Then exactly how does John McCain argue against torture, calling it ineffective? Sure, he's gone through it and he doesn't like it because it was used on him, but he's in no position to argue its effectiveness. He spilled the beans, didn't he?

Antec Basiq 350w converted to fanless operation, active devices relocated Athlon BE-2400 (45w), replaced Athlon 4200+ (65w), both run fine MSI motherboard XFX GeForce 7600GS fanless (runs 2 monitors) GeForce 4MX440 fanless (runs 1 monitor) Seagate Momentus 2.5" 120GB x2 in RAID1 SoundBlaster Live Si...

I'm not totally sure what is limiting a SSD, but here I'm guessing it's the actual reading/writing to the memory chips. The big difference between the two is that the SSD is not limited in the way the HDD is: theoretically it can read and write data on mulitple places at the same time. Interleaving...

Look at it this way...

If you lose your vision, you have no use for PCs, but you can still hear them.

If you lose your hearing, you can still use your PC and it's guaranteed to be silent.

How would someone who spent $1K on a power cord, feel after they realize it connects to hundreds of feet of plain old home depot mains wiring in their wall? They SHOULD feel like a jackass. Temperature extremes DO have an effect on sound though. During the coldest winter days of the year, there was ...

I think this is exactly what you're looking for: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833127082 I bought one a few days ago, works like a charm. It's fast, runs pretty cool and max power consumption seems to be 10w. Also, it's one of the few switches that support jumbo frames. I was...

Get an rsync backup routine going first, then worry about RAID, or just do both at once. I have a server downstairs that has RAID1, and my workstation has two momentus drives in a RAID1. The biggest reason for RAID1 is system drives. Backing up files and documents is easy and they can be easily reco...

I never understood why some of you guys want to build silent servers. They're SERVERS for pete's sake! A sane set of priorities for a server (especially one a business depends on) would be the following: 1. Data reliability (lost data==huge problems) 2. Component reliability (busted parts == downtim...

Vista is indeed a pig. The requirements it lists are JUST to run the OS, not to do anything useful with it. The OS needs to get out of the way and let you do what you want to do, and that's what Linux does. Windows users will never know what a fast computer really feels like (unless they run the pre...

Nice box. You can further improve temps and reduce noise and turbulence by cutting out that grill on your rear fan, porting it to the heatsink and removing the fan mounted to the heatsink.

djkest I think that risk for shock is a bit exaggerated: - I was measuring around with a mulitimeter and couldn't find a tiny volt anywhere. - If I don't remember wrong, the main capacitor was marked 500 uF, and that can't store much current. - There is a light-emitting diode, always shining on my ...

At 0.13A, I don't see any problem with running two of these right off the motherboard. However, these fans have built in PWM amps. They watch the mobo connector to see how fast to spin and instead pull their current directly from the PSU, allowing you to piggy back as many as you want off the mobo (...

Very unlikely to be effective. The clicking is very slow (about 4 times a second), and the PWM fundamental frequency is very high (often 20-100 KHz). A capacitor could indeed smooth out the main PWM pulses, but would have almost no effect on the periodic full-voltage long pulses used to make the RP...

There's a minimum voltage that keeps the fan turning over very slowly, and that will keep the CPU temperature at around 28C over room temperature. Right now, it's 22C in my room and the CPU is idling at 50C. If the fan voltage drops any lower, it will stop. The voltage begins to gently ramp up aroun...

That there is the Ultra Wizard, I have one too that I bought for FREE after mail in rebate. Smile I removed the HD cages too and have my HD suspended in mine. Yep, that's how I got mine too, $40-$40 :) Wow! What about posting schematics of your speed controlling circuit? All the parts were bought f...

Here are the hardware specs: AMD Athlon64 4200+ X2 Ducted Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme 2GB RAM Two Seagate Momentus 120GB 2.5" drives in RAID1 DVD Burner Single 120mm fan ~700rpm, positive pressure, filtered NV 7600GS 512MB, fanless, DVIx2 + S-Video NV GF4MX 64MB fanless, VGA + S-Video Antec Basiq...

I've had good success with connecting the fan's white wire directly to an automotive tach's signal wire. At low rpm's, the tach signal may need a boost though.

Considering that ozone is about 100x as poisonous as carbon monoxide and can cause nausea and vomiting even in small quantities, I think I'll pass.

StarTech 450w PSU Suddenly started emitting a loud high frequency whine after six months of use. I had previously converted the PSU to fanless operation by extending the components off the board and mounting them to a large heatsink. All of those components are still alive and well, however, a major...

Flash drives have limited WRITE cycles and unlimited READ cycles. If you're using Linux, that means going with ext2 and possibly no swap. If you've got a server nearby you can stick in your basement, 4GB locally is no problem. Because of the risk of killing the flash after a while, I'd suggest going...

Do you really think it will be proportional? Think about it, if you run your fan at 100%, do you expect the CPU to hit absolute zero? Diminishing returns applies here.

I'm assuming you mean RAID0 which I'd advise against for any size drive. Reason: Either drive dies, you lose all your stuff. I'm running a RAID1 pair of Seagate Momentus 5400RPM/160GB and it is quieter than any Seagate, Maxtor or WD 3.5" I've ever had. The 2.5" give you more flexibility in mounting,...

Man, this reminds me of the IBM Deskstars I had in '01. I still have the replacement replacement drives in the shrink wrapping. Anyone wanna buy one?

Mounting a fan with a donut-shaped air flow pattern onto a square heatsink is stupid. Doing it twice is really stupid. If you want to get maximum cooling from minimum air velocity, you need to use ducting. Either set up a positive pressure case with a ducted exhaust or put the fan at the exhaust and...

Hmm... it claims to have an unbeatable CFM/dB ratio. Has anyone tried undervolting this thing?

I'm not sure how quiet that setup will be. It seems geared towards gaming more than towards quiet operation, which is fine as long as your expectations are realistic. Also, your links don't seem to work right. I can't see the described components. I can't imagine why that setup would cost you $1900....

I'm thrilled with my setup. I've got a dual core 4200+, a dualhead GF7600GS and dual 120GB momentus hard drives in a RAID1. The system is positive pressure filtered by a single thermally controlled (non-PWM) 120mm fan @~600 rpm idle which sits in a recessed airbox. CPU cooling is done purely by posi...

I know this thread is a few years old, but I saw so many crazy suggestions that I had to respond. So for reference's sake, here it goes: 1. There is nowhere near enough current on the negative lines to support a monitor. 2. There's a 90%+ chance that power ground and signal ground are tied together,...

Crack that sucker open, I want to see some voided warrantees.

Another 7600GS card is http://www.xfxforce.com/web/product/listConfigurationDetails.jspa?productConfigurationId=648244 this one also has dual DVI and TV-out and even dual link DVI. Looks similar to the Asus 256MB in the Anandtech roundup just with better connection. +1 The XFX7600GS is a lovely car...