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- Tue Nov 20, 2012 2:24 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Intel Next Unit of Computing Kit DC3217BY
- Replies: 36
- Views: 44364
Re: Intel Next Unit of Computing Kit DC3217BY
Except that it does. USB3 controllers support USB2 devices, but that doesn't imply USB3 controllers can be 'driven' by USB2 drivers.
- Tue Nov 20, 2012 1:48 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Intel Next Unit of Computing Kit DC3217BY
- Replies: 36
- Views: 44364
Re: Intel Next Unit of Computing Kit DC3217BY
There's ITX too. Unfortunately lots of cases waste way too much space on drive bays.Das_Saunamies wrote:I realise how much wasted space even a micro-ATX setup is.
- Wed Nov 07, 2012 3:43 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: AMD 7000 cards + Virtu = GPU fan off at idle?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 16419
Re: AMD 7000 cards + Virtu = GPU fan off at idle?
Coil whine is still an issue and turning off fans might not work on every model.
- Tue Nov 06, 2012 6:51 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: bequiet! Dark Power Pro 10 550W Power Supply
- Replies: 36
- Views: 30000
Re: bequiet! Dark Power Pro 10 550W Power Supply
What motherboard are you using? Are you sure it's the PSU and not the motherboard? I've got coil whine from my motherboard with a Pentium G620 on an Asus H61 board with a BQ Straight Power 400W. I've also got coil whine from a Sapphire Radeon 7950 on an Asus Z77 board with an Antec PSU. I guess I sh...
- Tue Nov 06, 2012 1:11 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: AMD 7000 cards + Virtu = GPU fan off at idle?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 16419
Re: AMD 7000 cards + Virtu = GPU fan off at idle?
I've got a monitor with two inputs and have been considering the same thing. Fans of my Sapphire Radeon 7950 950mhz edition won't turn off though.
- Thu Oct 25, 2012 11:39 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: BitFenix Ghost
- Replies: 17
- Views: 13341
Re: BitFenix Ghost
I think he means coil whine.
- Mon Oct 22, 2012 8:48 am
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: PWM fan controller?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 9867
Re: PWM fan controller?
Then there's no rpm monitoring is there?lodestar wrote:A PWM fan splitter
- Sun Oct 21, 2012 7:08 am
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: PWM fan controller?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 9867
Re: PWM fan controller?
Because you don't have enough PWM headers.
- Wed Oct 17, 2012 11:53 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: High-quality but simple Z77 board for 3570K
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4258
Re: High-quality but simple Z77 board for 3570K
I was hoping more like 4.3 - 4.5 ghz. :p
What fan controls does the MSI support? The 3570K might be easy to cool, I've also got a Radeon 7950. Controlling up to 3 case fans (2 intake, 1 exhaust) would be nice.
What fan controls does the MSI support? The 3570K might be easy to cool, I've also got a Radeon 7950. Controlling up to 3 case fans (2 intake, 1 exhaust) would be nice.
- Wed Oct 17, 2012 10:56 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: bequiet! Dark Power Pro 10 550W Power Supply
- Replies: 36
- Views: 30000
Re: bequiet! Dark Power Pro 10 550W Power Supply
Nice results. I'd love to see a review of the less expensive E9 400W (still 80+ Gold).
- Wed Oct 17, 2012 6:54 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: High-quality but simple Z77 board for 3570K
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4258
High-quality but simple Z77 board for 3570K
My Q9450 / P45 system is still broken and my G620 / H61 system is too slow for new games (CARS, BF3), so I'm looking for an update. The 3570K CPU is a no-brainer, but what's the 'best' motherboard for me? I've got a Radeon 7950 and a X-Fi (PCI). PCI (and the X-Fi) might be problematic, so it's not a...
- Wed Oct 17, 2012 12:02 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: ASUS Radeon HD 7870 DirectCU II
- Replies: 7
- Views: 8060
Re: ASUS Radeon HD 7870 DirectCU II
Certainly. Do all dual-slot DC2 HSFs have this problem?CA_Steve wrote:It's sad that a great cooling solution was nerfed by the choice of lesser performing fans.
- Tue Oct 16, 2012 1:27 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: ASUS Radeon HD 7870 DirectCU II
- Replies: 7
- Views: 8060
Re: ASUS Radeon HD 7870 DirectCU II
the down ...and can comfortably render even higher resolutions if you knock the down the image quality settings a few rungs.
- Tue Oct 09, 2012 12:21 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Nexus Value 430 PSU: Affordable Silence
- Replies: 149
- Views: 125600
Re: Nexus Value 430 PSU: Affordable Silence
Until now? So now they have been tested? What was the outcome?
- Tue Oct 02, 2012 2:00 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Frame limiting in games to reduce power consumption
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5467
Re: Frame limiting in games to reduce power consumption
Why don't you use vsync?
