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- Mon Jan 19, 2004 8:51 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: OT: Problem installing XP onto Samsung SATA
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2641
I installed WinXP on my new SATA Samsung on an ASUS A7N8X-Deluxe board direct from a CD, without messing about with floppies, by slipstreaming the SATA drivers into a new CD image of WinXP. This way the SATA drivers are automatically loaded from the install CD when they are needed (ie. the bit where...
- Thu Jan 15, 2004 3:31 am
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: Monitor humming noise - help!
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3112
- Fri Jan 09, 2004 6:40 am
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: Does the journey for the dead silent pc ever end?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 12641
I've been hanging around here for about 6 months now, and after going up a number of blind alleys with my pruchase decisions I think I've now got a system that represents an end-point in my quest for a quiet PC. It's not totally silent, but I do often find myself looking at the lights to tell if it'...
- Thu Dec 18, 2003 4:15 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Recommend a Silent Mouse and Keyboard?
- Replies: 481
- Views: 824349
- Thu Dec 18, 2003 3:12 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: How do you cool your hd?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 6115
My Spinpoint runs at between 34-40C. It's suspended in a NoVibes in a 5.25" bay, sandwiched between a CD-ROM and DVD-ROM drives, no active cooling of the drive itself. Case temp typically maxes out around 31-34C after a few hours of heavy load. I've just bought 3x40mm Adda fans, I'm going to try mod...
- Mon Dec 15, 2003 9:03 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: ZM80C-HP on MSI FX5900 - initial impressions.
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7657
The downside is that the whole kaboodle warms my case up quite a bit, but I can't see how the choice of cooler would make any difference. Does the card still get very hot even with the stock cooler, then? I am a bit concerned about heating the case up too much, which is why I'm particularly attract...
- Mon Dec 15, 2003 7:04 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: ZM80C-HP on MSI FX5900 - initial impressions.
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7657
I have this setup (5900 Ultra + ZM-80), and so far haven't experienced any problems with the graphics card.. The thing idles at about 50C, and hits 75-80 under pretty serious load, but these temperatures are childs play for these chips (the default shutdown temperature for NV35 being 140C, for refer...
- Thu Dec 11, 2003 3:52 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Less than pleased with Seasonic Tornado (second revision)
- Replies: 119
- Views: 73619
for you folks who're having problems... have you contacted Seasonic support to try to make good on the 3-year warranty? I thought I had read earlier that they were being very good with replacing units that had odd fan problems... anyone want to verify or refute this for me? I WAS hoping to get a Su...
- Mon Dec 08, 2003 4:15 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Antec Truepower 480W or Seasonic Super Silencer 400W?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 11634
Yes, some people have experienced problems with their units. Some, like myself have not. Still, I think it's rather snarky to say they make bad products with only one good batch. I wasn't stating it as fact, merely suggesting it as an alternative interpretation. Sure, screw-ups happen. Reputations ...
- Mon Dec 08, 2003 4:00 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Zalman ZM80C-HP and GeForce Ti4200 unstable?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 7977
- Mon Dec 08, 2003 3:35 am
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Is there a software that turns off fans w/going to standby?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8330
If I jiggle the mouse it comes out of standby. Ok, it's standby. Which means that CPU and PSU are not shut down. How you know that it's safe to shut down the fans? As I understand it there are two types of standby, S1 and S3. In S1 the CPU is stopped but still powered, in S3 it is switched off. In ...
- Mon Dec 08, 2003 3:20 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Antec Truepower 480W or Seasonic Super Silencer 400W?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 11634
Well, apparently it was just a bad batch for the new Super Tornadoes. I've had no problem at all with my Super Silencer. Seasonic makes some very solid units... forgiving that one bad batch :? Or maybe they make very bad products with the exception of one very good batch? I for one am rather dischu...
- Fri Dec 05, 2003 8:35 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Seasonic Super Tornado 300: loudest component in system?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 8930
- Fri Dec 05, 2003 6:26 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Seasonic Super Tornado 300: loudest component in system?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 8930
nutball -- Your thermistor was screwed to the heat sink? Mine's not. It's nestled between the transformer coil, a large capacitor, and two mosfets, but touching none of these. The PSU is as loud as wumpus's, so I would guess reversing the fan is what made the difference for you. Yes, it was. Note I...
