I'd like a new machine that actually *feels* faster in order to justify to myself the replacement. I also want a machine that's pretty future proof as it'll be another 5-7 years before I replace a new one. M.2 doesn't really feel any faster than a pro level SSD. you can also bet M.2 standards will ...

P.s. Another thing that came into my mind would be limited access; in a completely built PC, the MB fan headers may be difficult and sometimes impossible to reach. Not a problem if they only need to be plugged in only once, but if plugging / unplugging and different schemes for controlling and some...

CA_Steve wrote:I question the whole buying a new AMD CPU at this point...

Cummon Steve, it has the AMD logo lit with a cool light!


-That's got to be worth something?

m.2 "cables" are only a few inches long at most.

Great review.
- (but, I sent mine back.)
The real world performance gains just didn't justify the cost.

FUD IMO.
none of my heatsinks have soldered fins. never any performance drop here.

as soon as i can find my 13+ year old tube of AS5, im running a test between that, a brand new tube, and some vaseline.

yes i get that. poster was worried about dust getting in PSU from top intake, hence my suggestion.

what about sliding the psu forward towards middle of case, so it isnt also sucking up CPU heat? a duct/deflector plate above CPU (where bottom of PSU would normally go) would be needed. if you got crazy inventive with ducting you might be able to use front 5.25 bays as a totally separate PSU intake.

Because it's the first "new" stock cooler design from either AMD or Intel in....forever. The stock coolers are also the baseline against which all 3rd party cooler are measured, so it's important to know what the new baseline is. since it had been so long, i had hoped they just kill off stock coole...

quest_for_silence wrote:

xan_user wrote:maybe someone has the patience to explain what the fascination with this fan is?

Just the fan or the whole cooler?

sorry. the whole unit.

maybe someone has the patience to explain what the fascination with this (possibly-ever-so-slightly-less-loud-than-intel-stock) fan/cooler (but-still-adds-more-cost-per-unit-cost-for-the-amd-chip) is?

It's unfortunate you guys felt like you had to waste your time reviewing this silly thing.

But thanks for doing it anyway.

I spent years in screen printing , so i squeegee the thinnest coat possible onto the heat spreader with a new razor blade. (probably not a good idea unless you have really steady hand.)

coffee filters and isopropyl make a great lint free cleaning combo.

I wasnt meaning they literally patented the cylinder, (tho im sure they tried...) if this startup is successful, the cupertino gestapo will come after with everything they have. if they can't beat them in court, they will just buy them out, and shelve the product.

quest_for_silence wrote:

xan_user wrote:It will be litigated out of existence the moment its funded.

Did Apple register the cylinder?

does a bear make dookie in the woods?

I applaud the effort, but the apple gestapo would never let that fly. It will be litigated out of existence the moment its funded.

ripjaws heatsinks dont do anything except get in the way. get different ram, or pull the silly heatsinks off.

yep - or even just right click the GPU utility icon thats probably in the notification tray...

there is zero reason to prefer m.2 840/50 over the sata version, unless you just want no cables for some reason. m.2 vs sata interface with 840/850 evo/pro, the speed is essentially same. even the 950 pro advantages are very minimal in real world use. m.2 bandwidth increase are only noticible when m...

tuko wrote:I don't have the manual. I wiill open the case and try to read the card.

or you could use cpu-z, or check device manger....

Johnny5k wrote: So I would have to underclock the non-T CPU to make sure it doesn't get too hot.

I bet a beer, that you dont even have too.




besides.....it will downclock on its own if you do occasionally run it too hot....

99.93% of users dont really need fanless. what is your use for this PC that requires no moving parts?

i5 4430 would be a better choice over the intentionally crippled "t" part. you could always downclock it a little if you found it to be too hot in your system.

8300ati wrote:One advantage of Windows 10 is that you can have a slideshow of all your favourite photographs as wallpaper.

7 has that too. MS' powertoy let you do that on xp.

BTW while that case is sweet. it's overkill for ~95% of silent builds.
dont let the lack of that case, at a good price, stop you from building a silent PC!

One can point to it to show people on forums how badly informed they are. Showing forum goers how badly informed they are is important! :) so not really for SPCR, but for everyone on other sites ? Why would SPCR staff waste their time? its rated at 39 db, and will be much higher in our chamber. jus...

think about it... if you put it inside, it would be impossible to clean and the fan would still get funked up with dust.

SPCR testing a cooler marketed at 39db, is it april 1st already?

Is there a particular reason why the WD Greens aren't mentioned when speaking about extra storage? I do know the difference between a Blue, Green and Red, but I was wondering wether not mentioning the Greens means they are not to be recommanded? I think its because everyone was fed too much FUD abo...