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Rubycon

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What's up with the three connector PCI-E leads? Two video cards off a single line? Or plug one line into BOTH PCI-E connectors on the PS and run that line to a single video card? (aka bi-wired) :Q
 

Operandi

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Originally posted by: jonnyGURU
For the one millionth time.... ;)

The load tester fans make far too much noise to measure PSU fan noise with any device available. I would have to have the tester in a different room. And if I did that, I wouldn't have accurate readings because the farther the load is from the end of the connector, the greater the resistance.

You put a 400W load on something, it's going to get hot. You can't passively cool something like that and expect it to work properly or, at the very least, last very long.

Wouldn?t it be possible to stop the fans for a few seconds; just enough to time to take a dBA reading?
 

jonnyGURU

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Originally posted by: Operandi
Originally posted by: jonnyGURU
For the one millionth time.... ;)

The load tester fans make far too much noise to measure PSU fan noise with any device available. I would have to have the tester in a different room. And if I did that, I wouldn't have accurate readings because the farther the load is from the end of the connector, the greater the resistance.

You put a 400W load on something, it's going to get hot. You can't passively cool something like that and expect it to work properly or, at the very least, last very long.

Wouldn?t it be possible to stop the fans for a few seconds; just enough to time to take a dBA reading?

Hmm..... I could wire up a switch to the fans. Excellent idea! Now I just have to be inclined to take the tester apart again. ;)
 

Rubycon

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Originally posted by: Skott

Also, you reviewed the Tt ToughPower 750. Between it and the Seasonic M12 which did you find the most quiet under heavy load?

While it's nice to have a system stay quiet all the time - some power supplies that are mute scare me. :Q With the fans crawling under heavy loads even 105°C caps are getting close to the danger zone. The rectifiers and FETs are usually OK but I'd rather have things ramp up a little under the heaviest load than have something blow up. :)

 

JEDIYoda

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Originally posted by: dBTelos
Now I just have to be inclined to take the tester apart again.

I feel a meaningless threat from JEDIYoda coming on ;)

felings can be decieving....
define threat?
an opinion that varies from yours....
I have never threatened anybody!!
I have never purposely lied or made up things to back my opinion.
Opps - sorry niether have you... lied or made things up!!
Yet others have.....
Yet - you posted in a diferent thread that I should be bannd because I expressed an opinion contrary to yours....
Understand these forums are so people can express opinions as well as disagree with each other.
I will never call for anybody to be banned because they disagree with me...or becuase I percieve there disagreement to be a pain in the behind.
In life people will always disagree with each other, its how you handle yourself afterwards that matters.

Have a good day!! :D

Figure that one out....
nice try though!!
 

GalvanizedYankee

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Originally posted by: JEDIYoda
Originally posted by: dBTelos
Now I just have to be inclined to take the tester apart again.

I feel a meaningless threat from JEDIYoda coming on ;)

felings can be decieving....
define threat?
an opinion that varies from yours....
I have never threatened anybody!!
I have never purposely lied or made up things to back my opinion.
Opps - sorry niether have you... lied or made things up!!
Yet others have.....
Yet - you posted in a diferent thread that I should be bannd because I expressed an opinion contrary to yours....
Understand these forums are so people can express opinions as well as disagree with each other.
I will never call for anybody to be banned because they disagree with me...or becuase I percieve there disagreement to be a pain in the behind.
In life people will always disagree with each other, its how you handle yourself afterwards that matters.

Have a good day!! :D

Figure that one out....
nice try though!!

You believe your own lies :shocked: :laugh:
 

JEDIYoda

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Originally posted by: GalvanizedYankee
Originally posted by: JEDIYoda
Originally posted by: dBTelos
Now I just have to be inclined to take the tester apart again.

I feel a meaningless threat from JEDIYoda coming on ;)

felings can be decieving....
define threat?
an opinion that varies from yours....
I have never threatened anybody!!
I have never purposely lied or made up things to back my opinion.
Opps - sorry niether have you... lied or made things up!!
Yet others have.....
Yet - you posted in a diferent thread that I should be bannd because I expressed an opinion contrary to yours....
Understand these forums are so people can express opinions as well as disagree with each other.
I will never call for anybody to be banned because they disagree with me...or becuase I percieve there disagreement to be a pain in the behind.
In life people will always disagree with each other, its how you handle yourself afterwards that matters.

Have a good day!! :D

Figure that one out....
nice try though!!

You believe your own lies :shocked: :laugh:

I do have the exact threads on these forums to back up what I just posted....
But what I prefer to do is have people message me; as many have wanting to what`s going on :D
Concerning lying and making up things along with somebody calling for somebody to be banned just because they have a differing opinion!!
Yet if there is any doubt we can always let the moderators handle things as I prefer to do!!
Since I prefer to be a member in good standing on these forums!
You have a nice day now!! :D
 

GalvanizedYankee

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Originally posted by: JEDIYoda
Originally posted by: GalvanizedYankee
Originally posted by: JEDIYoda
Originally posted by: dBTelos
Now I just have to be inclined to take the tester apart again.

