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by Weldingheart
Mon Jan 09, 2006 7:16 pm
Forum: Watercooling
Topic: Extra cooling for the Zalman Reserator @ CES 2006
Replies: 13
Views: 9517

eh at the first sight at the 1st&2nd pic;I thought it was made by Thermalcake :D No one else seems to be interested in this, kind of defeats the purpose of the Reserator heh? But the man does have a point, some people want to use it with SLI and Dual-Core rigs he ! :lol: It think it's a natural way ...
by Weldingheart
Mon Jan 09, 2006 6:47 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Computer Mysteriously Stops Working - Help?
Replies: 3
Views: 1700

I took out my other stick of RAM and moved the remaining stick to the slot furthest. The computer DID turn on from there. However, adding the second stick caused the issues with one of the fans on at full speed. I am trying right now to get it to run with only 1 stick of ram. strange.....how could ...
by Weldingheart
Mon Jan 09, 2006 6:17 pm
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: New Arctic Cooling Fans - 80mm, 92mm, 120mm
Replies: 33
Views: 23374

That's another one nice review that I'd like to read jmke! :D sound that the AC fan does not really get the place though the they had put more engineering effort ,but I think it's worth the airflow/temp difference for they those want 'performance' fan,I guess it also pricey compared to 'standard' fa...
by Weldingheart
Mon Jan 09, 2006 3:26 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: What are you listening to right now?
Replies: 4309
Views: 2591191

Paradigm - George Clinton featuring (!Prince) Wow our very own moderator there :lol: I listen to all of that :lol: I mean i like some hip hop and rap too, and listen to eurodance/eurobeat/trance/rave watever :lol: Though i especially like Belgian artists with female vocalists. Evi Goffin is well en...
by Weldingheart
Mon Jan 09, 2006 2:53 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: VGA, PSU, chipset only remaining fans- which coolers to add
Replies: 1
Views: 1404

first,you should post your specs to people give the answer here,what mobo,which AIW,cpu cooler,etc... btw here some threads with NB-47J chipset replacement on nf4 chipset (especially for DFI): DFI NF4 DFI Lanparty UT Ultra-D northbridge alternative nForce4 Chipset Fan Replacement Thread http://forum...
by Weldingheart
Mon Jan 09, 2006 2:01 am
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: 6800GT>ULTRA with VM-101 success story (well, mostly)
Replies: 6
Views: 11355

How about CPU temp with that new attempt?
Is the duct really make any difference compared to new fan direction?
by Weldingheart
Mon Jan 09, 2006 1:46 am
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Antec CES pictures at AMD Zone
Replies: 73
Views: 45921

Ok, the case that looks like P150 will be called NSK 6500, It will have an exact clone of the SLK3000b side panel and it might not actually come with the HD suspesnsion. Price is $119 and it will be available in March. Seems quite reasonable price there, btw why they put those perforated holes inst...
by Weldingheart
Mon Jan 09, 2006 1:38 am
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: Why isnt the thermalright v1 a big hit at spcr?
Replies: 10
Views: 5453

V1 availibility is also questionable at this moment :? I agree with JazzJackRabbit about TR's price, and you will add 1 panaflo to the equation then. whoa, just googled the vm-101 and the review dates were in 2004..... why isnt this cooler popular either??? The vm-101 is popular among us along with ...
by Weldingheart
Sun Jan 08, 2006 4:39 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: What are you listening to right now?
Replies: 4309
Views: 2591191

i seem to see a lot of metal and classical music in here, bet i'm the only member of this site who listens to hip hop. :D quite surprising me to see some metal listener here,since metal might generalized as "not quiet to listen kind", I listen to Eurodance/Trance too,they sound(and look)sexy In cas...
by Weldingheart
Sun Jan 08, 2006 4:11 am
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: 6800GT>ULTRA with VM-101 success story (well, mostly)
Replies: 6
Views: 11355

Nice review there Jack! :D
I don't remember that it came with 4 mounting arms, I must sank them somewhere :x
Have you tried replace that "Data Structures and Algorithms in Java" with that fan on Ninja?(I suppose it would be 'noisier' but might lower temp on summer time)
by Weldingheart
Sat Jan 07, 2006 7:02 pm
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: Coollaboratory liquid metal, a new thermal compound
Replies: 37
Views: 22411

