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- Wed Nov 13, 2013 8:32 am
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: 120mm intake fan recommendations?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 13686
Re: 120mm intake fan recommendations?
It seems to me that the acceptable range of load temperature really depends on each people. I usually get nervous when the load temperature goes beyond 60 Celsius. I recently even underclocked an office rig with i7-2600 from 3.8GHz to 3.0GHz only to make sure the temperature does not rise above 60 C...
- Mon Nov 11, 2013 12:08 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Corsair RM Series intro'd
- Replies: 90
- Views: 82348
Re: Corsair RM Series intro'd
Don't be shy - here's the review link. I'm glad that they reviewed exactly the same unit, RM650, which I have been tinkering with for several weeks. Although the truth is that I must be assessing this product through my personal lens where the image is diffused by my personal subjective random expe...
- Fri Nov 08, 2013 7:56 am
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: NF-S12A 120mm fan, third generation.
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7455
Re: NF-S12A 120mm fan, third generation.
I just bought my first Noctua product, S12A. My first reaction: why isn't Noctua more popular on SPCR?? I concur with you completely. Noctua fans are far more quiet and produce less vibration and even studier than others. Apart from them, they exhibit really nice and stable PWM characteristics. I h...
- Fri Nov 08, 2013 3:32 am
- Forum: Quiet Prebuilt, SFF and Barebones Systems
- Topic: NUC as desktop replacement
- Replies: 5
- Views: 10840
Re: NUC as desktop replacement
1. Core 2 Duo is way slower than any i3 CPU. Even the cheapest model such as i3-2100 (Sandy Bridge) will easily perform at least twice as fast (even thrice) as any Core 2 Duo CPU. There is huge architectural improvement between Core 2 Duo and i3. I remember that I was pleasantly surprised when my PC...
- Fri Nov 01, 2013 4:04 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: silencing hard drives
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4278
Re: silencing hard drives
the only way to silence a hard drive is to either connect it to a USB port on your router that is in another room or use a nas that is in another room. Thats why I gave up putting a HDD inside my system and went with a SSD only inside. I concur with you. It is almost pointless even to try to silenc...
- Thu Oct 31, 2013 10:33 am
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Enermax t.b. silence 140mm
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3256
Re: Enermax t.b. silence 140mm
It has not been so long since SPCR compiled the most objective experimental results into an article: http://www.silentpcreview.com/article1346-page6.html I would recommend Noctua NF-A14 (FLX, PWM, LNA, depending on the type of fan header). It is virtually silent up to 900 rpm. I also would like to a...
- Sun Oct 27, 2013 8:57 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: PSU recommendations wanted
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7392
Re: PSU recommendations wanted
The X-650 has been out for a long time now, and goes on sale a lot, sometimes around $100 and its a really nice PSU, i have the next iteration of it X660 (now discontinued in favor of the platinum version) and been great, but they kept making this model and been very popular. Worth mentioning that ...
- Fri Oct 18, 2013 10:55 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Corsair RM Series intro'd
- Replies: 90
- Views: 82348
Re: Corsair RM Series intro'd
currently the Corsair RM 450/550 went from 100/122 down to 77/85 euros per unit, nice quotes (Antec EarthWatts Platinum 550 goes for 81, Seasonic G-450/550 goes for 85/91, Silverstone Strider Gold 550W for 107). I bought RM650 at 102 Euro (after currency conversion). I couldn't hear ANYTHING even w...
- Thu Oct 17, 2013 4:25 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Corsair RM Series intro'd
- Replies: 90
- Views: 82348
Re: Corsair RM Series intro'd
Is it truly completely silent without any trace of whining or electrical noise whatsoever below 40% load? I have my own ex post result here. I was actually planning to buy a Corsair RM550 because the estimated total power consumption in my main rig must be less than 220W = 550W x 0.4. However, RM65...
- Thu Oct 17, 2013 2:24 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Fanless Power Supply PC Build Guide
- Replies: 35
- Views: 30236
Re: Fanless Power Supply PC Build Guide
I'm sorry, I was certainly mistaken. Though your mileage might vary depending on the total amount of power consumed in your rig, to which the amount of heat emitted from Seasonic fanless PSU will be approximately proportional, the heat from the PSU will be largely negligible. Just in case you would ...
