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by ronrem
Tue Sep 25, 2007 3:28 pm
Forum: General Gallery
Topic: "Failed" woodcase project
Replies: 5
Views: 5394

Well....you don't say what temps you got..what fan RPMs..undervolting..etc. You got a 20C temp drop? Uh....to what? Unless you had been cooking stuff--temps over 50C....the 20C temp drop IS your noise reduction-unrealized because you have too many fans going too fast...you GOT a big efficiency incre...
by ronrem
Tue Sep 25, 2007 12:18 am
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: The Aerocool AE-Plus, a mini-big-fan ATX mid-tower case
Replies: 2
Views: 1534

Aerocool GETS IT when it comes to big low rpm fans....funny they seem to miss the boat in terms of deploying them. The 140 could have been floor mount. The door design COULD have louvered noise to the rear--but instead there a semi-duct that would tend to direct noise forward. Damn. Too bad....they ...
by ronrem
Sat Sep 22, 2007 8:06 pm
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Looking of advice on quiet case
Replies: 16
Views: 8300

the sole reason why i still use a 11 year old case is because i never really cared THAT much around the looks of my machine. lights are nice and pretty but it never was the primary target. good power was :) i love overclocking and my components run usually quite hot. So all things being equal i'd t...
by ronrem
Sat Sep 22, 2007 7:33 pm
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: New High Flow Spectre air filter setup....bling!
Replies: 7
Views: 6034

:D Perfectly
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Proof
by ronrem
Sat Sep 22, 2007 7:05 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: 4 questions on near-silent PC build!
Replies: 17
Views: 6784

Note.....Solid Capacitors tend to mean less tendency for a soundcard to pick up system hum. Gigabyte "D" boards and Biostar "T" boards have solid caps. Some others do too but just on a top $ mobo I'd eSATA ALL my HDDs into a wood case that can house 2 drives,all isolated-with it stowed away from the...
by ronrem
Sat Sep 22, 2007 6:42 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Quiet enough for audio recording: TNN 300 vs Reserator 2?
Replies: 19
Views: 7186

You might want to check out crystal CPU ID. It lets you have 3 settings---so you could have a 4400 Brisbane and have it OC'd to equal a 5400.....then have a setting at stock clock but undervolted,and a low setting seriously undervolted and underclocked. With some trial and error you can find the swe...
by ronrem
Sat Sep 22, 2007 6:24 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Quiet enough for audio recording: TNN 300 vs Reserator 2?
Replies: 19
Views: 7186

I've digitized cassette (analog "collector" stuff)...converted downloaded Flac concerts to Wave-then remastered....NR,pitch,EQ,tube emulation,etc with Soundforge,Wavelab or Audition....using an old slot 1 P-3 or a Thoroughbred 1800. By comparison a Sempy 3200 with DDR2 is like a rocket. If you are s...
by ronrem
Sat Sep 22, 2007 3:47 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Quiet enough for audio recording: TNN 300 vs Reserator 2?
Replies: 19
Views: 7186

if you keep the PC under a table with a thick quilt over the back or such, you wouldn't even have to resort to watercooling. also, with audio recording, the dB level of the room isn't half as important as how sensitive the mics are. if the mic is weak, directional, or for vocals only, the room coul...
by ronrem
Fri Sep 21, 2007 7:55 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Quiet Internet [Storage] Low Budget PC
Replies: 11
Views: 6801

If you are getting a BE and paying a bit extra....you MIGHT consider using Crystal CPUID so you can have an OC setting but a low volt "regular" and then the idle with the minimal clock and volts. I think either may support as low as 0.8 v in Crystal. A Ninja is a PERFECT matchup to that CPU and if t...
by ronrem
Fri Sep 21, 2007 7:47 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Quiet Internet [Storage] Low Budget PC
Replies: 11
Views: 6801

The Biostar is solid capacitors...a plus in several areas. Gigabyte-ironically promotes solid caps on their site----but they just come on high $ intel boards. Otherwise.....no major diff. Same video. No onboard audio is real good-these are okay. If you scan the New Egg user reviews-I think both were...
by ronrem
Fri Sep 21, 2007 7:40 pm
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: Replacing to two front fans in a P180 - need suggsetions
Replies: 7
Views: 4253

If 2 12 v fans are wired in series then each runs at 6v or half stock speed.

