That sounds about right, my Phenom II idles at 22-24C.

This must be the new K10 driver for lm-sensors, how did you install it?

I think the original Ninjas with the Maltese cross will be collector's items, even with those UGLY lugnuts Scythe puts on top. What will happen if you unscrew them useless ugly nuts? Also with a nice hole in the middle they will also make good lampholders.

Idle vcore is 0.975 both stock and overclocked. My 3.7GHz is a straight multiplier overclock 200x18.5 at 1.425 volt. Cool'n'Quiet and C1E are both enabled, the only difference when overclocked is that CPU max p-state jumps to 3.7GHz/1.425V instead of the stock 3.1GHz/1.325V 800-1900-2400-3100 = sto...

These 2 also work:

-- Thermalright Ultra-120 eXtreme Rev. C

-- Prolimatech Megahalems Rev.B (with AM2/3 kit)





The new Noctua NH-U12P only mounts north-south, so no workie no more..

Yeah, I set 1.425V in BIOS, mobo is ASUS M4A78T-E and it’s behaving as designed, no change in power consumption at idle, and a voltage-proportional wattage increase at load. What VCore does CPU-Z report at idle at stock VCore and when over-volted? I’ve never come across an AM2/3 or LGA775 board...

My Phenom II 550BE with Cool'n'Quiet enabled idles at 52 Watts at the wall. When overclocked to 3.7GHz (200x18.5 at 1.425 volt) it still draws 52 watts at idle. What is the reported VCore at idle on stock settings and when over-clocked? Did you manually set the VCore in the BIOS to 1.425V? It sound...

My Phenom II 550BE with Cool'n'Quiet enabled idles at 52 Watts at the wall. When overclocked to 3.7GHz (200x18.5 at 1.425 volt) it still draws 52 watts at idle.

When it runs fanless, a negative pressure case could cause heat from PSU to back INTO the case? Why do they have 2 different output plugs labeled MB? They should color-code plugs and cables so you know what goes where. Also the cables don’t look interchangeable with the older M12 series, so I feel...

I’d return it.

AMD would have locked this CPU and sold it as a dual-core, and let consumers unlock the bum cores at their own risk

I feel the same about furniture and decor in my house, I'd rather have it empty than fill it with ugly things. And most cases are ugly, but there comes a day when you have to vacuum...

Ha! Good catch Mike, airflow and thermodynamics is tricky business.

What is the purpose of wrapping the PSU wires individually?

You can also buy steel or alum sheet metal with various size perforations and easily make your own. There is even a size that can be made into mobo tray with perforations that match atx standoffs. That almost sounds like a supplier of standard ATX case parts. Do you have a link? No, nothing to do w...

Ugh, Scythe is using the same ugly lug nuts that they have on the Ninja. Are these nuts necessary? Do they improve heat transfer in any way or are they just decorative?

There are a couple of Lian-Li models with holes throughout. You can also buy steel or alum sheet metal with various size perforations and easily make your own. There is even a size that can be made into mobo tray with perforations that match atx standoffs.

My Silverstone developed a whistling noise too. It happens at around 900-1,000 rpm

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I've run a 125W CPU fanless http://www.silentpcreview.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=51531 I think 140W CPU is also doable with the right case & heatsink. The only problem I've noticed is that by moving more air through the case you're also accumulating more dust. // Nice build but is not fanless My re...

I've run a 125W CPU fanless

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I think 140W CPU is also doable with the right case & heatsink. The only problem I've noticed is that by moving more air through the case you're also accumulating more dust.



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I think Speedfan has been broken for a while. If I use "software controlled" and then back to "smart guardian", fans stop completely and BIOS (or any other utility) cannot detect them. Happens on both my machines, and only a reboot will get fans working again. Also, it does not detect my AHCI disks,...

AMD want to do their own integrated chipset, so maybe they're trying to push NVIDIA out. If I was NVIDIA, I'd start making CPUs and give both AMD and Intel a run for their money.

There's no AM3 DDR3 chipset from NVIDIA. Why?

Could be turbo effect from pressure change when you close the door. I noticed that in my TJ08.

Rebellious -- There's no need for such an experiment, it's already well known that direct conduction -- via heatpipes and other methods -- between CPU and aluminum case panels can be used for effective cooling. There have been cases going back almost to the very start of SPCR that use such technolo...

The superior test results could be due to the aluminum construction, aluminum transfers heat many times faster than steel. No way. Aluminum has nothing to do with cooling in a case unless the hot parts have direct conduction paths to the aluminum. With only air to transfer the heat, I assure you th...

In your Antec Mini P180 review, I was surprised that you weren't curious enough to test the top blowhole as an intake. I thought you'd do it this time for sure with the Silverstone, so please reverse that top blowhole into an exhaust and tell us which works better -- innie or outtie. The superior te...

The MSI mobo can't regulate the CPU fan header? If not, there's a 12cm fan with thermistor built-in, so when there's more heat coming through the thermalright duct the fan will spin up.

A friend of mine built one of those, the B10 is a handsome case but has many weaknesses: The bottom 14cm fan is somewhat wasted because it misses the mobo, and if you put case on the floor it's gonna suck dust & dirt like a vacuum cleaner. The 12cm fan in the middle is in good position but it robs y...

Thanks Mike. IBM had some very talented people, and they did some very creative work, also some really stup[id things, like the proprietary mobo you mentioned in your review. So the Thinkpeople went out of business, and their jobs exported. I still have my 10+ yr-old Thinkpad, a marvel of misused in...

I borrowed a Scythe Kaze fan controller to test something, but I've no idea how to use the thermal sensors. They have a clear plastic tube around them. Is that just protection for shipping or are they meant to be used that way? Can you tape them directly to metal or are they designed to only measure...

7200 rpm 2.5"s have the same nasty whine of the 3.5"s though not as loud. If you have sensitive ears they've got to be suspended. I think Hitachi or Fujitsu 5400 rpm will be quiet enough for you. I can live with hard-mounted 5400s but not 7200s