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by ciz28
Wed May 14, 2003 10:26 pm
Forum: General Gallery
Topic: my sonata
Replies: 13
Views: 12521

Rusty075 wrote:I ended up putting a Zalman flower cooler in mine, it fits, barely, with a CD drive. I cut an intake hole over the CPU (where the little vent holes are already) to draw cool air directly in.
what'd you do about the power supply? because it is way too loud, after being spoiled by my latest machine.
by ciz28
Wed May 14, 2003 10:20 pm
Forum: General Gallery
Topic: my sonata
Replies: 13
Views: 12521

And I've got the same little MATX case you've got there, the one under your desk on the left. As a total aside from the point of your post I have a question about that little case: Were you able to fit a CD drive into it with either a big heatsink (like your SLK-800) or a VGA card? i never tried to...
by ciz28
Wed May 14, 2003 9:00 pm
Forum: General Gallery
Topic: my sonata
Replies: 13
Views: 12521

btw, the changes from stock are: a zalman zm80a-hp on my gf4 ti 4400, back 120mm fan running at 5v, replaced fan in antec true power 380s with a panaflo l1a, another panaflo l1a on thermalright slk-800a running off of fan only lead, and a little bit of cable work.
by ciz28
Wed May 14, 2003 7:59 pm
Forum: General Gallery
Topic: my sonata
Replies: 13
Views: 12521

my sonata

well, here it is. feedback is definately welcome. btw, let me know if the pictures are working for everybody. http://www-personal.engin.umich.edu/~mcizmas/Computer%20-%20Front.jpg http://www-personal.engin.umich.edu/~mcizmas/Computer%20-%20Back.jpg http://www-personal.engin.umich.edu/~mcizmas/Comput...
by ciz28
Wed May 14, 2003 7:49 pm
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Antec Sonata Owners - TruePower 380S making it quieter
Replies: 34
Views: 17810

starsky wrote:ciz28,
do you have an electrical buzz out of yours ?

Either I am getting progressively better hearing every day, or this PSU is getting louder every day.

Thank god I have a silenx coming!!
nope, none at all.
by ciz28
Wed May 14, 2003 6:59 pm
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Antec Sonata Owners - TruePower 380S making it quieter
Replies: 34
Views: 17810

Am i the only one who thinks that the Sonata 380 powersupply is a big disappointment??? It just isn't quiet like they say it should be. Every other noise reducing feature I like, but the powersupply (albeit better than my old heap of crap) just isn't what I thought i was paying for. Their advertisi...
by ciz28
Thu May 08, 2003 4:28 pm
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: Bolt on Quality HS?
Replies: 4
Views: 2789

the slk-800u (note the "u", not the "a" version) will fit either intel or amd setups, and it has a mounting bracket that goes through the motherboard that should provide plenty of support for the heatsink.
by ciz28
Thu May 08, 2003 2:42 pm
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: how do you do DC-DC conversion?
Replies: 4
Views: 2888

Re: how do you do DC-DC conversion?

how do you convert 24VDC down to 12VDC? afaik, transformers are the only way to step up/down voltage, but they only work with ac. so i suppose you could go dc > ac, step down ac, then ac > dc. but obviously, this is kinda silly. so all we're left with is to burn the extra voltage with a resistor, p...
by ciz28
Thu May 08, 2003 9:30 am
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: Opinions on passive cooling a Geforce 2 Ultra
Replies: 3
Views: 2280

Re: Opinions on passive cooling a Geforce 2 Ultra

I also looked at the Zalman ZM17-CU, the non heatpipe one, and it looked like an option if it would be enough to cool the chip. i tried the zm17-cu without a fan on my geforce3 ti 200, and it was scorching hot just idling at the desktop. in the end, i had to rig an undervolted 80mm fan blowing dire...
by ciz28
Mon May 05, 2003 5:21 pm
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: 2nd PSU poll: please VOTE AGAIN!
Replies: 117
Views: 60547

well, i was going to get an L for my cpu, too. if i am going to get an M for my psu, should i just go ahead and get an M for my cpu as well?
by ciz28
Mon May 05, 2003 12:53 pm
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: 2nd PSU poll: please VOTE AGAIN!
Replies: 117
Views: 60547

A little tip: you'll be safer with Panaflo M (not L). It will be about the same noise level, but able to cool much better when necessary. point taken on the safety aspect. but would i have any problems putting an L into the psu? it makes sense that an M at 5v is about the same as an L at 7v; howeve...
by ciz28
Sun May 04, 2003 10:02 pm
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: 2nd PSU poll: please VOTE AGAIN!
Replies: 117
Views: 60547

i am planning on replacing the fan in my true power 380s (came with my sonata) with a panaflo l1a. stock, the psu is moderately too loud, so we'll see what happens when newegg gets these fans back in stock.
by ciz28
Sun May 04, 2003 9:51 pm
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: monitor fan only connector voltage?
Replies: 1
Views: 1462

monitor fan only connector voltage?

is it possible to monitor the voltage put out by an antec power supply (a true power 380s in this case) on the fan only connector via software (such as mbm)?