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- Wed Jul 12, 2006 2:17 pm
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Enermax Marathon Enlobal Fan
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3635
Enermax Marathon Enlobal Fan
Has anybody tried the Enermax Marathon Enlobal Fan ? Enermax claims 16 - 37db. We all know to take that with a grain of salt. This fan sports some unusual features such as removable fan blades to allow easy cleaning. Phoronix posted an interresting review . From the review : Putting it together, we ...
- Tue May 23, 2006 12:41 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: AMD's new AM2 platform launched
- Replies: 35
- Views: 39552
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Energy Efficient Small Form Factor
If what they say is true (That the AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Energy Efficient Small Form Factor has a TDP of 35W!) in the Anandtech article , I just can't wait to see those new CPU in the SRPC labs! Paying a 61$USD premium to get a CPU with equal performance but a TDP that is more than half of the regu...
- Fri Jan 27, 2006 10:37 am
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: How to lower voltage without wasting power?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5667
Thank you for your answers.
I had already considered the 7V trick but, I felt that 6W was a little too much. I rather do things "by the book" ( With a soldering iron and cool hacks ;) )! I searched on Digikey and I found variable rsistances @ 5W . I'm probably going to use thoses. Given the fact that I only have 3 different ai...
- Fri Jan 27, 2006 12:19 am
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: How to lower voltage without wasting power?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5667
How to lower voltage without wasting power?
Here is the deal : For my new custum designed and built from scrach case, I bought 5 Panaflo FBA12G12L . Unfortunately, I found out that they sometime fails to spin up with only 5V, and at 12V they make way too much noise( mostly switching low frequency switching noise, some whooshing and almost no ...
- Tue Sep 20, 2005 8:52 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Recommended Fans page
- Replies: 146
- Views: 190372
- Wed Sep 07, 2005 7:28 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Recommended Fans page
- Replies: 146
- Views: 190372
Exact fan connector/header model
I'm building myself a case from scratch and I want to use standard fan headers so that I can use any regular fan. Would anybody happen to know the exact Molex model number for the Fan headers? I found this one, but I'm not sure if it's the right one : 3.96mm (.156") Pitch Wire-to-Board Header, Verti...
- Fri Aug 19, 2005 9:09 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Seagate Momentus 5400.2 120G SATA notebook drive
- Replies: 24
- Views: 27326
Power vs. performance in laptops
Still, the higher power consumption is something to consider if the drive is intended for use in a notebook computer where battery power is often more precious than performance. I have to disagree. Less power use is not always more precious than performance for laptops. For example lets says that c...
- Tue Dec 14, 2004 10:39 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Silverstone's Flagship: Temjin TJ06 PC case
- Replies: 197
- Views: 174341
Off the shelf... Not the best
After looking around and getting as much information as possible regarding quiet PCs, it's obvious that there is no PC case readily available that is really quiet. The case makers try to sell their products with other criterion than noise. When they do give sound pressure measures or claim that thei...
- Wed Dec 08, 2004 11:56 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Silverstone's Flagship: Temjin TJ06 PC case
- Replies: 197
- Views: 174341
The deisgn is good looking. The wind tunnel is the best I have seen so far. Access to the HDs must be very easy. However, they lack the mechanical decoupling that the Antec Sonata features. I'm wondering if this could be the best off the shelf quiet computer case... Does it have better cooling than ...
- Thu Oct 28, 2004 6:59 am
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: The Top SPCR Quiet 120mm Axial Fans Compared + 120mmAC Fans.
- Replies: 197
- Views: 543188
Quiet Metal Fan
Whouhou! I just remembered were I bought it : Addison
They have their fan catalog online in PDF format.
They have their fan catalog online in PDF format.
- Thu Oct 28, 2004 6:52 am
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: The Top SPCR Quiet 120mm Axial Fans Compared + 120mmAC Fans.
- Replies: 197
- Views: 543188
I'm remembering now that a few years back ( before I was a silent PC PhR34K ) I had bought a 150mm 12VDC metal fan. It was rated form 8V to 14V. It ran pretty quiet @ 12V and moved A LOT of air. The blades where perfectly balenced. On the rotor, you could see that they milled away small hole to make...
- Wed Oct 27, 2004 7:54 am
- Forum: Consumer Advocacy
- Topic: Dubious Marketing
- Replies: 78
- Views: 159160
Changing the hardware choices
How you spend your money is really the most effective vote you have. I do agree that the choices we do as consumers is some form of power. However, the vast majority of consumers ( of computers ) don't understand the technical aspects of the product they are buying and are, therefore, unable to mak...
- Tue Oct 26, 2004 9:28 am
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: The Top SPCR Quiet 120mm Axial Fans Compared + 120mmAC Fans.
- Replies: 197
- Views: 543188
- Mon Oct 25, 2004 12:01 pm
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: The Top SPCR Quiet 120mm Axial Fans Compared + 120mmAC Fans.
- Replies: 197
- Views: 543188
I recently bought 3 FBA12G12L1A and 3 FBA08A12L1A. I bought them on www.digikey.com. The price for the one 120mm is about 24$ and 11$ for one 80mm. I believe what I have received to be OEM fans. I was under the impression that they were quiet fans. Upon testing the following became quite obvious : 1...
