At what age...

[tp4tissue]

Did you learn that slapping the computer chassis from the outside doesn't make it work m0re betters.. ?

[Bromono]

But it does?

[belac]

we had a computer in college that responded very well to slapping the chassis. you could hear the hd starting to spin down and if you didn't whack the **** out of it, the thing would lock up and you could kiss your work goodbye (this was pre-autosave and document recovery days).

[katushkin]

As soon as I built my own. Didn't fancy risking breaking 1800 pounds of electronics.

[tp4tissue]

As soon as I built my own. Didn't fancy risking breaking 1800 pounds of electronics.

1800 gpb ?  was this before or after august 2008

[katushkin]

As soon as I built my own. Didn't fancy risking breaking 1800 pounds of electronics.

1800 gpb ?  was this before or after august 2008

July 2011

[Novus]

I also realized that unloading my rounds on the monitor doesn't actually save the world.

[noisyturtle]

I still slap my case fans when they decide to rattle, and it does work.

[Novus]

Just noctua.

[noisyturtle]

Tried them too. I've yet to find a case fan that doesn't start to rattle when placed horizontally. At this point I've probably tried about 7-10 different brands and all develop a rattle after about a week or two.

[tp4tissue]

Just noctua.

Noctua uses a much better driver-chip than other fans which either "whine" or "click" @ low rpm..

That's truly their only advantage.. all that other "aerodynamic" stuff they advertise, I feel is pure bull****..

[tp4tissue]

Tried them too. I've yet to find a case fan that doesn't start to rattle when placed horizontally. At this point I've probably tried about 7-10 different brands and all develop a rattle after about a week or two.

Really?

Noctua rattles for you?

Hrrrrmmm.... all of them, or just 1..  which way did you put it..  air blowing down or air blowing up

[fanpeople]

As a child, the television wrapped in wood grain coloured laminate responded positively to slapping. literately it would be an as**** and you would give it a hard slap and the picture would come back. This worked for some other devices also but I cannot exactly remember which ones. I am not old either, still in 20s, mid 20s. How technology changes I don't even go near my flat screen let alone slap it.

[tp4tissue]

As a child, the television wrapped in wood grain coloured laminate responded positively to slapping. literately it would be an as**** and you would give it a hard slap and the picture would come back. This worked for some other devices also but I cannot exactly remember which ones. I am not old either, still in 20s, mid 20s. How technology changes I don't even go near my flat screen let alone slap it.

I remember my old crt had a cracked pcb.. that when you hit the tv, it'd connect back up. .hahahah

[noisyturtle]

Tried them too. I've yet to find a case fan that doesn't start to rattle when placed horizontally. At this point I've probably tried about 7-10 different brands and all develop a rattle after about a week or two.

Really?

Noctua rattles for you?

Hrrrrmmm.... all of them, or just 1..  which way did you put it..  air blowing down or air blowing up

Yup, bought a pair of r8-1800's for the top of my case (blowing up/out) and both started to rattle by week 2. I later installed them vertically hoping I could still use them but the rattle was permanent no matter how I set them up. It only stops if I press my finger down hard in the middle, and only if you hold it there. Same deal with Cougar, a bunch of Cooler Master Models, and the couple Scythe fans I've tried. All rattle like a spoon in a garbage disposal.

[tp4tissue]

Tried them too. I've yet to find a case fan that doesn't start to rattle when placed horizontally. At this point I've probably tried about 7-10 different brands and all develop a rattle after about a week or two.

Really?

Noctua rattles for you?

Hrrrrmmm.... all of them, or just 1..  which way did you put it..  air blowing down or air blowing up

Yup, bought a pair of r8-1800's for the top of my case (blowing up/out) and both started to rattle by week 2. I later installed them vertically hoping I could still use them but the rattle was permanent no matter how I set them up. It only stops if I press my finger down hard in the middle, and only if you hold it there. Same deal with Cougar, a bunch of Cooler Master Models, and the couple Scythe fans I've tried. All rattle like a spoon in a garbage disposal.

I think you just need to oil them..

because they might sit on the shelf for a long time.

[fanpeople]

As a child, the television wrapped in wood grain coloured laminate responded positively to slapping. literately it would be an as**** and you would give it a hard slap and the picture would come back. This worked for some other devices also but I cannot exactly remember which ones. I am not old either, still in 20s, mid 20s. How technology changes I don't even go near my flat screen let alone slap it.

I remember my old crt had a cracked pcb.. that when you hit the tv, it'd connect back up. .hahahah

It was probably a similar issue with all that older stuff, bad connections jolted back into place.

[tbc]

Tried them too. I've yet to find a case fan that doesn't start to rattle when placed horizontally. At this point I've probably tried about 7-10 different brands and all develop a rattle after about a week or two.

Really?

Noctua rattles for you?

Hrrrrmmm.... all of them, or just 1..  which way did you put it..  air blowing down or air blowing up

Yup, bought a pair of r8-1800's for the top of my case (blowing up/out) and both started to rattle by week 2. I later installed them vertically hoping I could still use them but the rattle was permanent no matter how I set them up. It only stops if I press my finger down hard in the middle, and only if you hold it there. Same deal with Cougar, a bunch of Cooler Master Models, and the couple Scythe fans I've tried. All rattle like a spoon in a garbage disposal.

are you sure your case is flat?

i wonder if one corner is 'lower' than the others (according to gravity, not the floor)

[rowdy]

But it makes you feel better, and thus less bothered that the computer is not working better, hence giving the appearance that it is working better.