Running 2 systems with 1 PSU

Comments

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   11 Jun 2006 ~ 6:56pm Leonardo Awesome!
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   11 Jun 2006 ~ 8:55pm airbornflght I dont like the passive coolers though. Awesom Idea, sounds like a project if I had some tangible money. I cant wait to be through with college, and get a real job.
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   12 Jun 2006 ~ 3:07am entropy

   airbornflght wrote:

   I dont like the passive coolers though.

   Don't worry, you'll come around eventually. Everyone does. It seems to go Bling -> Performance -> Stealth (while also keeping as much performance as possible, and ditching every last ounce of bling).
   
   I'm seriously, seriously considering these new chips.
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   12 Jun 2006 ~ 3:11am Thrax Yep. I went bling, then balls-to-the-wall air cooling performance, now I'm looking to get as fast as possible while keeping the noise down. That means finding the best CFM/dBa case fans, and strictly using 120mm CPU fans.
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   12 Jun 2006 ~ 5:07pm entropy Exactly. Recently I've become obsessed with noise. I just got the Antec P180 case and Seasonic S12 500w PSU. My computer dropped from moderate to quiet, and I haven't done any tweaks on the case/airflow yet.
   
   The reason these chips look so appealing to me is high performance, with what seems like very low temperatures. I need to go passive, or at least a 120mm CPU heatsink (Thermalright Ultra120 or Scythe Ninja possibly, with Yate Loon fans).
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   12 Jun 2006 ~ 11:21pm Leonardo

   now I'm looking to get as fast as possible while keeping the noise down

   I need to go passive, or at least a 120mm CPU heatsink (Thermalright Ultra120 or Scythe Ninja possibly, with Yate Loon fans

   I HIGHLY recommend both the Ninja and TT Big Typhoon for both outstanding thermal dissipation and silent/near silent operation. Entropy, even with the case side off I have to put my ear just a few inches away from the Typhoons to hear them. They are that quiet. If the case has good enough airflow, and you aren't overclocking, you probably wouldn't need a heatsink fan at all. No, I'm not exaggerating. The three 820 systems in my signature are all withing a three foot radius of my here in my home office as I'm typing this. It's a low pitched hum, except for one of my northbridge coolers. At these overclocks, active cooling on the northbridges was a must.
   
   Scythe Ninja vs. Thermaltake Typhoon vs. Zalman CNPS 9500