I'm not 100% sure but I think kingcow is "HD Audio Visual, Australia". (due to the spam here and on ocau australia)

Could we please get a straight answer off him and wack a vendor tag on him please.

kogi

In my search for a good xeon HSF I found these on the orbitmicro website. Products that looks quite good for silence PC's. Here is what looks like a heatpipe tower that will fit in a standard 478 frame. There are even a few full copper/passive ones on obitmicro's website. Has ANYONE got their hands ...

Just picked up a dual xeon, The stock wind tunnels are freakishly loud.
2.8 512cache 533 bus

Should I just replace the fans with some panaflos?
What would be a safe max load temp?
Best availiable HSF for these babies?

TIA
kogi

rambovic wrote:how loud are they and are they still pushing enough air??

Inaudiable.
System has not melted so I guess it's pushing enough air. but YMMV

kogi

I'm in Sydney too. with a P160

I currently running 2 x papst medium speeds @ 5v
http://www.lownoisepc.com

Folding 24/7 2 instances. Currently Case 36c CPU 66c

Computer has being completely fine during the past heatwaves without an aircon

kogi

Has any one tried this one out yet?? TOPOWER 420watt SILENT Power Supply MODEL : TOP-420NF TOP-420NF, a fanless extended version power supply, is designed for the person who cares about both noise and powerful output. With one stand-by fan installed inside, it will be working only when you are execu...

new solution
4) Backup drive, Use hammer to fix drive for good.

kogi

ak wrote: Tell us how good the 7000 is?

OK, It keeps a P4 overclocked to 3.3 ghz @ 62c stable while running at only 5v.

kogi

Your case temps are great! That higher than ambient reading probably just because the sensor is close to the CPU socket.

kogi

Have you considered going A64. There has being a recent price drop and it's very good valu/speed compared to the P4.

kogi

I imagine that the gel-packs will be very good at absorbing heat, but not very good at releasing it. How long have you run this for??

kogi

Edward Ng wrote: EDIT3: Well, $49.99 isn't too bad for what may be a Hyper 6-killer!

It is just avail in australia. At $130 (us$91) is a wallet killer as well.

Was very keen on it until I saw the price.

kogi

Looks like you have to be the gunnie pig.

low noise PC DOES have japanflo's, so I may just stock up now.

kogi

Using search will yield this gem
http://forums.silentpcreview.com/viewtopic.php?t=13604

Will my indicator that it's not doing ok be the computer terminates itself and all it's components? If it overheats it "SHOULD" do a safe thermal overload shutdown. I test by placing my hand on top of the PSU. If I'm unable to leave my hand there than it is too hot. "Right now I am running the psu ...

Have you emailed pccasegear? The recent batch of panaflos I got off them were all japanaflos, with the exception of the M1A, which performed no differently from the rest

kogi

We can't win. I got a couple of new seagates because I wanted to go SATA. The seek noises on them sound a like a jack hammer.

kogi

It may be "offline seek noise"

it looks like some seagates initiate a self-test every 40 seconds !!! when idle.

http://groups.google.dk/groups?q=barrac ... .nl&rnum=4

kogi

Any one of you guys used nitrile foam?
http://www.customaudiodesigns.co.uk/sea ... ledata.htm
I use it for HD mounting but I just saw the specs :
Sound Reduction (Din 4109):Up to 32dB(A)
Now how do I compare that to the other stuff??

Your not going to fall asleep with a Vantec AeroFlow.

Try a spire whisper rock or if you have the cash, the best is a thermalright heatsink with a panaflo fan.

I had an SLK-800 with a High-speed panaflo @ 5v. Giving a total 16db on a barton @ 3300mhz

kogi

Anyone know what the operating temp is?
The silverstone one is only 0°C~25°C

kogi

Anything will do, Most prob seagates or WD's

kogi

Throw in overclocking (guesstimation) 1.8 fps/£ = Athlon XP 2500+ @ 2.3 : 95fps £53 1.4 fps/£ = P4 2.8 @ 3.4: 173fps £123 I just switched from xp-m to a P4 myself. Granted it's winter but using stock cooler, overclocked to 3360, it's very happily folding 24/7. Speed fan at 70%, it's not silent but i...

smilingcrow wrote:Hi,
Do I gain anything with a faster GPU in video editing?

Most probably not.
The 5200 most probably will suit you just fine.
I'm just concerned about picture quality, refresh rates of entry level cards.

kogi

Also, even if it is stable with gromacs, it may still choke midway on large tinkers.

kogi

VGA Gigabyte , GV-N52128D, FX5200, dual monitor, DVI & D-SUB, TV-OUT, 128 MB

Thats a rather low end card.

Look at a raedon 9600xt or for a few bucks more a 9800 pro. Pair with a Arctic Cooling VGA Silencer.

Need a power supply as well. Look at recommended component list.

kogi

Definitely go with a 400w PSU, a 300w PSU will have to work harder, meaning more heat/noise.

I think unless you are overclocking the ram, heat from them will be negligible.

kogi

Woo hoo!
Excellent, much cheaper than a EE.
I wonder if it's just a matter of bios support for the 865/875 boards to support it. I guess than we just need a 'shim' to protect the core and we'll be able to use a normal heatsink.

http://www.hexus.net/review.php?review=785
http://www.gruntville.com/reviews/memor ... winx3200xl
http://www.legitreviews.com/reviews/corsairxl/
Corsair XMS XL
Rated @ 2-2-2-5 DDR400
According to legit reviews does 2.5-3-3-6 @ DDR500

kogi