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by stigmata
Thu Feb 28, 2008 7:17 am
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: D201gly2: product and SPCR review discussion
Replies: 398
Views: 529422

I asked for RMA, I'm waiting for instructions.
Just hope to get a working mobo soon. :)
by stigmata
Thu Feb 28, 2008 4:09 am
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: D201gly2: product and SPCR review discussion
Replies: 398
Views: 529422

Houston, we have a problem! Got this mobo yesterday, and I'm trying to start it up... but no success. I've got 1GB DDR2 533mhz CL4, a 90W PicoPSU and a 84W AC adapter. Everything comes from the same store. The mobo itself seems to start, as heatsinks get hot, leds blink on the NIC and on the keyboar...
by stigmata
Thu Jan 03, 2008 1:41 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: Quiet large IDE drive for external USB box?
Replies: 0
Views: 1366

Quiet large IDE drive for external USB box?

Hi all
I want to replace the noisy 160gb ide hd that I'm using in a Lacie USB box, and I'd like to keep the box itself. I'm looking for 500gb or more.

Can you suggest me some really quiet drive?
I've seen the WD5000AAKB, is it good?

Thankyou!
by stigmata
Mon Apr 23, 2007 10:11 pm
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: Enclosure for 2.5" drives?
Replies: 22
Views: 12195

yes, they said that the Quiet Drive 2.5 should be available in europe from mid-may
by stigmata
Mon Apr 16, 2007 1:11 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: Enclosure for 2.5" drives?
Replies: 22
Views: 12195

Hi all, thanks for the up and for the links :)

IsaacKuo, do you know the temperatures of your hard drives with the PSP enclosures? I'd like to stay under 40°... Thankyou!

Ciao!
Francesco

EDIT: I've sent an email to Scythe.co.jp asking info about Quiet Drive 2.5
by stigmata
Wed Mar 28, 2007 11:29 pm
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: Enclosure for 2.5" drives?
Replies: 22
Views: 12195

You say the idle at 23-25° and you think they are too hot??? The way to quiet them completely is to enclose them in sound blocking material, and then suspend the whole thing with elastic cord. Then run a very slow quiet 120mm fan in front of them; you probably won't hear this. What kind of sound d...
by stigmata
Wed Mar 28, 2007 2:12 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: Enclosure for 2.5" drives?
Replies: 22
Views: 12195

Enclosure for 2.5" drives?

Hi all I have two 5200.4 80gb Momentus 2.5" Sata drives currently sitting on foam near the lowest pci slots in my 3700bqe case. They idle at about 23-25° and I'm satisfied but I want more... as I can still hear those babies. What can I do? I've tried to pack 'em up in foam and put them between two ...
by stigmata
Mon Mar 19, 2007 9:28 am
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: BeQuiet BQT E5-450W + fan swap... good idea?
Replies: 2
Views: 2640

Thanks for your reply

I wrote the wrong model: the right one is Dark Power P6-470W ;)
by stigmata
Mon Mar 19, 2007 6:22 am
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: BeQuiet BQT E5-450W + fan swap... good idea?
Replies: 2
Views: 2640

BeQuiet BQT E5-450W + fan swap... good idea?

Looking for a silent PSU with modular cables, I don't need a nuclear reactor since I'm currently using a tagan 380w and I'm livin' happy... except for the lack of modular cables. Could this be a good (and cheap) solution? I have a couple of nexus 120mm fans and coolermaster white led fans (which are...
by stigmata
Thu Mar 15, 2007 2:20 am
Forum: Watercooling
Topic: Suspending an L20 pump
Replies: 4
Views: 5128

Yeah, that will probably work fine. However, I encourage you to consider suspending it by the output hose. I don't have my pump with me now, but I seem to recall that if the pump wasn't touching ANYTHING it became effectively silent. Play around with it yourself. Listen to what it sounds like when ...
by stigmata
Wed Mar 14, 2007 6:13 am
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: New 80+ modular Nexus power supplies
Replies: 27
Views: 15280

