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- Tue Mar 24, 2009 10:16 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Is there a problem with head parks on WD Green HDDs?
- Replies: 296
- Views: 473550
Just got a somewhat eery message from WD; The wdidle3 util will void the warranty if used on RE2-GP drives! (thus I have not used it) Here are the messages; Customer (Per Hansson) 03/16/2009 01:55 PM Hi, I have updated the firmware on my 3x RE2-GP 1TB drives that I am running in a RAID5 array, I've ...
- Wed Sep 17, 2008 12:00 pm
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Cheap ITX mainboard with lowest power consumption?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 15677
Just wanted to post a small heads up now that I have my system up running I bought the Intel D945GCLF for my chassi, the system with SSD drive and a dual port Intel NIC drew 50w from the wall, and the annoying fan in the AC adapter for my Travala C137 case spun up with an annoyingly rattling sound S...
- Sun Aug 03, 2008 9:07 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Cheap ITX mainboard with lowest power consumption?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 15677
theycallmebruce; Yea, I've been considering them before but they are kind of expensive plus that now I already have a ITX chassi with a power adapter plus DC/DC ATX power supply board... (Travla C137)
http://linitx.com/viewproduct.php?prodid=10409
http://linitx.com/viewproduct.php?prodid=10409
- Sun Aug 03, 2008 7:37 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Cheap ITX mainboard with lowest power consumption?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 15677
- Sat Aug 02, 2008 3:33 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Cheap ITX mainboard with lowest power consumption?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 15677
- Fri Aug 01, 2008 8:35 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Cheap ITX mainboard with lowest power consumption?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 15677
The Intel DG45FC mainboard with any of the compatible S775 CPU's; would it be able to come even close to the power consumption of the Intel D945GCLF Atom ITX board? I'm asking just because it would make the system much more versatelite incase I decide to build a firewall from something more daunting...
- Thu Jul 24, 2008 1:09 pm
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Cheap ITX mainboard with lowest power consumption?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 15677
- Wed Jul 23, 2008 12:55 pm
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Cheap ITX mainboard with lowest power consumption?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 15677
My CPU requirements are very modest, the original VIA C3 500Mhz CPU has enough performance for quite advanced routing... So either of those two systems above are really overkill, nothing bad with that of course tho... But atleast here in Sweden the VIA systems are 2x the cost of the Intel ones... ht...
- Wed Jul 23, 2008 12:29 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Cheap ITX mainboard with lowest power consumption?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 15677
Cheap ITX mainboard with lowest power consumption?
Hi, I had a Jeyway J7F2 mainboard with a AMD Geode NX1750 CPU but it seems the mainboard has failed silently, does not even try to power on any more :( So I am on the lookout for the cheapest ITX mainboard with best power consumption figures, this is for a firewall, the HDD will be a 2.5" 32GB SSD d...
- Wed Jun 13, 2007 1:05 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Enclosure for 2.5" drives?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 12454
- Tue Jun 12, 2007 8:01 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Enclosure for 2.5" drives?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 12454
- Sun May 27, 2007 6:52 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Enclosure for 2.5" drives?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 12454
- Sun Apr 09, 2006 5:45 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Epox 9NDA3+ and undervolting
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2626
- Sun Apr 09, 2006 3:35 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Epox 9NDA3+ and undervolting
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2626
As I said with the latest BIOS in which changelog it is stated there is undervoltage capability the only settings for vcore are the ones you see in the Anandtech review you linked, i.e. +0.05, +0.1, +0.15, +0.20 Atxp9 controls the CPU multipler via VID pins, i.e. it is a chip used so you get softwar...
- Sun Apr 09, 2006 12:11 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Epox 9NDA3+ and undervolting
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2626
Epox 9NDA3+ and undervolting
Hi, I've got a Epox 9NDA3+ nForce3 Ultra experiencing some seriously exsessive coil noise from the middle coil in the VRM section, hot gluting the coil does not help :( I know, from info from the seller, that the board did not have this issue when it was run at a lower voltage with a Winchester CPU,...
- Sat Feb 04, 2006 8:36 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Seasonic S12-430: Beyond the Super Tornado
- Replies: 200
- Views: 237652
Google translate is your friend http://www.google.com/translate_t It seems it has a different fan that according to the text has twice the airflow, I also think that the other S12 model does not use a dual layer PCB like they mention in one of the pictures... In the link you provide they also show i...
- Tue Jan 17, 2006 11:44 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Bad caps in Seasonic S12? – Open up your units!
- Replies: 17
- Views: 16692
Just bought my second Seasonic S12 430w PSU... To my disappointment this was also a revision A1 model, so no PCIe GFX connector... however the caps are a different matter: http://www.silentpcreview.com/forums/download/file.php?mode=view&id=908 Every single cap is made by the Nippon Chemi-con group, ...
