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by greeef
Sun Dec 19, 2010 8:46 am
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: Are 2 fans noisier than 1 blowing the same CFM?
Replies: 64
Views: 229260

Re: Are 2 fans noisier than 1 blowing the same CFM?

I know this is an old topic but i thought i'd throw in my piece. The +3dB doubling only applies when you have coherent wavefronts. In the case of two subwoofers next to one another, it is possibly to achieve because the frequencies are low, and the wavefronts combine to produce a higher pressure wav...
by greeef
Fri Sep 02, 2005 9:04 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Upgrading my case and DVD
Replies: 4
Views: 3050

perhaps i asked too many questions in too little space and became unclear.
startup/dvd playback noise
This is the only noise i am concerned about. I presume cd playback would be as quiet as dvd playback.

griff
by greeef
Fri Sep 02, 2005 10:22 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Upgrading my case and DVD
Replies: 4
Views: 3050

Sorry to be rude and bump but i need to buy relatively soon, could i get a thumbs up or thumbs down on these parts?
by greeef
Thu Sep 01, 2005 12:56 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Upgrading my case and DVD
Replies: 4
Views: 3050

Upgrading my case and DVD

Antec SLK3000B LG GSA4163 16x DVD R/RW/RAM These were the two parts i was reccomended. I'm happy with the case, but i was wondering about startup/dvd playback noise with the LG drive? I don't mind loudness when i am burning and i don't mind slowing it down with drivespeed when i am not, but does it...
by greeef
Sun Feb 06, 2005 12:31 pm
Forum: The Silent Front
Topic: Oh no! A nightmare motherboard from Abit...!
Replies: 15
Views: 8795

i must say, i speak to two people regulalrly who like to have loud fans so "they can hear it's working"

It also means cd/dvd burning doesnt irritate them, as it cannot compete with the cooling fan noise.


Personally i think they're insane.
by greeef
Mon Jan 31, 2005 2:03 pm
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: Effective Passive Hard Drive Cooling
Replies: 19
Views: 9656

I bought a load of rubbish old heatsinks from a fella a while ago - all roughly two inches square, heatsinks from voodoos and other systems he's broken up over the years. I cut/tore a couple of these in half and just used superglue dabbed on the corners and some thermal compound to attach them. Seem...
by greeef
Mon Jan 31, 2005 8:47 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Looking for a new sound card.
Replies: 4
Views: 3934

Excellent, looks like this is the card for me.

i'll be using phono outs most likely. I also have a stereo system, so game's shouldnt be an issue should they?

Sure they'll load the system down less than my nf7s crappy onboard sound.

I'll be baggin this

griff
by greeef
Sun Jan 30, 2005 6:21 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Looking for a new sound card.
Replies: 4
Views: 3934

I've been pointed toward this:

http://www.dv247.com/invt/2062

looks very good for the price!
by greeef
Sun Jan 30, 2005 5:49 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Looking for a new sound card.
Replies: 4
Views: 3934

Looking for a new sound card.

I've been doing some work for a feller i know, he said he'd buy me a soundcard for it! Probably looking around the £50 range. I'm not looking for an extensive in/out patch bay, if anything i'll make one myself. All i want is high sound quality on the input and output, and low latency. I havent bough...
by greeef
Sun Jan 16, 2005 9:45 am
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: The Nexus 120mm fan corner cutting guide...
Replies: 64
Views: 203517

I cut mine out with a jewelers coping saw, just cut all the way round.

griff
by greeef
Thu Jan 13, 2005 12:48 pm
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Nexus NX-3000- Anyone done a fan mod on this PSU?
Replies: 4
Views: 3437

Perhaps you should mod a couple of test points for the fans voltage - if it reaches 12V regularly then the fan probably isnt providing enough cooling and you should switch it back?

griff
by greeef
Mon Jan 10, 2005 9:50 am
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Designing a small MDF case - good move?
Replies: 2
Views: 2730

Designing a small MDF case - good move?

My mum recently pointed out an old machine that was cloggin up her office. I pulled it open to see a reasonably small motherboard, doggged with a tiny loud cpu fan and a bloody loud psu. I had already fitted a cheap seagate 5400rpm hard drive. It's a celeron 633, luckily with the same heatsink mount...
by greeef
Sun Jan 09, 2005 8:44 pm
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Autosensing PSUs - Do They Work?
Replies: 10
Views: 4628

Re: Autosensing PSUs - Do They Work?