- Mon Sep 27, 2004 10:04 am
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: Fan adapters? 120m<->80m, 80m<->60m, etc. any go
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4416
Another thing you can use to build custom duct and reducers is insulating foam. You can buy it at any hardware store. It's usually blue or pink. Use a jigsaw to make the initial hole. Make sur to do it smaller than the size you need it. Then, use sand paper to get rid of all the ridges. It works pre...
- Wed Sep 15, 2004 6:45 am
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: Passive A64 Heatsink?? The Alpha U18C
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2638
Passive Heat Sink. Suitable for 2U System. 2U systems are rackmout server cases about 4" high where noise is not a consideration. That kind of enclosure usualy feature at least 4 fans spinning at insane speeds. They provoide a sufficient air flow for a passive A64 cooling solution, but I don't thin...
- Wed Sep 15, 2004 6:38 am
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: Good "suck out" socket A heatsinks
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3636
- Wed Sep 15, 2004 5:56 am
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: Your PC uses how many Kilowatts per month?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7377
What is PFC
With a little googling, I found the following article that explains what is Power Factor and how to correct it. http://www.ecmweb.com/mag/electric_primer_power_factor/ So basically, the power I meseared is called Apparent Power. Apparent power is the total energy consumed by a load or delivered by t...
- Wed Sep 15, 2004 5:01 am
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: Your PC uses how many Kilowatts per month?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7377
- Tue Sep 14, 2004 10:24 am
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: Good "suck out" socket A heatsinks
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3636
I thought about building a duct on the side but this is a computer that is going to be opened and closed pretty often, so I don't want anything that might hider access to the coponents. I also thought about using a "push through" configuration with a duct to the exaust but there isn't enough room ar...
- Tue Sep 14, 2004 9:58 am
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: Your PC uses how many Kilowatts per month?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7377
AC power
I do not know if my power suply has active power factor correction. But isn't the formula valid if I use the effective AC values? During my tests, I waited until the readings stabilized on my multimeters. I don't know to much about AC current, but I remember somone told me that if I used effective r...
- Tue Sep 14, 2004 6:40 am
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: Viewsonic VP201 buzzing
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5533
- Tue Sep 14, 2004 6:32 am
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: Antec 3700BQE Sonata front fan mod??
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5975
How many drives do you have? I curently use my Antec Sonata with a single WD800JB and the tempreture of the drive stays around 40C. BTW : The only fans in the system are : The PSU fan, the supplied rear exaust 120mm fan, and the fan on the AMD heatsink that came with my Barton 2500+. The loudest one...
- Tue Sep 14, 2004 6:20 am
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: Good "suck out" socket A heatsinks
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3636
Good "suck out" socket A heatsinks
I was wondering if anybody knew of good heatsinks that can be safely used with a Athlon 1400MHz in a "suck out" configuration? If so, I could use the build a duck directly to the 80mm rear fan wich is pretty quiet. When I bought that computer, there was a Vantec VA4-C7040. I had never heard anything...
- Tue Sep 14, 2004 6:08 am
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: Your PC uses how many Kilowatts per month?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7377
Mesured PC Power
I build myself a jig that allows me to safely measure the Power used by any appliance. I basically use 2 multimeter : One plugged in parallel to measure voltage the other one plug in series to measure the current. I got the following results for my PC: Antec Sonata ( Included 380 W Power supply ) AS...
- Fri Aug 27, 2004 11:21 am
- Forum: Consumer Advocacy
- Topic: Dubious Marketing
- Replies: 78
- Views: 159160
Slient cases = False advertising
I think that there isn't a single "classic" computer case that should be labeled as quiet ou silent. The fact is that any conventionnal computer casing must have open areas for ventilation unless you want to get puddle of moltent silicon. Therefore, the noise the computer make depends on the compone...
- Fri Apr 02, 2004 8:59 am
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: Sonata Wiring pics?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 10960
Sonata Case
I should get a Sonata case this week for my new computer so I will also have to deal with it. I'll give you my views when I get my case.
BTW : I'm not sure if this is the right section to post this. I think this section is reserved for pics and description of your box quietting mods.
BTW : I'm not sure if this is the right section to post this. I think this section is reserved for pics and description of your box quietting mods.
- Fri Apr 02, 2004 8:50 am
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: CoolGav's MDF MATX case
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5559
EMI Problems
There are two reasons to have EMI shielding : 1. To isolate your device from exterior interference. 2. To prevent interference generated by your device to reach other devices. I ran a Pentium II 400MHz on a lego board for about 6 months without any problems. It might not be the case with more modern...
- Mon Mar 29, 2004 8:43 am
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: Logo for SPCR?
- Replies: 90
- Views: 45017
Nice try PhilgB
Good work on your logo efforts. I like the first one better. The problem with the SRPC logo is to symbolize noise. Even harder is to symbolie the lack of noise. I tryed to make a logo but the bloody f***ing M$ Win :evil: crashed taking away 3 hours of work on the logo. Are you sing SVG to draw your ...
- Fri Mar 26, 2004 8:59 am
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: Mobility of silent PCs
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3687
My new box
In answer to polaris comments, here is what's going into my new box : - Antec Sonata : Not small, but I think it's a good starting point to build a silent PC. I intend to add accoustic damping merterial to all the free surfaces. I'm pobably going to try a couple of HD mouting techniques. - AMD Athlo...