- Tue Jan 17, 2006 11:34 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Seasonic S12-430: Beyond the Super Tornado
- Replies: 200
- Views: 237652
Just bought my second Seasonic S12 430w PSU... To my disappointment this was also a revision A1 model, so no PCIe GFX connector... however the caps are a different matter: http://www.silentpcreview.com/forums/download/file.php?mode=view&id=908&sid=a024bd8fa6e7d1102aadd050b581a36a Every single cap is...
- Sun Jan 15, 2006 12:40 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Connecting VF700s fan to X800GTO2 fan connector??
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5291
- Sun Jan 15, 2006 5:45 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Connecting VF700s fan to X800GTO2 fan connector??
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5291
Well I was going to do it the dirty way; remove the plastic thing from the Male fan connector on the card so the Zalman fan connector could be forced on... But I noticed that the polarity was wrong, the Zalman has like is normal, positive in the middle but the card is wired for negative in the middl...
- Sun Jan 15, 2006 3:39 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Connecting VF700s fan to X800GTO2 fan connector??
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5291
From the horses mouth; W1zzard, the creator of ATI Tool: Perra, 2006-01-15 12:36 : what would be your take on this? I've been thinking of it too.. http://forums.silentpcreview.com/viewtopic.php?t=28426 Wizzard, 2006-01-15 12:38 : works fine Perra, 2006-01-15 12:39 : okay, do you know if all heatsink...
- Fri Dec 30, 2005 7:25 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Seasonic S12-430: Beyond the Super Tornado
- Replies: 200
- Views: 237652
So basically, the cheap caps are the ones that don't matter? Meh. I'm fine with that. I bet that all the other companies use the cheap ones for everything. And... do they now come with Pci-e? Do I not need to buy the adapter? Looking to get this PSU, confused on this one thing though. The 500W vers...
- Tue Dec 27, 2005 12:31 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Bad caps in Seasonic S12? – Open up your units!
- Replies: 17
- Views: 16692
Seasonic was careful not to state that ALL the caps in the S12s are aluminum electrolytic capacitors. They did not mention that other types of caps are also used. It's also important to note that just because the other caps are not aluminum electrolytic types, it does not mean they will fail or are...
- Tue Dec 27, 2005 9:14 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Seasonic S12-430: Beyond the Super Tornado
- Replies: 200
- Views: 237652
I have started a new thread on this here as I think this issue really deserves it. So we might have to go through this all over again… Per, the reply from Sesonics indicates at least that you have still got your 3 yr. warranty! :lol: I'm reposting a reply by me from that thread here: I think I just...
- Tue Dec 27, 2005 9:12 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Bad caps in Seasonic S12? – Open up your units!
- Replies: 17
- Views: 16692
I think I just got it, the manufacturer of the big primary side 400v capacitor is Hitachi. And if you reread the e-mail I got from Seasonic that I posted in this thread . Dear Sir Seasonic has led the high quality bulk capacitors in since the Super series even at the moment that most PSUs still use ...
- Mon Dec 26, 2005 1:47 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Bad caps in Seasonic S12? – Open up your units!
- Replies: 17
- Views: 16692
Only the rev. A2 are advertised as having Japanese caps, so I don't really see the "problem." No, my Rev. A1 also came in a box that had the "Long-lived Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitor" text on it. On the box itself of my PSU it is also clearly stated "Long-lived Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitor" th...
- Mon Dec 26, 2005 12:28 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Bad caps in Seasonic S12? – Open up your units!
- Replies: 17
- Views: 16692
Sorry to let you down but no, they have not improved...josephclemente wrote:Is it possible that this brand has since corrected their formula and no longer has this issue?
- Mon Dec 26, 2005 8:26 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Bad caps in Seasonic S12? – Open up your units!
- Replies: 17
- Views: 16692
Re: Bad caps in Seasonic S12? – Open up your units
Here are the OST capacitors Per found in his S12 430W rev. A1(?) unit: Correct, my unit is an A1, sorry for not making that clear already... Though I also have to ask if this really is correct, I mean mine is surley not the first revision, because it does have the modular 24pin ATX connector, along...
- Mon Dec 26, 2005 2:38 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Seasonic S12-430: Beyond the Super Tornado
- Replies: 200
- Views: 237652
jaganath; the thing about failing capacitors is that they can be very dangerous, when a capacitor fails it can even short itself or just plain stop working... See this thread for example, I think this guy is glad those failed caps did not end up burning his house down... And about the useful life of...
- Sun Dec 25, 2005 6:14 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Seasonic S12-430: Beyond the Super Tornado
- Replies: 200
- Views: 237652
Seasonic S12 does not use any high quality Japanese capacitors at all, the caps used in the S12 430W are all made by OST, Taiwan Ostor Corporation in Taiwan which is a known "badcap" manufacturer: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacitor_plague I have a thread on http://www.badcaps.net on this with ma...