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by CA_Steve
Fri Aug 27, 2021 12:31 pm
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Fractal Define Torrent
Replies: 14
Views: 15959

Re: Fractal Define Torrent

Fractal announced a recall of the early production lots' fan controller hub. "May short circuit".
by CA_Steve
Fri Aug 27, 2021 8:00 am
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Help find a R6 replacement with better cooling
Replies: 20
Views: 12631

Re: Help find a R6 replacement with better cooling

The crazy amount of temperature delta between open and closed case conditions makes me wonder about a couple of things: - Is the less restrictive front filter actually more restrictive than stock? (what do temps look like w/o the filter?) - Is there some intentional or unintentional overvolting goin...
by CA_Steve
Wed Aug 25, 2021 8:14 am
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Help find a R6 replacement with better cooling
Replies: 20
Views: 12631

Re: Help find a R6 replacement with better cooling

Welcome to SPCR as a poster :)

Some baseline idle/load temps for your case/CPU/GPU under typical applications would be a great start. Along with fan profile information.
by CA_Steve
Thu Aug 19, 2021 8:53 am
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Fractal Define Torrent
Replies: 14
Views: 15959

Re: Fractal Define Torrent

Nope, I'm wrong. Downloaded the user manual:
3 x Dynamic X2 GP-14 PWM Fans
by CA_Steve
Thu Aug 19, 2021 8:41 am
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Fractal Define Torrent
Replies: 14
Views: 15959

Re: Fractal Define Torrent

Japanese Capacitor wrote:
Thu Aug 19, 2021 2:47 am
@Abula Torrent's fans are 4-pin and so is case's fan hub. These fans (Prisma or Dynamic) also differ a little with specifications.
It appears the 180mm fans are PWM but the 140mm are not.
by CA_Steve
Wed Aug 18, 2021 5:23 pm
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Fractal Define Torrent
Replies: 14
Views: 15959

Re: Fractal Define Torrent

hardwareluxx added.
by CA_Steve
Wed Aug 18, 2021 2:49 pm
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Fractal Define Torrent
Replies: 14
Views: 15959

Re: Fractal Define Torrent

Thanks for that. The good stuff (tables I can read :)) starts at 4min in. The old FT02's biggest benefit was the insane amount of airflow available from the bottom mounted fans, even at minimal rpms, providing great temps and low noise at load. The downside was idle noise of a few dB louder than the...
by CA_Steve
Wed Aug 18, 2021 11:39 am
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Fractal Define Torrent
Replies: 14
Views: 15959

Fractal Define Torrent

Two 180 x 36 mm front fans and three 140mm bottom fans. Top mounted PSU. Techpowerup Gamer's Nexus video hardwareluxx.de Overclock3D Great CPU/GPU temps overall and at normalized noise level @ Gamer's Nexus. It'll be interesting to see what the noise and temp levels are like at minimal rpms (you kno...
by CA_Steve
Fri Aug 13, 2021 11:31 am
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: Phanteks T30-120, a new King is rising
Replies: 11
Views: 14458

Re: Phanteks T30-120, a new King is rising

Thanks!

I wonder how they are dealing with master/slave for sensor when daisy-chained?
by CA_Steve
Sun Jul 25, 2021 10:58 am
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: Cooler for Antec Fusion - Ninja Mini replacement?
Replies: 22
Views: 11338

Re: Cooler for Antec Fusion - Ninja Mini replacement?

There's a video here that goes through the benchmarks and what they test. It's a very quick way to get a basic indicator of one CPU or GPU vs another when parts are spanning multiple decades :).
by CA_Steve
Sun Jul 25, 2021 6:40 am
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: Cooler for Antec Fusion - Ninja Mini replacement?
Replies: 22
Views: 11338

Re: Cooler for Antec Fusion - Ninja Mini replacement?

It's time to retire the 5750 and save 70-80W of heat :) The integrated gpu in the 11700 is faster. I couldn't find a direct comparison, but here's the 4-5 year old mobile Intel UHD 620 vs your 5750 on Passmark . It's only 10% slower. The UHD Graphics 750 on the 11700 has faster clocks, more executio...
by CA_Steve
Thu Jul 22, 2021 3:38 am
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: Cooler for Antec Fusion - Ninja Mini replacement?
Replies: 22
Views: 11338

Re: Cooler for Antec Fusion - Ninja Mini replacement?

tl;dr: The 5600X will run hotter than your 3570, but a better cooler will keep it in check for your use. The 5600X has a small die size* (~81mm^2) leading to a higher power density (Watts/cm^2)..which in turn leads to a higher temperature using the same cooler you would use for a larger die with a h...
by CA_Steve
Tue Jul 20, 2021 1:16 pm
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: cpu fan starts spinning fast when open and using chrome
Replies: 98
Views: 34859

Re: cpu fan starts spinning fast when open and using chrome

The PSU fan is an intake fan. So, it pulls air from the bottom and blows out the back of the case. You only need 1/2" to 1" of clearance for an intake fan (where there becomes negligible resistance to airflow and not affect performance). So, case feet on a hard surface = good. Case feet on plush car...
by CA_Steve
Sat Jul 17, 2021 8:41 am
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: cpu fan starts spinning fast when open and using chrome
Replies: 98
Views: 34859