Still........These cases need NO front fans...need a less obstructed inlet path including a floor hole
by ronrem
Fri Sep 21, 2007 7:36 pm
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: Replacing to two front fans in a P180 - need suggsetions
Replies: 7
Views: 4253

That is a crazy suggestion. 120mm fan reviews? what? :) I'll pass that on to him, I just get a little post happy at work... BUT, if anyone had any luck with specific fans in the front of the 180, let me know. He does not have a fan controller... Does he really NEED front fans at all? If his gear is...
by ronrem
Fri Sep 21, 2007 1:19 am
Forum: General Gallery
Topic: Audio box. 'nuff said (no more 56k Warning)
Replies: 26
Views: 26532

? a Shotgun mic is very directional-picks up a pretty narrow pattern....mostly what you aim at. Cardiods are directional but do pick up more off axis than a shotgun---which is often a cardiod with a tube to focus the sound. OMNI mikes are what you need to have ZERO background noise with. Many of the...
by ronrem
Wed Sep 19, 2007 2:29 am
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: Questions about AM2 Sempron/BE-2300 undervolting and others
Replies: 6
Views: 3869

I don't know of an MATX AM2 mobo with 2 IDE's. However....Using a SATA DVD burner at least lets you use 2 IDE HD's

A Sempron may consume slightly less watts...You may do a bit better with a Lima....single core but 65nm. 65 nm Semprons--once available...would do a little better yet.
by ronrem
Tue Sep 18, 2007 2:14 pm
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: My p180 is demoralizing :(
Replies: 20
Views: 10144

do you have to protect yourself from sparks? i guess that sounds dumb, but i've never cut metal before. is the thing difficult to hold while cutting? i'd be really frightened of cutting a finger off! any pics of your success? i'd like to turn my p180 into a p182...if that makes sense. wires...must....
by ronrem
Mon Sep 17, 2007 10:40 pm
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: what would you do w/ this?
Replies: 15
Views: 7035

more info....overclocked? what Vid card? What heatsink-fan-fan rpm--load temps? What kind of case is this and what's the details on the case fans? Noise comes from whatever moving parts are in the box. The main noise...fan rpms....is related to whatever heat sources you have. an X2 3800 can be dead ...
by ronrem
Mon Sep 17, 2007 5:31 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Introduction and build review request
Replies: 4
Views: 2524

I recommend Acronis as a boot manager or with the whole Disk Director for added partition tools. I'd used Boot Magic/Partition magic,and this is more stable and better at adding an OS Not a gamer and I tend to lean to the coolest-cheapest AMD stuff----but this should be a pretty solid setup. Look fo...
by ronrem
Mon Sep 17, 2007 5:21 pm
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: AMD Phenom and Barcelona debut... eh.
Replies: 41
Views: 17399

TDP is a vague guide...rather like a fan maker's spec on decibels. You wind up with a worst case comparison of apples and oranges that has some crucial exceptions. Eventually......someone plugs each chip into the wall and gets a real world number....or that COULD happen. We are meanwhile still fuzzy...
by ronrem
Mon Sep 17, 2007 5:01 pm
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Bluefront retirement case project....ideas.
Replies: 31
Views: 14674

I do quite a bit of bit torrent,do audio re-processing,graphics,burn CDs....music related stuff is a lot of my computers job. I've got the stuff now to have a couple of machines going simultaneous....and a couple of 17" VGA's,plus a 14",so I lean to 2 monitors with one that can be Sys 2 or a second ...
by ronrem
Sat Sep 15, 2007 1:25 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: My first SPCR build isn't that silent
Replies: 3
Views: 2127

