DVD Idle is a useful little program which reads ahead on the DVD, and buffers the movie on hard drive. The drive makes a lot of noise for the first 5-10 minutes or so as the program scans the drive, then the drive falls silent as the movie is being played off the hard drive buffer. The process is tr...

Keep in mind that there are many different variations of sorbothane, each with its own density. So what you may find for sale somewhere could be a bit different than used by someone in this forum. The only sorbothane I've seen locally is contained in shock absorption liners/ insoles for running sho...

Folks here seem to be a fan of this material for its vibration absorbing properties. Where do you get it, is it expensive, & what actually is it?

Gee, some people must have unbelievably sensitive ears, to need to enclose or suspend their 2.5 inch drives... are you guys working with these drives a foot away from your ears?!?

My mom's emachine is really noisy and I would like to replace the cpu cooler on it, but because it's an emachine I rather not spend more money that the MB and the processor is worth. Does anyone have suggestion for a relatively inexpensive, but relatively quiet cooler. It doesn't have to be totally...

I'm happy with my 3000b. I thought I'd comment on some minor things that other people haven't mentioned yet. 1. I like the non-descript, low-key styling. You don't even have to attach the Antec logo/ badge on the front of the case, if you don't want to. The case doesn't attract attention to itself, ...

Hi everyone, I have just suspended my first hardisk, a Seagate 'cuda V! I am very impressed with the results, idle noise disappeared completely (with the exception of a periodic whining noise that i baffled by), seek noise dramatically reduced. Best 69p I have ever spent! I might try this myself. :)

Has anyone tried one of these? AU $9 is rather inexpensive, I wonder how effective it is for the money?

k2500x wrote:I have an ASUS CUSL2-C motherboard. Will undervolting the CPU help temps?

Are you sure the CUSL2-C allows undervolting? I didn't think it did.

teejay wrote:XP-90? Shouldn't that be a Thermal-right SI-97?

oops. yes, you're right. the xp90 is for pentium 4/ socket 478

Thanks for the replies guys... Anyone with specific experience in passive cooling of P3s in the 700-1000Mhz range? -Ken I have a PIII 1.13 server chip running with a Spire Whisperrock IV (the newer version of the Spire Falconrock). I run it using a Zalman Fanmate with speed turned down to lowest se...

I'll have a sample when I get back from CeBit, so look out for the review. The adapter covers two of the holes, as I suspected. :x http://img.hexus.net/v2/internationalevents/cebit_hannover_2005/store/socket_adaptor_big.jpg admin edit for oversied pic. read the guidelines Interesting to see Asus ma...

this is an exciting development!

is it possible to now get acceptably quiet cooling with a Prescott (say 2.8 to 3.2 ghz) using the XP-120 I guess it depends on your definition of "acceptable" but I'd definitely say yes. I've been running a 3.8GHz Prescott with a 120mm Globe fan on an XP-120. At 11V, it cools just fine and the Glob...

Assuming one is in the position of having to get a pentium 4 for a certain application or situation, is it possible to now get acceptably quiet cooling with a Prescott (say 2.8 to 3.2 ghz) using the XP-120, or would it be advisable to scrounge around for an older Northwood core P4?

While I know the notebook segment can be reticent in responding to changes, I've gone full SATA. I'm interested in obtained a largish (for notebook :? ) 80 or 100 gig SATA drive to replace the current 3.5" drive. Any suggestions/sights/thoughts? http://scorptec.com.au/index.php?prdid=00013177 http:...

Jordan wrote:I have in my possession 2 Toshiba Laptop drives both with 16MB cache. The single platter 40GB MK4019GAX and the dual platter MK6022GAX.

I got the pair off eBay...

Maybe the ebay seller was getting rid of faulty drives? Would it be safer to buy from a vendor with a decent returns policy?

Just wondering the logic here of some of these systems... If you are going to put in a 6800 or like 3 fans or something, why not save a bunch of cake and get a AMD 3500+ 90nm chip?? Certainly the power consumption of the chip is a bit more and all, but it's not that bad. The P-M is nice and may be ...

Edward Ng wrote:I have the Plextor PX-708A DVD burner and its speed is controllable just fine

What does that mean in practical terms?? Is it possible to watch (not burn) a DVD, with the speed throttled to a point where the noise of the drive is not excessively grating?

Ummm, yeah, I can back that up. I have 2 Lite-On drives (1 DVD and 1 CD/RW) and they are both *very* noisy. The only reason I haven't slung them out is that I hardly ever use them (only when installing software). One of the two (can't remember which) doesn't respond properly to the Nero drive-speed...

I've concluded that the Pioneer DVR-A08 is the quietest of the newest generation of drives, though some older drives may be quieter. The DVR-108 and NEC 3500 are also in the (quiet) running, though if you can slow a drive down with drivespeed or similar, almost any drive should run pretty quietly. ...

Lite-On drives are known to be noisy, unfortunately. My Pioneer is mid-pack during normal operation, but the boot-up noise is very irritating. I can't hear any odd noises coming from my new LG drive. It makes some noise when reading/writing, but it's relatively quiet, and it makes no strange boot-u...

I have a Mitsubishi Daimond Pro right now and it's excellent for my web design work but it buzzes. I've not been too keen on TFTs right up til now as they have never been able to match professional CRTs for quality but I would appreciate the smaller form factor, lighter weight for transporting (goi...

greetings, this is my 1st post. i'm a pc enthusiast interested in pc noise suppression, which to me is the holy grail of pc computing, not overclocking your cpu to an insanely high speed. anyway, i have a pioneer dvd drive that makes these loud mechanical noises when my computer boots up. is there ...

The CPU is cooled by a Thermalright XP-120 heatsink without fan. I'm running the whole system completely fan-less, it's a minitower with the top taken of, so that the heat can rise. CPU temp with Prime is about 66 degree C (although aopen utility reports 56 the bios reports 66 after a fast reboot)....

For the noise purist willing to sacrifice some CPU speed there is some great news: the performance of the new 90 nanometer process AMD Winchester 64's is incredible - only about 30 watts consumed at load for the 3500+, and a stunning 3 watts at idle ! Yes, those Winchester results are very hearteni...

Here is my aopen used in a flight simulator box. http://www.pbase.com/beud4x86/fsbox It is not a silent box but fairly quiet, I'd say. 2x92mm fan at 800rpm (power supply and front exhaust) 1x80mm at 1500rpm gfx direct back exhaust 1x80mm aopen cooling fan at 1800rpm (as noisy as zalman 7000@5v) 1xs...

nova wrote:It's seems we have a new top performer and silent champ.

What WAS considered to be the silent champ, prior to the XP-120?

I have a powerman psu that has a loud hum in my current computer. I used the same psu in another computer and the hum went away. With more testing, I found that the reason for the hum was depended if my seagate 160gig was attached to the psu or not. I have come to the conclusion that the cause of t...

Test is here. The 40G is compared to a Seagate Momentous and two Hitachis, both larger 80G, a 4200 and a 5400rpm. Comments on noise are near the end, by ear. The performance tests appear thorough. But note: despite the author's hope for a 3 year warranty, the Samsung's is one year. I just got one o...