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- Fri May 12, 2006 2:11 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Which Samsung to get ? Looking @ SP2504C
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5813
There's a whole section already on Recommended HDDs... http://www.silentpcreview.com/article29-page1.html From my own experiences I was disappointed with the P120 - I have 2 P120s (200gb and 250gb) and 1 x P80 (160gb). Seek noise for the P120 is fine but its noticeably noiser at idle than the P80 (N...
- Wed Apr 26, 2006 11:31 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: SilverStone ST30NF and PCI-E
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4727
Works fine. My 30NF is plugged into a PCI-E Geforce 7900GT (which came with a molex>6pin PCI-E adpator). You can buy adaptors from shops for about $2 if the graphics card doesn't come bundled with one. Bear in mind also though that the 30NF comes with a 20pin plug, so if you have a modern motherboar...
- Mon Apr 24, 2006 2:57 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Passive Geforce 7900GT (Aerocool VM-102, Scythe Ninja, P180)
- Replies: 31
- Views: 25672
Temps during Oblivion are absolutely fine - certainly not higher than temps generated by 3DMark05/06 which I suspect puts more stress on the video card (certain scenes in 3DMark06 result in 1fps) whereas in Oblivion, fps never seem to drop lower than 40. The problem I find with Oblivion is not the v...
- Sun Apr 23, 2006 4:49 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Passive Geforce 7900GT (Aerocool VM-102, Scythe Ninja, P180)
- Replies: 31
- Views: 25672
Passive Geforce 7900GT (Aerocool VM-102, Scythe Ninja, P180)
I finally got round to installing the Aerocool VM-102 passive GPU cooler onto my overclocked Geforce 7900GT. The absence of noise compared to the mini-bansaw sounding reference cooler is absolutel bliss! Original setup:- - Antec P180 - 2 x Antec tricool fans on lowest settings, which in turn are the...
- Fri Apr 07, 2006 12:36 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Passively Cooling the GeForce 7900 GT
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7546
- Thu Apr 06, 2006 1:21 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Aerocool Zerodba. S12 challenger?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 9474
- Thu Apr 06, 2006 1:03 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Why isn't the Aerocool VM-102 the heatsink of choice here?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6732
It certainly looks like a Thermalright V-1 / Ninja combination would be a very tight fit, if it fits at all:- V-1 Ninja I also have my doubts as to whether it would be possible to run a V-1 passively on a high end graphics card because of the size of the heatsinks. The VM-102 is also likely to be ti...
- Tue Apr 04, 2006 11:22 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Why isn't the Aerocool VM-102 the heatsink of choice here?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6732
They're absent from Australia aswell. I'm interested in buying one of these now. If it's gotta come from os then by the time it's here there may be a few more 7900GTs about. So who sells them and how much are they? EDIT. Looks like UK or Germany are the places to buy them. http://www.tekheads.co.uk...
- Mon Apr 03, 2006 3:14 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Why isn't the Aerocool VM-102 the heatsink of choice here?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6732
Why isn't the Aerocool VM-102 the heatsink of choice here?
Why isn't the Aerocool VM-102 the heatsink of choice here? Runs passive, so no noisy fans but people seem to be pre-occupied with the likes of the VF-700/900 or the Thermalright V-1. I can understand that the Aerocool probably wouldn't be suitable for the ATI 1800/1900 cards because their power cons...
- Sat Mar 25, 2006 3:52 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Quietly Cooling the eVGA GeForce 7900 GT?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 13293
Aerocool VM102:
Not sure how well it will work with a 7800/7900 class card though.
They seem to be hitting 70c just with a X300:
http://hi-techreviews.com/reviews_2006/VM102/P4.htm
Thermalright V1 would be a fanned alternative.
Not sure how well it will work with a 7800/7900 class card though.
They seem to be hitting 70c just with a X300:
http://hi-techreviews.com/reviews_2006/VM102/P4.htm
Thermalright V1 would be a fanned alternative.
- Fri Mar 24, 2006 3:36 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Passive 6600 reaching 100c...
- Replies: 33
- Views: 20689
Piglick - you card would have crashed way before it reaches anything close to 145C..... Wilhelm - 100C is high but not necessarily excessively so for a card of that type. If you're concerned, then take it apart and reseat the heatsink with something like Arctic MX1 or Arctic Silver 5. The manufactur...
- Thu Mar 23, 2006 11:45 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Help!!! WinXP installation setup crashes / produces errors
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2267
- Thu Mar 23, 2006 10:44 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Help!!! WinXP installation setup crashes / produces errors
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2267
Help!!! WinXP installation setup crashes / produces errors
I've plugged together a new system:- 1. A64 3200+ Venice 2. Asus A8N Premium 3. Nvidia 6200 PCI-E graphics card 4. 2 x 512mb DDR ram 5. Silverstone 30NF 300W PSU (with 20>24pin adaptor) I've plugged in the bare minium of peripherals (DVD-ROM drive, IDE HDD, fans) and also all the power cables - 20/2...
- Wed Mar 22, 2006 3:19 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Artic Cooling Accelero X1 or Thermalright X-1 for a 7900GT?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 7690
Artic Cooling Accelero X1 or Thermalright X-1 for a 7900GT?