Wow I didn't kow that he MX-1 is that good too... AC do not produce their own thermal compound right,instead they outsourced and rebranded it, but sure AS made&engineered their own.
When 1C could be a statistical error,I believe dirkvader's review (most deustch review are technically conducted IMO)
by Weldingheart
Sat Jan 07, 2006 6:48 pm
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: Zalman CNPS8000 @ CES 2006
Replies: 20
Views: 7632

:D In my region while Nikki would mostly female,there's also few male Nikki. I believe there's several 'silenced' female here in spcr, don't know whether it's a female or female sounding name though. :wink: I remember there was a thread in a hardware forum which asking about is there any girl in the...
by Weldingheart
Fri Jan 06, 2006 7:00 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: What are you listening to right now?
Replies: 4309
Views: 2591191

The Piano Tribute To Iron Maiden Who are featured in that tribute? My fav Iron Maiden cover song ever was "Cradle of Filth-Hallowed be Thy Name" Right now I'm listening to 140mm Globe fan in my Super Flower PSU which is still loud in its lowest setting(hope can get Aerocool Streamline 14cm soon) .....
by Weldingheart
Fri Jan 06, 2006 6:53 pm
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: Zalman CNPS8000 @ CES 2006
Replies: 20
Views: 7632

Hell,how could you dropped the "A" letter then get a completely mutated species? :shock:
Image
stillborn CNPS 8000A at CEBIT05, though it might be too big/heavy/expensive/not a decent performer, the 8000A was still a Zalman's original craft.
by Weldingheart
Fri Jan 06, 2006 7:14 am
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: Need help with HSF decisions
Replies: 14
Views: 6183

I guess knowing my location would help, eh? ;-) I'm in the USA. ....... I can't thank you guys enough! I'm really excited about getting back to the days when I could use my computer without having to sacrifice the ambiance of the surrounding I use it in. My pc is a mid-tower case on my desk (I don'...
by Weldingheart
Fri Jan 06, 2006 5:16 am
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: Need help with HSF decisions
Replies: 14
Views: 6183

Glad to help pal :D Well I might also suggest Zalman 7000, it's still damn best one outhere. Besides,you can purchase it with lower price nowadays compared to TR/Scythe, plus it got its own fan and fanmate. However,if someday you reach the point of no return: "I want more silence!"; the lowest/quiet...
by Weldingheart
Fri Jan 06, 2006 4:48 am
Forum: General Gallery
Topic: P180 done my way :-)
Replies: 25
Views: 15783

Nice,
that modular PSU really give liberty for cabling though.
dunno why Seasonic don't catch modularity along with their non-sleeved main ATX cable :evil:
How do those Stealths sound if they fired up? :)
by Weldingheart
Thu Jan 05, 2006 10:49 pm
Forum: General Gallery
Topic: 3000b Cool n' Quiet (not finished)
Replies: 20
Views: 12048

the Gold Plated heatsink, cant remember the manufacturer now. This one ? I seriously considered getting one for my latest build, but decided against it at the last minute as not sure how good it is at cooling. Looks cool though! or this one 8) : Aerocool GT-1000 http://www.dirkvader.de/page/Aerocoo...
by Weldingheart
Thu Jan 05, 2006 7:22 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: What are you listening to right now?
Replies: 4309
Views: 2591191

I had to dig out the Tokyo Warhearts album, the "War Of Razors" is amazing followed by Deadnight Warrior [img]Time to breed some F*cking HATE(speach), Hatebreeder. Downfall is also amazing, especially the beginning, chills down the spine again! All these tunes sound better on this album than on Som...
by Weldingheart
Thu Jan 05, 2006 5:48 pm
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: Need help with HSF decisions
Replies: 14
Views: 6183

My first socket A HSF removal also a nervous sweatdropping experience, but after that,and read this guide: Socket A AMD Processor Installation Guide I begin well comfort engage and discard those coolers. The fan on the Volcano 7 can be easily changed, but I'm wondering if it's worth it? I have a pan...
by Weldingheart
Thu Jan 05, 2006 9:14 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: What are you listening to right now?
Replies: 4309
Views: 2591191