Seems great, and I like Nexus.
I think I'll wait a little more for my new psu, now the choice is between this and the HX520.
by stigmata
Wed Mar 14, 2007 2:22 am
Forum: Watercooling
Topic: Suspending an L20 pump
Replies: 4
Views: 5128

Thanks for your reply, wussboy! :) The wrist rest is a great idea, I'll try it as soon as I find those rests. I was also thinking about placing the pump on this HD suspension device: http://www.pyramid.de/img/fotos/epac_silent_hd.jpg or something similar, do you think it can help? Thanks, ciao! Fran...
by stigmata
Wed Mar 14, 2007 12:45 am
Forum: Watercooling
Topic: Suspending an L20 pump
Replies: 4
Views: 5128

Suspending an L20 pump

Hi all I'm setting up a WC system with cpu wb, vga wb and a single-fan radiator with included reservoir. My pump is an L20, I'm sure you know this one. It seems quite to me, but it vibrates too much for my tastes. I was considering suspension to solve the problem, do you think it will work? I have a...
by stigmata
Tue Feb 13, 2007 2:00 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: HDD vibration & noise reducing methods - ranked
Replies: 196
Views: 1094114

Hi all

I have 2 sata laptop drives (2x momentus 5400.2 80gb) in a 3700BQE case.
I'd like to suspend them using a silicone tubing used for watercooling, cutting it if needed.

Would it work? Can I remove the intake fan (120mm stock antec fan @ approx. 6v)

I'll post pics as soon as possible.
by stigmata
Thu Feb 01, 2007 7:06 am
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Removing dampening material (edit: got it all off!)
Replies: 24
Views: 10011

lm wrote:Why on earth do you guys really want to remove dampening material???

I'd never remove it on either of my boxes, it does wonders as the finishing touch for the silencing process when all else is already done.
I want to mod the case, and the pax-mate doesn't fit the theme.
by stigmata
Thu Feb 01, 2007 3:16 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: What about Samsung HM040II 40GB 2.5" SATA drives?
Replies: 4
Views: 2499

Nothing special, it's my main (and only) pc used for some gaming, photo editing, web surfing and multimedia.
I've already used Raid0 with my drives under WinXP and I felt it was much faster than before in loadind the o.s. and the applications.
by stigmata
Thu Feb 01, 2007 2:40 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: What about Samsung HM040II 40GB 2.5" SATA drives?
Replies: 4
Views: 2499

Andy, thanks for your reply.

Maybe the model I've found is a sort of evolution of the HMxxxHI model...
by stigmata
Thu Feb 01, 2007 2:17 am
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Removing dampening material (edit: got it all off!)
Replies: 24
Views: 10011

I'm in the same situation... a lian-li pc60 case with some pax-mate I'd like to remove. The guys from Akasa told me to use an hair-dryer with plastic knife, and now I know it works. Someone else suggested Dilution (sorry, I don't know the english word, in italian is Diluente Nitro)... and my girlfri...
by stigmata
Thu Feb 01, 2007 1:59 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: What about Samsung HM040II 40GB 2.5" SATA drives?
Replies: 4
Views: 2499

What about Samsung HM040II 40GB 2.5" SATA drives?

I've found them on ebay, look interesting... what do you guys think about them? I've found nothing on the Samsung website. I'm planning to use two of them in Raid0 under WinVista (when raid drivers will be available...) suspending them in the HD cage of my 3700bqe with no intake fan. Now I have two ...
by stigmata
Thu Feb 01, 2007 1:57 am
Forum: Watercooling
Topic: What about Samsung HM040II 40GB 2.5" SATA drives?
Replies: 1
Views: 2550

wooops... wrong section, sorry :oops:
I'm opening another thread in the right section.
by stigmata
Thu Feb 01, 2007 1:36 am
Forum: Watercooling
Topic: What about Samsung HM040II 40GB 2.5" SATA drives?
Replies: 1
Views: 2550

What about Samsung HM040II 40GB 2.5" SATA drives?

