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- Fri Aug 29, 2008 6:18 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: RAID and SSD's
- Replies: 22
- Views: 12080
OK, do you know what bad blocks are, and garbage collection, and block erasing, wear levelling, etc. The controller on the SSD has to take all these into consideration, which determine what it's doing, and where the data lives. So without detailed information on how a specific SSD actually works it'...
- Thu Aug 28, 2008 4:36 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: RAID and SSD's
- Replies: 22
- Views: 12080
I'm not totally sure what is limiting a SSD, but here I'm guessing it's the actual reading/writing to the memory chips. The big difference between the two is that the SSD is not limited in the way the HDD is: theoretically it can read and write data on mulitple places at the same time. If this is t...
- Thu Aug 21, 2008 7:23 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Low-power Seedbox/File-Server/NAS?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 11875
As for G45, I don't think I'm going Intel at all. Intel don't seem to carry desktop CPUs with a TDP lower than 65W. Have you looked at the Celeron's, particularly the slightly older ones based on the Conroe core (420, 430, 440). They're single core, and rated at 35W. Or go with a C2D and fold for S...
- Wed Jul 30, 2008 6:34 am
- Forum: SPCR's Folding@Home
- Topic: SPCR Folds Team Blog
- Replies: 1664
- Views: 1662481
Yeesh, on the team user list I may pass 2 people in the near furture, and after that I will have to earn another 300,000 points before I pass the one after that. :shock: I'll be passing you by the end of next year! (should the same points difference continue...) :lol: For now I'm #32 for the #32 te...
- Fri Jul 18, 2008 4:39 am
- Forum: SPCR's Folding@Home
- Topic: Renamed - Alzheimers Thread
- Replies: 8
- Views: 8798
- Wed Jul 09, 2008 5:35 am
- Forum: SPCR's Folding@Home
- Topic: Heh...
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6180
- Mon Jun 16, 2008 2:16 am
- Forum: SPCR's Folding@Home
- Topic: SPCR Folds Team Blog
- Replies: 1664
- Views: 1662481
I have recently got a Q9300 (45nm 6MB, 2.5GHz Quad), and it's running stock speed (I have no luck overclocking with the Gigabyte P31-DS3L), but at 1.15V (I think) rather than 1.25V stock. Temps are around 58 to 63°C for each core, measured with CoreTemp. I'm running it with 2 SMP clients and the af...
- Fri Jun 06, 2008 7:15 am
- Forum: SPCR's Folding@Home
- Topic: SPCR Folds Team Blog
- Replies: 1664
- Views: 1662481
- Thu May 29, 2008 7:25 am
- Forum: SPCR's Folding@Home
- Topic: FAH finally coming to NVIDIA
- Replies: 11
- Views: 8660
- Thu Apr 10, 2008 5:23 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Atom architecture: Tiny, silent PCs, here we come...
- Replies: 17
- Views: 9526
The Atom is designed to be more for the embedded market. The fact that the range will cover a range of speeds and power usage is due to the idea that it's scalable. So at the lower end the chip will be aimed at ARM processors that are used in most mobiles, opening up the world of x86 code to run. Sc...
- Wed Mar 26, 2008 9:05 am
- Forum: SPCR's Folding@Home
- Topic: folding@facebook...
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4434
- Tue Mar 11, 2008 8:15 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Fusion Max -- ATX version of Antec Fusion is coming
- Replies: 156
- Views: 166656
- Tue Mar 11, 2008 8:13 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Need a mATX case that looks like an Audio Amp
- Replies: 25
- Views: 11545
- Mon Feb 18, 2008 7:11 am
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: shut down RAM or VPU through software/bios?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 7262
Re: shut down RAM or VPU through software/bios?
My main computer is a server that I use remotely most of the time so if I could just turn off 2 or the 3 RAM sticks I could lower the noise and heat dissipation (and power usage) of the computer by a lot. Can it be done? It would depend on the RAM controller whether it can selectively disable some ...
- Tue Feb 05, 2008 9:06 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Silent UPS
- Replies: 74
- Views: 105970
@CoolGav: could you please tell us if this is the APC Smart UPS that you have? http://www.apcc.com/resource/include/techspec_index.cfm?base_sku=SUA750I According to the specification, audible noise at 1 meter from surface of unit is 55dBA!!! Yes, that's the one - I'm not too worried about it's nois...
