I installed a Transcend 32GB SSD MLC PATA disk into my 5 year old laptop just a month ago. I've been happy with it and have not seen any stuttering problems. However, I have to say I use the laptop only for email and web browsing. The original 40GB disk of it crashed around 6 months ago, and at that...

fyleow wrote:It's hyperthreading.

Right, of course, I forgot Atom has hyperthreading.

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The Task Manager picture in the Anandtech article shows two CPU charts, does that mean the reference design uses the dual-core Atom 330?

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I'm running my E6600 24/7 at 1.08 volts and 1.6GHz (multiplier 6). It seems to be stable at the same 1.08 volts and 1.86GHz (multiplier 7) as well, but that 1.6GHz is fast enough for me. Of course you might wonder why I got an E6600 instead of an E6300 if I run it at such slow speeds... A good quest...

I have this motherboard, and am running my E6600 at 1.02 volts and 7x multiplier (1.86GHz) passively cooled in an mCubed case. At prolonged 100% CPU load CoreTemp shows the core temperature at 50 degrees C (SpeedFan shows CPU temp at 43 degrees C). The BIOS of the board does not allow any underclock...

I live in a similar rural area as Adrian (wiser), though in Finland. For me, the definition of the "effectively silent" computer is a computer that I can not hear if it is on or off unless I hold my breath. Don't know what that would be in decibels, but I believe this might give you an idea of the n...

I use a Panasonic AE-700 projector as my display device. For some reason I could not get my DVI->HDMI cable to work at HDTV standard resolutions (all other resolutions did work, though), so I switched to using component cables. I run the desktop at 1280x720 (at 59.94Hz) resolution, and thus zoom Pow...

Congrats, johncl! By the way, sorry I haven't mentioned this earlier but I only just remembered it: The SATA RAID connectors of the AOpen i915GM board are situated so that it is close to impossible to use them if you use the Silverstone passive PSU. There are no problems if you use only a single SAT...

The normal Borg HPC fits Intel P4 Socket LGA775, 478 and AMD Athlon64 754/939/940, so it should fit fine if that motherboard uses a standard 478 socket retention mechanism. However, looks like the location of the CPU socket on that motherboard is such that you will probably need to bend the heatpipe...

Hi, and thanks for showing your two mCubed systems. Hi, and no problem, thanks for your interest! The mCubed systems has been on my wish list for a long time, mainly because of the ability to passively cool both a CPU and a GPU. I read up a bit on the Pentium M processors and was really surprised w...

Given this, I am trying to put together a Passive Cooling solution with 5V case fans that will do the trick. Passive cooling solution with fans? :) If you are going for "ultimate silence" you might want to look into truly passive cases with no fans. I have built two such systems, the components are...

Nice work! Thanks! :) I see the cable on the PCI bracket for the COM port is actually long enough to reach across the hole case. Is that the original that came with your MSI RS482M4 mobo? I have the older brother of that mobo (RS480M2) and it came with a cable that is so short it is unusable. Yeah,...

Amazing, amazing high-performance for a totally passive system! Are you using Silverstone fanless PSU's for both HTPCs? How hot do they get? The older system with the Pentium M processor uses the Silverstone passive PSU, but the newer PC uses an old Nexus 350 PSU I had lying around. I might try it ...

nifty - does the vibration pass along the heatpipe at all? i assume the case wall it's attached to does not, considering its thickness I wondered about that as well, but it seems the heatpipe is of so soft material that it does not transfer vibrations. The drives became really silent after I did th...

My hard disk suspension, with heatpipe cooling!



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Hi! Okay, showing off my two systems, both built into passive mCubed HFX HTPC cases. The first one I built about 6 months ago, with a Pentium M 760 (2.0GHz) processor and Aopen i915GMm motherboard. The only moving (and thus noisy) parts are two 2.5" Seagate Momentus 5400.2 hard disks, which are insi...

Thanks :)! A fellow Finn, it seems.... Ah, nice! :) Although It would be nice to have completely noiseless computer, I'm willing to settle for some occasional sound from the machine. What I wouldn't stand is the constant humming of the fans. Okay.. I prefer not to hear the hard drive seek noises, a...

Hi, and welcome to SPCR! Your plan sounds interesting! Just wondering, what are your plans regarding the hard disks? I understand you are building a file server, yet you do not mention the number and type of the hard disks, nor any technique about keeping them cool and quiet? In my experience, every...

Thanks Ackelind! An update: I underclocked (multiplier to 9.5x) and undervolted (1.250 V) the processor, and got it to run at 62 degrees C with both cores at full load. I am pretty happy with that, I left the machine running overnight at full load and the temps stayed at that level. I can live with ...

Hello! I'm trying to build a fast and silent system (aren't we all?) using Athlon X2 3800+ processor and mCubed HFX HTPC case. This system is actually not going to be a HTPC, I have another machine (Pentium M 760 in mCubed HFX case) that works perfectly as such. This machine is to be my main desktop...

I have the mCubed case, and I think it is great.

I am actually contemplating buying a second case for my main computer (the first case was for my HTPC).

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As promised, I finally got my Borg HPC 479 heatsink compatible with this Aopen board from www.mcubed-tech.com. I got my mCubed case and AOpen i915GMm-HFS board last week, and installed it last weekend. First problem was that the SilverStone ST30NF power (or more specifically the mains power cable) ...

If I understood correctly (which might not be the case as I don't read French), they adjusted the CPU voltage before running it heatsink-less.

http://www.x86-secret.com/articles/cm/g ... txpm-8.htm

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--- 1. are you using UPS? Yes, an MGE Ellipse 800. http://www.mgeups.com/products/pdt230/smallups/ellipse/ellipse.htm ---2. why are you using UPS ? To protect my PC from power surges, and to shut it down safely whenever a longer blackout occurs. ---3. does UPS makes a sound??? It buzzes and beeps w...

Noticeable whine (with case closed, about 1 meter away): None Noticeable whine (with ear next to harddrive): Very faint Model Number: SP1604N Supplier: www.verkkokauppa.com Month of purchase: October 2003 Motor: Nidec FDB Revision: Forgot to check Date of Manufacturing: Forgot to check Any other rel...

Ah, that picture brings back memories...

My first silent PC case (LapPower Silent System) back in mid-90's or so had a similar case fan. The case had a very weird design, it blew air from top of the case downwards towards the processor using such a turbine fan.

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yeah i set it to power down after 3 minutes, but when i click a button it powers up again. ditto on HD. Have you tried turning off (disabling) the Windows swap file? I think that Windows uses the swap file pretty much all the time when you are working, so disabling the swap file might give the syst...

A laptop is not even all that expensive compared to a desktop system when you include the price of an UPS with the desktop system price. This might be irrelevant to many of you, but where I live (rural area) the main power does go out a few times a year (during a thunderstorm for example), so a mach...

I've been running my Acer TravelMate 803 Centrino laptop 24/7 on my bedside table for nearly two years now. I am normally keeping the CPU at 600MHz mode using SpeedSwitchXP (even though it has a 1.6GHz Pentium-M) so that the fan never runs, and it has a very silent IBM/Hitachi 40GB drive. The laptop...

Have you tried booting without the video card? If not, that might be worth a try.

Sorry if you have already tried this..

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