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- Wed Jul 31, 2013 3:24 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Interesting PicoITX boards with AMD G series
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7841
Re: Interesting PicoITX boards with AMD G series
That does look really cool. Direct plug drive connector SATA w/ power for instance is a neat little thing.
- Mon Jul 29, 2013 10:55 am
- Forum: Networking
- Topic: looking for a wi-fi adapter for Ubuntu and Windows
- Replies: 2
- Views: 10697
Re: looking for a wi-fi adapter for Ubuntu and Windows
In general TP-Link uses very commonly supported chips in their products. The specifics can change in between revisions of a single part though if it's been around for a while, so I'm reluctant to recommend a particular model. In case you were interested in a small form stick I've installed several o...
- Sun Jul 28, 2013 9:03 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Cooler Master Silent Pro M2 620W - louder than expected
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3731
Re: Cooler Master Silent Pro M2 620W - louder than expected
What's the system setup, is the power supply getting fresh air?
Just curious since that's very relevant to the resultsing noise.
Just curious since that's very relevant to the resultsing noise.
- Sun Jul 28, 2013 4:26 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Monitor Suggestion
- Replies: 15
- Views: 11975
Re: Monitor Suggestion
Check so that Overdrive is turned on in the monitor menu, and everything should be ok at the monitors side.
- Thu Jul 25, 2013 7:44 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Some questions on Fractal Design Core 3000
- Replies: 11
- Views: 8202
Re: Some questions on Fractal Design Core 3000
That InterTech SY-608 looks like a good candidate for some slight modding and suspension, so it should be a fine choice in the end. :) And yeah, adding a fan for those drives won't be needed at all. Block the side panel vent and any top vents the case might have. It's got some excessive perforations...
- Thu Jul 25, 2013 5:18 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: 8+ years Optical DVD RW Drive worth replacing?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3274
Re: 8+ years Optical DVD RW Drive worth replacing?
The internal ones haven't improved much at all, as focus has been on making them cheap to manufacture. Wait until you need to replace it, if ever. An external DVD unit could be useful to have around just in case one needs to hook one up to a system. More and more notebooks don't have them built in, ...
- Wed Jul 24, 2013 1:15 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Some questions on Fractal Design Core 3000
- Replies: 11
- Views: 8202
Re: Some questions on Fractal Design Core 3000
Wait until you find a good deal on a Define R4. :lol: Or even an R3 if any are still around on sale where you can get cases. Some old Antec NSK design could certainly work in this system where power consumption will be low. But I don't like to encourage that ancient case design's existance on the ma...
- Mon Jul 22, 2013 6:24 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Some questions on Fractal Design Core 3000
- Replies: 11
- Views: 8202
Re: Some questions on Fractal Design Core 3000
That case has an open mesh front so it's not designed for quiet operation, but if the parts were really low noise it could still work I guess. Otherwise look at cases like the Define Mini or Define R3/R4 for instance. The drive sleds are metal but yes the rubbery buffers are the point of contact. Do...
- Sun Jul 21, 2013 3:45 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Monitor Suggestion
- Replies: 15
- Views: 11975
Re: Monitor Suggestion
If you are sensitive to flickering of PWM regulated backlights then it's definitely a very important factor to consider. I don't know about that specific Dell model, though going by Dell's reputation of changing manufacturing specs on monitors over time I'd be extra wary. Fortunately there are monit...
- Thu Jul 18, 2013 2:42 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Nexus/Akust Dual HD vibration reducers
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4264
Re: Nexus/Akust Dual HD vibration reducers
When using a DoubleTwin to indeed mount two drives then there is no more than about a centimeter left between them. (the lower drive would also sit upside down) Since such a setup would require more space than a single 5,25" bay I would generally use them one drive at a time, though the dual setup c...
- Thu Jul 18, 2013 2:24 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Monitor Suggestion
- Replies: 15
- Views: 11975
Re: Monitor Suggestion
I'd suggest considering some 23-24" IPS based monitor as there are many consumer models out today that are both fast enough for games and has much better angles/colors than TN panels. A cheap 27" TN panel might seem like it could be a great deal and they've certainly improved their constrast over th...
- Wed Jul 17, 2013 7:34 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Nexus/Akust Dual HD vibration reducers
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4264
Re: Nexus/Akust Dual HD vibration reducers
I have used the DoubleTwin model and it's very good as far as these things go since they are fairly soft. There's another product called DiskTwin that comes with heatsinks for better cooling, but their "rubber" was too rigid to dampen vibrations much at all.
- Wed Jul 10, 2013 1:45 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: My Political Compass
- Replies: 10
- Views: 9314
Re: My Political Compass
These things are just entertainment. But anyway.
Economic Left/Right: -8.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -7.90
I'd protest loudly on the question of races. What other races?
Economic Left/Right: -8.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -7.90
I'd protest loudly on the question of races. What other races?
- Wed Jul 10, 2013 2:54 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Do Seasonic PSUs beep?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3566
Re: Do Seasonic PSUs beep?
Yeah I would suspect the motherboard giving you a signal. Some have a small onboard buzzer mounted since the classic PC speaker isn't used so oftenly anymore.
- Thu Jul 04, 2013 1:59 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Are HD motors noisy or am I just used to SSD's ?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7461
Re: Are HD motors noisy or am I just used to SSD's ?
This perticular high pitched noise is normal and has been much worse in the past, but chances are older systems weren't quiet enough for you to pick it up over other noises. Seagate's 4TB 5900RPM model (ST4000DM000) has a much nicer motor noise profile, subjectively lower and most important to me no...
