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by sensei
Mon Mar 13, 2006 11:57 pm
Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
Topic: Apple iMac w/Intel Core Duo: A User's Review
Replies: 86
Views: 92723

While I haven't taken the plunge for a mac desktop unit yet, I am seriously tempted. Back in November I got a 15-inch PowerBook and I must say, working with OSX has been a joy. One button mouse-jokes aside, the OS has been really easy to get used to. It is very intuitive. Regarding software, there i...
by sensei
Mon Oct 31, 2005 2:41 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Looking for "quiet" speakers! Any recommendation?
Replies: 19
Views: 8267

I know I'm stating the bleeding obvious, but the noise might be emmanating from your sound card/wiring... but then I'd be surprised if you hadn't tried unplugging the audio jack while they were connected to the mains... </waste of bytes> on a side note, I run my sound through a sony amp into a set o...
by sensei
Fri Oct 14, 2005 10:18 am
Forum: General Gallery
Topic: My themaltake Tsunami
Replies: 17
Views: 12643

I have that same case, and I'm sorry to be the one to tell you, but it is a pig to silence. After acoutipack deluxe, HD suspension, replacing the fans with nexus'es and buying a quiet everything, it's tolerable. The aluminium is extremely thin, so it will resonate very much. The rubber grommets didn...
by sensei
Thu Oct 13, 2005 3:30 pm
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: HDD Elastic Suspension... Show your pics!
Replies: 447
Views: 1180446

I finally took some pictures om my HD suspension. It's really effective, but it still needs a bit of improvement... sorry for the lousy webcam pics :) http://sensei.adsl.dk/stuff/SPCR/5.jpg http://sensei.adsl.dk/stuff/SPCR/6.jpg I'll be replacing the zip-ties with some appropriately sized rubber O-r...
by sensei
Wed Oct 12, 2005 4:56 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Air Cooling or Water Cooling?
Replies: 9
Views: 5699

Two words: Zalman Reserator
by sensei
Mon Sep 26, 2005 1:22 pm
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Seasonic Tornado - Disaster Mod - Help Please
Replies: 11
Views: 4694

hope you have insane soldering skills... otherwise you are SOL
by sensei
Fri Sep 23, 2005 11:32 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Hickups?
Replies: 38
Views: 31759

Hmmm, that does seem likely for newfies. But I don't know if noofs can afford to drink a lot, there's lots of unemployment there and the canadian gov't gouges horribly with alcohol taxes. Some english accents... hey, there's a word with a double c! ...some of them sound like they're drunk and on a ...
by sensei
Fri Sep 23, 2005 11:06 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Hickups?
Replies: 38
Views: 31759

Nope, Polish. You know, it would hillarious if there was a dialect that sounded drunk, and there's no reason it shouldn't be possible. If the people who raised kids were often drunk eventually the language would become drunkenish. AH! I left out a possibility in my previos post. Our teachers were d...
by sensei
Fri Sep 23, 2005 10:56 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Hickups?
Replies: 38
Views: 31759

And while we're posting maps of scandinavian countries:

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They seem to have left out Norway, with slightly peculiar results.
by sensei
Fri Sep 23, 2005 10:31 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Hickups?
Replies: 38
Views: 31759

Whats up with it being spelled with two cs? I´ve never heard of another english word being spelled with two cs.. Is there others? :?: Do not try to find some kind of logic to english spelling or you will be sorry. Yew wyl bie verree sawrri. And no my primary language isnt english, its my third one ...
by sensei
Wed Sep 21, 2005 10:55 pm
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Slightly different Case Design
Replies: 35
Views: 31343

That is pure genius. Since I modded my 9700Pro with a Zalman heatpipe HS, I have been wondering how to get some airflow past it without adding too many fans. I think you hit the nail right on the head. I would seriously consider ducting the rear fan to an upright HS (Scythe Ninja comes to mind). You...
by sensei
Fri Sep 02, 2005 3:02 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Planned New System - A Concern
Replies: 11
Views: 4803

Regarding the S12's cable lengths: I'll let someone else speak for the length of them, but (redundant comment) a small extension cable can be found at most retailers, online or not. As for your other components, I urge you to take a peak at the sites recommended section. You might want to reconsider...
by sensei
Mon Aug 29, 2005 11:02 pm
Forum: The Silent Front
Topic: The Vicious Cycle!
Replies: 61
Views: 57614

If you want the easy way to silence, just get a Phantom PSU and a Reserator and a silent hdd. A samsung inside an acoustipacked case is pretty much silent. But with a setup like that theres nothing to tinker with, nothing to do. I just switched from a setup like that to a P180 and went air-cooled a...
by sensei
Sun Aug 28, 2005 8:12 am
Forum: The Silent Front
Topic: The Vicious Cycle!
Replies: 61
Views: 57614

Here we go... 1.Bought a computer (my criteria at the time was that it needed to be cheap and fast, 1.4 athlon and GF2 GTS 32 mb i believe...) 2. Realized that the awful cheap cpu hs was woefully underpowered. Bought a Thermaltake something-or-other, that claimed silence (haven't we all at some poin...
by sensei
Tue Aug 23, 2005 12:09 am
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: Zalman CNPS9500 review
Replies: 74
Views: 37246

I want one.

