Seems like the Enermax is at the top of the recommended PSU's list, but I can't seem to find it anywhere in Sweden and I'm not much for taking chances anymore anyway (been burned way too many times already doing that!) as it seems so far the user opinions on the Enermax around here have been sort of...

So would you deem the Modu/Pro82+ series as quieter than the Seasonic S12-II/E+s and the Corsair HX supplies? Corsair HX suffers from a high pitched noise. Does the S12-II and S12-E+ suffer from this as well? Or are they slightly better than the Corsair HX'es? (According to the Recommended list the...

If I remember correctly, eVGA has been recommended before. I just want to be sure before ordering, so should eVGA be my best choice for a silent 8800GTS? I'm talking about buzzing, squealing and whining produced by components other than the card's HSF here, such as coil whine. I have had really bad ...

Maybe I should say I went with the 2600XT. Been quite happy with it actually, although I haven't really been doing much "HTPC'ing" to be honest.

Hi Mike, Unfortunately, mine is a Socket 939 Gigabyte motherboard, and there are almost no Socket 939 boards made anymore. I hope that by letting it run most of the time, it will just keep running. Well, I had my problems with a DFI S939 (NF4 LP UT something) and replaced it with an ASUS S939 (A8N-...

Every now and again people are asking for these things and I cannot understand why. We have a 14 page discussion (stickied as well!) about quiet mice and keyboards! :lol: You don't use your mouse and keyboard anymore than your DVD Burner? Seriously man, I have an MX-518 right now. I wouldn't have b...

So this drive is gonna hum at some 333 Hz? Will this be a more pleasing hum or not? I suspect with the increased noise due to the added friction it won't matter. Would be interesting to see the performance though. I would much rather see the opposite. A 2TB+ 4200RPM (or something) low power, quiet a...

JustinDSN wrote:I want my forum account deleted. Who do I contact?

Why would you want this anyway?

I think you can just edit your posts with sensitive information, if that's the case?

I had the same problem with a Seasonic and a DFI board. I chose to replace the DFI board with an ASUS and then it worked fine.

The raison d'être of Nehalem seems to be for workstation and server loads so I’m not sure that a dual core version is going to be a big step forward over Penryn. Well it should be, seeing as it's Intel's "tock". It's quite possible there won't be too much reason to upgrade to it, though, until i...

I don't understand why people complain about the 135W TDP. For such computing power it's acceptable IMO, considering the 45 nm process. The triple-channel DDR3 controller could use upto 15W of power, so it's going to be a bit more difficult to cool the CPU quietly, compared with a Penryn. No one fo...

jaganath only seems to have made a very cynical comment, as a native English speaker I took the "1% for 1%" at face value, its exact meaning. that's not cynicism, you may need a new English dictionary. Intel's performance per watt credentials are only recently improved, painful memories of Prescott...

That 1%-for-1% is an obvious typo. It says later in the article that the performance is 20-50% better for only about 10% more power than Penryn. No, you obviously just skimmed the article. It says "1% increase in performance for no more than a 1% increase in power". It means for any design change t...

jaganath wrote:

Intel's target of a 1% increase in performance for no more than a 1% increase in power consumption

so in other words performance per watt is completely unchanged.

That would be the worst case scenario, according to the preview.

Amazing performance (as expected). Today, Intel is without competition at the high end but that hasn't stopped it from topping its performance by 20 - 50% with its brand new architecture. Intel's Nehalem processor is due out at the end of this year but we previewed its performance today and were ver...

I take it the new Abit P45 boards will be the P45 boards of choice for quiet mainstream to high-end systems (due to their uGuru fan control being the best on-board fan control if I've understood things correctly). I was at first thinking Gigabyte, but an on-board hardware fan controller is hard to t...

So would you deem the Modu/Pro82+ series as quieter than the Seasonic S12-II/E+s and the Corsair HX supplies?

Darn, didn't know about the DPC issues with the Gigabyte boards. That's serious. Anyone know any stickies anywhere that list huge hidden flaws such as DPC issues? (Wasn't it for this thread I might've run into serious issues because of this. *ANGRY @ GIGABYTE FOR NO INFORMATION!*) I guess I might ge...

Well, I suggest you to wait for Abit P45 boards. P45 is just on the corner. Btw, my Gigabyte P35 experience was not good on fan controlling. Gigabyte liked to change fan control in newer bios revision without any reasonable excuses. Yet, it was a decent OCing board, but I decided to exchanged it wi...

Does Abit's IP35 Pro XE fully support Intel's new 45nm CPUs (including quad-cores), because iirc IP35 Pro didn't and that was one of the main reason I decided not to get it. Haven't heard about this new(?) IP35-Pro XE before though? Abit is supposed to have the best HW fan controls of any MB, so uGu...

I was thinking of getting the GA-P35-DS3P for a performance build, but now it appears the new EP45 series is essentially out.

Does anyone know the differences between the upcoming EP45 and the current EP35 serieses and should one get the EP45 equivalent over the older EP35 "cousin"?

Thanks!

~ Kris

Thanks a lot for the info everyone. Looked up that AVSforum thread. Everyone didn't seem convinced the 3450 would fare as well as the 3650 there (although it should be much better than the 2400 PRO). Since this system is on a very loose budget (dual 9800GTX probably wouldn't be a problem, if that wo...

I'm pretty sure even the lowly HD3450 offers video acceleration; the midrange gaming cards you've listed are total overkill. You might also get a motherboard with the AMD 780G chipset, as the onboard video on these boards is capable of offloading HD content. Of course, modern processors are getting...

I'm looking for a card for a HD HTPC (it's for playing 720p, 1080i and 1080p HD material, such as BR). Power consumption shouldn't be too high, as it's going to be built in an HFX® classic . I was thinking either of these cards 3650, 3850 or 9600GT would be up for the task. The BorgFX® VGA - Heatp...

tijean wrote:Thanks for the answer......but from far away I cannot tell but when I put my ear to the PSU the sound is coming from there.

Anyway I will buy the 9800GTX and post the result here.

It's not a big boost in performance but if should take care of the noise, I hope.

Did it work?

While a HSF that would exert enough leverage on the MB to break the PCB in two might be overkill, the more efficient the HSF the more performance you'll be able to squeeze out of a CPU at the noise level. Taken to the extreme, this could mean OC'ing while running passive!

Actually, on SPCR's "Recommended Heatsinks" list, the Thermalright Ultra-120 eXtreme is on top a full one point ahead of the Scythe Ninja. ( Link ) This stems from the results found by SPCR's reviewer examining the Ultra-120 eXtreme. He concluded that the TR-U120E indeed does outperform the Scythe N...

Hello, The OP asked first about the quietest setup -- isn't the Scythe Ninja still the quietest? All these others that have been mentioned require faster running fans to outperform the Ninja, and therefore make more noise. At low speed (or w/o a direct fan), the Ninja still is the best. What if you...

I'm looking to purchase a new CPU cooler as well. For an E8400 though. I too want the best cooler in the sense of the one allowing the quietest cooling. Where I live I can't buy the Thermalright Bolt-Thru Kit if I was to choose a Ninja. So I'm not sure if the Ninja is the best option for me. There a...

Hi! I'm currently planning on getting a Gigabyte P35 motherboard along with an E8400 CPU (as it seems the IP35 Pro lacks full support for the latter) and a mid-range to lower high-end gaming graphics card (probably 9600GT/3850 to 8800GT(S) range). It's all going to be installed in a P182 case. And I...