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by liquid_celica
Wed Dec 03, 2008 4:21 pm
Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
Topic: Modding the Zalman 9500 Heatsink
Replies: 40
Views: 41303

My 9500 is not making a smooth sound. I'm thinking of replacing the fan, does anyone know if i can replace it with an 80mm fan?
by liquid_celica
Tue Feb 07, 2006 11:56 pm
Forum: General Gallery
Topic: Finished my Antec P150 build, with spcr duct mod *56k AVOID*
Replies: 28
Views: 21898

nice setup!

looks simple and clean. good ducting.

hey!! i have those same koss headphones...in fact, im wearing the right now. hahaha...they're 6 years old.
by liquid_celica
Wed Nov 23, 2005 8:59 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: I'm Going Insane, and It's All Your Fault
Replies: 26
Views: 12537

I know how you feel dude. My friends all scream at me when i mention "panaflo," "quiet," and "computer" all in the same sentence. I've been prone to tampering with all my fans at hours at a time cause they whirling noise is just too unbarable. Ignorance is bliss...... SPCR saved and ruined my life :...
by liquid_celica
Tue Nov 01, 2005 11:50 pm
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: Can't decide which 6600GT (AGP) to get. Help!
Replies: 11
Views: 5781

i have the leadtek and the fan is really really quite. i dont have to undervolt it or anything. My panaflo seems louder than it, but my rig is still quite from 1 meter and barable (mid-level SPCR standard) next to me. its really stable for me and offers a lot of programs. it also offers overclocking...
by liquid_celica
Sun Sep 25, 2005 10:08 pm
Forum: General Gallery
Topic: Ultra-Quiet P4 P180 & Setup
Replies: 3
Views: 4794

great comp. i'd give you an eprop if there was an option. :D
by liquid_celica
Mon Aug 29, 2005 10:25 pm
Forum: General Gallery
Topic: My quiet rig :)
Replies: 3
Views: 3773

Nice work. Looks clean and quiet I have an identical case. You should really swap out the truepower fan with something else. You'll notice a difference. Do you like the coolermasters you're running. i bet you can do a tiny bit better. Other than that, it sounds like you're almost there. But in fact,...
by liquid_celica
Fri Aug 12, 2005 1:32 pm
Forum: General Gallery
Topic: AMD64+sonata
Replies: 3
Views: 4068

AHHH!!! you're corsairs are stolen!! you'll need to get those back before you fix those cables.
by liquid_celica
Thu Aug 11, 2005 1:46 pm
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Sonata/MSI K8N Neo2 Plat won't power up with S12-430
Replies: 8
Views: 4229

Yes, they are conductive. If it wasn't, it would just be a plastic bag. Whether it can carry enough current is up for debate, but it's safe to assume that if it's sufficient to ground a motherboard then it's sufficient to short the pins and soldering on the back side of the motherboard too. The cas...
by liquid_celica
Thu Aug 11, 2005 12:10 pm
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Sonata/MSI K8N Neo2 Plat won't power up with S12-430
Replies: 8
Views: 4229

NO, why?

conductivity is a metal property... unless you have some free cations running around your anti-static sheets, there shouldn't be any conductivity.
by liquid_celica
Thu Aug 11, 2005 12:09 pm
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Sonata/MSI K8N Neo2 Plat won't power up with S12-430
Replies: 8
Views: 4229

NO, why?
by liquid_celica
Wed Aug 10, 2005 3:18 pm
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Sonata/MSI K8N Neo2 Plat won't power up with S12-430
Replies: 8
Views: 4229

its grounding issues.

Unscrew the motherboard and take an antistatic sheet(like the ones that come with the mobo) and place it underneathe the motherboard. Screw the motherboard back in, that includes screwing THROUGH the antistatic sheet.

Walla, you're done and its fixed. Hope that helps
by liquid_celica
Mon Aug 01, 2005 8:42 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Heatsink Advice
Replies: 10
Views: 5729

Sorry if I'm missing some little detail here, but if it's the Coolermaster 80mm fan that's the whole problem... and the temperatures are fine, why not just replace the fan with a Nexus/Panaflo rather than switching coolers? As far as I have read about it, the Hyper 6 is an otherwise excellent, if h...
by liquid_celica
Sat Jul 30, 2005 8:08 am
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Scratched P180 Panel
Replies: 2
Views: 2086

Re: Scratched P180 Panel

Just received my silver P180 only to find the left side panel is badly scratched :x I have e-mailed Antec in the hope they will replace just the side panel without having to RMA the entire case. Edit: On closer inspection, the right side panel also has marks on it; some of the silver appears to be ...
by liquid_celica
Sun Jul 24, 2005 9:06 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: My photo journal of my first ever AMD build, *56k warning*
Replies: 30
Views: 15768

wow!

