HARDWARE Short Questions That Don't Deserve Their Own Thread - Reloaded

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Llamadeus: Dec 20, 2005

Yeah, some fans just have really poor ranges, especially DC fans. The DC fans that came with my case spin down to about 42% (~550RPM), Noctua PWM fans can spin down to under 200 RPM.

# ¿ Feb 7, 2018 19:10

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# ¿ Apr 28, 2024 13:44

Llamadeus: Dec 20, 2005

It should still be under warranty, right?

# ¿ May 31, 2018 18:22

Llamadeus: Dec 20, 2005

Dogwood Fleet posted:

I almost spilled my drink into my computer with top ventilation AGAIN and I'm loving done with this since I'm too clumsy to keep using this case safely. I currently have this. The plate with the ventilation is removable. Is there a way to seal it to keep water from getting in or should I get a new case? This is hurting me since this is a great case other than me being terrified of destroying my computer.

Silverstone has exactly the case for you :v:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Af6bhAkZF0&t=614s

# ¿ Jun 18, 2018 02:58

Llamadeus: Dec 20, 2005

ufarn posted:

Are the "resistor cables" for my Noctua D14 redundant with BIOS controlling fan speed, or do they still serve a purpose?

I noticed my computer is kinda loud today, and some of it is coming from the Noctua.

They can reduce the maximum speed if the BIOS mandates 100% speed for a certain temperature.

# ¿ Jul 4, 2018 00:33

Llamadeus: Dec 20, 2005

Gromit posted:

Surely your PSU and CPU fans would be the loudest thing?

I don't know about that, a good cooler should be nearly inaudible and modern high end PSUs don't spin the fan at all at low loads.

# ¿ Jul 14, 2018 14:59

Llamadeus: Dec 20, 2005

It varies from unit to unit but the quietest are very quiet and the median is still pretty good:

# ¿ Jul 14, 2018 15:39

Llamadeus: Dec 20, 2005

Hold The Ashes posted:

If my motherboard has 3 PCI 3.0 x16 slots does it matter if I plugged my GPU into the middle one instead of one closest to CPU? Big honking rear end Noctua heatsink would make it really hard to take back off.

Usually only the top physical x16 slot is actually x16 in bandwidth, the others being x8 or x4. Though I'm not sure if any current GPU really needs x16 over x8 right now.

# ¿ Sep 28, 2018 22:38

Llamadeus: Dec 20, 2005

A Strange Aeon posted:

Anyway, so assuming I get a decent intake fan and install it, you think my temps will go down ~15 degrees or so? That seems incredible to me, that a fan can make that big of a difference, but I'm obviously psyched if that's the case, since it seems like a fairly inexpensive fix.

Imo that is an unrealistic expectation for a single case fan. The CPU cooler itself is the main bottleneck so the problem (if there is one) is probably to do with the mounting and paste if anything.

# ¿ Oct 7, 2018 19:49

Llamadeus: Dec 20, 2005

Hold The Ashes posted:

The main bottleneck probably isn't the CPU cooler, the h500 with stock fans was created for negative pressure only with both fans in stock position being exhaust, one in the back and one in the top. The h500 is just a nightmare with no additional fans used. Here's the HardwareCanucks talking about it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWIS9ILc3jY&t=165s

There's nothing there suggesting that adding a fan would drop temps by 15C.

GamersNexus has some actual numbers where adding a front fan lowered temps by single digit degrees: https://www.gamersnexus.net/hwreviews/3309-nzxt-h500-case-review-thermals-noise-vs-s340

Not that adding fans isn't a good idea. Just pointing out that 15C is an unrealistic expectation.

Llamadeus fucked around with this message at 20:37 on Oct 7, 2018

# ¿ Oct 7, 2018 20:29

Llamadeus: Dec 20, 2005

Well, the CPU cooler is still the main bottleneck when it comes to CPU cooling. A 15 C change isn't typically something you get by changing around fan positions, but you definitely can get that from changing coolers, eg to stock cooler or AIO.

# ¿ Oct 7, 2018 20:54

Llamadeus: Dec 20, 2005

Hold The Ashes posted:

Are you purposely just acting retarded at this point?

lol, am I really posting in a way that warrants your hostility?

I linked an article which contains this graph:

Which has the specific example of adding a 140mm fan as an intake, the literal exact option being discussed.

the article posted:

We did three standalone tests not in the stock configuration: no top filter (unnecessary for exhaust), additional 140mm intake fan, and both 120mm fans moved to the front intake slots.

All this in response to the original question (which you didn't seem to realise I was responding to?):

A Strange Aeon posted:

Anyway, so assuming I get a decent intake fan and install it, you think my temps will go down ~15 degrees or so? That seems incredible to me...

# ¿ Oct 7, 2018 21:26

Llamadeus: Dec 20, 2005

It'll work but you have to send the same PWM signal to both and you can only get an RPM reading from one.

# ¿ Nov 8, 2018 13:18

Llamadeus: Dec 20, 2005

I'm guessing it's the Cougar QBX, relatively common ITX case with an 80mm intake at the front.

# ¿ Nov 8, 2018 13:28

Llamadeus: Dec 20, 2005

Taima posted:

And if so, why doesn't youtube bother making actual 1080p content as good as it can be on native 1080p screens?

Compressing 1080p video to a blurry smear saves them a lot of bandwidth and storage.

# ¿ Nov 26, 2018 03:25

Llamadeus: Dec 20, 2005

Potato Salad posted:

Is there a thread in sh/SC or elsewhere for the subject of headsets for audiophiles that include mics?

There's a general headphone thread: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3563521

Headsets for people who really care about sound quality aren't really widespread though, so the common advice is to buy a microphone (eg a ModMic) separately.

# ¿ Jan 23, 2019 16:42

Llamadeus: Dec 20, 2005

Also watch your frequencies and voltages to make sure the motherboard isn't doing some auto-overclocking boost enhancement nonsense.

# ¿ Apr 1, 2019 06:26

Llamadeus: Dec 20, 2005

netcat posted:

I have something like that except the usb 2 and 3 cables are in the same sheathing so I thought there might be some backwards compatibility thing going on, but obviously 2 is a separate cable.

I think if it's the motherboard connector that's the problem it'd still be possible to use a 2->3 adapter, though obviously you'd be limited to 2.0 speeds.

# ¿ May 31, 2019 17:32

Llamadeus: Dec 20, 2005

Worth nothing that toslink can't do surround in PCM either, doesn't have the bandwidth so it's stuck with DD/DTS.

# ¿ Oct 14, 2019 21:57

Llamadeus: Dec 20, 2005

MarcusSA posted:

I haven�t had that issue it works great on my steam deck and does improve the sound quality. I�ve also never heard that before when people suggest it in the headphone thread

It's probably due to people wanting to listen at ear-damaging volumes or something

# ¿ Sep 3, 2022 22:34

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# ¿ Apr 28, 2024 13:44

Llamadeus: Dec 20, 2005

Summaries of youtube videos from the comments sections of r/hardware posts

# ¿ Nov 21, 2022 18:26

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