I *think* I recall all the 12V ins and outs being shorted solidly together within the PW-200 ... you could alternatively just run the P4 connector straight from your back panel 8-pin connector I was wrong about this. Obviously, after a moment's thought. The PW200 doesn't regulate the 12V supply, bu...

That all sounds roughly right. It's been 3+ years since I did this, the details are kinda hazy for me. Solder the one to the 5v hole on the pw-200. Dunno about that. I don't remember any 5V wires apart from the HDD power connector which was already soldered in. solder the 12v across three pins(Can i...

Yes, the P4 is what i meant, ... your motherboard uses a P4 connector too do you use the P4 cable? Yep. That one is not so redundant. Don't omit it. If you have (access to) a good high-wattage soldering iron, you can snip a P4 connector off an old dead PSU, and solder to the GND & 12V output of you...

where's the extra 4pin required for new motherboards? So I ... used a generic 20pin-24pin ATX adapter cable to connect it On the ATX power-supply connector, pins 21..24 are redundant, to allow more current for newer mobos... but since you're using a PW-200, you must have chosen a mobo that wouldn't...

It sold (in just a few hours). Sorry, I should have posted a followup to note that.

Hi, Two more coolers to consider: 1. Nexus LOW 7000 At 70mm high (including fan) it is taller than the coolers in the review, but only by a few mm. Compared to the Shuriken, it has a similar design and a slightly larger fan, plus a much more sensible mounting system - should make an interesting com...

Hush ATX Fanless Computer $134.99 (i.e. what I just paid for an empty Lian-Li HTPC case) or best offer + shipping (heavy!) case: Black, w/ USB/1394/audio on front panel mobo: FIC P4M-800T (AGP + 3x PCI) cpu: Intel P4 2.8GHz, fsb800 & HT ram: 1GB vga: Radeon 9600PRO 128MB optical: Slimline CD-RW / DV...

eitheta wrote:a set of 'wings' for LGA775, and another set for AMD.

Ooops. I think maybe set #1 is for both 775 & athlon, and the 2nd set is for 478. But my understanding is still that the AOpen MoDT cooler mounting will not match any of these.

any idea if the NT-01 could be modified orientation-wise ... The 'wings' appear to be removable Yes, they are. It comes with a set of 'wings' for LGA775, and another set for AMD. But the wings can only mount on the ends, not the sides (i.e. you can't move the wings to the 90-degrees adjacent edges)...

instead of soldering all the leads across the pins of the motherboard socket, can I solder each lead to each pin and then heatshrink individually? Yes. In this application, the difference is insignificant. 3 leads give out each 12V, when we combine them to one power lead to the pw-200-m, would that...

By the way -- I finally remembered to order one of the Molex 39-01-2081 panel-mount connector housings. Turns out that the connector on the Dell brick is a custom variation, and is keyed differently than the standard 8-pin housing. So it didn't fit. I hope noone ordered that P/N on my advice. Sorry....

I'd suggest replacing the 12V input connector of the PW-200, with something to match whatever power-brick you use. The PW-200 has a cheapo little barrel connector (a type that is usually rated to carry 1 Amp). The leads for it are just 12 inches long (not really enough to route nicely to the back pa...

Try ebay.co.uk (or whatever, I dunno if ebay have a .sk localization). Search for something like: (sx280,gx620) (ac,mains,power) Those are two Dell model numbers I happen to know which I think use that mains adapter. Found item # 260122758500 at http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&Item=260...

I believe the X1550 is the same GPU and RAM interface as X1300 Pro. 600MHz 90nm core, 128-bit, 400x2 MHz GDDR2, etc. (from the specsheets and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radeon_R520 etc) And Xbit claims ( handy graphs by Jeff Atwood ) that X1300 Pro eats just a bit more power than 7600GS (18W vs 14...

The Dell 220W AC-DC adapter (a.k.a. power-brick) that I use with the 200W mini-box DC-DC is 97mm x 197mm x 50mm. Find them for <$50 on eBay etc. Big and bulky, yes, but not quite so much as Bluefront's Radio-Shack supply. Every picoPSU system requires some sort of powerbrick. Your system seems a bit...

