SSD's are still quite expensive and low capacity. I do not see them taking the mainstream for some time yet..years down the road. Since the floods prices are not down to levels prior to that. But despite all of this I do not feel it is in the customer's interest to have reduce warranty periods. Wak...

I have concerns over this. I did not support the merger or makers such as Samsung and Hitachi into Seagate and WD I think it is bad for competition in the industry. How much cheaper can disk drives get? Considering the advances in solid state technology, the long term viability of the disk drive bu...

I tried to install Nero Drivespeed last night and kept getting an error regarding a .dll not being found. Is this something with the download or my PC? I tried downloading from two different places and on two different computers with no luck. I'll get the exact file name when I get home tonight, bu...

Are private ISPs forced to serve rural areas? Not to my knowledge. I thought the subsidies were technically for phone service, but it is hard to distinguish the infrastructure between phone/internet anymore, since no one is likely going to lay new lines that only support phones (and cannot support ...

Personally, I believe in private ownership whenever possible. I doubt you actually mean what you're saying here. As you know, it's possible to own slaves for instance... Whatever political doctrines they profess, when confronted with an actual choice most people support ownership on a case by case ...

I don't see the confusion at all. No part of this thread is concerned with "the creation of the technology". It is all about (lack of) deployment in the US. I was explaining one of the justifications for allowing multiple infrastructures and not regulating prices. The more rapid creation of new tec...

Your denial and your fabrications aren't funny anymore. No technological innovation is involved in consumer-level Internet access, especially not in backward countries such as the USA. Korea has been the world leader in domestic broadband for quite some time. What organization do you think brought ...

From an efficiency point of view, it makes more sense for a single orgainzation to run everything so if the biggest telco is privately owned, local and national governments might as well sell everything to that corporation and regulate it. But when the national government fails at regulating the bi...

Except the FTTH / FTTD buildout seems to have been subsidized by the USF slush fund. DSLReports suggests that Verizon's FiOS deployment has stalled in part while they wait for more USF money: Will Verizon's FiOS Deployment Freeze Ever Thaw? Many Cities Still Waiting On Next FiOS Deployment Phase ht...

I agree with your point re: the inefficiency of infrastructure duplication. HFat touched on this point above. I need to think more about publicly owned ISP infrastructure, what it would mean, and why attempts have failed to date (muni wifi?). If infrastructure duplication is not be allowed, or made...

Cod wrote:Thanks for the link. Is regulating the drive speed the only known way this can be rectified?

It works quite well and has minimal impact on the amount of time takes burn a CD. It also improves the error rate.

I am pretty sure that your motherboard can also control a 3-pin fan, but I am not completely sure. The FanXpert can run fans between 40% (5V) and 100% (12V). So you'll need a fan that is quiet enough for you between 5 and 12 V. You'll also need to consider the starting voltage. If it's too high, th...

2-3 mm concave over the length of a motherboard is negligible and is probably not a problem. Sounds to me like it is very slightly warped, not bent. Since boards are made from resins, they can warp during manufacturing, such as when heat is applied. The board should be flexible enough that you can s...

I attached a 120mm fan directly to a Accelero S1 Plus using cable ties. I first placed some small pieces of felt type material that is sticky on one side to fan edges to cushion the fan against the heatsink fins. At that close proximity, I can run a fan at 750 rpm and still get very good good airflow.

at which voltage or speed do you run your 200 mm fan? All Anetc Tri-Cool fans have a three-way switch to control voltage\rpm. I run mine at the slow speed. The new Two-Cool fans have a two-way switch. The switch is mounted on the rear of the Mini P180. Here are the specs for the Antec 200mm Big Boy...

Unlikely to find a bulged cap (or any other defective part) on a Seasonic X-660. These come with a 5-year warranty and have not been on the market that long. For older motherboards that had coil whine, putting some 100% Silicone caulk in/on the coil usually fixed the problem. Might work for the PSU ...

I have a Mini P180 with the Antec Big Boy 200mm Tri-Cool top fan, and it is inaudible at low speed (when PC is in normal use position on the floor). Easy to find the OEM replacement fan as well (at least for now). Not only is it quiet, it is close enough to my Xigmatech S1283 cooler that I have no f...

Actually a paper towel roll works even better when not completely empty, but not sure I would try that if you are married.

I would listen to the system with the case open and easily accessible in order to try and pinpoint where the noise is coming from. You might want to use a cardboard tube (such as from an empty paper towel roll) up to your ear to help determine the source of the noise. Motherboards also have coils th...

You can probably go to the CyberPower website and look at the user manual to verify that the batteries are not attached when shipped, and the user must connect them before using. Just to be clear, there could be some minor degradation of the batteries over time even when batteries not hooked up, but...

I don't know about other brands, but with APC units, they are not shipped with the battery hooked up, and you have to connect the battery after you open the package, so you will not reduce the life expectancy of the battery by putting it in storage. However, you may need to charge the battery before...

Jubilee? Are you talking about the topless show in Vegas?
http://www.lasvegas-how-to.com/jubilee-las-vegas.php
I saw that show when I was in Vegas a few years ago, and it is amazing.

Mats wrote:Here's an old reminder of how to apply the paste, it makes a difference.

http://www.madshrimps.be/articles/artic ... dup-2007/4

My strong suspicion is that those results are becasue either the CPU heat spreader, or the contact area of the cooler, are not flat.

The WD Green seems to have "parking" issues, as per other threads in this forum. The head park issue does not occur with Microsoft Windows. If you use Linux, I would advise using the program available to fix the problem. I find the WD Green drive speed to be more than acceptable, probably because o...

You may be able to adjust the fan speed to achieve acceptable results. According to Zalman, the fan spins at 1500 rpm with 12V. The fan has a PWM connection, so it can be controlled by many (not all) motherboard CPU fan header/controllers, which vary the fan speed as needed (based on system load) if...

If you are talking about the SAPPHIRE ULTIMATE HD 7750 1GB GDDR5, I would double check the Crossfire support on that card. Even if support is there, it looks like the passive heatsink would block the connection.

Maybe I should get one so I can run my clothes dryer when the electricity goes out.

I have a strong preference for bottom mounted PSU's. The Antec P280 is on sale right now at NewEgg and has a lot more room than the Solo II. Seems to have similar SECC / polycarbonate side panels to keep the noise down:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6811129179

The graphics card will not be too quiet. Perhaps look for an aftermarket cooler than you can fit. Do you mean instead of the two Sapphire fans already incorporated? or as well as? I chose the Sapphire version because it is supposed to run coolest and quietest on an already cool card. Did I get that...

The ambient noise level of most "quiet" rooms is probably 15 db or more. I would be money that your room has an ambient noise level of least 25 db, and higher if air conditioning or forced hot air heating is turned on. This doesn't consider any outside noises like traffic, etc. Your body (breathing,...