Re: cpu fan starts spinning fast when open and using chrome

Fan pinout has a lead for +V, one for ground, one for fan sensor (to read rpm), and one for PWM control (if a PWM fan). Since you can't have one fan connector on the mobo read more than one fan sensor, a splitter will be set up as master/slave. Where, one fan connector will have 4 leads and provide ...
by CA_Steve
Sun Jul 11, 2021 9:45 am
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: cpu fan starts spinning fast when open and using chrome
Replies: 98
Views: 34859

Re: cpu fan starts spinning fast when open and using chrome

If the case fans are connected to the motherboard, you can use the bios software or gigabyte's windows s/w to control the fan curves. Here are the places on the motherboard where you can connect them. Note, that while the motherboard connectors are 4-pin and your fans are 3-pin, there is only one wa...
by CA_Steve
Mon Jul 05, 2021 5:41 pm
Forum: Quiet Prebuilt, SFF and Barebones Systems
Topic: Silent Pre-built
Replies: 30
Views: 26711

Re: Silent Pre-built

This has degraded past the point where I want to contribute. Feel free to argue at each other.
by CA_Steve
Mon Jul 05, 2021 4:21 am
Forum: Quiet Prebuilt, SFF and Barebones Systems
Topic: Silent Pre-built
Replies: 30
Views: 26711

Re: Silent Pre-built

Just a fyi: Here's an article from the archives. It shows what they were capable of 10 years ago when hardly anyone else was focused on quiet computing.
by CA_Steve
Fri Jul 02, 2021 2:10 pm
Forum: Quiet Prebuilt, SFF and Barebones Systems
Topic: Silent Pre-built
Replies: 30
Views: 26711

Re: Silent Pre-built

I like Puget as well - but the last time I looked (maybe a month ago), it seemed like they had abandoned the lower end platforms for more professional workstations/higher end systems.
by CA_Steve
Thu Jul 01, 2021 1:29 pm
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: cpu fan starts spinning fast when open and using chrome
Replies: 98
Views: 34859

Re: cpu fan starts spinning fast when open and using chrome

Changing the RAM speed won't cool down your pc, it'll just run memory intensive apps slower. Apparently, Ryzen likes to boost fewer cores to high freq instead of spreading the load more. So, little things can spike a single core's temp a bit. As said, check your BIOS' fan profile and see if there's ...
by CA_Steve
Tue Jun 29, 2021 1:15 pm
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: Thermalright Frost Spirit 140
Replies: 18
Views: 38411

Re: Thermalright Frost Spirit 140

The z height is less. So, that may impact things.
by CA_Steve
Tue Jun 29, 2021 10:22 am
Forum: General Gallery
Topic: Silent Antec CHEAPly
Replies: 126
Views: 286008

Re: Silent Antec CHEAPly

It's worked out well. I've got a 2019 Vizio M series. So, HDR/wide gamut is pretty awesome. A bit of a pita debugging Windows, HDR, and not having Displayport or HDMI 2.0 on the TV. I think my 9 year old CPU is going to run up against the Windows 11 wall as it doesn't support TPM. So, I guess I'll h...
by CA_Steve
Tue Jun 29, 2021 6:05 am
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: Thermalright Frost Spirit 140
Replies: 18
Views: 38411

Re: Thermalright Frost Spirit 140

Also take into account the IHS area is much bigger than the die. So, there is some wiggle room for existing cooler bases. I'm guessing we will see a new generation of socket adapter kits though for mount compatibility.
by CA_Steve
Thu Jun 24, 2021 11:41 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Can we distinguish between USB 2.0 and 3.0 based on color?
Replies: 15
Views: 7132

Re: Can we distinguish between USB 2.0 and 3.0 based on color?

Type "edit power plan" in the windows search bar.

Change advanced power settings-> Hard disk-> turn off hard disk after xx minutes
by CA_Steve
Wed Jun 23, 2021 6:28 pm
Forum: The Silent Front
Topic: There is no such thing as silent PC
Replies: 68
Views: 69207

Re: There is no such thing as silent PC

Yeah, try upping the pixel count but use more compression on the jpeg to get the file size down to under 250kB.
by CA_Steve
Wed Jun 23, 2021 6:26 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Uploading picture size
Replies: 7
Views: 11654

Re: Uploading picture size

Messing around some more, I think the file size limit is 250kB.
by CA_Steve
Wed Jun 23, 2021 6:20 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Uploading picture size
Replies: 7
Views: 11654

Re: Uploading picture size

Well, it let me upload an 83kB image, but not a 400kB one.
by CA_Steve
Wed Jun 23, 2021 6:18 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Uploading picture size
Replies: 7
Views: 11654

Re: Uploading picture size

test image Image
by CA_Steve
Wed Jun 23, 2021 2:52 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Uploading picture size
Replies: 7
Views: 11654

Re: Uploading picture size

Not sure. This site was originally set up for 1280x1024 monitors :) I bet if you scale the pictures to less than a 1080p display, say 1000x1800 pixels, it'd work.
by CA_Steve
Sat Jun 19, 2021 12:14 pm
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: corsair RM750x v2 whine noise
Replies: 21
Views: 14791

Re: corsair RM750x v2 whine noise

I think this is a non-issue. Read less internet threads :) In the first one: do you plan to have your ear against the PSU? Might be hard to see the monitor. 2nd one: only happened during gaming...and hadn't fault isolated it to the PSU. That said, the fun combination of random motherboard + PSU+ ran...