I feel a meaningless threat from JEDIYoda coming on ;)

felings can be decieving....
define threat?
an opinion that varies from yours....
I have never threatened anybody!!
I have never purposely lied or made up things to back my opinion.
Opps - sorry niether have you... lied or made things up!!
Yet others have.....
Yet - you posted in a diferent thread that I should be bannd because I expressed an opinion contrary to yours....
Understand these forums are so people can express opinions as well as disagree with each other.
I will never call for anybody to be banned because they disagree with me...or becuase I percieve there disagreement to be a pain in the behind.
In life people will always disagree with each other, its how you handle yourself afterwards that matters.

Have a good day!! :D

Figure that one out....
nice try though!!

You believe your own lies :shocked: :laugh:

I do have the exact threads on these forums to back up what I just posted....
But what I prefer to do is have people message me; as many have wanting to what`s going on :D
Concerning lying and making up things along with somebody calling for somebody to be banned just because they have a differing opinion!!
Yet if there is any doubt we can always let the moderators handle things as I prefer to do!!
Since I prefer to be a member in good standing on these forums!
You have a nice day now!! :D

Your personal attack on someone in P&N got you basnned for 30 days recently.
You attack me in left handed ways often here in GH and in the past over in C&C.
I will be quoting you and linking your words to the Mods. ;)

You thrive on negative attention Robert and at 51 it's time for you to grow up.


...Galvanized
 

JEDIYoda

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Originally posted by: GalvanizedYankee
Originally posted by: JEDIYoda
Originally posted by: GalvanizedYankee
Originally posted by: JEDIYoda
Originally posted by: dBTelos
Now I just have to be inclined to take the tester apart again.

I feel a meaningless threat from JEDIYoda coming on ;)

felings can be decieving....
define threat?
an opinion that varies from yours....
I have never threatened anybody!!
I have never purposely lied or made up things to back my opinion.
Opps - sorry niether have you... lied or made things up!!
Yet others have.....
Yet - you posted in a diferent thread that I should be bannd because I expressed an opinion contrary to yours....
Understand these forums are so people can express opinions as well as disagree with each other.
I will never call for anybody to be banned because they disagree with me...or becuase I percieve there disagreement to be a pain in the behind.
In life people will always disagree with each other, its how you handle yourself afterwards that matters.

Have a good day!! :D

Figure that one out....
nice try though!!

You believe your own lies :shocked: :laugh:

I do have the exact threads on these forums to back up what I just posted....
But what I prefer to do is have people message me; as many have wanting to what`s going on :D
Concerning lying and making up things along with somebody calling for somebody to be banned just because they have a differing opinion!!
Yet if there is any doubt we can always let the moderators handle things as I prefer to do!!
Since I prefer to be a member in good standing on these forums!
You have a nice day now!! :D

Your personal attack on someone in P&N got you basnned for 30 days recently.
You attack me in left handed ways often here in GH and in the past over in C&C.
I will be quoting you and linking your words to the Mods. ;)

You thrive on negative attention Robert and at 51 it's time for you to grow up.


...Galvanized

true-- no denying that that`s a fact and I gladly served my time!!
BTW - it was not the first time I had been banned!! The difference betwen P&N and other areas on this site is the MOD`s try to run a very tight ship over there because of the nature of talking about Politics and current events!!
In other areas the Mods allow for some leeway.....not much but some!

yet -- you on the other hand have drawn the attention of the mods to have to add moderator comments to several of your posts...need I go on?
Probably not I believe you understand that since we both are over 50 years old....in fact your older than I am...by quite a bit....that we both look stoopid arguing like 2 little kids.
So maybe we need to possibly just quit the silly bickering and understand that we will never see eye to eye on many things that there is no way for iether of us to prove the other person wrong at present...
Agree to disagree and move on!

I am out of this thread....it serves no purpose for us to be arguing or posturing!

Have a nice week!! :D
 

Rubycon

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Wow this sure went down in flames. Someone must've plugged in their brain to 240V and left the switch in the 120V position!

:laugh:
 

Rubycon

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Well perhaps all these 1kW PC's running will prevent this from happening in the future.

:laugh:
 

acegazda

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what did you expect... yeah I actually took a pic of the pcp&c 1kw psu blowing up in nevada...:D
 

dBTelos

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Originally posted by: acegazda
what did you expect... yeah I actually took a pic of the pcp&c 1kw psu blowing up in nevada...:D

Obviously, I expect original pictures here :D Nothing but the best for Anandtech ;)