But isn't that the whole point of having the "Consumer Advocacy/Feedback" forum in the first place?

There are links to power calculation tools posted around this forum, but for now... All your hard drives and CD-ROM drives probably have their +5V and +12V requirements written right on them. If you look at those and and them all up, that should tell you how much current they will require at full lo...

Going to http://processorfinder.intel.com shows all the 3 GHz Pentium 4 CPUs with thermal design specs in the 80W-90W range.

I have a Thermaltake Schooner on my 9800XT, and it works quite well. My computer also has an Athlon XP 3000+ (with a Spire WhisperRock IV cooler), an Enermax Noisetaker power supply (set to "low"), and an 80mm Enermax adjustable case fan in the back (also set to "low"), with the case fan grille cut ...

It might also help if we knew what you have inside your computer. The "2C" reading could be inside your refrigerator for all we know. (I actually think this reading is being misinterpreted by SpeedFan, whatever it is.)

I have read that Athlon 64 X2 processors (dual core) will work in single core mode if they do not have the BIOS update. I suspect the same will be true in your case.

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/di ... -x2_4.html

Hello, Mikael. On the NVIDIA side, only the Geforce FX 5200 supports full hardware MPEG2/DVD decoding. This started with the Geforce4 MX series (but not the Geforce4 Ti). I can say from personal experience that an Geforce4 MX 420 has beautiful stutter-free DVD playback (with PowerDVD 4) at 1024x768 ...

Have you tried http://partsurfer.hp.com ? Probably kind of expensive, but there is a decent chance they would have it. Otherwise, post the model of your Evo and I will see what I can find out about the pinouts.

That's a stupid design there from Scythe. While I fully agree that moving the heat outside as soon as possible is good, HTF is this supposed to work with horizontal fins? Build the damn thing with vertical fins and you got a killer heatsink. Practically speaking, it is probably a lot easier to moun...

In reference to the video cooler - http://www.tweaktown.com/popImg.php?img=computex05_days3_scythe2.jpg Thermaltake got canned on these forums for having a heatpipe cooler hanging out of the back of the case. Oh, yeah. Like Thermaltake doesn't get canned for *anything* they do on these forums. :P I...

Maximum die temperature for Sempron 2400+ (Socket A) is 90 degC.

http://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/content ... /31693.pdf , page 21

Actually, max die temp for all Socket A's is 90 degC, except for Bartons, which is 85 degC.

Works for me, too. I think he looks more like Jet Li than Chow Yun Fat, though.

I don't think there would be a problem from the higher pressure clips, as most heatsink manufacturers these days lump their Socket A heatsinks in the same group as Socket 370 and Socket 7. I know of some people who have put Athlon heatsinks on K6-2's without any problems.

That PCGuide link has not changed much over the last several years, though it is still quite useful. If you look at its "history" link, you will see that the site was started in 1997, and little has changed since 2001. Your motherboard would be considered "current" by those standards. :) http://www....

Actually, it is not uncommon for the case temperature to go up when you remove the side panel. With the case closed, there is more of a "wind tunnel" effect to draw the heat out of the case. By removing the side panel, you change the airflow patterns. Even though CPU heat may now dissipate straight ...

I would go a step further. Remove *all* the little case connector cables, *including* the cable for the power switch. Those cable can be a real pain, especially when you have one of them backwards. To start the computer, just hold a screwdriver to the power switch pins for a couple of seconds. By th...

Actually, it is only very old ISA that uses -5V. Very, very old ISA. You should have no problem. See the following link: http://www.pcguide.com/ref/power/sup/fu ... ges-c.html

andyb wrote:BTW Don't mention SilenX around here, they are company who has less morals than a cat.

Hey! I am sure there are a lot of cats that would resent being compared to SilenX.

Actually, this has been done. When ATX was in its infancy, some of the very first ATX power supplies drew air from the outside of the case and exhausted it into the case. In many cases, the CPU was located in the exhaust path of the PSU. Basically, this is the exact opposite of most ATX power suppli...

can you imagine if there was a rupture and the steam loop came into contact with the sodium loop :shock: Especially knowing that this sodium/water system is commonly used in nuclear reactors, for precisely the reasons you described. In the future, it will also be used for the Geforce 12. :shock: :s...

fastturtle wrote:On that note I have also considered going with the 700 mhz Bananias Pentium M due to the Ultra Low Wattage of it (-4 watts I think).

Negative 4 watts? That is ultra low!!!

I would seriously consider going with the integrated Intel 855GME graphics instead of the Geforce2 MX 4000, unless the Geforce2 MX has some feature that you just absolutely need. The MX 4000 is a bit long in the tooth, and the 855GME may surprise you. It is not like either one is a speed demon, but ...

I am not sure he has a Fortron with a 12 cm fan at the bottom, though. From the way he describes his problem, it sounds more like he has one of the "standard" Fortrons, like the FSP400-60PFN

It looks interesting, but it would probably have only limited applications. Physical space is probably the largest issue here. Full-size graphics cards would probably be too big to fit anywhere. Low profile graphics cards would work, but only in full-size cases. Also, most existing low profile graph...

Water expands because the crystalline structure at 0 degC actually forms a lattice in which the water molcules are further apart than in the liquid form, in which they are free to flow around each other. It is certainly an unusual property, but not unique. This is why ice floats on top of water... s...

Thats either a coppermine or tualatin core so you're looking at low power requirements, a 250W psu would be plenty Definitely. Intel's thermal guideline for the 1 GHz Celerons is about 29W for both Coppermine and Tualatin cores ( http://processorfinder.intel.com ). We have a 1.4 GHz Tualatin core C...

Erssa wrote:http://theinquirer.net/?article=23331 Looks like sapphire is bringing something out...

Already under discussion here:
http://forums.silentpcreview.com/viewtopic.php?t=22173

It would not be mercury... most probably some gallium/indium alloy.

I just went to the Arctic Silver website and found the following disclaimers for Arctic Silver II and 3: Arctic Silver II was formulated to conduct heat, not electricity. It is only electrically conductive in a thin layer under extreme compression. (While much safer than electrically conductive silv...

Actually, I experimented a little bit myself a while back. I made a duct to supply the CPU with fresh air. Unfortunately, the duct itself greatly hindered the venting of hot air out the case. As a result, there was actually a net rise in the CPU temp. Even though it was receiving fresh air, the exha...