I've found them on ebay, look interesting... what do you guys think about them? I've found nothing on the Samsung website. I'm planning to use two of them in Raid0 under WinVista (when raid drivers will be available...) suspending them in the HD cage of my 3700bqe with no intake fan. Now I have two ...
by stigmata
Wed Jan 31, 2007 1:47 am
Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
Topic: Aerocase Condor: A Massive, Passive VGA Cooler
Replies: 55
Views: 42439

Hi all Very interesting article and discussion here. I'm thinking about using this cooler for my x1900gt videocard, with a nearby 120mm nexus fan @ 5v (@12v during gameplay) blowing at it. Would this be ok? If not, what could I try? My VF900 @ 5v is too noisy for me... According to xbitlabs, my vide...
by stigmata
Wed Jan 24, 2007 2:38 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Further silencing... ducting?
Replies: 1
Views: 1845

Further silencing... ducting?

Hi all I have an Antec 3700BQE case with a Zalman 7000alcu on my 3500+ cpu, a Zalman vf900 on the x1900gt videocard, the stock Antec fan on the intake and a Coolermaster 120mm fan blowing out. My psu is a Tagan 380w with 2 80mm aerocool fans (33cfm @ 2500rpm @ 21.6 dba according to aerocool) . Every...
by stigmata
Mon Jan 15, 2007 7:54 am
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: ducted Ninja on antec 3700bqe
Replies: 0
Views: 1475

ducted Ninja on antec 3700bqe

hi all I have an Antec 3700BQE case, and I'm using a Zalman 7000al-cu on my 3500+ cpu. I'm satisfied with the results: the Zalman is regulated by a Zalman rheobus and I keep it at the minimum available voltage. I also have a Coolermaster 120mm fan on the intake and a Nexus on the back, both via Zalm...
by stigmata
Mon Jun 14, 2004 6:15 am
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: nre case... slk3700 amb will be ok?
Replies: 11
Views: 4889

thankyou very much! :)
i'll try to reproduce that mod if stock drive cage isn't good for me.

another question, is the side panel's "internal" face painted with the same color of the "external" face?
by stigmata
Thu Jun 10, 2004 10:15 pm
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: nre case... slk3700 amb will be ok?
Replies: 11
Views: 4889

If it's the AMB you're using, the drive cage is removable. I just got some bungee cord and wire clamps (total cost for the mod $2.50). I used regular drive screws to mount the cords to the other 3.5 bays and that's it. Could you please post a picture? I don't understand your mod very well :( btw: y...
by stigmata
Thu Jun 10, 2004 6:52 am
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: nre case... slk3700 amb will be ok?
Replies: 11
Views: 4889

Just for the other side, I have a 3700 and with suspending the hard drives and soft-mounting the fans, I haven't noticed the need for dampening material. The loudest thing in my pc is the VGA silencer and any mild noise (read typing or street noise) is enough to cover it up. I've vented my PSU to t...
by stigmata
Thu Jun 10, 2004 2:35 am
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: nre case... slk3700 amb will be ok?
Replies: 11
Views: 4889

i have an idea

if i cut a hole in the top of the case and make a duct connecting the hole to the psu's intake fan the psu will recieve fresh air directly from the outside... is a good idea?

and what about the fans? are ystech quiet enough to avoid cutting the stock grills?

thanks a lot!
by stigmata
Wed Jun 09, 2004 12:06 pm
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: nre case... slk3700 amb will be ok?
Replies: 11
Views: 4889

nre case... slk3700 amb will be ok?

hi everyone i'm thinking about buying a new case, since i got bored with my never-ending-modding on my lianli pc60. i like the antec slk3700 amb very much, and i will surely change the psu with my tagan 380w and both fans with two ystech FD 1212251B-2F (21db @ 12v) maybe downvolted @ 7v. the rest of...