I'm looking for a small form factor. Recent Shuttle models have not got so good results on quietness side, An understatement. PSU: Pico-PSU is the way to go, if you can stay within it's power limits: Mini-Box do a 200W design similar to (but a bit bigger than) the Pico-PSU. Check out Bluefront's Ar...

Start here... http://www.silentpcreview.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=38787 Some description and pix that might help you. In it you'll find links to some earlier threads too: Various threads (e.g. 28246,29018) have discussed modding the Dell 150W or 220W AC/DC adapters for use with DC/DC desktops. Hope...

Sold.
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Used Silverstone NT01v2.0 CPU Heatsink http://www.silverstonetek.com/products/nt01v2/nt01v2.html http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u126/eitheta/nt01v2/nt01v2.jpg I have an extra NT01v2.0. I have one of these in my NSK2400. I bought a second one to build an NSK1300/Aria with an external-PSU. It work...

Quite workable, at least at stock speeds. For example, viewtopic.php?t=38787

Mouser used to be (a decade or two ago) thought of as mainly a shop for hobbyists. As in DIP SSI/MSI chips, leaded components, and DIY PCB etching supplies, etc etc. Recently, they seem to have aimed more squarely at DigiKey, supplying parts for small-run production of commercial/industrial electron...

The m0n0wall folks have a page (http://m0n0.ch/wall/hardware.php) full of pointers to hardware platforms for exactly this sort of thing. And m0n0wall is a very popular firewall-purposed Linux distro. I've heard many good things about the Soekris hardware platforms. For a lowest-cost option, buy a Li...

eitheta wrote: Unfortunately, I don't know any way to get at the sSpec from software.

Now I do. I downloaded CPU-Z (freeware from http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php). It runs, and reports 'Revision' as 'B2' (old stepping) or 'L2' (new stepping). All mine, of course, say B2, since they're several months old.

A little more time-killing via google, and I find that most people buying e6300/6400 cpus currently are getting the new L2 revision. And that CPU-Z does report them as Revision=L2.
I suppose I could order one, and see if my idle temps drop...

I'm not sure how prevalent the new stepping is My understanding was that all current production of E6300/6400 CPUs are Allendale, though that could be a mis understanding. Now I think about it, maybe I just assumed that e6300/6400 would move to L2 when that stepping became available (ship date for ...

Has anyone out there seen any reviews/tests comparing Conroe vs Allendale for E6300 or E6400? In case that doesn't make any sense, I'll regurgitate the background: Until 21 January, Intel made E6300 & E6400 cpus by taking Conroe chips (with 4MB L2 cache) and disabling half the cache and slowing down...

my cpu is a comfy 26c I've been scratching my head wondering why your cpu temps are so low compared to mine. You have an E6400. I have two E6300 and one E6600. All on P5B-VM. One of my E6300 boxes uses an Evo120 with a Nexus, just like yours. Our northbridge temps are almost identical, but my E6300...

Hi eitheta, thanks for checking in - You still haven't told me if Akasa gave you all your rubber washers. :) temps read by the Asus "PC Probe II" util are 23c for the cpu and 39c for the mobo. 23c. Do you live in a meat locker? My *room* temp isn't that low. With the knob all the way on low those t...

I'd be surprised if you could make the P5B-VM mobo temp go any lower than that. If you're curious to know, go get your spare 120mm TriCool, switch it up to jet-engine-loud, and prop it up temporarily inside the case so it's blowing onto the NB. And see how much your mobo temp drops. I doubt it'll b...

my little ASUS mobo utility says my cpu is a comfy 26c without the extra 120mm fan installed on the Evo 120. That's interesting. A good 5c cooler than the coolest of my 3 C2D/P5BVM machines. Yours is E6400, yes? BIOS ver 0606b, or up to 0613? mobo is at like 43c Mine all usually idle at 42-44c. If ...