- Wed Oct 16, 2013 9:48 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Fanless Power Supply PC Build Guide
- Replies: 35
- Views: 30236
Re: Fanless Power Supply PC Build Guide
After reading this article, it seems to me that a case like the R4 will benefit more from a semi-passive/active PSU like the X-series because the hot air goes out at the back. Whilest a passive PSU (like the P-460) would only add heat to the case since the front intake-fans are rather far away to d...
- Sat Oct 12, 2013 4:17 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Corsair RM Series intro'd
- Replies: 90
- Views: 82348
Re: Corsair RM Series intro'd
Supposedly: http://www.corsair.com/us/blog/there-is-more-to-psu-noise-than-fan-noise-how-we-fight-coil-whine-in-the-rm-series-power-supplies/ I'd rather an ex-post result than an ex-ante supposition. I'm really eager to see reviews in JonnyGURU. Does their semi-fanless mode imply that RM450 will st...
- Sat Oct 12, 2013 2:40 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Corsair RM Series intro'd
- Replies: 90
- Views: 82348
Re: Corsair RM Series intro'd
Is it truly completely silent without any trace of whining or electrical noise whatsoever below 40% load?
- Wed Oct 09, 2013 1:05 am
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Anno 2013 - fancontrol: hardware or software
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7047
Re: Anno 2013 - fancontrol: hardware or software
Asrock motherboards for Haswell chipsets (B85, H87, Z87) boast diversified BIOS fan control which essentially means multiple separate piecewise linear functions containing multiple breakpoints with respect to CPU temperature (X-axis). The function value (Y-axis) corresponds to % of duty cyle in case...
- Mon Oct 07, 2013 10:55 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Windows 7 or 8 or 8.1
- Replies: 46
- Views: 47081
Re: Windows 7 or 8 or 8.1
Just Wow. Snappier, only if you can figure out how to use a PC with a vastly different interface to all previous versions of Windows. To me, who has used every version of Windows from W3.1, W8 is distinctly less-snappy - although to be fair, if this is the first OS that you have ever used its no dif...
- Mon Oct 07, 2013 9:12 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Windows 7 or 8 or 8.1
- Replies: 46
- Views: 47081
Re: Windows 7 or 8 or 8.1
My impression after installing Windows 8 on 2 desktops and 2 laptops is that Windows 8 is worth installing if one can afford it. It's a more stable and snappier Windows 7 with a few useful additional features, e.g., bookmark synchronisation between Windows 8 computers, more embedded anti-virus progr...
- Sun Oct 06, 2013 1:48 pm
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: Fractal Design Define R4 build
- Replies: 41
- Views: 47914
Re: Fractal Design Define R4 build
I think, among several top-tier aftermarket VGA coolers, Alpenföhn Peter (as in my signature), can be an outstanding option. Here is a screenshot of GPU-Z after running MSI kombustor for about 20 minutes (it does not change that much afterwards): http://img843.imageshack.us/img843/8038/chad.gif Soun...
- Sat Oct 05, 2013 8:22 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Quiet gaming setup
- Replies: 43
- Views: 30027
Re: Quiet gaming setup
Btw wondering on your signature, since you own a TJ08-E, have you tried controlling the AP181? if so whats the lowest %/rpms you were able to take it on pure bios? As you might know, although AP181 is supposed to be voltage-controlled to some extent, it is merely a middling fan and not designed to ...
- Sat Oct 05, 2013 7:23 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Quiet gaming setup
- Replies: 43
- Views: 30027
Re: Quiet gaming setup
Let me just reiterate this: It is now indisputably clear that Asrock motherboards for Haswell chips are superior to all the other candidates from the acoustical viewpoint. All the same, I am really disappointed by the revelation (at least to me) that fan control functionality in Asus BIOS is rather ...
- Sat Oct 05, 2013 5:10 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Quiet gaming setup
- Replies: 43
- Views: 30027
Re: Quiet gaming setup
Asrock Z87 Extreme3 ... It is also unclear whether all 3 pin CHA fans can be configured individually or rather as a group ... Individually. You can construct multiple separate piecewise linear functions for PWM or voltage of fans with respect to CPU temperature. For those who might consider Asrock ...
