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by Butcher
Sat Apr 08, 2006 4:55 pm
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: Interesting question regarding HDCP and SLI
Replies: 5
Views: 2772

No guarantee that nvidia will even release a HDCP 7600GS (or any other current model for that matter).
by Butcher
Fri Apr 07, 2006 4:41 pm
Forum: Watercooling
Topic: Galvanic Corrosion for muppets: Impress your friends!
Replies: 35
Views: 98215

The zinc goes somewhere - it becomes zinc oxide and yes it'll get deposited all over everything.
by Butcher
Thu Apr 06, 2006 7:12 pm
Forum: Watercooling
Topic: Best case for SILENT water-cooling?
Replies: 20
Views: 13245

Got a U2-UFO on the way to me, decided I wanted something chunky to hold all my watercooling gear. ;) Not sure on the quietness front, it's a pretty open case which tends to mean noise gets out, but with quiet fans and such you could keep it fairly quiet I think. HDD noise is likely to be an issue -...
by Butcher
Thu Mar 30, 2006 9:35 am
Forum: Watercooling
Topic: what would adding extra items do to the temps exactly?
Replies: 15
Views: 8263

Noticed my Atlas 15K II was getting a bit warm last night (I recently moved it from the main drive cage to being suspended in the 5.25" bays). Putting a spare 80mm fan blowing over it seems to have massively reduced the temps and the fan is inaudible over the rest of my stuff (it's a yate loon fan a...
by Butcher
Thu Mar 30, 2006 3:29 am
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: 17-Way roundup of 120mm fans @ Madshrimps
Replies: 27
Views: 18634

jmke wrote:run-of-the-mill would not even include dBA result just RPM.
A few years ago maybe. Quiet computing is becoming more mainstream though.
by Butcher
Wed Mar 29, 2006 12:23 pm
Forum: Watercooling
Topic: what would adding extra items do to the temps exactly?
Replies: 15
Views: 8263

You massively shorten the life of the drive by running it hot. If *any* piece of the drive is even close to 70C it's way too hot.
by Butcher
Wed Mar 29, 2006 8:56 am
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: active PFC *REQUIRED* on PSUs to work on UPS's??
Replies: 18
Views: 11807

stupid wrote:I believe in the UK and Europe in general, PSU are required to have active PFC, but it the US there is no such requirement.
No, there is no such requirement in the UK or Europe.
by Butcher
Wed Mar 29, 2006 8:55 am
Forum: Watercooling
Topic: what would adding extra items do to the temps exactly?
Replies: 15
Views: 8263

Main problem is likely to be reduction of flow from adding extra blocks. That will have far more impact than any additional heat load introduced.

Also 70C is too hot for a HDD - most are only specced to 60C operating temp...
by Butcher
Tue Mar 28, 2006 6:02 pm
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: active PFC *REQUIRED* on PSUs to work on UPS's??
Replies: 18
Views: 11807

Passive PFC should be of similar effectiveness to active. On the other hand I can't recall ever seeing a comp psu with passive PFC...
by Butcher
Tue Mar 28, 2006 5:59 pm
Forum: Watercooling
Topic: CoolIT Systems Peltier/Liquid Cooling... Extreme Tech review
Replies: 10
Views: 6474

In most cases TEC systems are going to be hot and noisy. If you're careful they're hot and quiet. But TECs dump a lot of heat into the loop regardless of how you use them, and cost a lot of run (think roughly tripling your comp running costs and you're in the right ballpark).
by Butcher
Tue Mar 28, 2006 7:06 am
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: Fan Vibration Reduction...another method.
Replies: 6
Views: 2741

Bluefront wrote:That's a Bluefront patented "stealth" mod. Look close....two zip-ties holding the fan to a block of safety-mat foam (covered with felt). The assy has velcro on the bottom so it can be moved around slightly for the best angle.
Ahh nice. :)
by Butcher
Tue Mar 28, 2006 4:10 am
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: what is wrong with Madshrimp ?
Replies: 36
Views: 11632

Depends how good (or bad) their bearings are. ;)
by Butcher
Tue Mar 28, 2006 3:56 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: Seagate isolation testing
Replies: 1
Views: 1080

