@quest_for_silence Thanks for the information provided so far. Well I very well know that the Silverstone SG05 already has its own PSU but I am quite sure it will turn out insufficiently quiet for my tastes, that is why I am going to change it with my Corsair PSU. As for the ZOTAC GF9300-I-E why do ...

It's too darn hot: you have to swap the chipset cooler, or use a different chipset than the MCP7A/nForce730i (otherwise unnecessary with a PCIe VGA). There are not too many mini-itx LGA775 boards out there that contain a PCI Express 16x slot. Do you know by any chance another one? Not possible with...

Hello fellow forum members, I have recently been thinking on starting a new project: a mini-ITX gaming machine. I've decided on the following components and them only: - ZOTAC GF9300-I-E - Core 2 Duo E8400 (65w) - Radeon HD5850 (151w) - Two DDR2 800Mhz sticks - One SSD - 2/3/4 Fans (depending on the...

Hello!

I own an Accelero S1 and a Radeon X1950PRO. As you might already know, the VRAM heatsinks that come with the AC cooler are pretty sucky, therefore I need some new good ones. What do you people recommend?

Thank you!

I didn't try running it passive, and here is why. To simplify installation I left the stock heatsinks for the memory and the VRMs on there. They are designed to have airflow, and I didn't feel they would work well passively. By observing several pics with the stock cooling of the HD3870, I've seen ...

A small update concerning the PCI Express 2.0 realm. Sapphire HD 3850 ULTIMATE Edition featuring 512 DDR3 and a small OC. More info here: http://www.techpowerup.com/?46312 Also a GeForce 8800GT brought to the world by Sparkle. There's even a review for it: http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx...

I for one don't hate laptops. I enjoy them because a good bunch of them are quieter than even a silent SPCR's standards PC. I am a gamer and although a laptop should be in disadvantage here, I am looking forward to the day the first external graphics card will be realesed. This is the only thing tha...