Do these new PSUs that increase or decrease their fan-speed depending on load really work, or is it just a gimmick? If they are worth it, whats a decent one available around the 300-Watt mark, for under about £40... $80ish...? Cheers Rich I've seen fortron supplies for sale at microdirect.co.uk, se...
by greeef
Sun Jan 09, 2005 8:42 pm
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Two PSUs in a Case is it possible?
Replies: 10
Views: 4166

12V relay..interesting greeef *rubs chin* do you have to give the PSU a common ground? what 250W supplies are ~95% efficient? i thought it was only DC/DC conversion which could reach that sort of efficiency Well there may be a slight delay in the second psu powering up, but i cant see any issues in...
by greeef
Sun Jan 09, 2005 8:28 pm
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: New powersupply sufficient...? Fortron 300w.....
Replies: 10
Views: 4922

if you intend to overclock, you should get one with a higher rating, at least a 350W model, though that may still hold you back.
by greeef
Sun Jan 09, 2005 8:10 pm
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: Fan with no moving parts
Replies: 7
Views: 4249

Yet, noone has done it. The first link in the last post has also dissapeared. I'm guessing it's not a very good or useful idea. I am gonna try something small first, cooling just the northbridge probably. The thing is that these things are expensive. You also can't have too mayn of these, apparentl...
by greeef
Sun Jan 09, 2005 8:05 pm
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: CF-1009...Bluefront's Ultimate Case Mod.
Replies: 32
Views: 17352

Inspiring work as ever bluefront - I've been thinking about the "emergency" fans idea for a while, glad to know it wasnt foolish.

The other thing that caught my eye was the foam or whatever round the i/o panel - is that to stop noise dust or both?

griff
by greeef
Sat Jan 08, 2005 10:49 am
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Two PSUs in a Case is it possible?
Replies: 10
Views: 4166

Yes it's pretty easy.

All you need to do is hook up a 12V relay that'll close two pins on the 20 pin atx connector that isn't plugged into a motherboard.
I can't remember which pins but google knows.
by greeef
Fri Jan 07, 2005 6:36 pm
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: This fan looks like a NEXUS 120mm (FOR $8 + shipping)
Replies: 327
Views: 195484

phuzer wrote: Also i include 2 Hercules 3D Prophet III (geforce3 card) for $30 each.
just to say i used to run one of these - tough as anything, clock well and took a right battering while still running perfectly.

Nice colour too. Should be able to mount a vga silencer.
by greeef
Fri Jan 07, 2005 10:36 am
Forum: The Silent Front
Topic: Help me silence my speakers!
Replies: 4
Views: 3149

Do you have any high-drain appliances running on the same mains ring?

In the audio realm, i've heard issues like this being caused by fridges and the like.
by greeef
Thu Jan 06, 2005 7:08 pm
Forum: The Silent Front
Topic: I've been asked to write an article on silencing
Replies: 0
Views: 2468

I've been asked to write an article on silencing

Almost everything i've learnt about silencing pcs has come from this website, and i wanted to put together a practical guide of steps people could take to make their pcs quieter. I wanted to know if it would be ok for me to describe systems (such as suspension) that i have learnt from here in my own...
by greeef
Thu Jan 06, 2005 7:04 pm
Forum: The Silent Front
Topic: Any way to stop sub-woofer hum? What speakers do not hum?
Replies: 15
Views: 7686

Make sure none of your audio cables are running parallel to any power cables for a start - only cross at 90 degrees.
by greeef
Sun Jan 02, 2005 5:18 pm
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: HD vibration damper/cooler. New DIY design.
Replies: 3
Views: 2488

makes sense yeah.. I didnt really want to hijack your thread, but i loved your under-the-cpu concept, was considering doing it and coupling it to a big ol heatsink i got given a while ago - Don't really want to cut the holes in my case unless it's going to make a real difference to temperatures thou...
by greeef
Sun Jan 02, 2005 4:59 pm
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: Need a 4-pin to 3-pin adapter
Replies: 14
Views: 5635

it's reccomended you dont attach a 120mm fan to a motherboard header - they tend to draw too much current.
by greeef
Sun Jan 02, 2005 4:58 pm
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: Precise Auto Fan Control...another option.
Replies: 7
Views: 4777

http://www.bit-tech.net/article/51/1

is that helpful? Should be able to alter a few values to adjust the range, though a logarithmic curve would be difficult to manage.
by greeef
Sun Jan 02, 2005 2:49 pm
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: HD vibration damper/cooler. New DIY design.
Replies: 3
Views: 2488

Do you have any idea what kind of thermal conductivity rate those heatpacks have?

I'm trying to think of a good way to do some real objective testing - it would be lovely to come up with a reuseable, thermally invisible micro-coolpak to replace thermal compounds.
by greeef
Thu Dec 30, 2004 11:59 am
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Is this true about PFC
Replies: 11
Views: 5499

probably makes your speakers a bit noisier as well.
by greeef
Wed Dec 29, 2004 8:23 pm
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Need to trim around 25mm off a hole on plexi, help please
Replies: 2
Views: 1859

i use a coping saw on plexi.
by greeef
Wed Dec 29, 2004 10:39 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: (almost) fanless system advice
Replies: 4
Views: 3157

I'm not sure the phantom will fit in a micro-atx case - you may need to bolt it to the top of your pc.
by greeef
Wed Dec 29, 2004 10:12 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: Seagate 160GB Barracuda 7200.7 Serial ATA w/ NCQ What's NCQ?
Replies: 4
Views: 3102

i believe it stands for native command queuing. Something to do with holding commands in a memory and executing them in an order that will be most efficient.

griff