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- Sun Sep 06, 2009 9:47 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Finding P182 Serial Number?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3094
Re: Finding P182 Serial Number?
I have problems with my P182 (bulging panels, front port static) but can't find the serial number I need to report the issues. It's driving me crazy. Anyone know where it's found? Thanks I think my P182 SE has the front port static too. At first I thought it was my motherboard, but then I tried a s...
- Sat Sep 05, 2009 8:44 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Top blowhole cover for the P182
- Replies: 42
- Views: 30251
I made my own cover with a self-stick vinyl tile. I chose a tile which had a flat grain which looked similar to the case plastic. Most of the tile choices at the store had a stone-like surface which didn't look right. I printed a template, cut the pattern with a hobby knife, then snapped the vinyl t...
- Mon Aug 31, 2009 9:30 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Which fan to swap into S12?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3644
- Sun Aug 30, 2009 8:11 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Any word on the new 2TB drives?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5100
Since my last post, I have purchased another 2TB Seagate hard drive. The new one is working great, performs well and is very quiet. Earlier today, I returned the first 2TB Seagate back to Fry's Electronics. I told the lady what was wrong with it and she plugged the drive into their test computer and...
- Sat Aug 29, 2009 1:24 pm
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Passive CPU cooling not necessarily the quietest solution
- Replies: 18
- Views: 10875
Assuming a 100% negative pressure case fan setup, if a fan is ducted to do the job of both case exhaust and cpu cooling, would air entering and exiting the case be the same as having a separate exhaust/cpu fan? I would guess that the ducted fan would need to run faster due to the resistance added by...
- Sun Aug 23, 2009 8:25 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Any word on the new 2TB drives?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5100
I'm running a 2TB Seagate right now! I installed it yesterday and ran the SeaTools Long Drive Test. It passed 100% perfect after 6.5 hours. Right now, it is dying. I heard a clicking noise from time to time throughout the day today. Now I'm copying data off it and it is going extremely slow and clic...
- Sun Aug 23, 2009 4:36 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Luxa2 LM100 Mini: "Exquisite & Desirable" m-IT
- Replies: 22
- Views: 14139
- Sun Aug 23, 2009 3:56 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Western digital 2x1tb, 1x1.5tb or 1x2tb?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2407
Re: Western digital 2x1tb, 1x1.5tb or 1x2tb?
I'm pretty fifty-fifty focused on performance and noise. How much does one benefit from 2x1tb in RAID0? Suggestions? My two 1TB WD Green WD10EADS drives in Raid 0 controlled by Intel ICH9R look like this in HD Tune: Volume 0 (68 GB): Transfer Rate Minimum: 160.3 MB/sec Transfer Rate Maximum: 187.3 ...
- Sat Aug 15, 2009 6:15 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Windows 7 on a Vertex = Slow. Why?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4053
Try a different SATA cable. Also, I'd try another power plug on the PSU just in case any wires are not making contact. Is your BIOS set to IDE, AHCI or RAID? If it is IDE, I'd check the device manager to make sure the controller is set to use DMA if available. You could also try reinstalling Windows...
- Sun Aug 09, 2009 4:33 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Intel 34nm SSD released
- Replies: 237
- Views: 304295
Letting Windows pick its own pagefile size on a large partition of a magnetic HDD is a bad idea. Nothing fragments a disk faster than letting windows grow and shrink the pagefile at fancy. When I created the pagefile, it was the only file on the hard drive. Windows immediately set the file to 8GB, ...
- Sun Aug 09, 2009 3:02 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Intel 34nm SSD released
- Replies: 237
- Views: 304295
I am running a Samsung 64GB SLC SSD drive. I also have 8GB RAM. My RAM size makes my pagefile and hibernation files consume 25% of my SSD. I turned off hibernation and don't miss it at all (desktop system). I moved my pagefile (system managed size) to my WD GP hard drive, as an alternative to just d...
