On my A8N-SLI Premium the CPU, Chipset and CHA1 headers are controlled by Q-FAN, so I'd use one of those. Might be different on the 32.. it should state which headers that are controllable in the manual, did in mine at least. when i tested this only the CPU header seemed controlled. the 2 others we...

every time you treat a pc like that someone kills a kitten :cry: hot tip is to elevate the case a little bit off the floor if possible. juse a small stool or something. I have some crappy "thing" i made in 9th grade carpentry that i have sawed off half the legs on to bring the total height down a bi...

what i find incredible is that i just played 4 hours of Unreal, and it just barely got warm to the touch - why is everyone so scared of fanless PSUs? well, the total pull on your psu will matter on how much heat gets generated. My phantom 500 gets very hot to the touch when i run the CPU 100% and u...

have you enabled Cool'n'Quiet ? that shaved a lot of my idle temps. Go to amd.com, download the processor driver, install and turn on minimal power management under power options in windows.

Might need to turn it on in the motherboard bios too.

Just ordered Phantom 500. I'll let you know if it'll fit into case. It should, regarding to Antec. Though some reviews say it's going to be very tight. it will be very tight. i just yanked out the whole frame and switched to a 120x25 fan instead of the included 120x38. with a bit of cable managemen...

After numerous reports of the NeoHE not working with ASUS boards I figured I'd check if anyone is running this configuration successfully or heard about any problems with it. MB revision is 1.01 with latest bios (1010). Machine will just be used as a small silent file/download server Thanks in advan...

TMonte wrote:Suspending the drive helps a lot with motor noise/vibration. Seeks are still there, but for most tasks it's minimal. Here's what I did with my latest setup...

Tom

Very nicely done.

How is the Amber compared to the Nexus? There's been some talk in the forums that it may be better, though not many people have offered a comparison yet. at the same rpm they are about equal in noise, but the amber has a little deeper "growling". You have to put your ear quite close to hear it thou...

My first build Changes done since that time: Seagate 7200.8 80GB har died and been replaced by a Samsung P120 200GB. The top vent Amber has been replaced with a Nexus. SATA cables have been replaced with shorter versions so there is no excess cabling. 4-pin 12v has been replaced with a molex extende...

with this board are you saying i do -not- need to remove the backplate? just unscrew the rention frame on top? if so do i need to remove the mb from the case or can it be installed directly? correct. You no not have to remove the backplate on the A8N32. Just remove the original plastic retention fr...

Ackelind wrote:The cables of the Phantom is the longest I've come by, the 4-pin 12V-connector can even be routed under the mainboard.

the 4-pin 12v on the Phantom 500 can't be routed this way as it has an additional 8-pin motherboard connector on it (closest to the PSU).

67C would be "blistering" hot to the touch. If you can hold your finger on the northbridge hsf block i'd say you have wrong readings(can sometimes be fixed with bios updates), or using the wrong sensor.

Get yourself one of these: NB47J Even if the holes aren't right, you can always use a thermal adhesive to hold the heatsink on the northbridge. I've just mounted one of these on the A8N4-E and there were no problems fitting it. Can't give any results on cooling as i have yet to assemble that PC, an...

unless you can cool the phantom it will ramp up, and trust me when i say that's an ugly thing to listen to. When i push my system the phantom is continously ramping up and down because of the heat, and it's a major annoyance to me atm.

same cooler that came with my x2 4800+. Looks like it does a nice job cooling my socket754 3200+.

running a 4800+ passively without any major problems here. using 2 case fans in a p180, one nexus and one amber. running 2 instances of prime95 the cpu hits max 60C with both fans running max. If i exchange the nexus for another amber the temp is around 57C with both fans running at 1300rpms. Been t...

ronrem wrote:Damn! I knew you could Ninja a Venice or Sempron,maybe a 3800 x2 but a 4600? Whoo-Hooo.

Can use a 4800+ fanless too

rx2 wrote:Why is this happening? I am presuming the CPU is getting to hot and so automatically slowing itself down? I am running it on a Asus P5LD2 motherboard.

sounds like thermal throtling to me, which is indeed the CPUs way to defend itself from thermal damage.

dragmor wrote:Northern Europe is to cold for most of the nasties so your just not used to it.

True, but the expected time to live for any bug entering my appartment is still about 10 seconds, which is the average time i need to find something to swat it with and hunt it down

Seems the MIST brand is also sold in germany under the name Cooltek as of last summer (2005)

...are on the way. 500W and 600W variants. A few pictures here (sorry, norwegian site). Great reputation for being silent. Looks like no SLI support, but then again... not many are going to need that. Cables are bought separatly as you need them, and are availible in 45cm and 60cm. Expected release ...

Very, they make nice little webs around the harddisks in winter. Redback bites occur frequently, particularly over the summer months. More than 250 cases receive antivenom each year, with several milder envenomations probably going unreported. Only the female bite is dangerous. They can cause serio...

i have one of the 120mm ambers in my case now, and it's not what i would call noisy. at ~900rpms it gives the nexus a run for its money when you are listening for motor sound. It's has a little deeper "humming", but this is with my ear 5cm from the fan. The thing with the ambers is that their frame ...

Look sharp Antec. This should have been included

be warned though. the aluminium fins are very easy to bend when you are using force... i know i did

i dont know if the A8N32 is the same layout as the A8N SLI Premium (looks like it) but when you say the RAM issue, can you take RAM in and out, (even awkwardly) with the Ninja installed? depends on the type of ram you use. The retention clips from the Ninja go out over the first ram slot. If you us...

Angelic - Can´t Keep Me Silent

jaganath wrote:Does your P80 have a Nidec or JVC motor? (it should be stamped in the motor hub, just below the PCB)

Sorry, knew there was something i forgot.
Full specs are:
Motor: Nidec
Model: HD160JJ (from S.M.A.R.T)
Firmware: WU-100-33 (from S.M.A.R.T)

well, i just bought a p80 cause i needed a low capacity drive for 24/7 activity, so a nice quiet drive fit the bill perfectly. The thing is.. even with the P80s AAM turned on(was turned off when i got the drive) imy Raptor is way better idle. It's close to inaudiable while the p80 has a very coarse ...

Well, seeing I already had the 4pin molex-> 4pin 12v convertor i went ahead and tried it. First on my "low power" expendable 3200+ A64, and when that went ok without any unnormal thermal generation in the soldering or female molex i switched the cable over to my 4800+ X2 rig. Been running at 100% du...