Are the carpet tiles heavy? The main reason I got the Vinyl tiles with black core is that each one weighs more than one pound. The AcoustiPack Deluxe damping material has two layers, one dense layer to reduce low frequency resonance and one lightweight layer to absorb higher frequency sound. The vin...

When I was at HomeDepot last week, I noticed the Vinyl Floor Tiles they are selling. These tiles are one foot square each, and have self-adhesive backing. There are many different kinds. What attracts me the most is one that is the thickest and heaviest. It weighs more than one pound per tile, and i...

Like many people, I used to manually control the GPU fan. I turn up the speed for gaming and turn down the speed for quiet computing. The problem is I have to remember to do it every time before gaming. This soon becomes a chore and sometimes I do forget. Recently, I figured out how to put it in aut...

Zalman Fanmate II only costs $5 if purchased seperately. Zalman CPU fans normally comes with one. After turning on Cool'n'Quiet and undervolted my A64 3000+ to 1.1v, I no longer need it for the CPU fan, so I just connect it other fans. Also, you probably have some onboard fan controllers and you don...

There are two temperature read outs of my nVidia 6600GT in SpeedFan. They are labeled as "Local Temp" and "Remote Temp" by default. These two temps are pretty much the same when I am not gaming. During gaming, Remote Temp is always higher than Local Temp, so I renamed Remote Temp to GPU Temp. Please...

The latest SpeedFan, version 4.25, can beep or pop up a message if the temperature or rpm limites you set are exceeded. This feature is called Events. Here is how to set those limits: http://www.almico.com/sfarticle.php?id=4 I use SpeedFan to monitor and alert me abnormal CPU, System and 6600GT temp...

I learned so much from this website, and I want to share a few useful techniques I know that are effective. My original post wasn't very clear on instructions. So this time, I added many photos and step-by-step instructions to my original post. I hope this will be helpful to many people.

I am able to achieve 35C-36C on NB47J by putting a Panaflo 80L on it and using SpeedFan 4.25 to lower the fan speed to 70%. Click the url below for more details.

http://forums.silentpcreview.com/viewtopic.php?t=24846

You can click the url below to download the SpeedFan.

http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php

The latest version 4.25 supports events, which can beep, execute a program, or popup a message to alert you in case the CPU overheats or a fan fails, etc.

nForce4 chipset and high-performance video cards are also major heat generaters. My passive chipset cooler NB47J was at 63C until I put a Panaflo on it. My 6600GT video card shot up above 60C one time during gaming. Are you cooling those properly? Try undervolting and SpeedFan 4.25 as described in t...

CPU Undervolting: Athlon 64 3000+ at 1.1v After hearing several success stories about undervolting, I decided to try it myself. I have an nForce4 Ultra board made by Chaintech using Award BIOS. Undervolting in BIOS is very easy. http://www.people.cornell.edu/pages/gc84/kevin/spcr/Volt.jpg 1) Go to ...

The technical difference between the E3 (ADA3000DAA4BP) and the E6 (ADA3000DAA4BW) single core Athlon 64 CPUs are: The E6 stepping has some erratas (113, 114, 116) fixed that were present in the E3 stepping. -Errata #113 - Enhanced Write-Combining Feature Causes System Hang -Errata #114 - DDR Data P...

eWiz is currently selling the OEM version of these E6 Athlon 64 single core CPUs (e.g., ADA3000DAA4BW) for $119 with free shipping. It is about the same price they charge for an OEM E3 Venice CPU. http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=A64-3000BW Is the BW (E6) chip actually better than BP (E3) chips? ...

Buy.com has it for $92 last time I checked.

After doing some digging on the net, I found the following info. There are two version of Venice: the current Venice at stepping E3 and the new Venice at stepping E6. E3 Venice has the following numbers on the retail boxes. ADA3500BPBOX ADA3200BPBOX ADA3000BPBOX E6 Venice has the following numbers o...

It is to AMD's advantage to quietly release CPUs with stepping revisions without making a big deal in the press. So older CPUs can still sell, and AMD don't have to significantly discount or be stuck with obsolete inventories. For example, AMD quietly released Venice which can work with 4 DIMMs at f...

I think I figured it out. Stepping E6's codename is Toledo, and it is used in the latest dual core CPUs. The stepping E6 (codename Toledo) itself, however, doesn't denote a dual-core CPU. It denotes each core in a dual core CPU is at stepping E6. Now, after finishing up putting two Toledo cores in A...

I saw the charts on this web page ( http://fab51.com/cpu/guide/opn-64-e.html#s939# ) too. The new CPUs that are coming out with Stepping E6 are definitely single core CPUs. You can see it yourself 1) Go to http://www.amdcompare.com/us-en/desktop/Default.aspx 2) Select "AMD Athlon 64" from the proces...

I think you are right. AMD's isn't gonna throw out a dual core cpu if one core is faulty. They can still sell it as a single core cpu. That explains the E6 labeling.

Your answer makes a lot of sense. Thanks.

I was comparing AMD CPUs on AMD's website , then I noticed something new. This page shows that a new version of venice is added to AMD's lineup. It has stepping E6, while the current stepping of the venice core is E3. What is the difference between E3 and E6? I cannot find any info besides the model...

Look for drives with fluid bearing. The drive that came with my Thinkpad T21 became so noisy after 2 years of constant use. So I replaced it with a Hitachi 5K80 40GB (5400 rpm) drive, which uses fluid bearing. After using it for 1.5 years, I like it a lot. The good thing about this 5K80 drive is tha...

I love the design. It is clean and neat. However, while not trying to pour cold water over your enthusiasm, I couldn't help wondering why not just get a Thinkpad? The newest Thinkpad X or T series are small, light, and very capable. The best part of getting a laptop is, you can take it anywhere you ...

You can use Zalman FB123, $6 from jab-tech.com.

You probably can find the bracket used in FB123 somewhere on the net for $3 or so.

You can also try removing the 80mm fans and mount the 120mm fan there using double sided foam tapes.

You are probably better off by getting Antec SLK3000B for $46 at Amazon.com. This is a very popular case in the SPCR community. It has a 120mm 3 speed fan in the back and a plastic bracket for another 120mm fan at front.

Buy.com has Seasonic PSU too. Just search with the keyword "seasonic" on their web site.
430W - $92
500W - $121
600W - $148.
All three qualify for free shipping. If you use coupon codes it will be even cheaper. If you apply for their credit card, that is another $30 off.

Click here to see this home made computer air filter. I think it has industrial strength.

winguy wrote:I'm sure some of you have already seen this.

Thanks for the link. This heat sink roundup is excellent!

I completely agree with the idea that SPCR should create a section for air filtration. Dust builds up inside PCs and reduce the effectiveness of heat sinks. I vacuum the inside of my PCs regularly. (I specifcally bought a vacuum because it has a soft brush attachment that is perfect for vacuuming he...

A quiet DVD drive comes handy if you want to watch a DVD movie on your PC. I have a Samsung TS-H552B DVD burner. It is quiet whether reading or writing. With the lastest firmware version TS10, it can burn DVD+R and DVD+RW discs with DVD-ROM booktype, which can be read by almost all DVD drives, old a...