- Sun Aug 09, 2009 12:51 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Intel 34nm SSD released
- Replies: 237
- Views: 304295
- Sun Jul 19, 2009 8:05 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Prolima Megahalems: A Mega Nehalem Cooler
- Replies: 59
- Views: 51932
I just changed from a Thermalright Ultra-120 eXtreme to a Prolimatech Megahalems. I am rotating the TRUE to another computer. At both idle and load, my CPU temperatures are 100% exactly the same as they were with the TRUE under the same ambient temperature. This is with a Scythe Slipstream 800 fan f...
- Sat Jul 11, 2009 6:30 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Is a HDD that survived ~1m fall still okay for storage
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4462
- Wed Jul 08, 2009 7:48 pm
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: A VERY strange mag-fan (Enlobal) experience
- Replies: 12
- Views: 15795
Re: A VERY strange mag-fan (Enlobal) experience
Sadly, Felger Carbon passed away.Soul Shinobi wrote:So, uh, Felger Carbon, how's that fan doing?
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- Sun Jul 05, 2009 7:06 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Bye bye SPCR community.
- Replies: 61
- Views: 42369
- Thu Jul 02, 2009 7:15 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Bye bye SPCR community.
- Replies: 61
- Views: 42369
Re: Bye bye SPCR community.
Ok, I'm out of here for reasons solely personal. I'd rather see you stay. This is just the off-topic forum and I've learned not to expect much from it. I sometimes click on it from time to time but I just get disappointed when I learn my favorite SPCR members from the on-topic forums can be very di...
- Sun Jun 28, 2009 1:20 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Billy Mays died
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3308
- Sun May 31, 2009 9:36 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Radeon HD 4670: A perfect balance?
- Replies: 498
- Views: 413701
- Sun May 31, 2009 8:02 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Radeon HD 4670: A perfect balance?
- Replies: 498
- Views: 413701
- Sun May 31, 2009 6:53 pm
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: Silent PC in an ancient case: a blast from the past!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5168
- Sun May 31, 2009 6:47 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Radeon HD 4670: A perfect balance?
- Replies: 498
- Views: 413701
- Mon May 25, 2009 1:38 pm
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: RAM Temperatures - Help Please, will this RAM be too hot[?]
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6379
- Sun May 24, 2009 1:42 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Absolutely fantastic concept for an office PC
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3431
- Sun May 24, 2009 1:23 pm
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Innovation Cooling IC Diamond 7 TIM Giveaway/Testing
- Replies: 206
- Views: 287701
CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550S CPU Cooling: Thermalright Ultra-120 eXtreme, 800RPM Scythe Slipstream CPU temperatures read from RealTemp. Results: Arctic Silver 5 Idle (first 10 minutes after booting), Ambient 25.4 36, 32, 30, 33 Load (2 hours Prime95), Ambient 26.8 58, 56, 58, 60 1 hour idle (after ...
- Fri May 22, 2009 5:55 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: ATI HD 4770: 40 nm, RV740 -- SPCR reviewed
- Replies: 285
- Views: 242835
- Wed May 20, 2009 7:39 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: ATI HD 4770: 40 nm, RV740 -- SPCR reviewed
- Replies: 285
- Views: 242835
assuming 14 Watts to run the 7600gs in idle, this means the hd4770 uses 35W while idle, and up to around 78 Watts on load. Are you able to get power consumption measurements of the system without any video card? 78 watts on load seems low when your prime95+furmark (4770 installed) consumes 161w whi...
- Sun May 17, 2009 7:40 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Do you know people who love to steal your time ?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 10522
- Sun May 17, 2009 3:05 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: ATI HD 4770: 40 nm, RV740 -- SPCR reviewed
- Replies: 285
- Views: 242835
yep, it works like a charm, as long as you use the s1 screws, and not the stock ones that are rather small@short. i did it like this. ( s1 + stock metal springs + stock X clamp + s1 screws and plastic clips ) anyway, i don't think is necessary, unless you are having problems like i had (the stock c...
- Sat May 16, 2009 12:38 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: ATI HD 4770: 40 nm, RV740 -- SPCR reviewed
- Replies: 285
- Views: 242835
sorry, don´t know. I guess as much as yours @ silentpc review, any other 4770 out there. all i know is that is running ice cold, but i do not use that CCC garbage so actually it might be even higher. btw did you use the " x clamp thingy" of the original cooler when mounting your s1? without it my ...