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- Tue Jun 08, 2010 8:52 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: J&W MINIX 890GX-USB3 Mini-ITX Motherboard
- Replies: 13
- Views: 14563
- Thu Apr 22, 2010 2:03 am
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: Project: Hush!
- Replies: 67
- Views: 59051
- Fri Oct 16, 2009 3:58 am
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: Is it me or have things slowed down considerably?
- Replies: 44
- Views: 38820
Re: Is it me or have things slowed down considerably?
Is it me or have things slowed down considerably? laptops handhelds game consoles all more popular than ever producing reduced demand for desktop computers unfortunately desktop parts still have room to grow. for instance, cases still suck. but things move slowly because of low demand, so here we are
- Sun Apr 05, 2009 12:07 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Seven - and now Eight Years of SPCR!
- Replies: 78
- Views: 91999
- Sun Mar 08, 2009 11:01 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: ~HD4850 performance but more efficient
- Replies: 21
- Views: 9775
Re: ~HD4850 performance but more efficient
I've read conflicting reports about some Nvidia cards (GTX260, GTS250, 9800GT, 9800+GT, etc.) being more power efficient than AMD HD4850 and performing at least around as well. What is the general consensus about this? To be more specific, we're talking about power consumption at load. http://image...
- Sun Mar 08, 2009 10:48 pm
- Forum: Newcomers Briefing Room
- Topic: Building a silent allround PC (gaming/movie/internet)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6159
quiet means thick case walls, no vibrations, slow fans, smart air flow... and you'll find that cases with giant holes tend to leak a lot of noise and if you want a video card with good game and thermal performance, get a gts 250. when the video card exhausts heat on its own and only ramps up when ga...
- Fri Mar 06, 2009 10:03 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: AMD's Maui HTPC Platform
- Replies: 163
- Views: 170829
It is obviously a fringe product for AMD right now, but little do the bigwigs know, it is a very important one! This platform is the cutting edge of home computer convergence. Who wins when the status quo is disrupted and a new product is delivered to consumers that saves them money, brings them new...
- Fri Mar 06, 2009 11:14 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: AMD's Maui HTPC Platform
- Replies: 163
- Views: 170829
Luminair: It does have line in for audio, and the video is of course connected directly to the TV or monitor. I just don't see the problem here. You don't understand the full use of the platform! It could replace your home theater receiver, but right now it cannot. It could converge your desktop pc...
- Thu Mar 05, 2009 11:02 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: AMD's Maui HTPC Platform
- Replies: 163
- Views: 170829
Now all we need is a way for unintegrated components to work with the system. The #1 problem people have when trying to ride this razor's edge is "if my computer is both my htpc out to a tv and my desktop computer out to my monitor, and it is now my amp, then how do I hook up my game console?" You m...
- Thu Mar 05, 2009 10:57 pm
- Forum: SPCR Announcements
- Topic: Hal W. Hardenbergh (Felger Carbon) died - RIP
- Replies: 35
- Views: 110720
Greetings to all friends of Felger Carbon, Felger Carbon (Hal Hardenbergh) was my uncle. Thank you for the kind words and condolences expressed by a number of you here on SPCR. I thought you might enjoy hearing just a little about him. Hal W Hardenbergh was 72 years old. He completed his training i...
- Thu Mar 05, 2009 10:50 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: AMD's Maui HTPC Platform
- Replies: 163
- Views: 170829
- Thu Mar 05, 2009 10:48 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Building a SFF gaming pc and limited to SFX psu...
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4282
you are making a computer a lot of people are making because it just makes good sense. the combination of right parts has been a long time coming. that said, you should be informed that the sg05 can't fit a longer psu like that seasonic (not without modification anyway), and that this doesn't matter...
- Tue Mar 03, 2009 9:16 pm
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: phenom II AM2+ vs AM3?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 19250
- Mon Mar 02, 2009 8:48 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: X3 710 build instead of Q6600
- Replies: 27
- Views: 11943
to save money you should get ddr2 memory with a ddr2 motherboard. ddr3 is expensive and dead in the water because of the recession halting cpu advancements... the performance improvement might have mattered and the price might have gone down, but it doesn't and it didn't, so... am3 processors work i...
- Fri Feb 27, 2009 6:25 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: AMD's Maui HTPC Platform
- Replies: 163
- Views: 170829
- Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:24 am
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Low-height heatsink for E8600 in Silverstone SG05
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6390
you can't fit a tower cooler in a case like that, the tower cooler is as big as the whole case, and is twice as much metal as you need for that cpu! all you need is one of the many flat top low profile heatsinks made by just about every major manufacturer. now which one will fit best, and which will...
- Mon Feb 23, 2009 9:45 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: AMD's Maui HTPC Platform
- Replies: 163
- Views: 170829
- Mon Feb 09, 2009 4:56 am
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Xigmatek HDT-S1283 or Xigmatek S1284 "Achilles"
- Replies: 13
- Views: 8544
- Wed Jan 28, 2009 9:33 pm
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: new thermalright HTPC heatsink
- Replies: 81
- Views: 42536
- Tue Jan 27, 2009 10:00 pm
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: new thermalright HTPC heatsink
- Replies: 81
- Views: 42536
Ummm... With all that space, it could only HELP to put some sort of extra cooling fins on the block. sorry but no, not necessarily. the reason for this is not complex if not intuitive. unfortunately you are sharing with us a very simple perspective on a very complex system :( ps: holy old thread ba...
- Tue Dec 09, 2008 6:43 pm
- Forum: Quiet Prebuilt, SFF and Barebones Systems
- Topic: Via's Artigo A2000 Mini Server runs Linux
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6486
- Mon Nov 24, 2008 7:09 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: AMD's Maui HTPC Platform
- Replies: 163
- Views: 170829
- Thu Nov 13, 2008 9:44 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Think I've got a problem - P182 and HEAT.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4556
You didn't mention anything about the front fan. Remember the temperature of the hot stuff depends on how much cool air you are shooting at it :) And like mentioned, those temperatures may or may not be a problem. I suspect that you might be more comfortable if you shoot cold air at the video card f...
- Sun Oct 19, 2008 3:53 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: 4 500g drives how to setup raid.....
- Replies: 16
- Views: 7436
- Fri Sep 19, 2008 4:53 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Need replacement for 8800 GTS - 4850 or 8800 GT?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6527
- Wed Sep 17, 2008 8:56 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: WD Caviar Green Power 1000GB - WD10EADS
- Replies: 7
- Views: 12036
- Tue Sep 16, 2008 8:26 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: d945gclf2 (DUAL CORE ATOM) power consumtion
- Replies: 7
- Views: 18118
- Sun Aug 10, 2008 7:01 pm
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: new q6600 quad, want quiet cpu cooler
- Replies: 23
- Views: 9654
- Thu Jul 31, 2008 10:09 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: As of right now, what is the best sound [dampening] product?
- Replies: 37
- Views: 35623
- Sat Jul 26, 2008 8:47 am
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Good pwm fan replacement for Xigmatek s1283
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6392
> But clearly he wants to be able to vary his fan speed He said he was going to use a Slipstream, but the PWM header has him interested in that. So my point was he might not need PWM at all. > +1 for 120mm AC PWM. I have one on a TR ultima 90 running at 550-650 rpm and it never goes over 800 at full...