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by Seal
Mon Jun 02, 2008 3:04 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Improve my website!
Replies: 5
Views: 3434

The initial feedback I have had is that the site is a little too clean! I might try add a splash of colour soon. I've also been reading some web marketing forums. As a techie I've always been quite keen on the very clean pre-loaders and ajax loads (where there is no page refresh but lots of voids() ...
by Seal
Sat May 31, 2008 4:45 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Improve my website!
Replies: 5
Views: 3434

Improve my website!

Hello all, It's been a while since I was last here, thats because I've been very busy working on setting up a new little company of mine! If any of you are familiar with all of america's one day one deal websites like woot.com then this shouldnt be a new concept to you. I've basically set it up here...
by Seal
Mon Nov 07, 2005 2:30 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Would You Get A Mac?
Replies: 167
Views: 131653

Seal, could you provide more details of your mac mini mods, especially with regards to the cooling system? sure, er the only major mod was the overclocking, which requires re-soldering of the mini's motherboard PCB, its quite tricky stuff and not for the faint hearted, as i already said, it invalid...
by Seal
Sat Nov 05, 2005 7:27 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Would You Get A Mac?
Replies: 167
Views: 131653

Better say this before the thread's locked. IMO apple appears to be very much against DIY'ers; it's one thing for them to not want to write a lot of drivers and so not let people buy most of their components themselves, but I see no reason why they couldn't allow the option of buying "mac kits", wi...
by Seal
Fri Jun 10, 2005 2:27 am
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: Nexus 120mm - How slow?
Replies: 22
Views: 11853

hey, dont mean to hijack the post or anything but i kinda need some similar advice too. I just ordered 3 of these fans for my system 1 for exhaust, 1 for psu and 1 for the watercooling radiator. the question i have is what are the rpm values for this fan on 5v and on 7v? i will be hard wiring my fan...
by Seal
Fri Jun 10, 2005 1:12 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Low-power router/file server. Need advice.
Replies: 42
Views: 22480

A mac mini may make a great file server, the only problem maybe if you want to run linux on it with airport as airport extreme is unsupported under linux. However, it's small quiet and, according to this, draws only 20 watts and only 28 whilst playing a dvd!!! http://www.tomshardware.com/howto/2005...
by Seal
Fri Jun 10, 2005 1:05 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Low-power router/file server. Need advice.
Replies: 42
Views: 22480

hi, sorry i didnt spot this post earlier, but its just up my street! anyway, its not really a file server but its a VERY powerful firewall/router. I think im gonna blow everyone away when i say that the power consumption of my box is max 5W. I use an "embedded pc" platform which is basically like a ...
by Seal
Wed Jun 08, 2005 12:43 am
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: Can you trust the arctic silencers then?
Replies: 35
Views: 20044

heres my experience with the as cooler. ive had nothing but problems from it. When i bought it i modified the fan to run off 7v, few weeks after, the fan started vibrating heavily so i took the fan apart and put some more grease in there. That went well for a while, then i noticed alot of graphical ...
by Seal
Wed May 04, 2005 5:42 am
Forum: The Silent Front
Topic: Logitech UltraX - Nice silent keyboard
Replies: 164
Views: 145905

nici wrote:, i just happened to have a screwdriver in my hand when hitting my keyboard :lol:
lol! i suggest putting things down when you hit your keyboard, god forbid, what if you were holding a nice tft monitor in your hands at the time? it upsets me to think of what the consequences would be....
by Seal
Thu Apr 14, 2005 7:35 am
Forum: The Silent Front
Topic: SPCR is 3 years old today
Replies: 40
Views: 21653

Happy Birthday SPCR!

Congrats to mike and all the team for all their hard work. They've definately done their part to ensure i get my nice quiet night's sleep every night! :)
by Seal
Mon Apr 11, 2005 11:47 pm
Forum: The Silent Front
Topic: Perpendicular
Replies: 28
Views: 15819

so... does that also mean that for the same RPM, drivespeeds will *theoretically* be increased 10 fold too? Either that or drivespeed can be greatly reduced and ensure the same throughput as current 7200rpm drives... and you know what that means guys! less heat + less noise! woowoo!
by Seal
Fri Mar 18, 2005 4:24 am
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: undervolting iption for asus a7n8x-x
Replies: 7
Views: 9630

hiya! welcome to the forums!!!

basically if i recall correctly, with that mobo you can downvolt your cpu there...
by Seal
Fri Mar 18, 2005 4:06 am
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: Artic vga silencer rev3, bearing noise
Replies: 9
Views: 6054

yeah, ive had a rev 5 downvolted to 5v for a while and it started vibrating and rattling alot. all i did to sort this problem was removed the sticker behind the motor of the fan and it leaves the axle exposed, i just put a small amount of vaseline in there and covered it back up with the sticker. wo...
by Seal
Thu Mar 17, 2005 1:19 am
Forum: The Silent Front
Topic: Logitech UltraX - Nice silent keyboard
Replies: 164
Views: 145905

Is it easy to remap say the "media" key to be "volume up" and another one of those "hotkeys" to volume down? Out of all the "junk hotkeys" on my cheap microsoft keyboard, I only use mute, volume up and volume down. If the Logitech is easy to rewire/reprogram the hotkeys, then thatd be cool... yeah ...
by Seal
Fri Feb 25, 2005 1:12 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Would You Get A Mac?
Replies: 167
Views: 131653