- Sun Sep 30, 2012 3:29 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: BitFenix Ghost
- Replies: 17
- Views: 13341
Re: BitFenix Ghost
It's perfect no larger then the Antec P280. Perfect for who? You? It's included fans are 1200 rpm using the FDB bearing. No high gloss finish nonsense either and sells for $99 CAD at NCIX. I going to buy one, way better then the Solo or anything out there it's like improved version the Define R4. F...
- Mon Sep 24, 2012 11:59 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Short 7870?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5031
Re: Short 7870?
Are you sure a regular 7870 wouldn't fit?
- Mon Sep 24, 2012 8:04 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Seasonic G360W gold for $60 - Review & Giveaway!
- Replies: 169
- Views: 247272
Re: Seasonic G360W gold for $60 - Review & Giveaway!
Certainly, if there are any issues with the quality of the AC line* or interference from other equipment or appliances running off the AC circuits, if any of the components in the system are less tolerant of variations in the 12VDC (and other) lines. Ditto when the PSU is pushed close to its limits...
- Mon Sep 24, 2012 5:53 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Short 7870?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5031
Re: Short 7870?
10" = 254mm
Are you sure a 7870 wouldn't fit?
660 provides less performance, 660 Ti costs more.
Are you sure a 7870 wouldn't fit?
660 provides less performance, 660 Ti costs more.
- Sun Sep 23, 2012 8:50 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Enermax Platimax 600W
- Replies: 16
- Views: 13523
Re: Enermax Platimax 600W
Why's the noise level so high in the crossload test?
- Thu Sep 20, 2012 1:13 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Seasonic G360W gold for $60 - Review & Giveaway!
- Replies: 169
- Views: 247272
Re: Seasonic G360W gold for $60 - Review & Giveaway!
But does this really matter?MikeC wrote: There's no way any picoPSU+brick can match the other electrical performance factors -- ripple & noise, voltage regulation (esp the 12V rail!!!), etc.
- Wed Sep 19, 2012 9:46 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Want to gift my brother a graphics card within my budget!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2913
Re: Want to gift my brother a graphics card within my budget
I'd let your brother make the decision, assuming he knows more about videocards.
- Tue Sep 18, 2012 10:44 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Seasonic G360W gold for $60 - Review & Giveaway!
- Replies: 169
- Views: 247272
Re: Seasonic G360W gold for $60 - Review & Giveaway!
You'd expect? Some data to back up that claim would be nice.edh wrote:I would expect the GTX660 at stock to be closer to 100W than 130W and the second connector is definitely unnecessary for purely technical reasons.
- Tue Sep 18, 2012 7:42 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Seasonic G360W gold for $60 - Review & Giveaway!
- Replies: 169
- Views: 247272
Re: Seasonic G360W gold for $60 - Review & Giveaway!
It's an issue because you can't use cards like the 660 with this PSU without a splitter cable which is not ideal. The 660 is a good example as it has only a 130W TDP yet includes a 2x6-pin connectors. These in addition to the PCI-E slot could supply 225W in total. 1 connector would be sufficient bu...
- Tue Sep 18, 2012 5:20 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Seasonic G360W gold for $60 - Review & Giveaway!
- Replies: 169
- Views: 247272
Re: Seasonic G360W gold for $60 - Review & Giveaway!
The X-400 only comes with a single 6-pin connector as well. You don't really see more in this power bracket, even if we do know that they can supply that level of power. My 400W PSU (Be Quiet) has 1x 6 + 1x 8. Part of the issue is that graphics card makers are actually overspeccing the connectors t...
- Tue Sep 18, 2012 3:49 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Seasonic G360W gold for $60 - Review & Giveaway!
- Replies: 169
- Views: 247272
Re: Seasonic G360W gold for $60 - Review & Giveaway!
Is it? I'd expect at least two PEG connectors. Just one doesn't make a lot of sense.There is only one graphics card power connector, which is appropriate for the G360's power rating.
- Sat Sep 15, 2012 7:47 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Sapphire Radeon GHz EDITION HD7770 1GB 11201-00-20G
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3094
Re: Sapphire Radeon GHz EDITION HD7770 1GB 11201-00-20G
Ouch, why isn't 1300rpm the max?
I don't get why the minimum rpm has to be that high.
I don't get why the minimum rpm has to be that high.
- Mon Sep 10, 2012 1:47 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: BitFenix Ghost
- Replies: 17
- Views: 13341
Re: BitFenix Ghost
It's too big :p
- Mon Sep 10, 2012 8:47 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: SPCR's 2012 Graphics Card/Cooler Test System
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5844
Re: SPCR's 2012 Graphics Card/Cooler Test System
It doesn't meet all our criteria however, particularly with regard to its non-removable hard drive cage which limits the total video card length. We ended up ripping out the drive cage entirely, Hmm, that problem sounds familiar: http://www.silentpcreview.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=64781 :p Wh...
- Mon Sep 10, 2012 7:24 am
- Forum: Site Feedback
- Topic: Long Text Lines
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3856
Long Text Lines
The lines in the articles are quite long. Wouldn't less words per line provide for better reading?