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- Sat Jun 08, 2013 7:50 pm
- Forum: Quiet Prebuilt, SFF and Barebones Systems
- Topic: This may be the Holy Grail of silence
- Replies: 37
- Views: 40582
Re: This may be the Holy Grail of silence
So the main market is people who need legacy serial ports? What sort of equipment doesn't support USB? If they want to include the COM ports, they should just put them on the back with the rest of the I/O where they belong. Edit: Not that I disagree with you. It seems like they had some corporate c...
- Sat Jun 08, 2013 7:12 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Windows 8: what do you think about it?
- Replies: 87
- Views: 108859
Re: Windows 8: what do you think about it?
But what you quoted from andyb was describing the metro interface NOT Windows 8 as a whole. For completeness... He was replying to a statement that the Start Screen is just a bigger Start Menu. Which is true. It does not replace any of the other things he mentioned, which are still present in Windo...
- Sat Jun 08, 2013 7:08 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Windows 8: what do you think about it?
- Replies: 87
- Views: 108859
Re: Windows 8: what do you think about it?
I agree with you in principle, but it actually goes way beyond that, it also replaces the start bar, the system tray, the quick launch icons and to some degree it IS the desktop.Andy Are you lying, or just wrong? Because Windows 8 has a Start Bar, with app pinning, and the system tray (no need for ...
- Mon Apr 08, 2013 8:27 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Why I won't recommend a Haswell system until August+
- Replies: 59
- Views: 66221
Re: Why I won't recommend a Haswell system until August+
That... looks extremely minor. I don't like using sleep anyway.
- Mon Apr 08, 2013 5:25 am
- Forum: Quiet Prebuilt, SFF and Barebones Systems
- Topic: This may be the Holy Grail of silence
- Replies: 37
- Views: 40582
Re: This may be the Holy Grail of silence
I'm waiting for the Haswell NUC - that should alleviate the heat issue somewhat, and bring better graphics. The IVB NUC struck me as a stop-gap.
- Sat Mar 30, 2013 3:18 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: new build soon
- Replies: 55
- Views: 28092
Re: new build soon
I really WANT to like the PS07... but the front is just so busy, without even any rhyme or reason to it; just a mess of lines every which way.
- Sat Mar 30, 2013 8:41 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Is Gigabyte ultradurable 5 best for fanless silence?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 10301
Re: Is Gigabyte ultradurable 5 best for fanless silence?
Why would you use 3.5" on a mITX? I'd go with an mSATA SSD and a 2.5" 1TB if you needed bulk storage. Whole point of mITX (IMO) is to make things crazy small.dan wrote:mini-itx is fine but i wonder about hard drive size 3.5".
- Sat Mar 30, 2013 5:41 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: new build soon
- Replies: 55
- Views: 28092
Re: new build soon
I got the Define Mini, but wasn't happy with it, so I returned it and got the PS07 which I like better. I realize some folks will consider that a step down, but I like this Silverstone better. Would you mind letting us know what you didn't like about the Define Mini? I'm thinking of doing my Haswel...
- Tue Mar 19, 2013 5:01 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: i think hard drives are too loud
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3848
Re: i think hard drives are too loud
SSD FTW
Next?
Next?
- Mon Mar 04, 2013 9:05 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Anybody do more than a cursory comparison of 720p vs. 1080p?
- Replies: 60
- Views: 48322
Re: Anybody do more than a cursory comparison of 720p vs. 10
You also need to consider panel quality - I prefer 1080p (sharper eyes than average; still young), but a quality 720p looks better to me than a cheap 1080p screen. If you ever want to use it as a monitor, I'd strongly recommend 1080p. If you'll only ever be streaming Netflix or Hulu, 720p should be ...
- Wed Feb 27, 2013 7:06 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Death of The PC or You're Just a Consumer
- Replies: 31
- Views: 20578
Re: Death of The PC or You're Just a Consumer
I'd rather listen to the old F1 V10s of a few years ago, especially at low revs.colm wrote:of course, I'd still rather listen to a formula 1 v12 than what they got going today.
