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- Wed Aug 30, 2006 2:08 am
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: Centurion 5 / Athlon XP / Katana / 1.6 MB of pix
- Replies: 19
- Views: 30751
Just curious, why a micro ATX PSU? I would be tempted to remove more of those blanks, but prosaically I cannot figure out how it's supposed to be done without twisting them off the metal supports. I don't think I did the one near the hard drive right, as it left a sharp broken metal edge, which is i...
- Wed Aug 16, 2006 12:21 am
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Can the Thermalright XP-120 be used with a 120mm Nexus fan?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7122
IIRC the Panaflo 120mm fans are 38mm thick, and the corners, although open, has a thicker flange (is that the word?) - or whatever you call the part where the metal clip is supposed to go over to hold the fan to the XP120. There should be plenty of choices. I used something really low speed by Coole...
- Wed Jun 07, 2006 10:59 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Gigabyte's RAM drive card w/battery backup...
- Replies: 348
- Views: 218497
- Thu May 18, 2006 7:51 am
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: Silent mice... no more clicking noises!
- Replies: 30
- Views: 28179
- Wed May 10, 2006 11:30 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Tiny, Silent and Efficient: The picoPSU
- Replies: 142
- Views: 271311
Am I the only one thinking of using this device to convert an old AT power supply into an ATX power supply? Probably :twisted: Like Jaganath pointed out, it costs about as much as a quality ATX power supply. So you could do it, but it'll cost more, has less power, probably produce more noise (due t...
- Wed May 10, 2006 11:25 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Tiny, Silent and Efficient: The picoPSU
- Replies: 142
- Views: 271311
Minor quibbles: First page, in the table. "AC Input : 12V DC" seems kind of odd. Probably better just to say "Input". Ditto for "AC Input Current". It's probably also worthwhile to mention that the input needs to be regulated according to the manual, which would agree with Devon's guess that the 12V...
- Wed May 10, 2006 11:16 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Tiny, Silent and Efficient: The picoPSU
- Replies: 142
- Views: 271311
I think after this review a lot more SPCR users may be switching to PicoPSU units. A couple of downsides which put me off them: 1) Good luck finding a 12V AC/DC brick >100W without a fan. 2) Good luck finding a 12V AC/DC brick >100W for less than £40 here in the UK. 3) a picoPSU + AC/DC brick will...
- Tue May 09, 2006 9:02 am
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: Silent mice... no more clicking noises!
- Replies: 30
- Views: 28179
Greetings, It might help if we all requested to be notified when it comes out? http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/products/details/US/EN,CRID=2135,CONTENTID=11532 I'm a righty, but I mouse so much, that I need to use one of these to rest my right arm/wrist/hand. Already did that, haven't heard anyth...
- Tue May 09, 2006 8:34 am
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: Silent mice... no more clicking noises!
- Replies: 30
- Views: 28179
It's almost mid May and it's still not released. Early April my foot. If anyone happen to see their left handed CEO please pass on the message.hapveg wrote:Wow, left handed mouse from a major manufacturer.
- Tue May 02, 2006 11:25 am
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: I need help buying a Socket 939 CPU Cooler
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4393
I have both the Ninja and XP-120. The XP-120 cools the VRM as well since it blows down, the Ninja has the CPU about 1C warmer but it's unfanned and not ducted on my system. Both are not exactly easy to install, but the XP-120 requires a lot more force. Either is a decent choice. With a P180 I'd say ...
- Fri Apr 28, 2006 10:20 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: System and onboard sound
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4538
Re: System and onboard sound
Whats more tricky is sound though. How is it with onboard sound these days? Is the analog output good enough? What boards have digital output, if any? I'm far from an expert in audio quality, but the main difference (other than CPU utilization in games which you're not interested in) is S/N ratio. ...
- Fri Apr 28, 2006 9:57 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Sonata mods
- Replies: 118
- Views: 166434
- Thu Apr 13, 2006 10:07 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Sonata mods
- Replies: 118
- Views: 166434
- Tue Apr 04, 2006 8:26 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Hitachi's T7K500 and 7K160 with 160gb platters
- Replies: 25
- Views: 23674
- Mon Apr 03, 2006 12:47 pm
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Fans in parallel?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5222
Look for a relatively quiet 24V fan. But unless you're prepared to pay high prices and order from DigiKey or have easy access to them, it's easier modding the fan's power connector (if it is a 4 pin Molex type) to run off 5V (or 7V if you're adventurous). A fanmate is a fairly inexpensive alternative.
- Thu Mar 30, 2006 4:36 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: active PFC *REQUIRED* on PSUs to work on UPS's??