This thing looks like it costs an arm and a leg to build. Good stuff man. Very very jealous :shock: :twisted:
by liquid_celica
Sun Jul 24, 2005 8:39 pm
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: Favorite motherboard vendor?
Replies: 38
Views: 19696

1. Abit
2. Asus
3. Intel (p4 only ;)
4. MSI

Soyo used to be really good, but they've had some bad boards in the past.
by liquid_celica
Fri Jul 22, 2005 9:44 pm
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: Fan controller access on geforce cards
Replies: 3
Views: 3000

you can connect it to a fan controller or a fan mate. Its possible to set up a two pin connector with a three pin receiver. Just slot the two pins where the red and black wires are directly behind each receptor. That should do the trick. I do this currently.
by liquid_celica
Thu Jul 21, 2005 2:10 pm
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: ANTEC P180 @ Retail?
Replies: 16
Views: 6329

looks like ill be making a trip to the FRY's in manhattan beach. I'll post word if there's one there and i'll make them do an inventory search for those around SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
by liquid_celica
Wed Jul 20, 2005 9:55 pm
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: ANTEC P180 @ Retail?
Replies: 16
Views: 6329

Vulcan wrote:
Mystr_Byrnz wrote:I found a stack of them at my local Fry's today, much to my surprise. :)

I took one home with me.

It even came with a $30 rebate! Best price I've found and I have it now. :)
argh. Someone needs to put a frys in PA.
How much was the p180 before the rebate? $160?
by liquid_celica
Wed Jul 20, 2005 7:37 pm
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: finally, my computer is almost silent!
Replies: 8
Views: 5586

Congrats. happy to hear that you've achieved some level of quietness. NOt to be a party pooper, but i think you've just caught a case of "beginners quietness." You're so impressed with the vast improvement in audible ambiance you have achieved that "silent" can only explain it. Trust me, give it a f...
by liquid_celica
Mon Jul 18, 2005 2:34 pm
Forum: The Silent Front
Topic: ECS 755-A2 reboots
Replies: 3
Views: 2515

Sounds like your HDD. Are you reusing your HDD with the new mobo/cpu combo?

Format and see what happens.
by liquid_celica
Sun Jul 17, 2005 9:16 pm
Forum: General Gallery
Topic: My attempt at a quiet pc
Replies: 10
Views: 7479

what's interesting here is that you're only running a 2500 xp. I've seen several 2500 xp that show about an average of 34-39 degrees celcius. That's very odd. Are you getting your measurement through the bios or from MBM5 or something similar to that. I would be very surprised to see your NF7 report...
by liquid_celica
Sat Jul 16, 2005 9:53 am
Forum: General Gallery
Topic: My attempt at a quiet pc
Replies: 10
Views: 7479

any good news with the adjustment of the thermal paste and the heatsink?
by liquid_celica
Fri Jul 15, 2005 9:30 am
Forum: General Gallery
Topic: My attempt at a quiet pc
Replies: 10
Views: 7479

you look like you have a decent amount of airflow. Thermal paste properly applied? Even your adda fan should have provided enough airflow since theres a 120mm providing exhaust.
by liquid_celica
Fri Jul 15, 2005 9:25 am
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: Make your own PWM controller
Replies: 12
Views: 4992

its just so much easier to buy a fanmate 2 for like 2 bucks. ;)
by liquid_celica
Mon Jul 11, 2005 9:50 pm
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: 6600, X700, or X700 Pro graphics card?
Replies: 14
Views: 7136

The 6600s do support Shader 3.0, but the X700 is the best for gaming. However, the 6600GT can be had for around 160$, and around 130$ if you are using AGP, so I wouldn't rule it out yet. Also, the 6600GT, as you said, is far superior to all of these. I disagree on both accounts. Go to Tom's Hardwar...
by liquid_celica
Wed Jul 06, 2005 7:19 pm
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: please recommend a fan controller
Replies: 8
Views: 4497

I recommend Vantec: NXP-205-SL Nexus 3.5'' Silver Fan Controller. Don't be fooled by the vantec brand. It's good. They have a 5.25" bay version that runs for a little more. There's a black version as well. The control knobs are backlit by a blue LED. Simple and clean...and works very well. http://sh...
by liquid_celica
Wed Jun 29, 2005 9:29 pm
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: A most novel and promising idea...
Replies: 20
Views: 7752

way cool post OP.

It makes sense. The thing is....wouldn't it be hazardous to a PC? Shooting magnetic ions across HDD and circuit boards isn't too safe. :( . But if you can forget about that, it'll sure beat a panaflo!
by liquid_celica
Mon Jun 13, 2005 9:23 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: P180 or Sonata/Sonata II
Replies: 23
Views: 8162

Budget wise, the sonata 2 seams be the more reasonable choice for those that are price conscious. AND YES! you can be price conscious and still POST in a SPCR forum. The p180 totally looks good. Don't get me wrong, if I had 150-200 dollars to waist, I may just get it, but i don't. It may even be bet...
by liquid_celica
Mon May 30, 2005 8:19 pm
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: Aerocool x-static no good
Replies: 0
Views: 1181

Aerocool x-static no good

Hey. To give you the heads up, the x-static by Aerocool is no good. Its only slightly better than a stock Antec 80. I have an Aerocool, it was one of their silent solution fans with LED. Its my top fan for now, even better than several of the yate loon's I own. I gave this x-static a chance since Fr...
by liquid_celica
Wed Mar 23, 2005 8:47 am
Forum: Consumer Advocacy
Topic: INTEL Warranty is A- OK!
Replies: 9
Views: 10062

Maybe it was a chip that is out of production and they still have some stock laying around. If not, you were very fortunate. The chip may have been out of production but I recently went to fry's and they're still offering the chip with certain combos and the chip alone at regular price. You can tel...