- Tue Feb 26, 2013 12:05 pm
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Noctua NH-L12-Very quiet, but not as effective as expected
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5408
Re: Noctua NH-L12-Very quiet, but not as effective as expect
You also need to be aware that while your IVB CPU has a lower TDP than the AMD one in the SPCR review, it has a higher heat density because the die is very small. This means the heatsink has less area to pull heat from, and the energy that remains raises the die temperature higher than the larger AM...
- Fri Feb 22, 2013 5:53 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Death of The PC or You're Just a Consumer
- Replies: 31
- Views: 20578
Re: Death of The PC or You're Just a Consumer
What makes you think it's the RAM makers making the killing? The markup is at the final stage. What you want to do is get into the business of selling overpriced memory upgrades to consumers who just click the "upgrade" checkbox when ordering.
- Sun Feb 17, 2013 6:26 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: New build component advice
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4820
Re: New build component advice
If you're not gaming, why the GPU? The HD2500/4000 is more than enough for what you listed. Some parts of Photoshop, I believe, will use GPU acceleration, but is it really worth hundreds of dollars to speed up a few filters if you aren't a professional photographer working on hundreds of photos at a...
- Sun Feb 17, 2013 6:01 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: 2 DIMMs or 4 DIMMs
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3536
Re: 2 DIMMs or 4 DIMMs
Memory isn't a significant source of heat anyway, so unless seriously power-limited, I wouldn't opt for the 1.35v, which probably makes less of a difference than whether you run a screensaver or blank screen. If you're set on it, though, go 2x8gb if you can afford it - always better to leave room on...
- Sun Feb 17, 2013 5:57 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Glutton for punishment - Silencing a Poweredge 2950
- Replies: 17
- Views: 17301
Re: Glutton for punishment - Silencing a Poweredge 2950
Don't forget that the newer Intel chips have a host of instruction sets for dealing with VMs to aid performance. Let me add my voice to the chorus and suggest an i5-3550 with a ridiculously big tower heatsink. The reality is, you're going to spend more than that to get this thing to where you want, ...
- Fri Feb 15, 2013 6:46 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Large HTPC case - but will a fanless CPU cooler fit?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 12130
Re: Large HTPC case - but will a fanless CPU cooler fit?
I know there's an external Ceton, so there are probably external version of more basic tuners as wel.
- Thu Feb 14, 2013 8:50 pm
- Forum: Newcomers Briefing Room
- Topic: HTPC on a budget
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5478
Re: HTPC on a budget
Isn't the Kozuti discontinued?kuzzia wrote:You could cool it quietly by using the tiny Scythe Kozuti CPU cooler.
- Thu Feb 14, 2013 8:23 pm
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: scythe kozuti question
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3480
Re: scythe kozuti question
The "suitable for 65w CPUs" is assuming absolutely horrible case and ambient conditions. Mine could cool a 95w 2500K running P95+Furmark without issue. I was thinking about putting a 100mm fan on top, as mentioned here, but I gave the machine away before I got around to it. I'm sad they discontinued...
- Mon Feb 11, 2013 5:26 pm
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Haswell rumors?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 9557
Re: Haswell rumors?
Blizzard games aren't GPU intensive...and tend to just need a fast dual core. Assuming 1080p, you could probably play it with the HD4000 if you really dialed down the quality level (no AA, etc). The GT3 is supposed to double the fps compared to HD4000...but you still won't be able to turn up the ey...
- Mon Feb 11, 2013 5:17 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Haswell rumors?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 9557
Re: Haswell rumors?
Yeah, I can never remember if the process or architecture change is the tick. Either way, I'm honestly fine with getting an i5 from the first tranch of CPUs released - that's usually where the strong graphics are anyway; the i3-xxx5s don't usually come out until much later. Gaudy CPU power never goe...