- Replies: 18
- Views: 12149
- Thu Mar 30, 2006 11:58 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: SpeedFan Not Picking Up New Drive
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5238
- Thu Mar 30, 2006 11:54 am
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: Silent mice... no more clicking noises!
- Replies: 30
- Views: 28179
$60? That's nothing.qviri wrote:Wow, $60 for a mouse, that's a novel idea to me...
Oops, wrong rodents.
The regular MX610 is available for $45 or even lower. Still pricey for a mouse - my threshold is about $30 for a good ambidextrous mouse, but I'm willing to cough up more for a good lefty mouse.
- Thu Mar 30, 2006 11:19 am
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: Silent mice... no more clicking noises!
- Replies: 30
- Views: 28179
Is there an emoticon for wild enthusiasm?NeilBlanchard wrote:And you can even get a left handed model.
I'd given up on major manufacturers making lefty mice anymore.
Damn, not available yet... *sigh*
- Wed Mar 29, 2006 11:23 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: SpeedFan Not Picking Up New Drive
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5238
I've given up on VIA chipsets. I have an Asus A8V. SMART can't detect my second drive either. It only picks up my first drive. Depending on BIOS and / or driver versions, it either picks up only the first drive only, or the first drive twice. It doesn't matter which drive is first and which is secon...
- Tue Mar 28, 2006 3:04 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: active PFC *REQUIRED* on PSUs to work on UPS's??
- Replies: 18
- Views: 12149
- Fri Mar 24, 2006 10:23 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: A quiet but affordable 1.5 Terabyte home file server
- Replies: 25
- Views: 14435
Re: unRAID
That's the CM Stacker case!sonofdbn wrote:It's worth taking a look at unRaid, which offers these features:
Interesting product. Should be sufficient for 2 simultaneous users, built using pretty low end parts. Wonder if the software is open source...
- Wed Mar 22, 2006 12:52 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Gigabyte's RAM drive card w/battery backup...
- Replies: 348
- Views: 218497
- Tue Mar 21, 2006 10:54 am
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: Really cheap quieting
- Replies: 32
- Views: 21593
Chris, duct tape will dry up and fall off after some time. They also leave residue behind. Clear packing tape (transparent tape used for sealing boxes) works better for me. I usually fold 1/4" at one end over itself to make it not sticky to give myself something to pull if I want to remove it but th...
- Mon Mar 20, 2006 4:11 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: A quiet but affordable 1.5 Terabyte home file server
- Replies: 25
- Views: 14435
The CM Stacker seems to be a good choice if you need loads of HDD space. Get an extra HDD cage. It may not be the quietest case around, but if it's just a server you're going to hide in a closet this should not make that much of a difference. If you want a larger case that may be easier to mod for l...
- Mon Mar 20, 2006 3:33 pm
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: lloyd case's extremetech article on a silent pc
- Replies: 10
- Views: 9028
I didn't think it was that bad. The 600W is overkill but he did give his reason - the ability to run SLI in the future. I think he succeeded in his objectives, to build a quiet killer gaming system without extensive modding using readily available parts. I doubt if we can improve much on the system ...
- Fri Mar 17, 2006 11:09 am
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: Really cheap quieting
- Replies: 32
- Views: 21593
Did a noise analysis, the PSU and HDDs are the biggest offenders. CPU fan a non-issue next to them. My WD1200 whines really badly. Don't recall if it gradually got noisier or if it started off that way. It's about 4 years old, and doesn't get used much (sitting in an external enclosure now). Pretty...
- Wed Mar 15, 2006 1:34 pm
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: Silent mice... no more clicking noises!
- Replies: 30
- Views: 28179
Dang, you beat me to it. By almost a day too from the looks of it :-) Thanko has some very, erm, interesting products. Some of which I'm pretty sure they OEM from someone else (e.g. the USB Wireless lock). A USB flower pot speaker? Erm, maybe next time. The Boss Switch looks useful though. Too bad t...
- Wed Mar 15, 2006 1:11 am
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: Ultimate silencing challenge for SPCR
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3498
I seriously doubt SPCR will get one of these to review. Getting Tyan to send one is highly improbable - this is nowhere close to their target market. No one could want to boost their Folding@Home score that badly :-) Besides, getting 16 individual machines will probably be cheaper and give you highe...
- Mon Mar 13, 2006 2:46 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: S12-380 cable extensions needed?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2575
Depending on interface cards and cable length you might need an extension. I have a Rev 1 S12-430 in a P180 with Asus A8V Deluxe. The ATX12V is stretched to its limit. I even unbraided the cable to get an extra 0.5" or so, and mounted the PSU with the fan on top. Without any PCI cards, I might have ...