- Tue Feb 05, 2008 8:56 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: File Server vs external drive 20 ft (6 meters) away
- Replies: 21
- Views: 11360
you should also keep in mind that using a gigabit ethernet card would nearly starve the (32bit 33Mhz, I assume) PCI bus The older PIII of nomoon's would have 33MHz PCI, so this would be an issue. However more modern motherboards with PCI2.2 and later will be able to run at 66MHz if all PCI cards su...
- Mon Feb 04, 2008 8:11 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Silent UPS
- Replies: 74
- Views: 105970
perhaps I'll be able to take a close listen soon... Yes, please :) My server is next to the UPS (APC Smart-UPS 750), and has a few 120mm Antec fans, so not a silent listening area, but I couldn't hear it making any buzz or whines. There isn't any active cooling on it either - I've just set it up an...
- Fri Feb 01, 2008 7:09 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Hypermiling: A new hobby for gas savers & environmentali
- Replies: 95
- Views: 46556
I call the Golf a family car, the Lupo (now replaced with the bizarre fox), or Ford Ka, Fiat 500/Panda, original Mini (not BMW's), Smart ForTwo are city cars - to me at least!klankymen wrote:I guess the Golf is more of a city car, with nice cruising fuel efficiency just above the German speed limit.
- Fri Feb 01, 2008 7:05 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Hypermiling: A new hobby for gas savers & environmentali
- Replies: 95
- Views: 46556
Another tip which wasn't immediately obvious to me was to keep the car in gear (high gear) when decelerating and braking until you almost stall. I had naively presumed that coasting in neutral would use less petrol, but it seems that that's wrong. In neutral the engine management system needs to us...
- Tue Jan 29, 2008 7:41 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Silent UPS
- Replies: 74
- Views: 105970
- Tue Jan 15, 2008 7:51 am
- Forum: SPCR's Folding@Home
- Topic: 400,000 point club!!!!
- Replies: 35
- Views: 35825
Goolgav is now 400,000+. Congrats. Sounds like the next AMD model. 8) Thanks - Got my C2D doing the SMP units a month or so ago and my points have risen dramatically! :lol: For a few years I got into AMD, but now don't run any (that could soon change with a server rebuild as I have some mobile AMDs...
- Mon Jan 14, 2008 9:10 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: The Tata "Nano" -- the $2,500 People's Car
- Replies: 72
- Views: 26103
The Tata Nano is an Indian car, designed for India. It's meant to be cheap and replace scooters where family's all ride together (yes, on a single scooter). In light of that, it's a lot safer than the alternatives. I'm not a fan, but who am I to deny the Indians (or anyone else) their right to a mod...
- Fri Jul 27, 2007 3:08 am
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Scythe Mini Ninja spotted
- Replies: 106
- Views: 97457
- Tue Jul 03, 2007 7:02 am
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: Whole House Ventilation
- Replies: 13
- Views: 11018
If you were going to use a standard fixed plastic pipe (not a flexible one), then oversize it and line with rockwool, which shouldn't cost more than £30 for a large pack (which could be used for other quietening/damping/acoustic treatment. The flexible dryer vent should be OK, but with a fan that's...
- Fri Jun 29, 2007 7:05 am
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: Whole House Ventilation
- Replies: 13
- Views: 11018
I don't have any direct experience of this, but the idea is similar in some respects to people building a small music studio and require quiet ventialtion for themselves and gear. You can get all kinds of in-line fans that can be put anywhere in the system, and once enclosed in a suitable box will b...
- Fri Jun 29, 2007 6:57 am
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: Wired Article: How to Soundproof an Apartment
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5415
- Wed Jun 13, 2007 7:17 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: 1 Samsung HD501LJ (500GB) or 2 WD 250 GB? Video editing...
- Replies: 23
- Views: 12906
- Wed May 16, 2007 7:10 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Gigabyte mini-DTX motherboard
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6868
- Tue May 01, 2007 7:53 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Looking for a good computer desk
- Replies: 35
- Views: 24508
- Tue May 01, 2007 7:41 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Amusing computer related names
- Replies: 45
- Views: 29829