are you sure it's not the cpu? test with the multiplier at 9x

i think asus has that q-fan thing which slows down or stops fans according to settings in the bios. try looking there

drfinalfantasy, wat timings are you running the memory at? also i see you're running a barton 2500+, can you confirm it's stable at 200mhz fsb?

dryfire...you just want a duct to concentrate the air right?

bolting an empty fan frame between the heatsink and the fan might do the trick...but i don't think this will work too well with a low flow fan though

Recently, the upgrade bug bit me and i got a new Barton 2500+ along with an Abit NF7-S and some Buffalo pc3700 (winbond BH-5 chips). I wanted to see what the rage was about setting the fsb directly to 200mhz, reaching xp 3200+ speeds (i have an ax-7 with a 12v L1a providing cooling) however prime95 ...

POLIST8 wrote:How much Goop did you put on the CPU? You should only use enough to make a thin layer on the core...

bah...p4/celery=glop that stuff on, the rule for the thin transparent layer goes out the window b/c the heatspreader is HUGE and uneven compared to the exposed core of athlons

i got another wd800jb to set up in SATA raid (yaya i'm a masochist :lol:) but as soon as i picked it up i knew it was different from my old 800jb. the new drive looks totally different and is a lot lighter, furthermore, temps can be read through SMART!!! i wouldn't say it runs quieter/faster than my...

ack...wat happened to socket 478 compatibility? an nforce2 platform would be ideal to making a HTPC but lacsap wanted it to be an intel system i think http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduct.asp?DEPA=&submit=Go&description=AXION+A4%2DA292+%2DRETAIL that looks good to me, although no 800fsb support, it...

The chenbro comes with a pretty loud fan according to the crucible.ca review Sunon KD1212PTB3-6A 2.4w 120mm fan 120 x 25mm 0.20A, 2.4W, 2400RPM, 69CFM, 35.5 DBa also...imo it looks extemely tacky compared to the sleek "piano black "sonata the final blow...no reset button...wtf??? the sonata 120mm fa...

Hmmm...you can't blame anyone for trying to make a buck off the net. There aren't that many sites out there dedicated to "quietness" and i think buildsilentpc is one of the nicer ones, although it is directed at a more mainstream audience. The Nexus 301 is still pwm just like the 201, but allows adj...

Anyone been to this site? Wouldn't be surprised if Will Smith is a member here at spcr:D

http://www.buildsilentpc.com

3 L1a's + 1 thermal controlled NMB for me, would be 4 L1a's but too lazy to crack open psu again

I would recommend the thermalright ax-7 but it has gone the way of the do-do

sounds pretty good.

i would take battery life over performance in a laptop anyday. hopefully using the efficeon, there will be a laptop made with 10+ hours battery life

thx for the comments SometimesWarrior! The TV Tuner has no form of cooling.... I have a Gigabyte 7DXE Motherboard and I tend to believe the temps that its telling me. In fact the temps that I get in BIOS instead of from MBM are a few degrees lower. Ill try cooling the TV tuner and see if that makes...

Zhentar wrote:the point of the mobo they recommend is that it has multiplier adjustments.

sorry...should have cleared that up. multiplier adjusts to only 12.5

that's why he wrote all that stuff on blowing bridges

frosty wrote:Yes had to pull myself away there, he does not seem as worried about noise though as we are.

yaya but they do test acoustics and let you listen, which is pretty nice i think
only other place i've found that let's you audition fans is sidewinder

i can't really place my finger on it but the two "swirly" things looks very familiar

def flashier than the k7 logos but can't really say it looks better

http://www.amdmb.com/#News-6709

imo you got ripped off!!! that albatron is a crippled 5200 (should be called 5200 lite or something) it only has the the 64bit memory bus. there will be super low memory bandwith... nvidia also chose to do this a while with the gf4 mx420 also to lower the prices. before that the last cards to have t...

arg...if they only made a dual board with muliplier adjustments i'd be all over this

You can also ask your monitor repairer to apply the plastic spray if you don't want to open the crt yourself. Yeah if it's under warranty just take it in to an authorized repair shop...should have it fixed in a jiffy. might have to tip a little though? i use a samsung 955df. sometimes it buzzes whe...

try this: www.abspc.com no proprietory stuff and you know exactly what's in it, but of course there's always that ~$200 overhead paid for them assembling it
reseller ratings

btw abspc is run by the same people who run newegg!!!!

thanks for the responses, figured out the the aerogate is pwm by the circuitry...arg a shot of the back of the aerogate I http://www.systemcooling.com/images/reviews/Fans/CoolerMaster_AeroGateI/Image4.jpg circuitry of the vantec nexus nxp-201 http://www.virtual-hideout.net/reviews/vantec_nexus_contr...

(If it ain't broke - don't fix it !!!). Yep. But the noise coming from the psu just seems that much LOUDER :shock: when you could do something to fix it. Most people here who haven't purchased quiet psus here have modded their own with panaflo L1a's or M1a's. Wait at least an hour after unplugging ...

aeon wrote:Well about starting up the psu without any load, do I have to take the green wire out of the 20 pin connector and connect it to any black wire on the 20 connector?

Use a paper clip to short it out. Wrap it in electrical tape if you're feeling paranoid or don't trust yourself.

I'm gonna get a fan controller...I have looked at various models but can't really decide on what to get. help me out!!! Vantec Nexus 201 -imo looks awesome but it's pwm and only lowers to 7v... do all pwm controllers generate "buzzing" or is it the luck of the draw? can the buzzing be muffled by foa...

hey drff the power supply readings are slightly off iirc the geforce3 runs at 1.5v (1.4 shouldn't be a problem) and the voodoo at 3.3, so that's normal the 5v and 12v rails are definitely off though. i think +-5% is acceptable but 4.3v and 12.7v respectively are both out of spec do you have a spare ...

power-wise both should be more than enough the 350w aurora does look realllllly nice...not just the fan, the whole psu casing has a shiny chrome finish to it but it costs almost twice :cry: as much shipped as the normal 300w w/120mm fan i would go for just the regular one b/c i don't have a window t...

Hey Mr K welcome to SPCR Which IC-7 do you have? Is the top of the heatsink on the nb aluminum or plastic? I believe they had to revised the nb heatsink b/c people were complaining about the noise. In either case, you can try disabling the fan and see if it causes any problems in stability, (should ...

in the acpi settings of the bios you can set the standby to S3 (str) mode

if ur running xp, hibernation will work as well