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Non Gaming Discussions => Off-Topic => Topic started by: THX on June 02, 2004, 04:10:18 AM
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I upgraded to a fancy graphics card which increased the noise level but this focker makes things super quiet.
(https://psx5central.com/community/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmywebpages.comcast.net%2Fdonaldbl%2Fkungfu52%2Fhtpics%2FZM-MFC1.jpg&hash=8925f6e94e942f5cf06a8181fdeae514f5e258b6)
Check out my page (http://mywebpages.comcast.net/donaldbl/kungfu52/htpics/index.html) for pics of it. Still dreaming of inexpensive liquid cooling...
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Looks nice, how much did it cost you, if you don\'t mind me asking?
I am goin to put one in my PC for sure.
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Tanks, they\'re at newegg for $25 + shipping. Was doing research and unforunately there\'s not many options for quality ones like the Zalman. I was eyeing the Maelstrom Baybus (http://store.yahoo.com/directron/maelstrom.html) but it costs more, doesn\'t have as many controls, and comes with no faceplate.
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I\'m using the little rheobus that came with my case. Nice little thing. Does the job. :)
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I was eyeing the Maelstrom Baybus but it costs more
THX the Vantec Nexus is pretty much the same as the Maelstrom and coast only $21.99
(https://psx5central.com/community/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bigfootcomputers.com%2FMerchant2%2Fgraphics%2F00000001%2Fdevices%2Fnexus201_big.jpg&hash=c379da0757ac1c09c592ac130fda0df5b3f2835f)
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Yea my friend has that exact model. Problem is when you turn it down you hear a humming or buzzing. The reviews at Newegg show people noticing the same thing.
That and it fits in a 3.5" slot and I don\'t have one.
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that one up there is a 5.25 model not 3.5.
Yes that model does come in a 3.5 varient, however people have told me that the 3.5 is not as good as the 5.25
Alos you wanna see a real rheobus check this out
(https://psx5central.com/community/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bigfootcomputers.com%2FMerchant2%2Fgraphics%2F00000001%2Fthermaltake%2Fdevices%2F1499_big.jpg&hash=c4da0adfd55b2760f54b4cb100bf930d06a0f89e)
$79 US
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Ah, I hope the 5.25 doesn\'t have the buzzing problem.
Looks interesting, software control is where fan speed should be at but not for 79_damn_dollars.
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I personally think motherboards should be designed to control fan speeds. I\'m not talking QFan sh@t either. A little software app should come with your mobo, that has sliders that allow you to turn off or down your fan speeds + more fan connectors on the mobo. Not 2 or 3, but at least 6.
The rheobus i\'m using is kinda a mix between hardcano 9 and 12. You can\'t buy it without getting the damier case too.
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Originally posted by NVIDIA256
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that one up there is a 5.25 model not 3.5.
Yes that model does come in a 3.5 varient, however people have told me that the 3.5 is not as good as the 5.25
Alos you wanna see a real rheobus check this out
(https://psx5central.com/community/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bigfootcomputers.com%2FMerchant2%2Fgraphics%2F00000001%2Fthermaltake%2Fdevices%2F1499_big.jpg&hash=c4da0adfd55b2760f54b4cb100bf930d06a0f89e)
$79 US
That\'s the one I have been eyeing for awhile now.
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My pc has ;
2 x 120 mm fans ; 1 at the back and one at the HD
1 x Zalman7000cu on the P4 cpu
My Antec Sonata case has these \'fan-only\' molexes
which were made to regulate, like aforementioned devices ;
the fanspeed. But I don\'t care about a bit noise, I just
want good cooling, especially when Cinema4D or Maya
is rendering for hours.
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THX what are you PC specs? I do like that $79 rheobus. On an unrelated note, I am buiding my wife a new PC - have everything except the mobo and processor - I was looking at an Athlon XP due to price, question... is there a huge difference perfomance wise between an XP and an Athlon 64?
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I think they\'re all 64-bit now. The fastest 32-bit XP I see on Newegg is the 3200+ for $187. I guess anything under $180 go with XP, anything over go with 64.
Anandtech (http://www.anandtech.com/cpu/showdoc.html?i=2038&p=4) shows the 2800+ 64 edges out the 3000+ XP.
I upgraded my mobo and Asus has this Smart AI overclocking thing, allowed me to get to 2.9ghz out of a 2.4 northwood.
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64bit range are faster then XP cpus, but cost more etc.
Theres no XP 64 bit cpus. Not that i\'ve heard of anyway.