The 9600pro is bunches slower than the 9500pro b/c it's pipelines have been clipped in half. I believe at normal settings a ti-4200 will come out slightly ahead of the 9600pro but when you crank up the AA/AF, the 9600pro kills the ti-4200.

A standard PSU put into a Dell mobo will cause a fire, and both components will become instant toast. Dell warranty has it covered!!! :lol: I've taken case fans from dell work stations at school, the connectors look proprietory but they work on my home machine. No tach wire though. I've seen a coup...

Are you speaking from experience? Can anyone else confirm or disconfirm this? It would be really bad if I put a couple SLK-800s on my CPUs and they fell off and broke my Ti 4600 card in two. yaya i'm running an Ax-7. upgraded from a vantec cck6035-d which could be moved slightly side to side with i...

Stunt, removing the fan from the power supply is possible but very risky. It might not matter if the psu dies but it can also take out the mobo/cpu/memory...... Also, since the power supply is your only exhaust, definitely keep the fan in. To get more quiet, you can enclose the harddrive and undervo...

The easiest thing to do is to put the computer in standby mode. You can literally hear the whine subsiding!!!

also take a look at this: http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduct.asp?DEPA=&submit=Go&description=5F263B1M3 i don't think there's anything wrong with the Ax-7, Sk-7, or SLK-800U/900U from thermalright except possible clearance issues (and the SLK's being expensive for a pair). the triple clips should ...

definitely stick with the aluminum. that copper heatsink has it's fins way too tightly packed to dissipate heat quickly. also think of dust/gunk build up between the thin fins over time

If a fanless GeForce FX 5200 can be had for under $70, then it sounds like a good card for a quiet system that doesn't need to be too fast and won't be used to run games at 1600x1200 and whatnot, even if a Ti4200 does beat it in performance tests. yaya you're right, it all depends on what you use i...

Neemal the main problem i see is that it might not fit in your case...so check and measure if you still decide to do this. This psu is also suspicious...500W for $29.99...IMPOSSIBLE unless if it's horribly inefficent and can't maintain constant voltages. If you are actually in need for 500 watts (wh...

The Geforce Fx 5200 any version is piece of shiz...a Ti-4200 will beat it hands down using iq settings or not. The one unique thing the 5200 brings is full Directx 9.0 support which will never be used b/c 1) There are no games out which uses the whole Directx 9.0 feature set. 2) The perfomance of th...

TT has come out with many shoddy products...crappy orbs, volcano 9/11, and they outright LIE on specs. However, I think the SubZero4G is the first product that actually works well from the experiences I've heard. btw look at this review for the Xblower. Even though I know it won't be quiet it's stil...

monkiman wrote:I suppose you could - I just removed it altogether (on a Shuttle AK35GTR) - those fans push so little air it doesn't make much differece.

Ya those stupid shuttle northbridge fans...ripped the one off my of ak31 after it died, the tiny bare heatsink is never even warm to the touch.

As much as L1a's are praised, they are not perfect fans. The four I recently got form case-mod all sounded like the 2nd wav from http://forums.silentpcreview.com/viewtopic.php?t=5015 but only when they're blowing ~2 inches from my ear. From a foot away it's unnoticeable. When I hold them there are s...

Thanks for the "razz" but I'm sticking to my guns :wink: . The recommended minimum storage temps for Athlon XPs is -40 deg C. It might not run at much lower for long...so...a processor with a temp of -100 deg C might live twice as long as one with a temp of -110 deg C but the -100 is 10 deg C warmer...

The BURNING question... what kind of cpu is it and what are the temps??? Is the mobo temp the case temp??? 45 would be kind of high if that were the case. Maybe you can try ducting the heatsink to the bottom of the psu with some cardboard and elbow grease. From all the stuff (maybe bs) I've read a d...

DonP wrote: My current temp is about 37 oC, this is quite normal, I've got a bit of a headache but I'm probably a bit dehydrated. If your temp is 40 then you've got quite a fever.

Hottest I've been is 38.8 deg C...had to take a really painful shot to the ass to bring it down.

Arctic Silver i1/2/3 is only capacitive I think. It is possible that some cheap silver thermal greases might be conductive though. I recently unlocked my palomino 1800+ using a rear defogger fix kit from an auto shop. Paid ~$10 for it. I heard it was easier to use the conductive ink pens but Radiosh...

It's probably the mesh since case-mod let's you choose the color of the sleeving and the heatshrink to secure it.

Anyway i was thinking (please tell me if im way off with this) but surely a pair of household rubber gloves (washing up gloves) would provide enough insulation to protect you from the dangerous charge in the capacitors. I dunno about the protection of rubber gloves but I agree with lenny that it'll...

Looking good!!! The rear grill reminds of the 120mm Fortron. But talk about strange naming...SUPER TORNADO

Not 100% true, Keel. Two stacked fans spinning in the same direction CAN increase airflow. A quick look at the CFM / pressure curve will confirm this for you. The second fan can reduce the pressure on the first fan thus increasing its volume. It is, however, diminishing returns. What he is probably...

contro roating fans should work best, ie top fan goes left, bottom fan goes right its used on some planes and helicopters, mostly russian ones tho Yaya, i've heard of this too. two fans stacked together spinning in the same direction doesn't increase airflow but if one spins clockwise and the other...

Just to be sure, I checked gf 4 mx440 cards at newegg There are passively cooled versions from: Abit Aopen Apollo Asus Biostar Chaintech Evga Gainward MSI Palit PNY Prolink The only way you can check your video card temps is buy using an external sensor :( unless your manufacturer decided to put in ...

Reminds me of this except without the copper insert. Look at the user reviews though!!! 117 averaging 5/5 stars.
However, I don't think the default fan is quiet enough for SPCR. Then again for $12 shipped it's hard to beat.

davidhooper wrote:Hmm, I tried doing that with a GF2 MX440 and the temps went past 70C. Shame really.

Geforce 2 MX400 or Geforce 4 MX440?? Doesn't really matter b/c most versions of both of them are passively cooled. How did you manage to measure 70 deg C?

The Zalman northbridge would do a good job but you'll lose a pci slot or two and a few bucks. I am surprised that your mx440 came with active cooling though. Most manufacturers just slapped a passive heatsink on. Hmmm...the only thing I would do is disconnect the gpu fan. Cheap and effective.

5. HD, 2 fujitsu 2.5 MHS 40 GB drives Those are laptop harddrives right? In the end im really satisfied with my setup, but since there is 1 fan left i want to find the best setup maybe a 120 mm fan at the slowest rpm possible so it just moves. I read your other post Aderyn and this 120mm sunon mons...

According to amd tech docs your cpu outputs only ~20 watts of heat although max temp is only 65 deg C...you could easily get away with passive cooling with an Sk-6+.

Congrats Frosty

The cycle continues...

reminds me of the fan /psu mufflers available from here