Search found 15 matches
- Mon Nov 19, 2007 5:06 pm
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: GA-P35-DQ6 fan header control
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2063
- Sat Nov 17, 2007 11:07 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Which passive 8600GT?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3694
Then why bother? Video playback works just great with the on-chipset graphics solutions. It depends how much of a purist you are. Video will look better (colors, deinterlacing etc) through a dedicated graphics card than the on-board ones. In fact, for HTPC I would go for a mobo withough graphics on...
- Sat Nov 17, 2007 11:00 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: VGA card power dissipation
- Replies: 136
- Views: 340166
Wikipedia has power consumption measurements (I expect this is at idle).
Example - the nvidia 85/8600 range:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeForce_8_ ... 0_.26_8600
probably a bit on the favourable side.
Example - the nvidia 85/8600 range:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeForce_8_ ... 0_.26_8600
probably a bit on the favourable side.
- Sat Nov 17, 2007 9:31 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: The quietest 3.5" INTERNAL drives (1TB)
- Replies: 21
- Views: 19006
- Tue Nov 13, 2007 3:20 pm
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Gigabyte GA-P35-DQ6: Speedfan 4.33 beta 18 fan speeds.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4368
- Tue Nov 13, 2007 3:07 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Gigabyte GA-P35-DQ6: Speedfan 4.33 beta 18 fan speeds.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4368
- Mon Nov 12, 2007 7:42 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: HTPC stock case fans
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2582
Thanks guys, that's really helpful.
I'm getting quite interested in this case:
http://www.origenae.com/en/htpc_s16v.htm
Seems to be as good, if not better than other similar ones.
I'm getting quite interested in this case:
http://www.origenae.com/en/htpc_s16v.htm
Seems to be as good, if not better than other similar ones.
- Sun Nov 11, 2007 11:50 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: HTPC stock case fans
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2582
HTPC stock case fans
Hi folks, While browsing for HTPC cases, I have noticed that a lot of HTPC case manufacturers ship their cases with fans that they claim to be very quiet - the entire set of cases from Thermaltake are a good example. The Mozart Thermaltake case for example: http://www.thermaltake.com/product/Chassis...
- Sun Nov 11, 2007 10:20 pm
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: GA-P35-DQ6 fan header control
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2063
GA-P35-DQ6 fan header control
Hi folks, Thanks to the many helpful people who have been answering my questions - I have arrived at the conclusion that this gigabyte GA-P35-DQ6 board is a good way to go, however I have (yet another) bunch of questions that hopefully someone who knows this board can answer... I have read here, tha...
- Sat Nov 10, 2007 4:26 pm
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: How can I tell what fans on any given mobo support speedfan?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3116
Thanks cmthomson, that's very helpful. I can definitely see that a lot of the mid-range boards seem to only control one fan - the cpu fan. That's annoying. It means more money is required. :) When I read about fans, I see that some fans are called "PWM" fans - what does that actually mean? I thought...
- Mon Nov 05, 2007 9:15 pm
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: How can I tell what fans on any given mobo support speedfan?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3116
How can I tell what fans on any given mobo support speedfan?
Hi folks, apologies if this is a n00b question - but how do you tell? Some more questions: I understand PWM, that's fine, does this necessarily directly translate into being able to use speedfan? Typically when you set PWM in a bios, does it allow you to dynamically increase fan speed as temp goes u...
- Mon Oct 15, 2007 3:43 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Help me select a passive cooled nvidia 8500/600 card.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3481
- Sun Oct 14, 2007 10:34 pm
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Motherboards that have core2duo mobile processor support
- Replies: 25
- Views: 13493
- Sun Oct 14, 2007 10:33 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Help me select a passive cooled nvidia 8500/600 card.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3481
Help me select a passive cooled nvidia 8500/600 card.
Hi Folks, I am building a HTPC, (with the occasional bit of gaming) and I am interested in getting either a nvidia 8500/8600... passively cooled, because I want it quiet. Now, I can't seem to find any good comparisons/discussions about these cards, (stickies seem a bit out of date, and google is not...
- Sat Oct 13, 2007 12:52 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Motherboards that have core2duo mobile processor support
- Replies: 25
- Views: 13493
Motherboards that have core2duo mobile processor support
Hi Folks, New to the boards, but I've been reading for a bit, and I have some questions. Firstly - I am interested in building a very quiet HTPC, and I've thought it might be a good idea to get a motherboard that supports a mobile processor. I started searching around for information on good motherb...