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- Wed Mar 08, 2006 6:02 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Building advice requested: Linux, Athlon X2 3800+, ECC, 2D
- Replies: 34
- Views: 15147
Hello, WRT memtest.. IMO I would run it for a few days straight, especially if you're going to run your machine 24/7. I have encountered a couple errors before on some memory just off by a single bit, at a single location, on a couple of the iterations, only *after* 2+ days of running. Who knows, ma...
- Sun Jan 15, 2006 3:35 pm
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: Finally....AMD *officially* releases the Geode
- Replies: 39
- Views: 24919
Just saw that Fry's is now selling GQ systems with Geode NXs. item #4714029: GQ3151 mATX, Geode NX 1750, Linspire 5.0, $199 From what I understand and as have been mentioned before, the NX series are just low powered Athlon XPs, but mobos must detect the voltage correctly. See: http://fab51.com/mobi...
- Tue Oct 11, 2005 7:05 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Antec P150 mid-tower case w/ Neo HE 430 PSU
- Replies: 206
- Views: 204480
It looks like the lowest street price for P150 is $180. For P180 is $105 (techonweb.com) + $83 for Seasonic 430 (bestbyteinc.com). So, the difference is only $10-$15 after you add shipping. According to the review P180 is slightly quieter: 1. Seasonic 430 is slightly quieter than ANtec Neo 430 2. P...
- Tue Dec 07, 2004 8:11 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: 7200.8s - Are you ready to RUMBLE?!! (Don't answer that)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7353
hmm, curious way of stating support for it though.. and as for the two versions of the same model that support ncq, you weren't perchance thinking of the 3124 instead were you? because that's the one i know does support it and comes in two flavors. see their product pages here: http://www.siimage.co...
- Tue Dec 07, 2004 2:52 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: 7200.8s - Are you ready to RUMBLE?!! (Don't answer that)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7353
acaurora: are you sure that the 3114 supports NCQ? i spoke with a colleague at work who has worked on drivers for it and he said it's just a 4-port version of the 3112 with no ncq. the linux sata status report page also seems to confirm this. btw, i agree with grandpa_boris and to be honest, perhap...
- Wed Nov 10, 2004 4:09 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: RAID QUESTION
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2776
actually, mupp is right in that just about all cheap raid 0 or 1 solutions really are software raid, despite the marketing and any settings on the controller's bios. in fact, even promise's raid 5 cards with onboard memory use software for everything except the xor operation. btw, software raid does...
- Tue Nov 09, 2004 11:37 pm
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: µATX P-M Motherboard : DFI 855GME-MGF
- Replies: 38
- Views: 21875
Now available
for sale here: http://www.bytewizecomputers.com/products/7/7/689/ $294.63 :( also, if anybody's interested in affordable pci-x controllers, supermicro offers a broadcom based 8-port sata controller (not bootable though; but will either have pata style tcq e.g. wd 74gb raptors, or sata's ncq) for $10...
- Wed Oct 20, 2004 1:27 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Multi-PC Silent Enclosure
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2941
hi, have you ever considered the acoustiock http://www.acoustilock.com/ studio rated cabinets (including their acl series) which are supposed to use their proprietary heat pipe system for air-to-air intercooling i believe? they have a movie demo here: http://www.acoustilock.com/demo.html
- Mon Sep 27, 2004 2:04 am
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: Why no Pentium-M MoBo ?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 7804
haha.. stevea, was this at a fry's store? (because they do get commissions) following up with the link Trip gave, i saw this: http://www.bwi.com/scripts/site/site_product.php3/id/9689/ - Ricoh FB8M *micro-atx* mobo--rebranded on their site to "RackPaq"-- with: 2x 32-bit PCI, 1x PCI-X, AGP, 2x SATA, ...
- Mon Aug 23, 2004 10:34 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: quiet SCSI drives?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 11257
to add to ed's info on scsi controllers, that LSI U160 hba is currently $32 at newegg http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=16-118-009&depa=0 lsi's U320 dual channel controller with *true* hardware raid 0/1/10 also goes for about $140. a cheap place for used controllers: http://w...
- Tue Aug 17, 2004 2:52 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Just PC Gazelle Case?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4998
just wanted to reinforce the "dud" opinion--very much so. i've checked it out at a local fry's and both the intake and exhaust looks more seriously constricted than the pictures show. they're arranged in a baffled form i.e. the openings of plastic line up with the mesh of metal underneath. another p...
- Tue Aug 17, 2004 2:28 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Improvments using the venturi effect. Final Photos.
- Replies: 15
- Views: 6909
- Thu Aug 12, 2004 1:17 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Dremel (Rotary) Tool Recommendation?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 10602
yes to be honest, i probably did twist the wheel inadvertanly which led to it breaking. i could have the wrong impression but it seems that the composites seem to have higher tendency to vibrate/resonate than the stone when i can't hold the work and my drill hand still enough.. however, i'd just tak...
- Sun Aug 01, 2004 5:51 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Dremel (Rotary) Tool Recommendation?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 10602
hello! just wanted to give out some safety tips, if you don't already know, after some unpleasant experiences with my ac/corded dremel kit: - if you use the cutting wheel, only use the strongest/hardest one (which is stone i think) - when using the cutting wheel, never, ever cut in a direction that'...
