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by DonP
Sat Aug 30, 2003 2:42 pm
Forum: SPCR's Folding@Home
Topic: New to folding+Been silencing for years=Now folding for SPCR
Replies: 16
Views: 10086

Actually, it was from project 638. So let me get this straight.. The workunits can come from any number of projects, and then they are assigned to clients at random, right? The workunits require different amounts of CPU work, and therefore there is this "points" score assigned, which is a function o...
by DonP
Sat Aug 30, 2003 2:22 pm
Forum: SPCR's Folding@Home
Topic: New to folding+Been silencing for years=Now folding for SPCR
Replies: 16
Views: 10086

http://folding.stanford.edu It's a distributed computation thingy like SeTI, does protein folding to solve medical problems, or something. I'm new to it too - just started a few days ago and whoa are some of those workunites big - took nearly three days. In sETI I used to go through a work unit in ...
by DonP
Fri Aug 29, 2003 4:35 pm
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: CPU fan positioning
Replies: 28
Views: 13490

This may not apply to you EU guys, but a handy tip for anyone in the states is that the Pringles potato chip cans are exactly 80mm in diameter. I am sooo not worthy Rusty. I've been planning a CPU duct (made from household materials) for ages and that would be perfect. I'm guessing using cardboard ...
by DonP
Fri Aug 29, 2003 2:21 pm
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: Pabst 80 mm vs panaflo 80 mm? dBA
Replies: 19
Views: 7984

Re: Pabst 80 mm vs panaflo 80 mm? dBA

Any thoughts? Yeah, firstly, I don't believe the 12dB figure - I;ve never tried one of these fans but I seem to remember people here and elsewhere say that it ain;t 12 dBA. Secondly, in my PSU I wouldn't use a fan which at 12V has low cfm. The reason for this is when you get hotter than average wea...
by DonP
Wed Aug 27, 2003 2:52 pm
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: Mounting 80mm case fan w/2 screws
Replies: 8
Views: 5355

Just guessing but the way I see it the problem here is that of vibration around the axis between the screw points.. So to prevent that just use some rubber something-or-other(tm) to fill the gap. i.e. if you have two screws in diagonal corners then glue some rubber washers in the other corners. Neve...
by DonP
Wed Aug 27, 2003 6:39 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: Samsung Spinpoint P80 (SP1604N) wins PCPRO(UK) roundup.
Replies: 6
Views: 4023

Re: Samsung Spinpoint P80 (SP1604N) wins PCPRO(UK) roundup.

Also it seems there is now another source for the drives. http://www.watford.co.uk http://www.simply.co.uk I've noticed that Komplett recently started doing Spinpoints PATAs (no SATAs though).. they even have the 8MB cache variants. I guess this supplier would be accessible to anyone in Europe - I ...
by DonP
Mon Aug 25, 2003 5:38 pm
Forum: Watercooling
Topic: My noiseless watercooling system
Replies: 9
Views: 7531

Yeah stabb, Bladerunner buried his water system : Project Stealth What a coincidence... I've been trying the same thing - I've got all the bits apart from the JCB, I just ordered it a few hours ago from SiliconAcoustics.com - great delivery rates from the US... should be arriving tomorrow. no.. not...
by DonP
Mon Aug 25, 2003 7:22 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: Quiet SCSI cooling... Zalman ZM-2HC1?
Replies: 6
Views: 3709

Thanks for the responses guys. Yeah, the more I think about it, the more I realize I should just buy a 120 mm fan to put behind the hard drive cage. I don't see how the Zalman can be mounted in the 3.5" buy, but there is an alternative.. assuming you have the fan in front you could try mounting the...
by DonP
Sun Aug 24, 2003 5:40 pm
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: Quiet SCSI cooling... Zalman ZM-2HC1?
Replies: 6
Views: 3709

Here's one review . They find that it actually raises the temp. I don't see how it could work effectively without increasing the heat dissipation surface area a lot. This only transfers heat from one side to the other. It's also weird to measure temps near the spindle.. AFAIK most heat is at the sid...
by DonP
Sun Aug 24, 2003 5:27 pm
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: quiet aluminum?
Replies: 2
Views: 2283