Wow that is one nice setup! How many of those machines are on 24/7? And also are there specific uses for each machine?
by Seal
Tue Feb 01, 2005 2:00 am
Forum: The Silent Front
Topic: Logitech UltraX - Nice silent keyboard
Replies: 164
Views: 145905

yeah i cant imagine how anyone would be able to silence the scisor mechanism as its very compact. I hate to be the one that says this but unfortunately i think that some sort of grease would work well in silencing that type of mechanism, although i would never do it myself....

wanna try it ceesami?
by Seal
Sun Jan 30, 2005 5:52 am
Forum: The Silent Front
Topic: Logitech UltraX - Nice silent keyboard
Replies: 164
Views: 145905

oh yeah, and that vaseline thing? eww! i'd never do that. pls dont do it on your ultrax.

and also forgot to add the mechanism for the "F#" keys is bit different, pull from the left sides first and unclip on the right.
by Seal
Sun Jan 30, 2005 5:48 am
Forum: The Silent Front
Topic: Logitech UltraX - Nice silent keyboard
Replies: 164
Views: 145905

Here you go. This was the fate of my ultrax once i spilt tea on it... (i thought that only happened in films). It survived perfectly although the keys got sticky so i took it apart to clean the keys. http://jkwlee.com/comp/ultrax_take_apart.jpg The mechanism is just standard laptop key style. To tak...
by Seal
Fri Jan 28, 2005 4:29 pm
Forum: The Silent Front
Topic: Logitech UltraX - Nice silent keyboard
Replies: 164
Views: 145905

wow, you certainly do know your electronics dont you! good work!!!
by Seal
Thu Jan 27, 2005 7:33 am
Forum: The Silent Front
Topic: Logitech UltraX - Nice silent keyboard
Replies: 164
Views: 145905

I just wish they have the "Power" key on it... Most BIOSes have the option to startup the system via keyboard "hot-keys" I have my UltraX set to start my system by pressing "Ctrl + F1". Works great and I don't need no silly "power" button! :) amen brother, thats what i do. cause my box is relocated...
by Seal
Tue Jan 25, 2005 1:05 am
Forum: The Silent Front
Topic: Logitech UltraX - Nice silent keyboard
Replies: 164
Views: 145905

im abit upset :( cause i broke my ultrax. Spilt tea on it, but it still worked althought the keys were sticky so i took all the keys off to clean but being based on laptop keys, their hinges are very delicate and i broke one - the left shift one and its made it all hideous for typing! :(. Ah well th...
by Seal
Fri Dec 10, 2004 1:20 am
Forum: The Silent Front
Topic: Logitech UltraX - Nice silent keyboard
Replies: 164
Views: 145905

yeah saw that ages ago, its really ugly imo because of the huge border bits, also its not standard keyboard layout because of the arrow keys and home keys, its like a botched notebook keyboard with a numpad stuck on the side.
by Seal
Sat Sep 18, 2004 10:52 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Recommend a Silent Mouse and Keyboard?
Replies: 481
Views: 824515

Yeah, the new logitec bluetooth set, very sexie and i really want it but it has a pricetag to match its called dinovo and is about £150, or $230+.
by Seal
Sat Jul 24, 2004 5:18 pm
Forum: Watercooling
Topic: New Pump CSP750 lauded for low noise
Replies: 122
Views: 72680

Swiftech wb? I'd go for a dangerden or a dtek waterblock by far. Swiftechs are for people who want an all in one package/are less experienced, i hardly see hardcore setups like uve just listed with swiftech cpu blocks. Also i use a t line and i have no trouble wih mine, i can fill it up from dry wit...
by Seal
Sat Jul 24, 2004 1:15 pm
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Nexus NX-3500SE/NX-4090?
Replies: 24
Views: 13275

oooh, check this out:

http://www.xcase.co.uk/acatalog/Seasonic_Psu_s.html

the 400w, its the new one too thats more efficient than the one that was reviewed by spcr that had a good rating too, not a bad price, its inbetween the nexus and the enermax. ill probablyu get that on enow.
by Seal
Sat Jul 24, 2004 1:07 pm
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Nexus NX-3500SE/NX-4090?
Replies: 24
Views: 13275

what did you go for in the end? my psu has just failed on me and im exactly in the same position as you, either the nexus from kustompcs or the enermax from overclockers :) the review for the enermax is good according to spcr though, although i love the nexus' 120mm fan lol.
by Seal
Sat Jul 24, 2004 12:32 pm
Forum: Watercooling
Topic: Fanless car engine radiator, anyone?
Replies: 13
Views: 8434

lol that looks ridiculusly OTT

kinda cool tho, if u guys do it take a photo!
by Seal
Sat Jul 24, 2004 11:59 am
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: How many watts / amps needed? The end-all and be-all answer.
Replies: 13
Views: 17648

great post! do you have a pic or url of that clamp on ammeter your talking about? i wanted to buy one of those "watt measuring" plugs like you see in hte spcr psu reviews but if the clamp on is anygood i might get that. In theory could you use the clampon over the psu's main kettle lead?
by Seal
Sat Jul 24, 2004 11:34 am
Forum: Watercooling
Topic: New Pump CSP750 lauded for low noise
Replies: 122
Views: 72680

thats so sexie, im still waiting for a uk stockist though...
by Seal
Wed Jul 21, 2004 3:21 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Would You Get A Mac?
Replies: 167
Views: 131653

Its been revived! Wow what strong opinions, being the original poster of this topic... and then going out and buying a mac to see what all the fus was about i've got to say before i didnt understand why macs were "so good" in some peoples opinions, i could only see that people who liked them, LOVED ...