- Sun Feb 10, 2013 1:58 pm
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Haswell rumors?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 9557
Re: Haswell rumors?
I'm well aware of what Haswell brings. I'm wanting to build an HTPC that can play Diablo3 acceptably, and hoping the GT3 graphics will allow that without a graphics card. And I'm a bit of a chip geek, so I enjoy playing with the new ones.
- Sun Feb 10, 2013 11:42 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Haswell rumors?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 9557
Haswell rumors?
Did it seem like we had more Ivy Bridge rumors at this point last year than Haswell rumors this year? Feels like we've barely heard anything since late last year and I'm waiting on it for my next machine. Am I just missing the rumors, or are we in a holding pattern?
- Sun Nov 04, 2012 5:01 am
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: [Quiet] All-arounder That YOU Recommended. Thanks! [BigPic]
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8852
Re: [Quiet] All-arounder That YOU Recommended. Thanks! [BigP
So very true.Cyäegha wrote:Actually, it's Thermalright. Only a few different letters, but it makes one hell of a difference - for instance, you can actually be happy with your computer!wrl wrote:CPU cooler: Thermaltake HR-02 Macho
- Fri Nov 02, 2012 11:20 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Apple should put optical drives in all Macs
- Replies: 11
- Views: 8364
Re: Apple should put optical drives in all Macs
Windows can be installed from a thumbdrive. So can basically any other software you name. And even if you install from a disc, you can then put the drive away for a LONG time. I wanted one in my current laptop, but I've barely used it. Not next time. Blu-Ray is NOT obsolete for video, but it's best ...
- Thu Nov 01, 2012 9:43 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Philosophy of PC building - future proofing.
- Replies: 17
- Views: 7612
Re: Philosophy of PC building - future proofing.
Agreed on all the points about upgrading the CPU usually not being worth it - when it bottlenecks, you need a whole new architecture, not a few more MHz. RAM is cheap - buy at least 8 now, leave room for 16. Gobs of RAM never goes out of style. Have the ability to upgrade/ add a graphics card - that...
- Tue Oct 30, 2012 1:51 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Are SSDs really that bad?
- Replies: 46
- Views: 50260
Re: Are SSDs really that bad?
The price/ capacity of SSDs should only be a concern for people who, for whatever reason, insist on having a single drive for anything. With the 256gb Samsung 830 being WELL under $200 now and very reliable, any performance computer should have one of those and add 2tb spinny drives as required. Dat...
- Tue Oct 30, 2012 12:50 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Windows 8: what do you think about it?
- Replies: 87
- Views: 108859
Re: Windows 8: what do you think about it?
Since when does not wanting to deal with zealots and fanatics who will never concede anything or shills who only want to troll and insult everyone = not wanting to listen to (logic and sound) proponents? There are people you cannot reason with, I do not want to deal with those people. Does that mak...
- Tue Oct 30, 2012 8:09 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Windows 8: what do you think about it?
- Replies: 87
- Views: 108859
Re: Windows 8: what do you think about it?
*looks around* No shills. No metrovangelists. No MS fanboys. No elitist muppet calling everyone else a backwards, fearful of change Luddite noob. Ah... bliss. Oh, and Metro sucks. It doesn't belong in a desktop OS. It deserves to DIAF. So, other than that eye-bleaching inducing mess, Windows 8 is n...
- Sun Oct 28, 2012 7:34 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Scythe Kozuti Low Profile CPU Heatsink
- Replies: 38
- Views: 35141
Re: Scythe Kozuti Low Profile CPU Heatsink
That and the TR AXP-100 would make an awesome review.flemeister wrote:I wonder if the Noctua NH-L9 can be a good replacement? Need to see a performance comparison though.Scrooge wrote:This little guy, unfortunately, seems to have been discontinued. Hard to find something else this small and effective.