I figured it probably used 320GB platters, and so it probably does according to that database. Of course, under the hood, we all know Western Digital tend to change things around under the hood so I guess we'll never know for sure, since each drive could be different.

I wonder what made the original poster think the WD10EVDS might have just two platters (500GB each). I'd like to know for a fact whether or not they have two or three platters, but I'm aware that sometimes, Western Digital makes it hard to know this information, at least harder to find out than with...

If the "Cypress Pro" features a significantly different heatsink, then yes I'd say it's worth it to get the Vapor-X cooling, which the Toxic also uses.

Does anyone here have the HD5850 Vapor-X? I'm curious if it is really as quiet as it is supposed to be. I'd like to upgrade to a 5850 card, but don't want to have to mod it after spending 300+ on just the card. I have the Sapphire Radeon HD 5850 Toxic, which is pretty similar to the Vapor-X. At idl...

I'm constantly doing multiple simultaneous file transfers over the network (100Mbit), from partition to partition on the same HDD, and from external storage devices (eSATA/USB 2.0) to my HDD. Often enough, all at the same time. Has anyone compared seek noise with, and without, NCQ enabled in this ty...

By the way, here's the SMART data from my 2TB Western Digital Caviar Black, which cost me $300: 001 Raw Read Error Rate 198 198 00000000-0B79 051 003 Spin Up Time 051 043 00000000-3872 021 004 Start/Stop Count 100 100 00000000-00C8 000 005 Reallocation Sector Count 200 200 00000000-0000 140 007 Seek...

Do you see any early warning signs in the SMART data? I don't really know what to look for. Of course I could jump up and down at the Raw Read Error Rate, for example, but for all I know that could be a normal value. Etc. So here's the SMART data from the less clickety 2TB LP,from HDDScan. If I rem...

By the way, I'm pretty sure the entire series uses 500 GB platters through and through, so the 1.5 TB variant would thus use three platters.

One of my two, 2 TB LP drives makes clicks of death so often that it slows to a crawl during use. The other didn't for the first day of its use, but does click now, rarely. I'm not talking about the usual sounds of seeking, but instead, characteristic "clicks of death." Now I know all hard drives fa...

I ordered the 1600rpm Slipstreams. I'll let you folks know how it turns out.

Marvelous! Thank you for the information!

I'm sorry but your post doesn't make any sense whatsoever to me. I suggest that you not bother rephrasing, however. But thank you for your time.

Interesting. When I disable fan control for my two case fans, RPMs are reported properly. Perhaps you're on to something.

Is it likely my motherboard uses PWM to control the speed of the fans, even those on the 3-pin headers? That would really be interesting. As an aside, I bought the Nanoxia PWMX adapter to allow my motherboard to control my Noctua 120mm fans with the CPU's 4-pin PWM header. Seems to work pretty well ...

I suspect it's more a case of the sensors reading themselves incorrectly, and then reporting that incorrect result to whatever software (BIOS, etc.) polls it. But I'll try it out later when I get home, thank you for the suggestion.

Hi folks, I put together my new system about a month ago (EVGA P55 FTW mobo and Core i7 860) and have only one serious issue that I can't seem to overcome -- the motherboard reports that my fan RPMs are simply all over the place, clearly being interpreted incorrectly by the BIOS. Does anyone know an...

Hello folks, I'm close to making a decision here and I would really appreciate your help. I have an Intel Core i7 860 overclocked by 25%. I'd like to try for more, but can't do so comfortably with the stock NH-12P SE2's fans (2 x NF-P12). I'm aware that the included fans (each considered alone) are ...

I'd love to see a response from Scythe on this issue.

In an office environment will the Intel retail heatsink/fan be noticed, if, say, the CPU is at an average 15-25% CPU load? Can I obtain a significant reduction in noise level (with at least equivalent cooling performance) with an inexpensive aftermarket cooler that costs around $20, give or take $10...

My Asus P5AD2-E Premium allows me to specify a lower than default voltage, slightly. It can go as low as 1.300 volts, within the BIOS. Which is a step below the 1.40 volts default for my 560J (3.6GHz) CPU. It also run sat 3.80GHz just fine at 1.30 volts.

Hello folks, I'm the proud owner of a Pentium 4 560J, 3.6 GHz. I run my CPU at below spec voltage; it's set to 1.300 in my BIOS right now. It's overclocked to 3.85GHz, with a 1.1GHz FSB and 14x multiplier, RAM at 733MHz 2.10 volts (4-4-4-12-4 timings). Under full load (I define that as two instances...

Thanks for the pictures spacey. Don't put computer components on carpets in the future. Just trying to help . . .

I replaced my XFX 6600 GT PCI-E's heatsink with the Zalman ZM80-D. Works like heaven.

Asus P5AD2-E. I run my 1.40 volt spec'd P4 560J 3.6Ghz at 3.73GHz/1066MHz and supply the CPU with 1.30 volts. It cut my CPU temps by about 7C. Fan never spins above minimum now, and stability is perfect. EDIT: CPU at 3.85GHz w/ 1.1GHz FSB, RAM at 733MHz 4-4-4-12-4 timings, 2.00 volts. CPU is still s...

Beautiful. Job well done. I'm ordering a ZM80 right now to put on my own 6600 GT (The dual DVI XFX-brand), with you to credit for the inspiration.

Too sexy. Oh well, at least my SLK3000 was cheap. I can replace it and not feel totally gluttonous.

I think in all likelihood it will come without PSU. People looking at this caliber of case simply are picky enough to want to pick out their own PSU as well. Antec know this.

DG wrote:Damn! I've just bought a Seasonic Tornado 400W...

As have I (about two weeks ago), with full knowledge the S12 was coming out. We both have great power supplies, rest easy.

Recommended but not necessary.

Those temps are horrible. My 3.6GHz 560J at full load runs right between 57C-60C, depending on room temp. Average case temp is about 35C. Idle CPU temp is right now, 37C, as I type this. Thermalright XP-120 w/ Papst 120mm fan with AC5 thermal compound. Fan at 1125rpm. In fact, it never rises from 11...