The need to run multiple copies of Prime95 is alleviated if have version 25.6. It's beta, it's multi-threaded, and it's available here: http://files.extremeoverclocking.com/file.php?f=103 There's also a multi-threaded CPU stress-tester based on the Gromacs core used by Folding@Home : http://www.grom...

My HD4850 at stock speeds has gone from about 1600 to about 3000 points per day since I installed it in July. Yay software engineers - Let's hope it keeps climbing.

George

I've just got a thin rectangle of foam inserted under the spoiler. I think some SPCRers have used presentation board stuff (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foamcore).

Antares wrote:Here is a review about Accelero S1 on Radeon 4850. Pretty good temperature don't you think for a fanless cooling?

Your link is missing.

I guess I was imagining things

Running fans close together in series is a problem, though it's generally fine with the fans on opposite ends of a case, I thought.

are we talking vista or xp here? We're definitely talking Vista, since Vista treats WMP as an integral part of the OS. It does take [utl=http://techie-buzz.com/technology-buzz/how-to-uninstall-windows-media-player-11.html]a little extra effort[/url] to uninstall it under XP, though. I think I read ...

MS shipped versions of Vista without WMP 11 to the EU ("In the European Union, Home Basic N and Business N versions are also available. These come without Windows Media Player, due to EU sanctions brought against Microsoft for violating anti-trust laws. Similar sanctions exist in South Korea." sayet...

LuckyNV wrote:

zoatebix wrote:I only bought the right-cutting (red) ones.

...could you please check out the pictures and confirm that Right hand = green is correct, thanks for all your help

I am so sorry! The red ones cut to the left.

If you're not using the upper hard drive bay, you could just wedge a fan in there:

I think AuraAllan meant to tell you to put a shortcut to speedfan.exe in the startup folder, not the executable binary itself.

I don't think this is an issue a silencing enthusiast has to worry about, but yeah, you are asking more of your motherboard when you run fans off of it's headers. Some fans draw a lot more current than a SPCR-friendly fan; for instance (and this is the most extreme example I could find) 2.45 amps (a...

how much? I hadn't thought that far ahead... Make an offer over PM? Shipping this thing is a bear, though. I know that I only paid $23 shipping and not the $35.42 Newegg is asking for. I didn't get mine in three days, though. It you live near Washinton DC, we could try a DIY approach. I just checke...

andyb wrote:And yes I did really mean the 8800GT and not the 9800GT(9800GTX whatever it is called)

I didn't question that

andyb wrote:I was very close to buying an 8800GT, then the 38xx came out ... and I am now reccomending people to buy the HD3850 where I was reccomending people to buy the 8800GT if they want to play games.

You meant 48xx and 4850, right?

Even if you do OC you might not need that top vent.

http://www.coolputer.fi/default.asp?sivuille=1

The Zalman Fanmate is the way to go. Definitely better than dozens of Euros.

EIDT: It looks like they have some non-variable resistors, too:
http://www.coolputer.fi/tiedot.asp?t=1749
http://www.coolputer.fi/tiedot.asp?t=1750

Hmmm. I've got an unused Stacker 810 without the side window in its original box...

But you're looking for something with a top vent

I had a really slow (5v) Yate Loon up there, which should be approximately the same as a moderately under-volted Nexus (7v? 9?). It didn't make much (if any) difference when I experimented with stopping the fan up there. I never got around to trying the top vent as an intake, though. Right now I hav...

Is the front mesh? There seems to be some Moiré pattern going on in the pictures, so I think it is. I might be tempted to take some tin snips to the front of the actual chassis (not the mesh front panel)... Otherwise, psiu's plan sounds good.

MikeC wrote:The window glass is opaque; can't see through it -- just lets light in.

Doesn't that make it translucent?

Are you blocking the holes for dust-control reasons?

I only bought the right-cutting (red) ones.

Unless the drive was returned - and Newegg's good about marking such things as "open box" or "refurished" or something - I'm sure WD's warranty will apply.

Yes. The £19.95 ones.

The FDB is a kind of sintered sleeve bearing, no?

I've heard good things about the Globalwin CS1202512L , and they're cheap. Maybe from Edward Ng on these forums? The Yate Loon D12SL-12 is cheap, easy to find these days, and is rumored to be the OEM model on which the Nexus fan is based. Scythe Slipstreams are more expensive than the Globalwins and...

Because I have a resistor attached to a fan wire already? It came with some Zalman product?

Still, a Fanmate is well worth the couple extra dollars to be able to dial in exactly the noise/voltage level you want I might see what they sound like on the motherboard's headers first. I might be able to get my hands on two fanmates for free. They came with the heatsinks my cousin bought for the...

Thanks, Andy! That's where I was going with my "Are you sure..." question, but you were much clearer than I was.