Perhaps because the FSP Zen 300W has problems starting with some low-powered systems, like mine. I did buy one to replace my audible S12 430W only to find that it wouldn't start. I did manage to start it by connecting two high-power fans. It would continue to run even after the fans were disconnect...

Bluefront,

Do you reckon the ATX and P4 cables to be long enough for it to be used in the P180?

Intel 975XBX2 "bad axe 2" is the most stable board out there. The Vcores are rock solid. It's not cheap though. I love my board. With low MCM/NB voltage I'm running it @ 333FSB with EIST enabled as it is to ctrl the Vcore and I'm getting: idle= 2GHZ @ 1,1V load: 3GHZ 1,32V. DDR1000 on the 2*1GB memo...

My unit don't do regular self tests other when starting it up the first time it gets pluged in. Other than that it's 0dB.

You can see how I grounded my Corsair far down in this log:
http://www.sweclockers.com/album/?id=583

I've noticed that my Corsair makes a clicking noise when booting the system. It's quite loud and I first thought it was a wire that had been caught in one of the case fans...

Absolutely no coil noise either..... :D Good stuff Bluefront. I guess you can always trust FSP with quality, the ones I've had have all been good. All my antecs and my new seasonics on the other hand all have some amount of coil noise. My Corsair is freaking loud and will be sent back as rma. I gue...

Looks like it's got high efficiency: http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=6276&page=8 Maybe not mindblowing though as this i 220V (UK). I'm tempted to get one and hope Spcr can review it soon. I hope it has the same good efficiency at lower outputs as the Zen 300W. If so I will probably get one.

I have both a Corsair HX 520 and a Seasonic M12 700W. BOTH have coil noise. They are both the loudest part by far in each system. I can't buy either Antec (two phantoms have died on me) or Seasonic after this. Every brand is turning shit while getting more expensive. Maybe reviewers should get their...

I'm getting a rattle kind of noise. I'm not sure if it's the ball bearings in the fan or some kind of coil noise.

Would anyone like to comment on this?

Nothing beats APC. American engineering at it's best. Mine is dead quiet, and I mean DEAD quiet. No his or electric buzz or anything

http://apc.com/resource/include/techspe ... sku=BR1500

He'll know where his money went.

Maybe the backside cooler goes in the space in between the two sets of Towers?


Or maybe not as it says 70-80mm fan...

I bought one for my brother to his birthday. I hope it can perform well at 1,4V. Gonna check it out this weekend.

You could wait for 65nm. Cheaper, better.

As you say a 3 pin in 4pin gives max rpm. Don't know of any good 4 pin 92mm fans. I've had one but it wasn't that quiet, at all...


The nexus 80mm should not have any clicking noise.[/i]


This one is a good BX2 thread: http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/sho ... p?t=124131

I've got the same noise with a Asus 945, E6600, 7900gt powered by the Seasonic M12 700W.


I'm getting an Intel BX2 with quad core cpu and a Corsair hx620 today and I will do some testing during the week to rule out what component is the bad apple.

And guess what......we finally found those elusive WMDs. The weapon of mass destruction was the administration of justice by Saddam. So in the end, our reason for invading Iraq, was correct after all. The weapon, now hanged, was Saddam himself. If you dare, I would like to see you charging for glor...

Justice is not about revenge. Killing Saddam is dinosaur behavior. Capital punishment have no place in a democratic state at all. Furthermore does article 3 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other UN articles affirm the right of everyone (incl. even killers like Saddam and Bush) to li...

I know people who are running singel core + 8800. You see bottlenecking more in the lower res... However the new games coming will depend on dual core (or more cores) so it's better to get a C2D now and wait for the 8900 (or other 65nm gfx) Hey there are NO dx10 games out anyway!!!! A 7600 is ok for...

I normaly don't like a wooden case finish. But this black plastic with oak actually looks quite neat. Always nice to see a positive pressure build.

Dfi had issues with Seasonic psus in the same way that Asus boards had with Antec Psus.

The new Psus should be no problem though. You probably have the rev 1 S12.

Yeah the newest Samsungs have won me over from WD. I'm building a Raid5 array with four of the 400GB.


The perfomance is really close to the WDs only a lot cheaper.

CM also has a XP copycat model coming with two 120mm in parallel not in tandem. Yes that's TWO fans.

A guy at XS from Taipei already got one. Performance is better than the Tuniq. If it performs well at low rpm it might be good for noise aswell.

Off topic but nice to know:

The asrock board is cheap and has undervolt in bios.

If you are not in a hurry why not wait for the 65nm semprons?

Get the Hr-01 combo at this shop. Cheaper than Swe shops and you can't get the duct in "gamla Svedala" ;) All in a neat pack with the S-clip as well so that you can turn the cooler if your socket is in the wrong direction. http://pc-cooling.de/de/Kuehler/AMD+Athlon+64/Thermalright/100700352/Thermalr...

palmem wrote:These have 2 holes, 3.5" apart
It comes with a special backplate (attaches to the socket and the m/b)

Does anyone know if this is the same as Socket 939/940?

-palmem

The new rev. Ninja has AM2 mounting.

It's the same coolers as Am2, right? I would go for thermalright Hr-01 + fanduct or the Ultra 120.

Also add the:

http://pc-cooling.de/de/Kuehler/AMD+AM2 ... u+Kit.html

Mine might be overkill for you but it doesn't hurt to check out my thread anyway:

viewtopic.php?t=35693

I would like to know where the K8M890 chipset fits in. There aren't many reviews of AMD boards with that chipset. Maybe the Via-S3 chipset is cooler or maybe not. Would be nice to know. IMO there's probably not much in it; they're both very cool chipsets. I have a s754 K8v-vm which uses the K8M890,...

I would like to know where the K8M890 chipset fits in. There aren't many reviews of AMD boards with that chipset. Maybe the Via-S3 chipset is cooler or maybe not. Would be nice to know.