Artic Cooling Accelero X1 or Thermalright X-1 for a 7900GT?
I'm leaning towards the X-1 because presumably I can swap the fan with a Nexus? Is that right?
I'm leaning towards the X-1 because presumably I can swap the fan with a Nexus? Is that right?
- Mon Mar 20, 2006 12:35 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: 2 graphics cards on a SLI board with 1 disabled?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1420
2 graphics cards on a SLI board with 1 disabled?
I suspect this isn't possible otherwise someone would have done it already, but I wondered if there was any way that you can have 2 graphics cards plugged into an SLI motherboard and alternate between each one depending upon your requirements? I have the following rig:- 1. 3200+ Venice / Scythe 2. A...
- Fri Mar 17, 2006 2:07 pm
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Scythe Ninja backplate issue?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 7999
- Fri Mar 10, 2006 1:17 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Is there a freaking fanless heatsink for high end cards?
- Replies: 47
- Views: 33794
- Sun Feb 12, 2006 1:39 pm
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Need advice choosing Memory for ASUS A8N-SLI Premium
- Replies: 23
- Views: 10391
- Thu Feb 09, 2006 6:07 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Need advice choosing Memory for ASUS A8N-SLI Premium
- Replies: 23
- Views: 10391
- Wed Feb 08, 2006 5:52 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Is it possible to fit a Zalman NB heatsink to a Asus A8N Sli
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2108
Is it possible to fit a Zalman NB heatsink to a Asus A8N Sli
From the pictures here:-
http://www.tbreak.com/reviews/article.p ... genumber=2
its looks as if the NB heatsink would protrude into the space occupied by the graphics card (particularly a 7800GT passive)
Any views / experiences?
http://www.tbreak.com/reviews/article.p ... genumber=2
its looks as if the NB heatsink would protrude into the space occupied by the graphics card (particularly a 7800GT passive)
Any views / experiences?
- Sat Jan 28, 2006 5:54 am
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Taming the bright lights of fan controllers
- Replies: 14
- Views: 7980
I have same Vantec Nexus as you. All you have to do is cut one of the metal 'wires' leading from the led - it looks like an L shaped hard metal wire leading from the led to the PCB. Very easy to do, very reversible (just push the contacts back together, or use a small blob of solder). See picture he...
- Fri Jan 27, 2006 11:58 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Passively cooled gaming vidcards from Asus
- Replies: 32
- Views: 22234
TR review of the 7800GT passive:
http://www.trustedreviews.com/article.a ... &page=5544
http://www.trustedreviews.com/article.a ... &page=5544
- Sun Jan 22, 2006 9:57 am
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: Passive Pentium M w/ i-RAM
- Replies: 76
- Views: 43899
- Sat Jan 21, 2006 6:04 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Passively cooled gaming vidcards from Asus
- Replies: 32
- Views: 22234
Can't quite tell what the CPU HS is, but it seems to work with the A8N premium pretty well, even with the HS swung 90 degrees around:
google translation
google translation
- Sat Jan 21, 2006 5:47 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Is there a simple way to remove double side tape on P180 PSU
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6443
You definitely said it mate....somewhere on these forums. Wouldn't have gone to the 'finger shredding' trouble otherwise ;) As far as I can remember it wasn't said as a mandatory requirement, more like 'users should probably remove etc' In any event, its not big deal either way. Take them off, keep ...
- Sat Jan 21, 2006 5:11 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Is there a simple way to remove double side tape on P180 PSU
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6443
TBH, I haven't tried the hot PSU+rubber strips. You could well be right - it might not be problematic at all. I just remember reading a comment by MikeC saying remove the rubber strips. Maybe he's just being over cautious. I suppose the advantage of removing the strips though is that you get some (a...
- Sat Jan 21, 2006 3:46 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Is there a simple way to remove double side tape on P180 PSU
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6443
Right, managed to remove it all using the following:- Akasa TIM-cleaner http://www.hexaplague-hardware.com/reviews/akasa/tim/Bottle%20Front.jpg Basically, its a petroleum / citrus based cleaning fluid designed to remove thermal pads, grease etc. Probably quite similar to Goo-Gone suggested by Ralf. ...
- Mon Jan 09, 2006 3:05 pm
- Forum: Notebook Systems
- Topic: Need buying advice - silent laptop primarily for PDF/typing
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4139
Practically all Dells allow you to turn off the fans with http://www.diefer.de/i8kfan/index.html Two documents side by side doesn't work for me at anything less than 1280x1024, so you might have to go for one with at least a 15.4" screen and higher / widescreen resolution. PS. If you search the foru...
- Mon Jan 09, 2006 3:01 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Antec CES pictures at AMD Zone
- Replies: 73
- Views: 45307
- Sat Jan 07, 2006 1:59 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Passively cooled gaming vidcards from Asus
- Replies: 32
- Views: 22234
That thing looks massive =[ ... I wouldn't be surprised to see a few reports of the video card bending from the weight or stress of the weight pulling the card downwards. It has a metal bar running along its edge to provide strength. http://members.vr-zone.com.sg/~elladan/reviews/N7800GTsilent/pics...