I have Damnation, Blackwater Park and Ghost Reveries. Does Opeth release albums on Vinyl? i love vinyl. I have all Children Of Bodom records on vinyl, except Are You Dead Yet? wich i only have on CD. Have all the CDs too. If you for some reason have not heard of COB, check out this fun animation. Z...
by Weldingheart
Thu Jan 05, 2006 8:38 am
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: 60mm fan recommendation (for 12v)
Replies: 11
Views: 3955

I'm not sure I will have enough room for 80-60 convertor. See the pic here; http://htpcnews.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=16749 How much different in term of noise/CFM of the Panaflo (L1A or L1B?) and the Papst? The price seem to be twice for Papst. I never really looked at a converter before, I g...
by Weldingheart
Thu Jan 05, 2006 7:52 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Best cooling config for a CM Stacker 830
Replies: 4
Views: 3016

I don't have the original stacker,but you'll never really need that amount of fan. Those side fans should be not efficient at all in silent POV. Like TiredOldMan , I also start with 10(!) fans (92mm CPU, 4x80mm case,2x80mm in PSU, the rest are 40mm for GPU,chipset,(stupid)hdd cooler fan,etc, I modde...
by Weldingheart
Wed Jan 04, 2006 12:20 am
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: What do you think of the upcoming CM Stacker 830?
Replies: 10
Views: 4473

I you ask me what I'm thinking: I think that 830 is another beautiful case&masterpiece from CM(yes I love bling-IMO it's as nice as P180 in its own style), go ahead purchase one if you like its features&how it looks (I'd get one too if it's only cost $100 :lol: ) However this case designed not so mu...
by Weldingheart
Tue Jan 03, 2006 11:37 pm
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: ASUS turns graphic card upside down for better cooling
Replies: 10
Views: 4197

mb2 wrote:seems like a good and fairly obvious idea to me.. put the hot parts in the airflow path of the exhaust fan rather than waste a pci slot.
that's the idea around BTX :lol: case right

A costly solution compared to heatpipe,however most heatpiped solution do consume 1 pci slot..
by Weldingheart
Tue Jan 03, 2006 11:33 pm
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: 60mm fan recommendation (for 12v)
Replies: 11
Views: 3955

Panaflo/NMB-MAT 60mm L-serie would be a cheaper alternative,
just an idea how about purchasing 80 to 60mm fan converter,and use a quiet 80mm fan as exhaust?but it'll be less elegant since it will stick at the back of your case.
by Weldingheart
Tue Jan 03, 2006 11:23 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: What are you listening to right now?
Replies: 4309
Views: 2591191

Opeth - The Grand Conjuration Ten minutes of metal pleasure :lol: *thumbs up* Opeth Rocks 8) I saw them live not too long ago, and have three signed albums :D I dont think theres any band quite like Opeth, it´s amazing how they have many styles of guitar and singing/growling in one song and it does...
by Weldingheart
Mon Jan 02, 2006 6:17 pm
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: 3 wire centrifugal fan or a thermostatic controller?
Replies: 3
Views: 2013

Re: 3 wire centrifugal fan or a thermostatic controller?

I don’t know if I can run it off the board and have it control the RPM (See my other post) but I was wondering if anyone knows of a similar fan that is 3 wire I could plug into the board. If you don’t know of any such fans can you recommend any thermostatic controllers. I know I could reduce the vo...
by Weldingheart
Mon Jan 02, 2006 5:26 pm
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: Aerocool VM-102 performance and conclusions
Replies: 15
Views: 8668

I cleaned the heatsink surfaces with acetone and tightened the heatsink base as tight as I could, being careful of course. Then I re-installed my Aerocool VM-102 heatsink and here's the results. GPU temperatures Idle: 48 C Load: 55 C (Tested with rthdribl) As you can see, changes are somewhat notic...
by Weldingheart
Sun Jan 01, 2006 8:10 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: How much your monthly salary/earning?
Replies: 25
Views: 17069

thanx for the info AZBrandon,

I knew that my question/poll usually a "none of your bussines" kind,well just curious :D

also interested the taxes are really high in some country,I think most EU got higher taxes than in the US