Changed to a different sensor on the board, and got more reasonable readings: 50c idle and 60c load. They're still high, but i'm working on calibrating that to see what's up. Google tells me this board commonly has wonky temperature readings. The fan: It's good. Smooth sound. So far it's been sittin...

As long as the chuck/collet on it is one-eigth inch (which is pretty much standard), they will work. I actually use cheap no-brand cutting wheels in my Dremel-brand tool. They wear out and break in a hurry, but i've got hundreds of spares.

Well... something's not right here. On this system: Athlon 64 2800+ (1.8GHz) Newcastle 754 Chaintech VNF3-250 Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 with an ambient about 25C, I'm getting an idle temp of 71C and a load temp of 73C. My first guess is to not trust the reported temperatures. That small difference s...

Get the one with the continuously variable speed. There are ones that have on/off, or on/lo/hi, and there are ones that have a slider to adjust the speed. Get the one with the slider. This one I have the older one that only does 30,000 rpm, don't know if that makes much difference. It's probably not...

VGA Silencer Rev 3 (works on 9600) $14.50
http://store.yahoo.com/directron/avc1000.html

Just got mine.

Going to use it on an 9600xt. I'm waiting a bit to install it, to have a good before/after comparison.

VGA Silencer Rev 3 http://store.yahoo.com/directron/avc1000.html

I didn't check to see how easy/hard it would be. Sounds like you've looked, so my hat's off to you.

You could get one of those 20-24 pin adapters, and then a 24-20 pin adapter, that might do the job...

I've ordered one for my new A64 system. I'll be posting results when I've had a chance to try out different settings/configurations.

If you're Folding, you don't really need a power button...

From the InsaneTek review:

In comparison, it was just as quiet as my Ultra Quiet Panaflo 80mm fan that puts out 24 CFM at only 21db.

sorry, folks! Follow up on this other thread.
http://forums.silentpcreview.com/viewtopic.php?t=17670

here @ InsaneTek

In comparison, it was just as quiet as my Ultra Quiet Panaflo 80mm fan that puts out 24 CFM at only 21db.

... and it cooled almost as well as the XP-90 with 87cfm ThermalTake fan...

DiskWizard's free...

Seagate DiskWizard

I've used it numerous times, works great, and besides, it's from Seagate, like your drive.

On the back/forward button issue in Firefox, I generally use the rocker buttons setting. I have a mouse with back/forward buttons, but don't really use them. With rocker buttons, you press the left button, press the right, release the left, release the right. This does forward. The reverse does back...

You only need to mess with the machine ID on the same machine. I have two computers, each with two instances running. Each computer has a machine ID "1" and a machine ID "2". Stanford stats page shows 4 cpus in my history.

Two identical sound sources together will add 3db. Trouble comes when they are almost the same frequency. When they are out-of-phase (ie. one wave going up and one going down), they cancel each other out. However, when they are in-phase (both waves going up), they reinforce each other. The sound wil...

I hate it when summer comes and my computer gets too hot. I've lost about 12 hours total this last week due to several lockups. I've had to fix it by backing off my overclock, which also reduces productivity.

Just to note, it looks from the specs that it's the same fan as the SilentBoost . That fan is not 21dBa! The fan is a Panaflo, but the medium -speed one, not the low-speed. I believe that fan is rated at 28dBa, so I don't know where they get their numbers. Beware! (I have a SilentBoost, and it's not...

True, it probably is a touch slower. However, the fact that I'm checking it and seeing if there is a difference probably makes more difference on its performance. (not to mention things like browsing these forums...)

I've been doing that for a while now. I have a single A-XP system, and I'm running two instances of f@h. The overall points output seems about the same, and it's more fun to watch. The production changes more with the protien it's working on than having two instances. It does use a chunk more memory...

I've had that, too. Thanks for the tip. I'm folding for points again. It did give me points when I turned them in, just not in the stats program. Thanks.

Heh.

Don't look for me to keep up this pace, though. It's fun while it lasts, but you really can't make these machines work any faster. It looks more like an alignment of the stars than a sustainable production jump.

testing, testing...

Cool, I like it. My username fits, too.

You got me! Congrats.

[edit] no, wait! I'll make a quick last stand here! [/edit]

It's in the "common" subdirectory, and it is called user.redir.html. Just change the line with the HTML link to match the one given on your Arachnid stats page. It's called your MOBILE Stats URL. Yes, the weekly production is just calculated from the last frame, so it varies with the usage of the co...

Do take it off for shipping! Here at work, we shipped a machine once, and it arrived with the side panel bashed in a good 4 inches! The hard drive was flopping around inside, despite being screwed in when we sent it. It was a K6-2 (heatspreader), with a small-ish heatsink, so both of those were salv...

My XP2000 (palomino) runs at high 48-49C, but it is folding 24/7 and overclocked (stock 1666 now at 1760).

I have a TT Silent Boost and love it.

I had to stop one folder (xp2000), due to instability. It's at work, and it's not mine, and it has another purpose in life. That leaves me with these: p3 500 p3 1000 xp1800 *2 xp1900 xp2100 Unless I get more machines (doubtful), I think you will be passing me, David. It's more a question of when. It...