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- Thu Sep 30, 2004 11:11 am
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Misleading Asus.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5826
- Mon Aug 30, 2004 9:28 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: My slightly unorthodox HDD fan setup.. any problems?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4603
Blowing any fan at a solid surface at so close a distance as you show, is a questionable use of airflow. The created back-pressure slows down airflow, at the same time increases noise levels. I'd much prefer to see the fan blowing/sucking through the opening between the drives. Of course how you mo...
- Mon Aug 30, 2004 7:24 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: My slightly unorthodox HDD fan setup.. any problems?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4603
- Sun Aug 22, 2004 12:59 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: My slightly unorthodox HDD fan setup.. any problems?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4603
- Fri Aug 20, 2004 5:09 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: My slightly unorthodox HDD fan setup.. any problems?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4603
Yeah, sorry about the sub-par image :D The strange lookin thing between the blocks is indeed the fan, and those white blocks are hard drives, the upper one is flipped around. The red area is making a pitiful attempt at indicating the airflow path. I only have one 120mm case fan at the back, and I wa...
- Thu Aug 19, 2004 10:27 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: My slightly unorthodox HDD fan setup.. any problems?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4603
My slightly unorthodox HDD fan setup.. any problems?
Hi! I just rigged my two S-ATA Seagates like this: http://koti.mbnet.fi/kurittu/kovo.jpg (I changed the crappy GIF with a proper pic) The grey block represent the HD mount clips on the Sonata, the white rectangles with black outlines are the HD:s, the thing I did was that I flipped the sonata clip 1...
- Wed Mar 31, 2004 12:43 am
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: Logo for SPCR?
- Replies: 90
- Views: 44498
- Tue Mar 23, 2004 12:31 pm
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: "silent" pc
- Replies: 27
- Views: 18843
- Mon Mar 15, 2004 10:44 am
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Hard locks when moving winamp video window
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2555
- Mon Mar 15, 2004 7:55 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Decoupling the PSU fan
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2593
Decoupling the PSU fan
Has anyone done this? I just tore open my Sonata stock PSU and replaced the screws with the four extra silicone grommets provided with the case. Three of them were easy to pull in place with a pair of pliers, naturally I had to pull them inwards, because the case encloses the screws (grommets, in th...
- Mon Mar 15, 2004 4:39 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Sapphire 9600 Pro Ultimate
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3845
Re: Sapphire 9600 Pro Ultimate
How about 2d performance? My main computer has a Matrox G550 with excellent 2d. How does the Sapphire Radeon 9600 Pro Ultimate compare to something like that in 2d. Anyone tried using the Sapphire in a dual monitor setup (since the card comes with a DVI connector and VGA adaptor in addition to the ...
- Tue Feb 17, 2004 1:17 pm
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Hard locks when moving winamp video window
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2555
I also think that you got a software problem. In your shoes I would start by updating to latest DirectX drivers. Next step is to upgrade to latest BIOS version for your board. Have you tried with different programs for viewing the Movie? Both are current and up-to-date, that's the first solution I ...
- Sun Feb 15, 2004 11:11 am
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Hard locks when moving winamp video window
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2555
I had a similar problem several years ago. After nearly pulling my hair out tyring to figure out if a particular component was bad, I had the motherboard checked out at a shop- Turns out my cache (older mobo- was off CPU) was bad. Switched mobo's and all is fine. Other things you could do- -ensure ...
- Wed Feb 11, 2004 9:51 am
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Hard locks when moving winamp video window
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2555
Hard locks when moving winamp video window
I'm experiencing a strange phenomenon; a hard lock occurs once in a while when I move windows with video content playing on them. The symptoms are not unlike those of a cpu overheating; the Audio card's buffer starts to "oscillate" (A whirring sound playing, presumably the buffer looping). I have a ...
- Mon Jan 19, 2004 5:39 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Vacuum paneling to stop noise?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2971
Vacuum paneling to stop noise?
I had this idea.. Since we all know that noise is vibrations in a conducting matter and the basic idea behind every dampening material there is is to either reflect this noise or convert it to some other form of energy (heat for example, using friction). Would it be possible to effectively combat no...
- Fri Jan 09, 2004 9:35 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: How to: Monitor my HD Temps?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3638
- Fri Jan 09, 2004 9:20 pm
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: P4 or Athlon 64? - ordering soon!
