I'm not aware of any bigger heatsinks that have the chipset attachment method (hooks). What heatsink are you thinking of, and are you going to make your own attachment mechanism? Maybe the Noctua or Nexus chipset heatsinks? Both of them come with hardware for multiple attachment schemes, including ...

RaptorZX3 wrote:they NF-P12 are up for sale on http://www.ncix.com/

Take note of the NCIX product listing:
"Special Order, Usually 1-2 weeks"

I'd bet the peanut butter sandwich in my lunch that they're ordering from AU or EU retailers, and reselling them.

It's not terribly informative compared to the reviews on this site, but it's a sign that they're on their way to the Western Hemisphere. Hopefully, they'll provide competition for the 38mm Scythe Fans and work well in applications like internal hard drive enclosures. http://www.xsreviews.co.uk/revie...

I really like the E2140/2160's. I think they're a great value and a solid file server CPU. As far as I know, the only difference is clock/binning. My E2140 server currently reports CPU0/CPU1 @ +27°C, using a Zerotherm BTF95 with no fan (reported with /usr/bin/sensors, OpenSUSE 10.3). Here's my rank...

This has all been said much better by others, but here goes... Thumbs up for the 182: The Antec will be much quieter out of the box, period. Any comparable Lian-Li product will need quite a bit more effort to get it close to the Antec case in terms of acoustics. Thumbs up for the B25: It's been my e...

I am building a boring yet stable new machine for my girlfriend and I noticed that the Zalman CNPS7000B-ALCU that is in her current system can be used with a 775 if you buy an extra inexpensive part to make it fit. This could save me from $30 to $50 so I'm interested to hear if others think the Zal...

As of a couple of weeks ago, (release) kernel support is still iffy for both the controllers on the Intel Q35 and Intel G33 boards- I'd lean toward an older ICHR7 or ICH8 board. (NCQ - AHCI features are supported.) Even with software RAID, you'll probably never even come close to maxing out the 2160...

One issue that wasn't discussed in that op-ed was the incredible bad timing of the ATi purchase. Just as they needed to focus on getting the new chips out the door, they shot themselves in the foot by adding all the distractions and finance issues that come from a consolidating purchase.

since unraid is based on linux will speed step still work, i.e. is it only bios based? going by the numbers in the link above, i am leaning towards the E2140. There's tons of decent ways to address EIST from the userspace and the kernel, so yes, speedstep works. With all the distros I've seen, you ...

I'm using the EX-34's in a PC-A16, which I'm using for the sake of airflow, not silence. I'm also using Seagate ES series drives, for the sake of reliability, not silence. Overall, my setup does a good job at keeping the drives cool. (12 drives in 3 racks ~ 32C.), but silence is probably the last th...

The price listed in the topic is if you're lucky enough to get them to honor the mail-in rebate. The actual price is $85.00, not including the $35 you'll spend on an RMA, and the $50 you'll spend replacing it after giving up on ever seeing your defective unit returned. If you factor those, in, it'll...

question for those who have had to exchange faulty zen PSUs: did you have any difficulty getting replacements? some of the reviews of this PSU on newegg are scaring me. No kidding, I wound up buying a SeaSonic 330W based on the large number of failed unit reviews. I usually don't put too much stock...

jabtech
endpcnoise
performance-pcs
Silicon Valley Compucycle
FrozenCPU


I'm sure there are dozens more out there, but those are the ones that lea to mind off the top of my head.

LongJan wrote:Some pictures Here

Thank you, that was very helpful.

P.S. The similarity between the build I'm fiddling with and the one shown in the link is quite striking.

I don't know what's wrong with me, but I've found no problems applying any brand of thermal paste, and for the most part, it never seems to make any difference in thermal transfer. Then again, I never could see the difference the $200 monster video cables and the $4 double extra happy dragon brand. :)

I have a 330 W SeaSonic S12 II - the fan on it is an 120 mm ADDA, which buzzes and clicks in the most annoying manner possible. Since I have a spare Scythe floating around, I decided to stick that in instead- the internal adapter is two pin, and the tail on the Scythe is three... Swapping the connec...

