... Hm, I can't find that UPS on their site. It seems to me to have been replaced by the Back-UPS Office USB 500 VA (BF500U), of unknown noise level... ... ...
... M> That doesn't sound silent. Have you done anything special to handle M> the noise? What heatsinks/mobo are you using for the AMD MP solution? Water is...
Micael Beronius
micael.beronius@...
Jun 1, 2002 8:25 am
5888
Just wanted to let the group know that PC Power and Cooling is now making a 92 mm version of it's Silencer fans. This might be of interest to some who have...
... If SCSI is your thing, Seagate recently released a line of SCSI Barracuda drives using the same quieting technology in their Barracuda ATA drives. ...
Kurt Lieber
silent-pc@...
Jun 1, 2002 11:29 am
5892
... Really? The reviews I've read of that VOS32 say that it's quite loud. Or were you suggesting that I use the (giant!) heatsink without fans? scott...
Those monsters are rated at 36 dBA !! The one I linked to is a mere 23db. That is a big difference. I've got a Zalman flower on this pc, that without the...
Perfect! I do not know why I missed this drive, but using it makes my changeover so much nicer. Will hunt prices for this one immedialetly. Thanks, - Micael ...
Micael Beronius
micael.beronius@...
Jun 1, 2002 3:16 pm
5896
... Perhaps someone can answer this for me, I've been wondering, why do SCSI drives seem to generally only be available in 18 and 36GB varieties? The SCSI...
... http://www.ccrane.com/kill_a_watt.asp. I have it and it works well. ... A knowledgeable reader wrote me a thoughtful email about the limitations of "A $5...
... Ah, interesting. It seems to be just above my savvyness (4.6" Length of #14 Wire??! And PICs...), but interesting nontheless. By the way, the ones of you...
... I got a 3ware 6000 series RAID card for hotswapping and have been fairly happy with it. It wasn't very expensive for raid (like $150). It does support...
... aha. Sounds like a plan. I just ordered that one, I'll give it a shot. Though this machine has been humming along non-stop since my initial email with no...
The new quiet SCSI drives are just the thing for me. I know its slightly off topic, but I'm building a new workstation for digital audio and I'm wondering what...
Greetings to the list! Was looking at the The Silent PC website and saw mention of the Sony DDU1621 DVD drive. It has a link to a review by DigitLife: ...
Bryan K. Walton
thisisnotmyid@...
Jun 2, 2002 3:24 pm
5904
Is there any chance a new IBM drive will be tolerable. Netlink is replacing my IBM 60G drive and it looks like IBM have newer models out than when I made my...
Doug Ransom
doug_ransom@...
Jun 2, 2002 3:29 pm
5905
... Do you know what type it is? My 120 GXP is very silent, and I haven't seen any bad reports on that drive yet (all reports seems to be about the infamous 75...
I don't know what they will be sending -- hopefully a 120GXP (I had a 60GXP before but netlink doesn't sell it anymore). I have never put foam around driave...
Doug Ransom
doug_ransom@...
Jun 2, 2002 4:50 pm
5907
Yes, I ve heard. Quieter than Toshiba, Nec, Aopen, Hitachi, LG. It's more quiet than these. I've heard all of them. But I never heard Samsung and somebody...
Hello all, The time has come to make a new case as my cheap old one is just no good. Plus i have all the fans 'stuck on' by either wires or tape, and yes the...
... a 60GXP ... It is definately worth a try! i've put 4cm eggcrate foam around my suspended HD.. The suspending takes the vibrations away, the foam takes the...
The idea of blowing it cool air has a definite appeal. On a hot day, most of us prefer to sit in front of a fan rather than behind it - give me turbulence ! I...
On Sun, 02 Jun 2002 18:21:08 -0000 ... I don't understand why you would go to all that trouble to put the eggcrate foam on metal. If you are working with a...
The main motivation in using wood as a PC case material is that pressed board such as particle or medite board has superior internal damping properties than...
Thanks for the replies, here are reactions to all of them to avoid making 3 posts instead of 1 :) Albert, ... you've got a point there. My case can get fairly...
... I have a quite unusual solution where I both suspend (!) it using foam and then dampen it, but it can hardly be heard even without the dampening. Lower...
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