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Confused: Performance doesn't seem to live up to specs.

Discussion in 'PC hardware help' started by lokibrth, Oct 6, 2008.

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  1. sammorris

    sammorris Senior member

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    It already is quiet, and already runs hot.
    (Current situation)^2 = danger!
     
    sammorris, Oct 10, 2008
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    Liquid cooling?
     
    core2kid, Oct 10, 2008
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  3. sammorris

    sammorris Senior member

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    It's not THAT bad... :p
     
    sammorris, Oct 10, 2008
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    A silent PC should have Passive/Liquid cooling, SSD's and No Fans. The Ultimate silent PC, also the ultimate price.
     
    core2kid, Oct 11, 2008
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  5. sammorris

    sammorris Senior member

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    Watercooling pumps make more noise than 80mm fans... :p
     
    sammorris, Oct 11, 2008
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    I never knew that, probably because I have never gone with water cooling. So the ultimate silent PC would probably be SSD's and passive cooling throughout. It won't be that powerful though.
     
    core2kid, Oct 11, 2008
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    Indeed, but a careful selection of components means air cooled components can still be powerful, take EndPCnoise's 8800GTX system for example, as quiet under load as a single realsilent case fan.
     
    sammorris, Oct 11, 2008
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  8. varnull

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    486 run from a scooter battery anybody?

    Heres a good one for performance not living up to specs..

    Celeron 760.. doesn't transcode an avi as fast as an old p2 400. 512 ram in each... actually the same hardware drives etc.. both machines are originally dell.... same OS everything. Celeron took 7 hours, p2 took 5 1/2. That should be the other way round going off the numbers. Makes you think hard about the published performance figures from manufacturers.
     
    varnull, Oct 11, 2008
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