I used a hacksaw to cut out the rear stamped grille in my PC-60. I've never modded my case before so I don't know how hard it is in comparison to other cases but I think it was pretty easy. DonP. PS I don't think plastic cases are prominent here, steel yes, with some plastic trimmings, but not compl...
by DonP
Sun Aug 24, 2003 5:19 pm
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: Interesting TT duct and ZM-80C-HP reviews
Replies: 4
Views: 2389

Interesting TT duct and ZM-80C-HP reviews

I've just spotted pointers to these two reviews on frostytech, one for the Zalman ZM-80C-HP and the other for ThermalTake ducting mod . What's interesting (for me at least) is that the duct doesn't help in cooling at all, but does have a positive effect on the noise of the fan. It's conceivable that...
by DonP
Sun Aug 24, 2003 7:53 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: Samsung Spinpoint P80 (SP1604N) wins PCPRO(UK) roundup.
Replies: 6
Views: 4023

Interesting.. they also put the Cuda V, Cuda 7200.7 and Cuda SATA against each other. There isn't exactly a login required but you can only view the pages for a limited period.. more than.. umm.. 10 minutes a day I think.. on the site and then it asks you to register. I'm getting to be rather tempte...
by DonP
Fri Aug 22, 2003 11:43 am
Forum: The Silent Front
Topic: Itz There but I can't C it!!
Replies: 2
Views: 1268

I've got one too, I actually used the HDD in my PC for a bit so it was partitioned and formatted off the IDE bus. Anyway, if you;ve got XP go Settings->"Control Panel"->"Administrative Tools"->"Computer Management"->Storage->"Disk Management" and I think you should be able to partition and format fr...
by DonP
Thu Aug 21, 2003 5:34 pm
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Why use powersupply case?
Replies: 13
Views: 4876

I'm just guessing but I think I may have once read that there's an issue with the tunnel effect and cool. I could be talking crap but I think the lid is there to create a tunnel through which the air will flow and will make sure air gets through the components. As to EMI I think I was saw someone mo...
by DonP
Thu Aug 21, 2003 1:14 pm
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: Lian-Li PC60 HD cage and NoVibes
Replies: 4
Views: 2487

By the way... how do you like the case? Is it quiet? Do you find your temps skyrocketing from poor airflow (thanks to the stamped-in fan grill). I've got the same case - what I did with my HDD was to do as aphonos suggested. The default for HDDs in this case is to mount them vertically - add a few ...
by DonP
Sun Aug 17, 2003 7:13 pm
Forum: The Silent Front
Topic: My case/cooling plans, your opinions...thanks!
Replies: 13
Views: 5082

Yup, rounded cables increase the occurance of crosstalk between the data wires. In a flat cable every other wire is just a ground, to prevent this crosstalk.... Hmm.. I tried SiSoft Sandra to get SMART info on my WD800JB and it seems to have reported a CRC Error Count of 3 - the computer's been up ...
by DonP
Sun Aug 17, 2003 3:03 pm
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: Fan isolator size for Lian-Li 60
Replies: 12
Views: 6148

I was wondering if anyone else notcied this.. McMaster's on-line ordering isn't actually secure. Even though it says "This page is secure" in a few places Mozilla hasn't informed me that I'm entering an encrytped zone (I've set it to tell me when it does), nor can I find any mention of encryption or...
by DonP
Sat Aug 16, 2003 8:31 pm
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: I modded my Antec True 480
Replies: 5
Views: 3115

I'm glad to hear that the Antec TruPower works without the 92mm fan and a panaflo in the back.. I think I might be doing the same thing myself in the future. Just as a point of note though, the difference between the 380 (don;t know about the 480) and the 380S is not just the fans.. the 380S also ha...
by DonP
Sat Aug 16, 2003 7:00 am
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: Fan isolator size for Lian-Li 60
Replies: 12
Views: 6148

If anyone is still interested it looks like Kustom has them back in stock now.

And I _just_ ordered mine from McMaster yesterday. doh!

Anyway, I went for the McMaster 5801K8 (probably == Kustom FM35) for my PC60.
by DonP
Wed Aug 13, 2003 1:37 pm
Forum: The Silent Front
Topic: Quieting my current computer--things I might buy (help me)
Replies: 12
Views: 4779

JackBoCracken wrote:Any word on whether or not the 900U will fit on my motherboard?
No idea, but I've heard there is a new version of this HS, the 900A which is apparently compatible with all Athlon boards. There's been some discussion in the SPCR forums about it.