It may be in part a unit with a substandard fan-it may be a case of a case that's a bit cramped and a bit short on inlet openings. The PSU is likely getting yoo much preheated air and running at top speed---which only makes it suck an even higher % of the CPU heat. It SHOULD be a good set of parts-b...
by ronrem
Sat Sep 15, 2007 1:12 pm
Forum: General Gallery
Topic: The wife PC - Pink Raidmax O2
Replies: 10
Views: 10718

A nice blend of priorities....a wife pleasing arty scheme-pretty quiet-good power and not a budget buster :D
by ronrem
Fri Sep 14, 2007 11:58 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: My new sweet love...or so I hope.
Replies: 37
Views: 16450

coolermaster's aren't particularly quiet PSU, if you can, you should find good Fortron budget model. Fortron's budget models are cheap and quiet. You should find one less than 50€'s easily. If you get that, 7600gt with reference cooler VGA card, prepeare to be horrified. It performs well, but tha...
by ronrem
Fri Sep 14, 2007 11:29 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Internal sata hdd to eSata port?
Replies: 4
Views: 2558

e SATA is a terrific way to get ALL HDDs out of the main box and 6' away----thus less noisy. My Galaxy "Metal Gear Box" can do USB 2 or eSATA-and I've had no overheating even though I typically leave it on. Many external sSATA enclosures include a thing that goes in a rear pci slot and has a cable t...
by ronrem
Fri Sep 14, 2007 11:02 pm
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Looking for sound deadening panels
Replies: 30
Views: 23184

Re: Which begs the question............

Has SPCR ever done a comparative review of sound dampening materials. This would be an interesting to perform. I envision a test of 4 PCs with identical base system components and cases and cloned HDDs, then mod each case with sound dampening material in a way that might be typical of a DIY isntall...
by ronrem
Fri Sep 14, 2007 10:36 pm
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Cheap power supply muffler?
Replies: 6
Views: 3209

We need a sticky on the woes of buying based on a review on a "gamer" site....then discovering SPCR and trying to quiet noisy gear. Find out-somehow-if that PSU's fan runs quiet IF it's not sucking in heat from the CPU....Some ramp up if they suck in warmed air. Actually....most ramp up-some more ob...
by ronrem
Fri Sep 14, 2007 10:18 pm
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Best high air flow low noise case for high end system
Replies: 50
Views: 21578

Rather than multiple web cams.....clear visqueen plastic sheet and duct tape...way less $$$
by ronrem
Fri Sep 14, 2007 10:16 pm
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Best high air flow low noise case for high end system
Replies: 50
Views: 21578

I've been thinking about this. Does anyone know whether there are any cheap/easy ways to observe airflow? I'm thinking about something like a small smoke generator. I dunno if I want smoke in my case, though... I'm hoping to start seeing utube videos of case airflow like the ones you see for airpla...
by ronrem
Fri Sep 14, 2007 9:51 pm
Forum: General Gallery
Topic: sweet little linux box - NSK-3300 + Biostar TF7050-M2
Replies: 14
Views: 13312

Silenex fans are'nt bad, but at about the same price a Nexus,Scythe,Papst will do at least as well at any given RPM. Yate Loons don't come in low RPM but are pretty equal to a Nexus if undervolted--and a LOT cheaper. Cooler master and Enermax each make a fan that's 12v-800 rpm and low price. They ar...
by ronrem
Fri Sep 14, 2007 8:16 pm
Forum: General Gallery
Topic: sweet little linux box - NSK-3300 + Biostar TF7050-M2
Replies: 14
Views: 13312

Hi, Thanks for your comment ronrem. I think I will use ANTEC NSK3480 case because it have psu and fan and it is cheap. If it is too noisy, I think I will add zalman fan mate 2. I'm new to silent computing so I will take your advise and don't buy silenx fan. My first choice was board with 690G chips...
by ronrem
Fri Sep 14, 2007 8:00 pm
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: AMD Phenom and Barcelona debut... eh.
Replies: 41
Views: 17399

The point for a lot of us is not the early release big $ server chips---but the trickle down when AMD desktop stuff running K-10 can be cost effective even for power hungry gamers-and on the other end of the line-can be a good low watt low power option for those who want more than a Sempron's power....