- Thu Dec 04, 2003 7:51 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Seasonic Super Tornado 300: loudest component in system?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 8930
Any tips or hints on things I can do to get this SST 300 fan to slow down? It's a vornado in there! I opened mine up and a) reversed the fan so it's sucking cold air in through the back, and b) unscrewed the temperature sensor from the heatsink. This latter mod probably means the thing will overhea...
- Mon Dec 01, 2003 7:31 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: 160GB S-ATA Samsungs out in the uk!
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3614
- Wed Nov 26, 2003 3:14 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: MSI FX5900 - Passive Cooling possible?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2979
I've got the Zalman ZM-80 whatsit on my 5900 Ultra, and it works just fine. With the size of the card and all the end product is a little bit bulky and certainly dominates my case, but it works as advertised. I've got the associated Zalman fan effort on it, running in "quiet" mode, and the card temp...
- Tue Nov 25, 2003 6:24 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Less than pleased with Seasonic Tornado (second revision)
- Replies: 119
- Views: 73619
nutball, could you confirm this describes your problem: - the PSU fan will spin too fast Yes, the fan spins faster than I would expect it too given the general ambient temperature, when the case is closed. I can also hear it reacting on very short timescales to changes in load on the machine. For e...
- Tue Nov 25, 2003 1:43 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Less than pleased with Seasonic Tornado (second revision)
- Replies: 119
- Views: 73619
Well I've just purchased this unit (the FT version) from koolnquiet, having spectacularly failed to notice this thread before making my decision :oops: Anyway, I've also found that the fan seems very trigger happy, and with the case closed will run at a speed where it's clearly the major source of n...
- Mon Oct 13, 2003 6:28 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Zalman ZM80-C on FX5900U: my experiences so far
- Replies: 16
- Views: 10224
I installed the ZM80A today -- without a fan -- on my FX5600. I found the installation to be rather time consuming and cumbersome, but it's worth it alright! After playing JediKnight: Jedi Academy (multiplayer) for 2 hours the heatsink was warm, but not hot. So that's good I guess. I'm afraid I don...
- Tue Sep 23, 2003 8:19 am
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: The MAXX is back?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1530
- Mon Sep 15, 2003 8:36 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Zalman ZM80-C on FX5900U: my experiences so far
- Replies: 16
- Views: 10224
Isn't 75C :!: a little too high for comfort? Why not just run your fan at 12V (assuming this is still quieter than stock nvidia cooler). If temps are too high, then why not get a 120mm fan over the fx5900u? Maybe it's just me, but if I paid $300+ (assuming 128mb) or $499 for a video card, 75degC se...
- Mon Sep 15, 2003 6:22 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Zalman ZM80-C on FX5900U: my experiences so far
- Replies: 16
- Views: 10224
Zalman ZM80-C on FX5900U: my experiences so far
Well, I installed the Zalman heat pipe effort on my FX5900 Ultra yesterday. My card is the Creative Labs 3D Blaster, the Ultra version. As far as I know this card is based on the reference retail design, so I'm guessing most other cards will be the same. Fitting wasn't too difficult, took about half...
- Tue Sep 02, 2003 3:40 am
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: which 120mm papst fan is this ?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2232
- Wed Apr 16, 2003 3:13 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Getting rid of a buzzing noise?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7184
- Mon Apr 14, 2003 11:30 pm
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: AMD Athlon XP Thoroughbred Temperatures? (are they low?)
- Replies: 21
- Views: 10765
- Mon Apr 14, 2003 7:57 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Getting rid of a buzzing noise?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7184
- Sun Apr 13, 2003 11:37 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Getting rid of a buzzing noise?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7184
An ASUS A7N8X (nforce2), I actually wish I hadn't bought this thing. Hmmm. I have an MSI K7N420 (also a nForce board), and I find I get a sort of high-pitched buzzing/whistling when the case temperature rises. The noise comes and goes when I move the cursor from window to window on the desktop. I w...
- Sun Apr 13, 2003 12:00 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Getting rid of a buzzing noise?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7184
- Thu Apr 10, 2003 7:19 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: How noisey are IBM/Hitachi Microdrives?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 6643