[hYdrociTy]

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Originally Posted by technobarbie /img/forum/go_quote.gif @ hYdrociTy Man that is just classic. Did you ever overclock it? Did you run into heating issues. hehe

Yea it was the 2500+ barton overclocked with the the ever so popular 11x200 settings.
The hsf I used was this old relic

It was designed for pentium III's and early athlonxp's, so the temps were never below 50deg Celcius... I really didn't use it for cooling, but rather as an artifact of affection... this was one that I always wanted get years ago...

Needless to say, the combination of faulty dielectric schemes, inadequate cooling, and always on computing, the motherboard's life ended faster than my spring quarter ended ~11 weeks

 

[Pace]

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There's my rig which consists of:
Asus A8N-SLI Premium
AMD Athlon64 X2 3800+ @ 2700MHz + Scythe Infinity
3GB of DDR400@450
2x MSI 7900GT 256MB with heat-pipe cooling in SLI configuration
Terratec Cinergy 1200 DVB-C
Terratec 6fire LT
Western Digital Raptor 150GB
2x Samsung T133 400GB in RAID 0 configuration
Asus DRW-1608P2S DVD+/-RW
Gigabyte GO-W1623A DVD+/-RW
4x 12cm Scythe S-FLEX E
Seasonic S12-550 Energy Plus
Antec P180

 

[wafflesomd]

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Originally Posted by hYdrociTy /img/forum/go_quote.gif Oh Man Praetorian Case! That is my all-time-fav-pc-case-ever-in-eternity-yet-I-Still-Cant-Afford-It case.. And you even got it with the window! .. why are there grills on the outside of the fans? I thought the case had a black mesh thing already

Really? I hated the damn thing, no room whatsoever.

 

[hYdrociTy]

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Originally Posted by wafflesomd /img/forum/go_quote.gif Really? I hated the damn thing, no room whatsoever.

Well I usually have a g-raid as storage, so I never have more than two hd's in a pc.
Its actually a toss up between the black praetorian (without window) or the lianli pc65 black (with window)... They both are very solid and convey competency without cheap ostentatious bells and whistles..

 

[ShadowVlican]

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Originally Posted by Pace /img/forum/go_quote.gif Click for higher res There's my rig which consists of: Asus A8N-SLI Premium AMD Athlon64 X2 3800+ @ 2700MHz + Scythe Infinity 3GB of DDR400@450 2x MSI 7900GT 256MB with heat-pipe cooling in SLI configuration Terratec Cinergy 1200 DVB-C Terratec 6fire LT Western Digital Raptor 150GB 2x Samsung T133 400GB in RAID 0 configuration Asus DRW-1608P2S DVD+/-RW Gigabyte GO-W1623A DVD+/-RW 4x 12cm Scythe S-FLEX E Seasonic S12-550 Energy Plus Antec P180

now THIS is an awesome silent system

you sure know your parts.... visit SPCR often?

 

[NeoVibe]

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Originally Posted by ShadowVlican /img/forum/go_quote.gif now THIS is an awesome silent system you sure know your parts.... visit SPCR often?

I do

should be getting an Antec SOLO tomorrow (it's a P150 with no PSU because I'll use a BeQuiet PSU). I actually tought about a P180 before I knew about the P150/Solo but the P150 is more than enough for my system. The P150 is more of a 'silent' case and the P180 a 'performance+silence' case. right now I don't do much gaming so I picked the Solo... oh yeah, and it has hard-drive suspending system

will post pics when I get it.

hey, ShadowVlican, do you recommend those Scythe fans? are they as silent as they say? I was thinking about the 8.7dba model... or a noiseblocker sx1 perhaps? any experience with these?

 

[soloz2]

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Originally Posted by NeoVibe /img/forum/go_quote.gif I do should be getting an Antec SOLO tomorrow (it's a P150 with no PSU because I'll use a BeQuiet PSU). I actually tought about a P180 before I knew about the P150/Solo but the P150 is more than enough for my system. The P150 is more of a 'silent' case and the P180 a 'performance+silence' case. right now I don't do much gaming so I picked the Solo... oh yeah, and it has hard-drive suspending system will post pics when I get it. hey, ShadowVlican, do you recommend those Scythe fans? are they as silent as they say? I was thinking about the 8.7dba model... or a noiseblocker sx1 perhaps? any experience with these?

a seasonic psu would be better

and I like the Yate Loon fans much more then the Scythe fans

 

[Patu]

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Originally Posted by soloz2 /img/forum/go_quote.gif a seasonic psu would be better and I like the Yate Loon fans much more then the Scythe fans

Have you compared Seasonic to BeQuiet? I've owned BeQuiet PSU for a long time and it's completely noiseless even with two fans.

