Search found 173 matches
- Fri Sep 01, 2006 5:06 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Seasonic S12 430W or 500W
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5621
- Wed Aug 30, 2006 10:22 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: MSI K8N-NEO4-F temperature readings... huh???
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3689
Not especially, 44 degrees is still reasonably cold for a graphics card- my 6600GT says it will do 145 before throttling, so I'm sure you've got some headroom. I do have a mild overclock though, with the VF900 running as low as I can get (goes through a Zalman fan controller first). :) I wouldnt wor...
- Wed Aug 30, 2006 11:04 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: MSI K8N-NEO4-F temperature readings... huh???
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3689
If your using the 'classic view' for the drivers, then just right-click on the desktop and select the name of your monitor. The temp readings are accessible from there. If you've got the horrible new interface, you'll want to revert back to the old design, although you can still find the temps liste...
- Tue Aug 29, 2006 4:04 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: hr-05 on k8ngm2-fid?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 11479
- Mon Aug 28, 2006 7:25 am
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: XP-90 on a A64 3500+ ?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1743
I've got the Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro on my 3500 (cheap as a very cheap thing), and it runs passive up to 35 degrees before the mobo starts the fan (probably could go higher, but I chickened out at 40 degrees and lowered the limit :) ). The fan never comes on unless it's really thinking, but I'...
- Mon Aug 28, 2006 5:26 am
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Sunbeam Rhoebus fan controller > CPU fan error message?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2195
- Sun Aug 27, 2006 2:18 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: How Quiet Will This Build Actually Be When Under My Desk?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3607
- Fri Aug 25, 2006 2:12 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Need help silencing/cooling hard drive in a small case
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4783
It may be worth flipping the foam over as well- at the moment, theres airflow between the foam and case, but none between the foam and HDD. The foam will act like a warm blanket underneath the drive. Turn it so the drive is sitting on the spikes, it will sink a little but should still leave some spa...
- Thu Aug 24, 2006 10:22 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Brand-new silent GPU! (aye right)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6422
Brand-new silent GPU! (aye right)
"ATI innovative heatpipe silent cooling solution"
Ive no doubt it will tear through any game you can throw at it, but silently?!
I doubt the 2GHz RAM chips can go passive either...
Ive no doubt it will tear through any game you can throw at it, but silently?!
I doubt the 2GHz RAM chips can go passive either...
- Thu Aug 24, 2006 1:57 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Some info needed on Gigabyte 7900gt
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3835
- Wed Aug 23, 2006 11:08 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: What would you do if...
- Replies: 21
- Views: 10057
Thanks for that, Longwalker. It may have been useless at floating-point, but the Cyrix makes for an impressive coaster! :twisted: (I ripped out the mounting bracket for the CPU as well so that it wouldnt scratch my desk) I'm now left with a real puzzler- what to do with the serial mouse included wit...
- Tue Aug 22, 2006 2:05 am
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: Zero Moving Parts 120mm Fan Project
- Replies: 22
- Views: 13506
Nope, it'll pull 110-120VAC from the wall, and put it through a transformer to provide the 20KV potential needed. Same thing happens in reverse from overhead powerlines to the local substation, and again from there to your home. Basically, high voltage means low current for a given amount of power, ...
- Mon Aug 21, 2006 10:40 pm
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: A8N-SLI Premium and USB keyboard Issue
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1830
- Sat Aug 19, 2006 1:32 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Alternate softmount HD in Solo or P150 - double grommets!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4769
Thanks for that (and apologies for hi-jacking :wink: ) I've just shelled out for the Nexus kit, should arrive this week. The McMaster site did have a lot of grommets, but I couldnt work out which ones I needed (and the shipping was going to hike up the price). back on-topic: We still need pictures, ...
- Fri Aug 18, 2006 7:27 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Alternate softmount HD in Solo or P150 - double grommets!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4769
It's good to see someone having success doing this. I've been trying to implement this for a while, but I cant get my hands on any grommets! I cant believe that it's the norm to only use one per screw, though... :? Again, some pics would be nice 8) It makes sense to put a grommet either side of the ...