I can't comment at all - I have a P4.

DonP.
by DonP
Mon Aug 11, 2003 7:09 pm
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: S.M.A.R.T and raid
Replies: 19
Views: 6981

I have a WD2000JB hooked up to whatever Promise controller card came in the retail box, and DTemp reports a temperature for the drive. Hmm.. that's pretty cool - my WD800JB reports all kinds of SMART variables, but never temp. Everything I;ve read says that WD drives don't report temps through SMAR...
by DonP
Thu Aug 07, 2003 8:00 pm
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: New Thermalright heatsink with heatpipes
Replies: 8
Views: 4265

miker wrote:didn't someone make a heatsink already with a heatpipe just like that? I want to say thermaltake, about a year ago?
Coolermaster made the HHC-L71and IHC-L71.
by DonP
Sun Aug 03, 2003 8:56 pm
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: P4 FSB533/FSB800 - Any heat difference?
Replies: 9
Views: 3565

lenny wrote:...it has all sorts of nasty things in it (among them, wax, if memory serves me) that will hamper the performance of any HSF, and the residue is impossible to get rid of completely once it's melted in.
Aww crap - I wish I knew that a year ago :(

DonP.
by DonP
Thu Jul 31, 2003 11:14 am
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: How noisy is the original P4 2.4ghz cooler?
Replies: 11
Views: 2932

Re: Thanks

Thanks for your answer but i stillwant the DB numbers, I want to compare with the coolers I can buy here in Buenos Aires.... I forgot to mention that as far as I know dB(A) must also have a measurement distance associated with it - I _think_ that most quoted values are at some default distance, 1m?...
by DonP
Wed Jul 30, 2003 11:43 am
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: How noisy is the original P4 2.4ghz cooler?
Replies: 11
Views: 2932

The 7000-Cu review can be found here . Personally I'm against the 7000 because it's so huge, I can;t use my own fan and I can't duct it. I think I'm going to go for the PAL8942 or the SLK-900 so that I can use my own fan in suck mode and then duct out of the back. Hopefully this will also drop my ca...
by DonP
Wed Jul 30, 2003 9:46 am
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: How noisy is the original P4 2.4ghz cooler?
Replies: 11
Views: 2932

Re: Thanks

shaka wrote:Thanks for your answer but i stillwant the DB numbers..
Try the comparisons at frostytech.com

They don;t state which Intel cooler is listed though, and I know they've been through a few different ones.

DonP.
by DonP
Sat Jul 26, 2003 12:56 pm
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: Please help me quiet down my WD800JB
Replies: 10
Views: 4193

I have a Lian-Li PC60 and a WD800JB and I too didn;t want to replace it so instead of mounting it verticalling in the drive cage I suspended it horizontally in that cage. I had to drill a few holes and the rubber cord was from a DIY shop so there was practically no expense. I'm not worried about tem...
by DonP
Fri Jul 25, 2003 4:20 am
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: Sapphire launches R9600/9800 Ultimate editions
Replies: 7
Views: 6134

Well, the other reviews which were linked there can be found here: http://www.beyond3d.com/reviews/sapphire/ults/ Holy mumma.. I recently bought a Crucial 9800 Pro (stock ATI fan cooling) for ~280gbp inc del. because I really couldn't wait any longer for the Sapphire 9800 pro ultimate. But 409 gbp!...
by DonP
Mon Jul 21, 2003 10:03 pm
Forum: SPCR's Folding@Home
Topic: I'm Green! I'm Green! I'm Green! I'm Green!
Replies: 86
Views: 35835

Re: I'm Green! I'm Green! I'm Green! I'm Green!

wussboy wrote:I'm Green! I'm Green! I'm Green! I'm Green! I'm Green! I'm Green! I'm Green! I'm Green!
So what's this? the first words ever spoken by the Hulk? :D
Haven't seen it yet.. not sure I want to.. any good?

DonP.

PS Congratulations.
by DonP
Fri Jul 18, 2003 8:29 pm
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Antec True Power 380 upgrade
Replies: 6
Views: 3063

I've got exactly the same PSU and I was thinking about doing something to make it quieter.. I don;t really want to replace it because a) it wasn;t cheap and b) the quality of the output is pretty good I think. What I'm thinking about doing is swapping out the fans.. there's one 80mm (41cfms at 34dBA...