Seagate isolation testing

Hope this isn't a repost, I did a search but didn't turn it up... Article from seagate on the effects on acoustics and performance of isolating hard drives. http://www.seagate.com/support/kb/disc/tp/isolators.html some interesting info there, the acoustics stuff is not that surprising, but the perfo...
by Butcher
Tue Mar 28, 2006 3:22 am
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Low power system not booting with high efficiency PSU?!
Replies: 84
Views: 148611

Using the fan headers could be a good idea, maybe even for other things than fans, because I can easily turn it off with SpeedFan. It should work as long as I'm not connecting too power hungry devices. Can I connect a resistor to a fan header? Trying to regulate a resistor with PWM sounds strange, ...
by Butcher
Tue Mar 28, 2006 3:10 am
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: Fan Vibration Reduction...another method.
Replies: 6
Views: 2741

Is that fan just rested in place? Seems a bit insecure to me...
by Butcher
Mon Mar 27, 2006 11:30 pm
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: Looking for fan controller like this with 5V
Replies: 5
Views: 2796

PWM are the good controllers silly. ;)
by Butcher
Mon Mar 27, 2006 11:29 pm
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: what is wrong with Madshrimp ?
Replies: 36
Views: 11632

More discussion on the "quality" of the noise would have been nice. Something with a broadband hum is generally less annoying than a high pitched whine regardless of the actual volume. ;)
by Butcher
Mon Mar 27, 2006 12:51 pm
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: what is wrong with Madshrimp ?
Replies: 36
Views: 11632

Pity you don't have access to an anechoic chamber.
by Butcher
Mon Mar 27, 2006 10:51 am
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: what is wrong with Madshrimp ?
Replies: 36
Views: 11632

A lower ambient noise level and testing froma bit further away would have been nice. I mean, really, who sits 10cm from their computer fans?
by Butcher
Mon Mar 27, 2006 10:46 am
Forum: Watercooling
Topic: mcp655/laing d5 first impressions
Replies: 14
Views: 12935

Don't forget www.procooling.com

Marci, what sort of shipping costs are they charging for 7/16? Last time I looked into anything off mcmaster minimum shipping was $50...
by Butcher
Sun Mar 26, 2006 7:56 am
Forum: Watercooling
Topic: Unnecessary information
Replies: 8
Views: 6043

1048s are unshielded? Damn, glad i'm not using mine!
by Butcher
Sat Mar 25, 2006 3:25 pm
Forum: Watercooling
Topic: Hose Size and a few more questions?
Replies: 30
Views: 15288

First, what kind of metal is this? It's really heavy, and shiny. It might be chromed steel, I'm not sure. I don't want to add any kind of corrosion catalyst to my setup. As of right now it's all copper. Probably nickel plated brass. Reducing to 3/8" will cut flow quite a bit, you might want to just...
by Butcher
Sat Mar 25, 2006 3:04 pm
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: Do fans/PSU's have a warm-up time?
Replies: 1
Views: 1245

It could be the fan bearings warming up and developing less fricton. However, at 1900 RPM you're transitioning every 15ms, which is a bit close to the frequency you're checking. It could be that the actual variation is quite small but you're getting odd effects because the frequency you're sampling ...
by Butcher
Sat Mar 25, 2006 2:57 pm
Forum: Watercooling
Topic: hit a little hiccup on my first water cooled set up
Replies: 7
Views: 4696

If you can't switch it off in the bios you have basically two options: 1. Run a fan off the header. 2. Pretend you're running a fan off the header. Option 1 is easy, but there's a fan. :p Option 2 requires something to fake a fan, if you have some fairly basic electronics knowledge you can hook up a...
by Butcher
Fri Mar 24, 2006 4:39 pm
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: 17-Way roundup of 120mm fans @ Madshrimps
Replies: 27
Views: 18634

Could just be manufacturing variance, but that's over 10%, which is pretty high!
by Butcher
Fri Mar 24, 2006 7:15 am
Forum: Watercooling
Topic: Is aluminum an acceptable material for a waterblock?
Replies: 8
Views: 6800

just make sure your radiator isnt copper, or you risk turning your entire cooling system into a battery that will literally disolve your rad and waterblocks Not exactly. To get real battery effect you need to have electrical current in both ends and some potential difference. Yes, mixing metals wil...