- Tue Jul 20, 2004 8:29 pm
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: CoolerMaster Hyper 6 mod: 4-way fan mounting (photo)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 8273
hello! have you tried just ducting--as air-tight as possible--the 120mm to the heatsink and forego the 80mm? that is, use the 120mm to suck all of it's incoming air through the heatsink to cool it passively? dell does this ALOT even with really hot cpus. one way i was thinking would be using flexibl...
- Sat Apr 17, 2004 5:20 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Smart Drive 2002C + WD Raptor.. Still noisy! Any ideas?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 14249
He said everything just flew up onto the screen as soon as he double-clicked the icon, much faster than on his new system. So if your job is to double-click the icon of every installed app on the system as fast as you can, then definitely invest in the most expensive hard drive you can afford. The ...
- Fri Apr 16, 2004 9:17 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Smart Drive 2002C + WD Raptor.. Still noisy! Any ideas?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 14249
Gamepc.com's testing is fairly limited there but my problem with RAID 0 isn't speed, it's the more than doubling of the chance of a catastrophic failure. I hate hard drive failures. Now RAID 1 decreases this chance but adds very little performance wise. RAID 1 is something I've considered using but...
- Fri Apr 16, 2004 9:04 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Smart Drive 2002C + WD Raptor.. Still noisy! Any ideas?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 14249
http://hardware.devchannel.org/hardwarechannel/03/10/20/1953249.shtml same 7200 rpm, in a situation of heavy load, ide w/ much faster cpu = 7 mins, scsi w/ slower cpu = 1 min 10 sec (this is actually not surprising). note that, like the hush atx article showing the synth benchmark that sata is fast...
- Fri Apr 16, 2004 6:47 am
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Very disappointed in 120mm Papst 4412FGL.. so noisy!
- Replies: 19
- Views: 8238
i don't think they're *that* quiet either, but they're one of the quieter ones.. a little overated in terms of noise, but a bit better than vantec stealth and some others for the same amount airflow.. anyways imho, you may be out of luck with regards to your psu because most of the noise may be comi...
- Sat Apr 10, 2004 12:53 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Smart Drive 2002C + WD Raptor.. Still noisy! Any ideas?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 14249
on hard drive performance
for the most part, i think (and has been my experience) a faster hard drive really does make for a substantial increase in overall system performance because it is usually the slowest link/largest bottleneck. for example: if you were to travel somewhere, and had to drive by car halfway then ride a b...
- Wed Mar 31, 2004 2:28 am
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: memtest: How long?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 10294
- Sat Mar 27, 2004 4:03 am
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: memtest: How long?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 10294
ok, i take that back -- maybe memtest really is saying the truth as far as the physical health of the memory is concerned. it's probably more of compatability of modules or timing issue with a system configuration (including other modules) because i just bought a mushkin dimm to replace the supposed...
- Fri Mar 26, 2004 10:35 pm
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: memtest: How long?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 10294
- Wed Mar 24, 2004 7:01 pm
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: memtest: How long?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 10294
funny you should mention regarding memory and unix Gooserider, because i just went through that same scenario just before reading this! in fact, it was two days of frustration when installing solaris on an old machine (P3 500, scsi, not overclocked) i cobbled together kept on randomly panic'ing duri...
- Wed Mar 24, 2004 7:30 am
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: thermal diode placement (psu, cpu, case)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1459
thermal diode placement (psu, cpu, case)
what's the best place to place the diode for a fan when used to cool a case, cpu, and psu? i guess it must also depend on the speed to temp spec, but in general, what's the optimum place for each three? futhermore, what's the order of fan speed among those 3? i have a silenx case fan that i'd like t...
- Wed Mar 24, 2004 7:03 am
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: papst fans clicking/mechanical/motor noise
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7615
forgot about this post.. hehe.. anyways, thanks for the replies and yes, after you mentioned it, i noticed all of the fans in this clicking batch were made in hungary, except for the high speed 120 i mentioned (which was made in germany). .. oh well, i guess i'll live with it for now.. trying out pa...
- Fri Mar 05, 2004 3:20 am
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: papst fans clicking/mechanical/motor noise
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7615
papst fans clicking/mechanical/motor noise
hello, just wondering if this is inherent of all the papst fans--or at least their silent versions? i just bought a bunch of various sizes and all of them make a somewhat muted rapid clicking noise (well, kinda like a low revving engine sound). the only one that doesn't make this noise is a loud "no...
- Fri Mar 05, 2004 2:42 am
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: Making internal IDE HDD to external DAISY CHAIN - IDEAS?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2929
you can just use a usb hub. though check with the manual first if they have them online, to see if the external drive is meant for root hub (controller ports) only or not. .. of course, if you aren't out of ports on a root hub, you can just use those :?: and http://www.highpoint.com/ already makes e...
- Wed Mar 03, 2004 4:10 pm
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: Antec Sleeper!
- Replies: 13
- Views: 11944
- Wed Mar 03, 2004 5:01 am
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: Antec Sleeper!
- Replies: 13
- Views: 11944