- Fri Oct 04, 2013 4:19 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Quiet gaming setup
- Replies: 43
- Views: 30027
Re: Quiet gaming setup
I hope everything is crystal clear by now. You finally made me take a picture.
- Fri Oct 04, 2013 3:12 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Quiet gaming setup
- Replies: 43
- Views: 30027
Re: Quiet gaming setup
It might suffice to say that the fan control functionality in BIOS is exactly the same as that of the Windows program provided by Asrock, called A-Tuning utility. I must restate: Fan control functionality of Asrock BIOS (for Haswell CPUs) is functionally richer than Asrock A-Tuning Utility because ...
- Fri Oct 04, 2013 2:23 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Quiet gaming setup
- Replies: 43
- Views: 30027
Re: Quiet gaming setup
I have no idea how to capture a screenshot in BIOS. It might suffice to say that the fan control functionality in BIOS is exactly the same as that of the Windows program provided by Asrock, called A-Tuning utility. Here is a screenshot of the program. http://oi43.tinypic.com/28gt69w.jpg Minimum % of...
- Fri Oct 04, 2013 1:50 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Quiet gaming setup
- Replies: 43
- Views: 30027
Re: Quiet gaming setup
As you might have noticed, I'm using Asrock mainboards (B85M Pro4 and one more in my HTPC) now and have no problem in adjusting fan speed of several Noctua fans in my rig to 100~300 rpms "in" BIOS, which surely dispenses any need to use Windows or Linux programs. Since I haven't bought any Asus boar...
- Tue Oct 01, 2013 11:51 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Quiet gaming setup
- Replies: 43
- Views: 30027
Re: Quiet gaming setup
Hi, It is highly likely that your GFX (HD 7970, TDP 250W) will nullify your supposedly quiet rig. In a sense, it is really easy to understand the reason: Just compare the TDP of i5 4670K and its heatsink (Scythe Mugen 4 in your case) with the TDP of HD 7970 and its heatsink (MSI TF?). While the TDP ...
- Sun Sep 22, 2013 4:48 pm
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Advice on Passive Cpu Cooler
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4481
Re: Advice on Passive Cpu Cooler
I second Vicotnik. 65W is way higher than what can be cooled passively. Otherwise, it will require huge clearance as mentioned above. I would buy Noctua NH-U12S (NH-14S will be über kill). As far as I know, you will be able to keep its temperature under 60 Celsius at around 500 rpm (perhaps even 400...
- Sun Sep 22, 2013 12:55 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: [Quiet] Gaming Rig advice
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6526
Re: Silent Gaming Rig advice
Hi, A skeptic in me wants to leave a few comments. It is really nonsensical to spend that much amount money and simply opt for the stock VGA cooler at the same time. That is because the noise of the VGA (whether it is ASUS Direct CU II or MSI Frozr) will be easily dominating those of all the other c...
- Sat Sep 14, 2013 8:16 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: What is the lowest power Ivy Bridge Mobo?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7681
Re: What is the lowest power Ivy Bridge Mobo?
As CA_Steve mentioned, if you are builiding up the rig from scratch, you should definiftely go for Haswell. It is almost nonsensical to differentiate the power consumptions of Ivy-Bridge chipsets, which are practically indistinguishable. On top of that, the power consumption of motherboards is liter...
- Sat Sep 14, 2013 7:49 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Quietest GTX 650 Ti
- Replies: 32
- Views: 27465
Re: Quietest GTX 650 Ti
Hi, I second CA_Steve regarding the rule-of-thumb limitation of passive cooling of video/graphic cards. My Accelero S1 Plus (with some decent case airflow, i.e., 120mm rear-case fan at 500 rpm) was capable of cooling GTX 650 without a fan yet it was rather worrying that the load temperature sometime...
- Mon Aug 19, 2013 2:54 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Caseless Quiet Haswell Build Advice Needed
- Replies: 20
- Views: 9254
Re: Caseless Quiet Haswell Build Advice Needed
Hi nonobaddog, I'm glad that you've decided to take my advice on CPU. The truth is that the differences between i5 and i7 Intel CPUs are negligible for most users, even more so for casual gamers (FYI, I don't game at all). If you buy higher-clocked CPU, you obtain some very slight gain in performanc...