: how quiet are raptor drives?
Replies: 14
Views: 7106

That is what I wanted to know. Do you find any heat issues with the Raptor in your Solo? ... Did you try the soft grommets with your Raptor in the Solo case or just the suspension only? No heat issues here. The Raptor is suspended in the top slot, with a 500GB WD5000KS suspended below it (I haven't...