What about the p5wdg2-ws from Asus ?

Anyone experienced heat issues with this one (or other issues) ?

Dual core Athlon/Opteron is the way to go as they have better FPU performance than Pentiums (important in Cubase etc). Not that much in the real world : http://www.aavimt.com.au/dawbench/blofelds1.htm (a link posted in the cubase.net forum) Cubase also benefits from the Opterons extra L2 cache Does...

Are you really running out of steam? Or just have the itch to upgrade? Believe me, I'm running out of processing power (no memory issue obviously). I do vocal recordings once or twice a week on an average basis, so that's why silence is also important. But first and foremost, I use CPU hungry softw...

Typically you have to bump the DRAM and north bridge voltages (Intel arch), and usually you can drop the CPU voltage. Great, If I go Intel I'll try some easy tricks like this, without taking too much risks of course (the system running almost 8 hours per day). I use NMT-3 controllers for my 5V and ...

Watch this space: Intel is coming out later this year with a new pipeline, and sometime after that with a new memory architecture. AMD's success did not go unnoticed... And that's one of the reason why I'm still hesitating between an AMD Athlon64 X2 4400+ and an Intel Pentium D 950 (stepping C). Be...

Finally, MikeC has also recommended the X2. What more authoritative recommendation do you need? LOL, I know I might have sounded a bit rude by just thinking I was right about the Intel. I apologize. I'll go with the AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ (or maybe the 4400+ because of its price, and then I'll mayb...

About the Nexus Real Silent Fan (120mm) and the Antec P180 case : If I change all the fans of the case (let's say 4, plus 1 for the CPU), will I have to buy an Akasa Fan Contol Pro (AK FC-03) or 5 Zalman Fan Mate II ? If I buy the Akasa Fan Control Pro FC-03, will I have to cut the cables to make th...

Damnit CMThomson you did it again. This second DIY Pc article you've made is really awesome. This is just brilliant !!!

Here's the link for the one who missed it :
http://www.silentpcreview.com/article595-page1.html

When purchasing a 9xx D CPU, make sure you get the "C" stepping. Earlier versions did not support the low power modes that reduce power while idling. I know !!! But I can't seem to find any of these Pentium D950 with the C1 stepping over there in France (they're always late, and always expensive, e...

Ok, CMThomson conviced me really well, plus, I've read many reviews that the forthcoming Pentium D 950 and D 960 won't be at high wattage. BTW, the prices of these Pentium series have just dopped today of almost 300$, which is a great news ^^. Here's the new configuration : - Processor Intel Pentium...

Well that's a bit overstated. The 950D consumes about the same power as an 830D, and I was able to cool and quiet mine. The performance claims are dubious from both sides of the debate. Do you mean that I'll be able to cool down an Intel 950D with P180 Fans and the Scynthe Ninja ? Unfortunately, th...

First and foremost, thank you very much for the fast feedback ! I really appreciate it ! I urge you to buy a Scythe Ninja instead. The tower-style fits in perfectly with the two fans located oh-so-close to the CPU socket in the P180. Okay, passive cooling it is. But someone warned me that, in first ...

Hi there, As a lot of people posting here, I'm also planning on building a new PC. Except this one will be especially used as a Pro Audio producing tool. This one is really seriously thought out (I mean, as much as my brain could take), and I need some good advice about the componements I chose... A...