From Auntie Beeb: Skynet military launch is delayed

BBC:
The launch of the UK's Skynet 5B military communications satellite from French Guiana has been delayed....

James Cameron:
On August 29, 1997, Skynet became self aware. ...


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Anyone else think it's kind of a creepy name?

Option 1: My M2NPV-VM died on me after 31 days. Newegg felt sorry for me and gave me a $25 credit. Count me as a detractor. I used Effing Elephant, er uh, Ubuntu 7.04, without any issues. Option 2: My GA-MA69VM-S2 works like a charm with Grouchy Goat, er uh, Ubuntu 7.10 amd64. Much better undervolti...

Sorry about my inexact language, I was trying to keep it layperson friendly. I wasn't thinking of macro-modifications, but something on the scale of 10^-4 - 10^-6 m. By squiggles, I mean cut holes in the the fins, in the middle and the leading edge to increase the surface area available for exchange...

[quote="regal196"]fri2219, thank you for the tests. I got to step three. I typed in the command prompt, it started sending packets. All five requests reported "Request timed out." What does this mean?[/quote]

Oops, I'm sorry, copy and paste the results here. Sorry for that omission.

What I don't get... Why don't they mimic biological systems and put in as many bumps and squiggles on the fins as possible, in order to increase the surface area? That would reduce the need for 1kg chunks of case filling metal, cooled by Pratt and Whitney Turbofans. Some possible answers: 1) Lack of...

This is the future, now all we need is a price that competetive with HDD's - that is a future future though Andy I'd bet that'll happen about the same time I'm able to watch 802.16 based streaming video from my flying car while it auto-navigates its way down the Vancouver-LA InterUrban air corridor...

I'm using the NMT2 (server ~35C case temp) and NMT3 (workstation ~30 C case temp), and both of them work quite well for balancing noise and cooling. They both do a nice job of spin-up, no matter what fan I'm using- including Scythe, Pabst, Noctua, Nexus, or Panaflo. (Never had a fan stick at startup...

It would be easier to diagnose the problem if you could post some diagnostic data. Try these, in order, on the command line: 1) ipconfig /all 2) netstat -nr 3) ping -n 5 "IPv4 address of wlan card" (e.g. ping -n 5 192.168.1.7 - you get this from the results of 1) 4) ping -n 5 "IPv4 address of router...

There are a lot of tell tale signs that something is dubious, at least when it comes to science, but these usually jump out first: 1) Discoveries presented through popular press, not peer reviewed journals. 2) Discoverer insists some sort of authority is trying to prevent them from sharing their wor...

Hey you stole all my ideas for a wood case! :)


I especially like the louver and bottom intake ideas. One question- what's the SPT on the side for? Power Switch?


Thanks again for sharing. That's so ridiculously simple, it ought to be emulated.

God knows these are tempting to use, but don't- you have a decent chance at blocking an emergency communication or interfering with public transportation. That said, they're trivial to build- you can put one together as a "proof of concept" for around $20.00US. Random RF takes too much energy- a ful...

I'm using the EX34's on a home server. The 34's put 4 drives in 3 slots, as opposed to 3 in 3, but they have the same fan, filter, and mounting scheme. I'm using 4x Seagate 7200.11 ES drives in each EX34- the rubber grommet/pin scheme does reduce hum transduced from the drives to the case, but it do...

Puget Custom Computers has an excellent reputation, has a wide variety of offerings, and uses decent components. They're not cheap, but they do a good job with silent builds.

If any rated measurement falls below ~22dB, either they're lying, or have access to some equipment sold to them in a back alley from an old KGB agent or NRO analyst.

I'm betting on the usual Chinese manufacturer lying their ass off, personally.