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Fanless underclocked penryn for absolute quiet?

Forget liquid cooling. Is it possible to create a setup where I can run the Penryn at say p4 2.8 ghz speeds without using a fan? Or perhaps this would be possible with the Nehalem... obviously that's speculation. I would love to have a stable system that could be completely quiet. We're at the...
- stryder256
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- Oct 7, 2008
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Fanless underclocked penryn for absolute quiet?

Oops... how do you delete accidental duplicate messages?
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- Oct 7, 2008
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Fanless underclocked penryn for absolute quiet?

Hmm... I reckon the PSU could have a fan, but is there any way around that? I'm really honestly just wondering if you can run a CPU without a fan yet and still have acceptable speeds.
- stryder256
- Post #5
- Oct 7, 2008
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Fanless underclocked penryn for absolute quiet?

Hmm.. good question. By quiet I mean no fans. Right now it drives me insane. Have you guys seen this case? Looks like a beast: http://www.endpcnoise.com/cgi-...e/std/sku=tnn_300.html I was just wondering if the Penryns could operate fanless, really, which I guess they can. Has anyone here...
- stryder256
- Post #8
- Oct 7, 2008
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Fanless underclocked penryn for absolute quiet?

Forget liquid cooling. Is it possible to create a setup where I can run the Penryn at say p4 2.8 ghz speeds without using a fan? Or perhaps this would be possible with the Nehalem... obviously that's speculation. I would love to have a stable system that could be completely quiet. We're at the...
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- Oct 6, 2008
- Replies: 38
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Attention System Builders

This definitely deserves a sticky until the info is out of date. Thanks for the post!
- stryder256
- Post #18
- Jun 7, 2008
- Forum: Computer Building
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New R700 Optimum Build

Oops... sorry about that. :) 1. What YOUR PC will be used for: GAMING 2. What YOUR budget is: Quality doesn't come cheap. Until I get married, I can abuse my wallet. 3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from: US 4. IF YOU have a brand preference: Nope... whatever is the...
- stryder256
- Post #3
- Jun 6, 2008
- Forum: Computer Building
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New R700 Optimum Build

Ok... building a machine around the HD 4870 X2 R700 (http://sg.vr-zone.com/articles...rce_GTX_280/5851.html) Or the GTX 280 if it wins in the end. (Is the GTX 280 also dual chips?) So the question is...what do you speculate will be the optimum setup? Mind you I know nothing about today's...
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- Jun 6, 2008
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Computer Building
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Newegg has Q9450 OEM

Why are there no reviews yet on the 9450? I would think the tech sites would have been delivered samples before the general public...
- stryder256
- Post #40
- Mar 28, 2008
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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I was considering a mac pro until...

I found out that upgrading from 2 GBs to 8 GBs of "800MHz DDR2 fully buffered ECC memory" adds $1500! To TOP that off... 32 GB adds $9100!!!!!!!!!!!!! Am I crazy... or is this highway robbery!?
- stryder256
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- Mar 27, 2008
- Replies: 46
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Who's got next?

poppin: AMD announced in December that the R700 wouldn't be available until 2009 http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/v...00_Graphics_Chips.html Whether that's true is another story...
- stryder256
- Post #14
- Mar 19, 2008
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Quad Core Energy Use

That was a fantastic post, Quixotic. Thank you
- stryder256
- Post #4
- Mar 19, 2008
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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e8400 Motherboard Lineup

I have searched for this, but have been unsuccessful. Is there one article that reviews all the motherboards out there for the new 45 nm processors? I haven't found one source that reviews the different chipsets available from the different manufacturers. Anyone know of any?
- stryder256
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- Mar 18, 2008
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Motherboards
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Quad Core Energy Use

I know that Quad core will use more energy when under heavy load, but I'm wondering when the system is under normal use (using Firefox, for instance), will there be a way to idle the extra two cores in order to save on energy usage? Or is that impossible given the design? Also, does anyone...
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- Mar 18, 2008
- Replies: 4
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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R700 and 8400

I realize this is speculation, but do you guys think the current 8400 will be able to keep pace with the R700 from ATI (or Nvidia's next offering)? I want this to be my last PC until it dies.
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- Mar 17, 2008
- Replies: 1
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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SLI Motherboard Roundup

Hmm... thanks for all the info, especially Yipster. I am especially concerned with stability, as I run ProTools LE and that program is a little bitch when it comes to stability, even on a normal motherboard. It's funny how damn much information one has to procure in order to build a computer. I...
- stryder256
- Post #11
- Mar 13, 2008
- Forum: Motherboards
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SLI Motherboard Roundup

I am trying to find an article that has a review of all the SLI boards currently available with 1333 FSB for the new Dual Cores (I'm looking at the 8400). I'm having trouble finding an article that tests the recent Intel chips. Anyone have any articles they can point me to? Your help is much...
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- Mar 13, 2008
- Replies: 10
- Forum: Motherboards
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Anandtech should have this...

Denithor: Thanks for the suggestion. While I mnight not do it, I was looking at boards that are SLI capable. I figure... if I get a Geforce 9600 or 8800 then later I can slap another one in the rig and have double the power (except in crysis I hear).
- stryder256
- Post #12
- Mar 11, 2008
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Anandtech should have this...

Martimus: Yea that's excellent :) Definitely just about what I was trying to find for myself :)
- stryder256
- Post #11
- Mar 11, 2008
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Anandtech should have this...

Idontcare: I'm not sure I get what you're saying. Anandtech reviews motherboards from advertisers already without kowtowing to pressure. Are you leery of their advise now? The advertisers in this new section could be mostly distribution sites like Newegg that flash their prices on the right hand...
- stryder256
- Post #10
- Mar 11, 2008
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Anandtech should have this...

I was aware of Sharky's articles, but I am not aware of a dynamic article that would allow users to modify the output of the article based on their computing needs. For instance, I don't want to spend $2400 dollars on an extreme gaming rig... I want to spend less than $1,000 but still have a...
- stryder256
- Post #4
- Mar 11, 2008
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Anandtech should have this...

Why can't Anandtech offer a State of Technology feature that lists the latest and greatest computer tech in an easy to digest, all-in-one article/decision tree? I'm one of many users who waits for 4 years and then goes crazy upgrading his rig to the latest processor out there, within a...
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- Thread
- Mar 11, 2008
- Replies: 16
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking

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