- Wed Jul 03, 2013 12:58 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Open vs Closed
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2605
Re: Open vs Closed
There are very few parts on the market that needs the huge amount of airflow allowed with an open front type of case. All that open space simply isn't very useful, so why bother? However quite a few fan grills are still unnecessarily restrictive as far as creating turbulence, especially when it come...
- Sun Jun 30, 2013 4:59 pm
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: Fractal Design Node 304 HDD suspension
- Replies: 6
- Views: 13389
Re: Fractal Design Node 304 HDD suspension
Always interesting. :) Did you try the standard drive mounting first? I found it just fine for a couple of HD204UI's myself with no resonance through the case. Too bad you got an exhaust fan that ticks at 5V. I've had more luck with my own three samples of the Silent Series R2 140mm fans, while havi...
- Thu Jun 27, 2013 12:06 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Would PS4/XB1 be better w/Haswell over AMD?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5124
Re: Would PS4/XB1 be better w/Haswell over AMD?
The graphics part probably means too much for the consoles and Intel still can't really compete for games, while power consumption isn't very important at all. Apart from that Intel may well be a lot harder to bargain with as far as custom design goes, so they would probably have ended up with a sep...
- Tue Jun 25, 2013 11:23 am
- Forum: Newcomers Briefing Room
- Topic: Home server with 6+ HDD
- Replies: 22
- Views: 82965
Re: Home server with 6+ HDD
Thanks to the rear 140mm fan the airflow in Node 304 is excellent for this type of build. The two front 92mm fans are not necessary at all, even if they are quiet at about 7V. Just saying.
- Mon Jun 24, 2013 3:53 pm
- Forum: Newcomers Briefing Room
- Topic: Home server with 6+ HDD
- Replies: 22
- Views: 82965
Re: Home server with 6+ HDD
Do you have some specific harddrives already that you have to use? Otherwise I'd figure that up to six of Seagates 4TB(ST4000DM000 ) drives in a Fractal Design Node 304 chassis should go a long way, and be quiet thanks to the exceptional audio characteristics of this drive model. You'll just need to...
- Fri Jun 21, 2013 11:14 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Tower Case Roller / Stand
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1988
Re: Tower Case Roller / Stand
I see that one comes with some sort of rubberised strips that can be quite useful, otherwise one could simply put on something else soft for the case to rest on. As long as the case doesn't have an important intake in the middle where the case rests, cooling would only be helped. On a shorter case a...
- Fri Jun 21, 2013 11:07 pm
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: ECS mini-ITX motherboard with AMD Kabini
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5813
Re: ECS mini-ITX motherboard with AMD Kabini
Also a four core 2GHz version albeit then with a small fan. I'll be looking for prices on these when they appear. Hope they have some half decent control for the fan connectors.
- Fri Jun 21, 2013 11:01 pm
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: 3770K IHS removal and results
- Replies: 66
- Views: 144773
Re: 3770K IHS removal and results
TIM _and_ seemingly a bit of excessive spacing as well. Perhaps the assembly line started breaking the 22nm fabbed chips in early tests. It couldn't simply be a case of "oh what the hell we're well on top again so why bother"?
- Sun Jun 16, 2013 3:09 pm
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Fan mounting to reduce vibration
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4787
Re: Fan mounting to reduce vibration
Such fasteners are usually made of soft silicone. If you can get them at a low cost it's just as well to go for those. Otherwise even a ball bearing fan should not vibrate a lot unless it's damaged, so it should be enough to use some simple fastening solution other than screwing them to the case. An...
- Sat Jun 15, 2013 2:10 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Memory Upgrade for fast gaming performance?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6206
Re: Memory Upgrade for fast gaming performance?
True. As with most games coming from the console world this new Tomb Raidere can not use a lot of RAM, even when running on the high graphics settings that I've been playing it with. Having more than 4GB could be nice in general as the operating system can always put extra RAM to use, but for this g...
- Wed Jun 12, 2013 11:04 pm
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Is my TRUE Rev.c faulty?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3290
Re: Is my TRUE Rev.c faulty?
Idle temperatures don't really matter, but he 18C reading is probably lower than reality. Unless the room temperature is around 10 or lower...
- Mon Jun 10, 2013 4:33 am
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Thermalright HR-22 spotted
- Replies: 13
- Views: 12096
Re: Thermalright HR-22 spotted
Oh my that's big, but it's nice to see them doing something new even if I'd rather see them populating the market with HR-02 Macho's again. This HR-22 ought to become a bit expensive.
- Fri Jun 07, 2013 12:05 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Windows 8: what do you think about it?
- Replies: 87
- Views: 97175
Re: Windows 8: what do you think about it?
- Hi, my name is xxx xxx, and I am on the Windows User Experience team.
Oh, so you're with the ones who should have shouted STOP! but never did eh? Gee man, thanks a lot!
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Oh, so you're with the ones who should have shouted STOP! but never did eh? Gee man, thanks a lot!
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- Sun Jun 02, 2013 1:09 pm
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: 3770K IHS removal and results
- Replies: 66
- Views: 144773
Re: 3770K IHS removal and results
I haven't read that many reviews but early overclocking results point to yes, temperature-wise. I guess someone will pop one open and take pictures over the coming week.
- Wed May 29, 2013 5:39 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Nasty program called xVidly, how do I get rid of it?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 13355
Re: Nasty program called xVidly, how do I get rid of it?
Free viewing of soccer/hockey games has been a great lure for the Reveton (also known ass Ukash/Police virus) ransomeware that's been fairly rampant over the last 12 months or so. I think it's quieting down now though, and a group has been busted a little while ago. Sometimes with late versions of t...