I already have a 92mm Nexus modded into my 7000. Should be an easy swap.

The ducting potential with this HS is just mindboggling. :D

As for the "Diamond" version... Anyone know if the Hope diamond is up for sale? :lol:
by sensei
Wed Jul 27, 2005 2:23 pm
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: Anand test the iRAM
Replies: 38
Views: 19653

Might consider this for scratch disk/Photoshop installation drive... but I'd like some more space...
by sensei
Mon Jul 25, 2005 4:31 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Building my third computer!
Replies: 2
Views: 2050

The Zalman is definately a good way to go, but I wouldn't let the fact that the XP120 is made of aluminium scare you off. With the right fan, it's a better choice (but also more expensive). I'd also get a mobo with passive NB cooling... but then that can be rectified later..
by sensei
Mon Jul 25, 2005 4:23 am
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: SLK3000B w/ 3000+ Venice XP-120 setup and 3 yate loons
Replies: 5
Views: 3948

not a difficult mod, but using the right clips is the more elegant solution...
by sensei
Sun Jul 24, 2005 5:23 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: HDD Elastic Suspension... Show your pics!
Replies: 447
Views: 1180446

will try to borrow a digicam and take some pics...
by sensei
Sun Jul 17, 2005 12:49 pm
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Got a P180 today, lower chamber fan is making ton of noise
Replies: 20
Views: 8111

This was actually one of my chief concerns about the p180... it's supposed to be a quiet system, yet it has 3 case fans as standard, with room for 5... with a PSU, CPU and GPU, that's 7 fans total... I like the PSU/HD duct, but managing airflow in the main chamber is not as straightforward as it cou...
by sensei
Sun Jul 17, 2005 12:37 pm
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: Should I change my 120 fans to Nexus?
Replies: 9
Views: 4209

I'm extremely happy with my 3 nexus'es (1 case, 1 modded into psu, 1 92mm modded in my zalman 7000 CPU HS). My case is very similar to yours, except mine is made from aluminium... The most audible component in my sys atm is the nexus I have modded into my PSU, but it isn't decoupled from the chassis...
by sensei
Sun Jul 17, 2005 12:30 pm
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Got a P180 today, lower chamber fan is making ton of noise
Replies: 20
Views: 8111

Compddd wrote:I have a WD74G Raptor and a WD 250GB Sata
That might be a hint to what is causing all the ruckus... if memory serves, those are LOUD...
by sensei
Sat Jul 16, 2005 2:06 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: My new build... almost done!
Replies: 5
Views: 3107

yeah, of course...

English is my third language...
by sensei
Sat Jul 16, 2005 1:01 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: My new build... almost done!
Replies: 5
Views: 3107

I'm all for tinkering, but it's so much easier and rewarding (not to mention cheaper) if you select the right components first time around If good looks are your thing, I'd just make sure that it has a front and rear 120mm fan hole... Aluminium cases are generally really hard to silence, but with so...
by sensei
Sat Jul 16, 2005 12:49 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: *POLL* Is your floppy dead?
Replies: 44
Views: 16950

I actually forgot to put it in my new case... it's been at least a half year, and I haven't noticed it was missing untill this moment...
by sensei
Sat Jul 16, 2005 12:41 pm
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Silencing a Coolermaster Stacker... or buying a P180...
Replies: 11
Views: 8974

Regarding the fact that the stacker is aluminium: I have an aluminium case (thermaltake tsunami dream), and it resonated like hell. It has rubber grommets, but they didn't do the job. I then put acoustipack deluxe in the case, and that helped, but not nearly enough. When i suspended my 2 drives (sea...
by sensei
Sat Jul 16, 2005 12:29 pm
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Got a P180 today, lower chamber fan is making ton of noise
Replies: 20
Views: 8111

The PSU should be generating adequate airflow, depending on your disks... check your hd temps with the fan disabled...
by sensei
Sat Jul 16, 2005 12:23 pm
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Antec P180 - Optimum Airflow
Replies: 7
Views: 3327

Is it true that the front fan, if installed, would be the most audible? Well... not having any experience with the case, if you have the front door closed, and the case positioned to your right, it shouldn't be a problem. Depending on what kind of surface you have behind the case, I'd think the bac...
by sensei
Sat Jul 16, 2005 1:03 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: My new build... almost done!
Replies: 5
Views: 3107

hope you're not expecting that to be quiet... The case is all wrong for silent running (check the recommended section), and you should go for a seasonic S12 for the PSU. And then you'll need to chose a cpu heatsink, and, probably, a GPU heatsink (those fans are usually screamers). And don't forget t...
by sensei
Sat Jun 11, 2005 6:47 am
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: Fan recommendations for a Thermalright XP-120
Replies: 6
Views: 3588

Ralf Hutter wrote:
He means like this (but with Nexus fans instead of Globes):
Now that setup is just begging for a duct...