Rusk, Thanks for the good info. It's funny that you should mention that you don't think Antec makes their own cases. The Antec site lists the SX-830 as...
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skylinegrf@...
Jan 1, 2002 7:31 pm
Derelict, Thanks for the tip about the new Fujitsu Series-P notebook. I e-mailed them to ask if they have a cooling fan and if they will use Fugitsu's new ...
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skylinegrf@...
Jan 1, 2002 7:46 pm
Does anyone have an X-Box or Playstation2? I know they both have internal cooling fans, and that the X-box has a hard drive, so I'm wondering how quiet these...
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Pontus Frössander
capdapus
Jan 1, 2002 8:46 pm
If I recall correctly the company that manufactures the Antec (and Chieftec) cases, plus a couple of other cases, is named Chiang Ming. It's a Chinese company....
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mark mccague
markmccague
Jan 1, 2002 10:03 pm
"I assume you mean a Molex type radial fan heatsink." Yes thats it. I have taken off the fan before and any 60mm fan will fit but I want to try a silent 80mm....
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Jon Noble
jon_nobleuk
Jan 1, 2002 10:54 pm
... The PS2 is actually fairly noisy - nowhere as noisy as a normal PC, but it has anoticeable cooling fan noise... Jon...
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thesilentpc
Jan 1, 2002 11:07 pm
It's true that Athlon produce more heat. But it's also true that they can handle more heat. And it's also true that the slowest Athlon XP (the 1500+, 1333 MHz)...
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Derelict
derelict_hmx12
Jan 1, 2002 11:08 pm
... I have a PS2, and the fan in it isn't the problem... it's the DVD drive. Discs spin constantly (only spins down when you reset or open tray) and make more...
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Derelict
derelict_hmx12
Jan 1, 2002 11:19 pm
... Which stores did you visit to check the noise levels? Some of the office supply stores that sell PC's are fairly quiet (at least compared to home ...
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Albert Fong - ATX
atxalbert
Jan 1, 2002 11:45 pm
I have played around with VIA C3 (Sam1 and Sam2 cores) and ran them fanless. Those can be operated without a fan on a long term basis only under limited...
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MC
mikechinvan
Jan 2, 2002 12:26 am
Truth be known, the Celerons at any speed, are beaten by the slowest Durons, which typically sell for 10-20% less than similarly clocked Celerons. Just check...
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Ty Graham
tyrgraham
Jan 2, 2002 4:45 am
Just bought an XBox last night. Not quiet. Needs some work. Haven't cracked the case yet, but I'm pretty sure I'll be able to swap the heat sink and put a...
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Alan Jaffray
jaffray7
Jan 2, 2002 6:14 am
... I haven't used either, but I own a GameCube. On the games I've played, the optical drive spins infrequently and is pretty quiet even when it's seeking....
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Alan Jaffray
jaffray7
Jan 2, 2002 6:18 am
I played with (and added a second hard drive to) my parents' TiVo while at home over the holidays. Neat unit, except for... you guessed it... the noise. The...
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Alan Jaffray
jaffray7
Jan 2, 2002 6:20 am
... You should be able to tell if you're not too shy about it. Just put your ear right up against various parts of the case, especially vents that might have...
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joel_musicman
Jan 2, 2002 6:28 am
... vents ... disk. ... should ... others. :) And a good rule of thumb is... if you can hear it in the store (if it's loud), then it will probably be louder...
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mark mccague
markmccague
Jan 2, 2002 10:18 am
I guess it comes down to the price vs performance you are happy with, also the performance vs noise you are happy with. More performance more heat more cooling...
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David Neeley
dbneeley
Jan 2, 2002 2:58 pm
It is *not* true that AMD Athlons run "hotter". As always, you must first ask the question "Hotter than what?" For any given performance level, the Athlon uses...
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animano22
Jan 2, 2002 2:59 pm
Just wanted to inform everyone of my experience with the Zalman 6000 cpu cooler. This is a fantastic product, but if you are going to use it on an Athlon, buy...
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The Quiet Guy
hqflbgk8@...
Jan 2, 2002 3:02 pm
... I've tried several different 80 mm fans both as case fans and as CPU heatsink fans atop an Alpha PAL 8045. The fans I tried are: Papst 8412 NGL (which is...
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Kurt Lieber
silent-pc@...
Jan 2, 2002 3:48 pm
... What brand? I have a Sony, and if I concentrate, I can hear it recording, but otherwise, it's not noticeable. It sits in my AV equip. rack in the living...
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Kurt Lieber
silent-pc@...
Jan 2, 2002 3:56 pm
... Ummm...not that it matters all that much, but I don't think the xbox has a CPU fan. It has a fan on the graphics chip, but the CPU itself just has a ...
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Alan Jaffray
jaffray7
Jan 2, 2002 4:05 pm
... Yes, you're right. I saw the fan and thought it was a CPU fan, but it's actually cooling the graphics chipset. Either way, it's still twice as many drives...
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MC
mikechinvan
Jan 2, 2002 6:46 pm
Mark, "Usual round of mods & tweaks": The reason I referred to them as such is because I've described them so often here that it must sound like ad nauseum to...
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Charles
charlescbe
Jan 2, 2002 9:17 pm
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animano22
Jan 2, 2002 9:46 pm
just thought I would mention two things: 1. Papst make the 80mm fan in a 3pin variation 2. You can purchase the Zalman FanMate fan spped controller which ...
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Mirar
mirar0
Jan 2, 2002 10:27 pm
... Can someone explain the difference between MP and XP? (Except that the former is tagged to be a multiprocessor, which motherboards can choose to ignore, as...
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chief crazy bLanKeT
ccblanket
Jan 2, 2002 10:58 pm
Hi, The PS we bought is 431W enermax whisper quiet model. I have previously written that it is not quiet and somebody, I guess Kurt Lieber, replied Zalman was...
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skylinegrf@...
Jan 2, 2002 11:08 pm
Mike, << "Usual round of mods & tweaks": The reason I referred to them as such is because I've described them so often here that it must sound like ad nauseum ...
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MC
mikechinvan
Jan 2, 2002 11:12 pm
Looking at the fine details, the differences are so small as to be virtually irrelevant: 59 vs 61w; 66 vs 68w; 95 vs 90C -- who'd run it anywhere close to that...
