Ken, I might be interested. I yet need to follow the advice of Mike C and Kurt L to find the source of my case noise, but I expect I could use some even if I...
3833
Richard Russell
richard@...
Mar 2, 2002 11:19 pm
... Games. And egos. And fear. People always seem to want to get that extra few fps to beat their friend's 165fps, despite the fact that no-one can see the...
3834
skylinegrf@...
Mar 2, 2002 11:24 pm
Derelict, Thanks for the tip about the connectors. I thought it was a GREAT article (just wish it provided more detail). I wonder how much quieter it would be ...
3835
Mike C.
mikechinvan
Mar 2, 2002 11:45 pm
Kep in mind that the single most important hard drive specification for
general computing is access time. It actually affects the whole "computing
experience"...
3836
Derelict
derelict_hmx12
Mar 3, 2002 1:59 am
... With my laptop from work, I don't hear the HD at all (Dell Inspiron 8100 w/ 40GB HD). (I even tried it on the kitchen table at home, definitely inaudible,...
3837
JReeder460@...
ruskreeder
Mar 3, 2002 3:31 am
In a message dated 3/2/02 11:08:55 AM Central Standard Time, ... www.siliconacoustics.com They have it. Pretty pricey, but fanless. There is some confusion...
3838
JReeder460@...
ruskreeder
Mar 3, 2002 3:39 am
In a message dated 3/2/02 5:46:33 PM Central Standard Time, ... I agree Mike. However, I saw an novel new item at Best Buy. It's an IBM external microdrive....
3839
xjedimasterx
Mar 3, 2002 6:00 am
I have no real-world experience with water cooling, but in reading about it, I have managed to learn enough to feel comfortable implementing it. Since I lack...
3840
artgerla
Mar 3, 2002 3:47 pm
... Sure. A reservoir is pretty useless as a radiator anyway, unless you use a truly humongous one like this guy: ...
3841
danlz00
Mar 3, 2002 3:53 pm
Installed my Pioneer Model #106S a few weeks ago. Very glad that I got this model with slot loading. When inserting/ejecting media nothing more than a quiet...
3842
Albert Fong - ATX
atxalbert
Mar 3, 2002 5:30 pm
Several months ago, I put a 80mm Papst 8412 inside a generic PSU and was very pleased with the results, the PSU is still working fine. Needless to say, the fan...
3843
Mike C.
mikechinvan
Mar 3, 2002 5:38 pm
Just run the fan leads outside the PSU & connect it to the 5V line off an
IDE connector... Hopefully the PSU doesn't require load at the fan terminal
to run...
3844
danlz00
Mar 3, 2002 6:30 pm
... If your lucky, you could run the fan wires through the same grommet as the PSU case's ATX cable. Otherwise, a grommet or a rolled metal edge is required...
3845
Mike C.
mikechinvan
Mar 3, 2002 6:53 pm
It's an interesting review, one that many here will be curious about:
http://www.overclockers.com/articles540/ ...
3846
Kurt Lieber
silent-pc@...
Mar 3, 2002 7:02 pm
... Very interesting -- I also liked the fact that they compared it to an El Cheapo PSU. In the article, the guy knocks the Zalman for not having enough...
3847
Albert Fong - ATX
atxalbert
Mar 3, 2002 7:35 pm
Kurt, You are not off based. The more holes approach is a less risky (cheap) approach than what Zalman is trying to do. The noise measuring technique, if I...
3848
undervolter
Mar 3, 2002 7:42 pm
Kurt, Below is part of a note i wrote to Overlcockers.com after reading that review. I think they got it wrong about the small vents being too small and also...
3849
Albert Fong - ATX
atxalbert
Mar 3, 2002 8:14 pm
The cooling of the PSU follows certain basic rules that are similar to the cooling of the CPU. The PSUs that were compared fall into the same category -...
3850
Mike C.
mikechinvan
Mar 3, 2002 9:12 pm
Albert: Active cooling, by definition, is forced airflow; if it has a fan,
then it is "actively cooled". Whether the fan blowing the air is attached to
the...
3851
Albert Fong - ATX
atxalbert
Mar 3, 2002 9:20 pm
My ATX PSU can run with severed fan wires. Using the photo (thanks to Mike C)in the Silent PC archive, I am able to run the Panaflo at 5V and 7V. Both voltages...
3852
Albert Fong - ATX
atxalbert
Mar 3, 2002 9:44 pm
I can sort of see 3 things going on in PSU cooling: A. Amount of heat generated; B. Volume of air flow that is used to remove it (relates to the...
3853
Alan Amaya
ahamaya
Mar 3, 2002 9:48 pm
If the Enermax truly has more airflow than the Zalman and all other things are equal then the output temperature should be lower because the same amount of...
3854
Albert Fong - ATX
atxalbert
Mar 3, 2002 10:01 pm
What are the heatsinks in a PSU targeting to cool ? The only thing attached to the heatsinks are 3 little black thing screwed onto the side of each heatsinks....
3855
Ben Shelton
ben@...
Mar 3, 2002 10:39 pm
Hi all, I recently got an ATI Radeon 8500LE (I think this is a 230MHz clocked chip). It's got a fan on it but it's an Adda AP4505MX-G90, which according to...
3856
Shayne Lennox
slenman
Mar 3, 2002 11:42 pm
Hi Ben, ... You might find the following posts useful: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Silent-PC/messagesearch?query=silencing%20radeon Note that my method will...
3857
Albert Fong - ATX
atxalbert
Mar 3, 2002 11:45 pm
23.5 dbA is not that noisy. Your current set up provides 5.2 CFM of aimed, dedicated airflow to your Video chipset. A passive heatsink that fits may not be...
3858
Mike C.
mikechinvan
Mar 3, 2002 11:52 pm
You might just try removing the fan but not the heatsink, then suspend a
80mm quiet Panaflo or similar over the slot -- in the Zalman style, with the
fan...
3859
danlz00
Mar 4, 2002 12:03 am
... Try here <http://users.rcn.com/chinmonster/> for the removal phase....
3860
skylinegrf@...
Mar 4, 2002 1:28 am
Mike, How are you suspending the fan? Are you using one of the Zalman mounts? Johnny << From: mikechinvan@... (Mike C.) Reply-to:...