- Replies: 30
- Views: 14954
I'd say that P4 is a much more proven platform and performance of P4 and A64 (3.2Ghz and 3200+) is similar. 64-bit OS isn't out yet so there isn't any benefit in 64-bits yet I think. I think A64 3000+ will outperform P4 2.6 stock. Additionally if you have GF3 Ti200 my guess is you won't see the ben...
- Fri Jan 09, 2004 9:14 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Antec 3700 & Sonta - will Audigy2 platinum drive bay fit
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3880
- Fri Nov 28, 2003 2:49 am
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Fan controllers that fit the Sonata
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2194
I found this 3 1/2" controller and tried it out. I would have tried them on my Sonata except the case is sitting in several pieces all over the house right now. Let me know if the information above is not sufficient and I'll put it back together for a quick check (PM me). Thanks, but I can't find t...
- Mon Nov 24, 2003 5:30 am
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Fan controllers that fit the Sonata
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2194
Fan controllers that fit the Sonata
I'm looking for a fan controller for my sonata, but since I have no 5 1/4" slots left, I'm looking for one that fits in the 3½"-slot, but the front cover worries me. Do you guys have any installed that fit with the cover closed, where did you get them, how much did they cost and do they ship over- s...
- Mon Nov 24, 2003 5:26 am
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Danger in mounting a CNPS7000A-Cu?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5147
The heatsink doesn't hang form the CPU, it hangs from the motherboard. The only effect a heatsink failure could have on a CPU is overheating. But since any modern Socket A motherboard (including the Asus A7V8X ) has overheat protection, that's a non-issue. I know, I installed one a week ago, but I ...
- Sun Nov 23, 2003 10:07 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Where are you located
- Replies: 46
- Views: 35643
Wherever you get people manically fixating on one thing and one thing only, you get a lot of americans there. Be it cars, guns, religion or quieting computers, the american is usually the most fanatic :) Sorry, that was not meant to be a troll, but that's at least how it seems :) I'm from Finland, w...
- Sun Nov 23, 2003 9:56 am
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Danger in mounting a CNPS7000A-Cu?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5147
- Sat Nov 22, 2003 1:33 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Somewhat OT - How to RAID
- Replies: 19
- Views: 8972
- Fri Nov 21, 2003 1:07 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Somewhat OT - How to RAID
- Replies: 19
- Views: 8972
Well, I decided to just bite the bullet and buy two drives at once. Despite the very clear warnings about reliability, I've always wanted to try RAID0. I think the warnings about reliability are a bit overdone; the only pro- blem with RAID 0 reliability is, that if one of your HD's explode, you los...
- Fri Nov 21, 2003 3:27 am
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: "Visually silent" POST
- Replies: 20
- Views: 6571
- Thu Nov 20, 2003 10:34 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: First attempt with an Antec Sonata - Advice please!
- Replies: 21
- Views: 9353
The fan that came with my 3700 AMB is actually quite usable. It stalls at 2.3V which is the lowest figure I've seen and is reasonably quiet at 5v. So undervolting the original fan with a Fan Mate is certainly an option. Yeah, but the sonata is already undervolted, though I'm not sure how much. And ...
- Thu Nov 20, 2003 10:29 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: First attempt with an Antec Sonata - Advice please!
- Replies: 21
- Views: 9353
Hi Ana, I share your views on PSU modding. I too am completely new to this stuff. I'm still waiting on a number of components from suppliers before I can build my PC so I haven't heard it yet. However, my plan is this: If the PSU fan is too loud for me to bare then I'll buy a Nexus 3000 or somethin...
- Thu Nov 20, 2003 10:04 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: First attempt with an Antec Sonata - Advice please!
- Replies: 21
- Views: 9353
What do you think, is it worth the cost to switch the 120 mm case fan from the Sonata case to a different model with a Fan Mate to undervolt it more silent? At the time the case fan is making the most noise on my setup, alongside with the PSU fan, which is just slightly less noisy. Do you people usu...
- Wed Nov 19, 2003 3:46 pm
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: P4 2.8GHz running suspiciously low.. experiences?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2542
It's not that low. The P4C800 (and the P4P800, not that it matters to you!) reports the CPU temps about 6-8°C too low. Whatever you're reading in MBM isn't the correct sensor either. Go here to make sure you're using the correct sensors in MBM. Also, don't run Asus Probe and MBM5 at the same time. ...