It might be great for naps in the middle of a noisy day or when there's a too-noisy night-time party in the neighborhood. You might be kept awake by your own heartbeat and breathing noise... Those oxyxen consumption/CO2 poisoning calculations don't seem to take into account metabolic rate, which wo...

I don't understand how four fans can be more silent than one or two fans. Given that they run at the same speed. I think in this context, they don't... Imagine a simple box, with an intake hole and an exhaust hole. If you only put a fan on the intake, this fan will have to work harder to push air t...

What are your processor requirements? I was wondering if there are any EPIA mini-itx or nano-itx board+chip combos which would suit your needs?

I guess it depends whether or not the manufacturer can be bothered to make a smaller version of the casing;

The last "thinner" 3.5" drive I bought was an 80GB DiamondMax 8(?) PATA HD a few years ago.

My ex-housemate is a Sanyo-Denki <pun>fan</pun>... Don't know much about which ones he had though.

If you already have an external monitor, plug it into the laptop for ultimate realestate


Alternatively, get a used laptop and transplant the components into a custom case...

Cut the grille out completely and install one of these:

http://www.lambda-tek.com/componentshop ... ID=B114946

I know it's just paper, but the buzz-strip might slow the fan down at lower voltage? On a more general note, if every fan or vibration in your PC was turned to the same note or chord, would it sound quieter (sensitivity of human ear to dischord) or would harmonics and sympathetic vibration passing t...

Cheers all!

Need to make the damn thing output video before I can check the memory, but you bring me good omens

Just bought parts for a new computer for my brother from ebuyer.co.uk: P182 gunmetal Corsair 450W PSU (aka S12) MSI K9n neo V3 motherboard AMD 64 X2 3000+ Ninja RevB 2 x 1GB Ballistix DDR2-800 Samsung Spinpoint HD501 SATA Sapphire HD3870 When I looked at it before buying, I made sure the Ninja would...

pipperoni wrote:To be extra tricky, you could require everyone to always use each of their available pixels, thus everyone will have to update their avatar every time they post!

The problem with this is prime numbers...

I'd do it, but I share responsibility for paying my electricity bills...

If I ever get a job as a network admin, I'll consider it!

jbw wrote:don't install free software or games

Wot, no sourceforge usage?

Does she actually need to do anything which cannot be done in Linux? Easier to secure the computer than secure the user!

jaldridge6 wrote:wouldnt 8x500GB be 4gb? Why does the topic say 2.8?

I would expect a single RAID5 array of 8 x 500GB to have a total capacity of about 3500GB...

Send some to Mike!

The multiplier is 10x on that chip, so the bus speed must be set at 100. If the CMOS isn't holding onto that, check the battery, it may be dead and resetting everytime. Also doublecheck that the BIOS is updated and any jumpers on the board are set properly. If the bus speed is set correctly to 166 ...

Which parts of your computer? CPU? North/Southbridge? HDs? Graphics cards?

The Antec looks like a fridge. Your Coolermaster looks like a GCSE Design & Technology project.

Ask a stupid qustion...

I tried to find an updated BIOS when the problem first occurred, only I bout my board about a month after the latest BIOS was released, so I already had it!



Running slow might be good for my temps, but I'm not using a temp-sensitive fan controller, and my framerate is suffering!

Looking at the interior design of the Noblesse SE, I'd say either my case is not a GMC, or the SE is underengineered compared with mine! I did identify your case, but I edited my post late, so maybe you missed it. Your case is a Jeantech Noblesse JNN200 . Doesn’t look like it’s produced anymore...

Looking at the interior design of the Noblesse SE, I'd say either my case is not a GMC, or the SE is underengineered compared with mine! I sent an email to GMC's "German" department asking if there were any UK stockists for the X-21, or any shops in germany who would shit an X-21 to Wales... no repl...

CPU-Z says athlon MP
XP says athlon MP

they're both working fine, because

the BIOS says athlon MP

There have been periods in the past months when the BIOS has reported it correctly as a Sempron 2400+,

Tainek wrote:this is what i am thinking of doing, problem is it would look, not particulally pleasing

White coloured fan?

Alternatively, you could make a duct for your fan out of white plastic, so that the fan itself isnt visible.

I'm running the PC-chips M848A, with an e-buyer el-cheapo PSU. My Processor is an AMD Sempron 2400+ (retail box, so it's definitely that!), yet it's been reporting at boot time as an Athlon MP@1GHz. http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e273/Emyr42/cpu-z.gif For a while it did report correctly, although...

The 900 looks quite noisy... Too many fans -> too much turbulence -> inefficient cooling?

Chances of finding a GMC supplier in the UK based on previous Noblesse SPCR forum threads? Slim to None :? Some Jeantech cases are rebadged GMC, and PC World sell Jeantech cases. No Jeantech X-21 though... The GMC Trinity X-21 seems to have had quite a few good reviews, especially from a noise POV:...

This looks like modified GMC(not car mfg. but Korean case maker) Nobless case. Or copy of it which are altered a bit by different mfg. I have Black/Blue 1st gen of this case. This almost looks like between 1st gen and 2nd but it's not since I can see some hook up on top of front panel. also 1st gen...

Shadowknight wrote:Or you could stick a pencil/pen whatever in the PSU before you turn it on

Except that computers aren't idling at boot time, are they? I guess if you had a very low ambient temp, and/or a very short boot sequence, you could get away with it...?

How is your drive mounted?

I'm about to build a new PC, but want a similar or the same case as my old PC. I find most new cases are either very garish and ugly, or simply out of my price range; I'd rather buy a cheaper case and spend on a faster CPU or more RAM than spend £80 on a P180! I didn't build the machine, and there ...