 

[NeoVibe]

yes, the bequiet psu's really are very silent. I haven't tried seasonic but SPCR seems to like them altough they have trouble getting bequiet psu's because they're only sold in europe (I think). they actually tested a 600w psu from bequiet but that surely produces more heat than my humble 350w...

mine is almost 2years old and I've had it kept away for about a year because I bought a 'wanna-be-silent-case' from arctic with PSU. I think the "solo+bequiet+suspended hardrives" combo is going to make a lot of difference.

by the way... anyone who cares about silent computing should do this test: grab a hard-drive with your hands away from the chassis while it's working (make sure it's not touching anything but your hand and the cables)
you won't believe how much vibration those things produce, even when they're not writing/reading/seeking. then, touch the chassis with the hard drive and you'll hear the entire chassis vibrating with it !!
when you touch an average case you feel it vibrating. I aways tought the main reason for this were fans but it's actually the hard drives...

another thing you can do is pause the boot procedure before you get to windows (pause/break key) and then unplug the power cords from your hard drives (Yes, I know I shouldn't do that but it's what happens when your reset your pc or when the lights go out) and you'll hear the difference that makes... especially with 2 or more hard-drives.

these two tests were enough for me to pull the trigger on the Solo with HD suspension...

 

[Patu]

Please report to us when you get your Antec Solo Neovibe. I'm very interested if that rubber band method for hard drives or the polycarbonate liner will do any difference.

 

[Zenja]

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Originally Posted by NeoVibe /img/forum/go_quote.gif yes, the bequiet psu's really are very silent. I haven't tried seasonic but SPCR seems to like them altough they have trouble getting bequiet psu's because they're only sold in europe (I think). they actually tested a 600w psu from bequiet but that surely produces more heat than my humble 350w... mine is almost 2years old and I've had it kept away for about a year because I bought a 'wanna-be-silent-case' from arctic with PSU. I think the "solo+bequiet+suspended hardrives" combo is going to make a lot of difference. by the way... anyone who cares about silent computing should do this test: grab a hard-drive with your hands away from the chassis while it's working (make sure it's not touching anything but your hand and the cables) you won't believe how much vibration those things produce, even when they're not writing/reading/seeking. then, touch the chassis with the hard drive and you'll hear the entire chassis vibrating with it !! when you touch an average case you feel it vibrating. I aways tought the main reason for this were fans but it's actually the hard drives... another thing you can do is pause the boot procedure before you get to windows (pause/break key) and then unplug the power cords from your hard drives (Yes, I know I shouldn't do that but it's what happens when your reset your pc or when the lights go out) and you'll hear the difference that makes... especially with 2 or more hard-drives. these two tests were enough for me to pull the trigger on the Solo with HD suspension...

I can't feel my case vibrating when I touch it at idle, but when there's HD activity, I can feel it in my mouse, heh. The mouse isn't even near the case or on the same level either. This Seagate hard drive is way better than any other drives I've had in the past though (maxtor and WD). It runs way cooler and quieter and has 5yr warranty.

 

[Kira Yamato]

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Originally Posted by picklgreen /img/forum/go_quote.gif This one is a work in progress! there is another one over there -------------------------------------------------------> There are 3 of them here

2 FW900s FTW!

 

[ShadowVlican]

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Originally Posted by NeoVibe /img/forum/go_quote.gif hey, ShadowVlican, do you recommend those Scythe fans? are they as silent as they say? I was thinking about the 8.7dba model... or a noiseblocker sx1 perhaps? any experience with these?

don't read the manufacturer dB ratings, since they cannot be compared reliably to other manufacturers

i'm using a couple coolermaster sleeve bearing 120s.... granted they probably aren't as quiet as SPCR's favourite NEXUS fans, but they don't cost that much either

i have them hooked up to a fan controller and run them at 7v all the time

good choice with the solo.... though you should read some more since i've heard people saying there's trouble with the rubber band snapping (not sure if that has been corrected yet)

suspending the hard drives is a great option that i haven't tried yet (though with 7 drives in my main system i can't make it silent anyways...) those suckers vibrate like no tomorrow (those who can't feel the vibration must be getting old, or have a really heavy steel case with like one hard drive in rubber grommets)

 

[soloz2]

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Originally Posted by Patu /img/forum/go_quote.gif Have you compared Seasonic to BeQuiet? I've owned BeQuiet PSU for a long time and it's completely noiseless even with two fans.

I have not personally used a BeQuiet psu (I'm in the US) but I have owned a Seasonic S12-600 and it is a wonderful psu and I'm not the only one to say that! Seasonic makes some of the best psus period and their S12 series 600w model was consistently ranked among the top few psus in both the states and European markets. the new M12 series is supposed to be even better.

To me the performance of a psu is more important then how quiet it is, but a quiet psu will always be better then a noisy one. That is why I did not buy a PC Power & Cooling until they came out with their Silencer series. Since then I have purchased both a 610w and a 750w version. They are louder then the S12-600, but more powerful.

the most important factor in a psu is stability, stable rails are a must. power and efficiency are also important. I would not spend money on a psu that is not at least 80% efficient because then it will just create more heat then necessary and thus be louder (or cause your other fans to need to be on more often/faster) and run up your electric bill.

I try to go for a balance between price/performance and quiet/performance. I posted my rig before, but just the fact that I have a triple rad mounted on the top of my case with 2 Panaflo fans should say that there is a balance between price and performance.

 

[JSTpt1022]

Old and busted:

The new hotness:

Yes my heatsink is enormous, thanks for noticing.

New setup is Thermalright Ultra-120 with a 120mm Noctua and both live up to the hype.

For the observant or those that want to try this setup in a p180. Put the fan on the other side than it is in the bottom pic, blowing through the heatsink towards the rear case fan. Excellent results with the hot running pentium D.