- Fri Aug 18, 2006 7:00 am
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Fan Headers?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 7375
- Tue Aug 15, 2006 10:26 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: What would you do if...
- Replies: 21
- Views: 10057
- Tue Aug 15, 2006 1:06 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: What would you do if...
- Replies: 21
- Views: 10057
jharne- yeah, it scared me as well! :) And it overhangs the motherboard by a good three inches, which seems like poor design to me. :? mb2- the only things for salvage (besides a few new bits to play with) are the Molex extensions and some of the ribbon cables. The CD-audio lead is of an archaic des...
- Tue Aug 15, 2006 10:44 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: What would you do if...
- Replies: 21
- Views: 10057
That's about what I thought- incidentally, with regards to the computer running well again, it was running Windows 95 until this morning when it's previous owner pulled the HDD out and put a hammer through it. I'll maybe just turn the case into a beer-can dispenser, that would be quite cool... :D We...
- Tue Aug 15, 2006 9:17 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: What would you do if...
- Replies: 21
- Views: 10057
What would you do if...
...you'd just got your hands on an old pc, with the idea of making an HTPC out of it, when you realise that it's so old, the only parts you recognise are the PSU and processor? :roll: Sounds silly, but please- anyone with any ideas what in the heck these things do let me know- I'm beginning to doubt...
- Tue Aug 15, 2006 7:46 am
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: Semi-Passive AM2 Rig
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7658
- Mon Aug 14, 2006 6:19 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Did any one here tried to put or 3 ventilators on the CPU?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2376
- Sat Aug 12, 2006 10:11 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Got a stack of smartdrives, whats best choice for new case..
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2212
Could you not simply rip out most of the internal drive structure and suspend them all? Or failing that, for a normal ATX case remove most * of the 3.5" bays and suspend half of your SmartDrives in them? It's probably not worth replacing all of them just to use them with a case. *I say most of the 3...
- Fri Aug 11, 2006 8:50 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Elusive Grommets- any ideas?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4354
- Fri Aug 11, 2006 4:14 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Elusive Grommets- any ideas?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4354
Thanks for the replies. Bluefront- I think the vacuum hose idea could work, but I'm not sure if it would be soft enough to properly insulate the components. I'll need to look into that... GamingGod- unfortunately I dont have quite enough drives going spare to suit my needs (i.e. any :P ) If you can ...
- Thu Aug 10, 2006 12:07 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Elusive Grommets- any ideas?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4354
Elusive Grommets- any ideas?
Hi all, I'm currently suffering from a flare-up of quieting-itis, and so I'm trying to find soft rubber or silicone grommets to re-mount everything in my case- fans, drives, PSU... :) they're the sort of thing that's used for mounting the HDDs in some cases I cant quite remember the names of (going ...
- Thu Aug 10, 2006 11:16 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Two hard drives BSOD
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3223
So it worked the very first time with two HDDs, but not again since you tried it with the PCI card? Weird :?: I guess the only other thing to try is just start again- make sure both HDDs are wiped of everything i.e. format them both from another PC if possible, install the OS (I'm guessing XP), and ...
- Thu Aug 10, 2006 10:25 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Two hard drives BSOD
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3223
The only thing that leaps out at me is have you tried both drives without the PCI card again? It could be that the USB ports are causing conflicts with the second HDD, using the same irq lines or something. Also, is there a chance that the jumpers arent quite connecting properly- now and again the s...
- Thu Aug 10, 2006 7:19 am
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: paper case? No problem.
- Replies: 20
- Views: 10616
- Mon Aug 07, 2006 10:22 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: ANTEC P140
- Replies: 19
- Views: 7989
Can I just ask where you would put a fan controller if you want a quiet machine to play DVDs? Nice idea, putting the HDDs up top, I'm not so sure about the PSU in the front corner- is the case on stilts to let the warm air out? Also, where is the PSU getting its airflow from? There doesnt seem to be...