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- Thu Aug 02, 2012 5:45 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: 3770K IHS removal and results
- Replies: 66
- Views: 147450
Re: 3770K IHS removal and results
Very nice experiment. Thank you for taking the time to document and share your results. As for why Intel is using "inferior" heat spreaders, I would imaging it would be a combination of: Price Longevity Ease of application If the TIM is not applied evenly or loses effectiveness causing overheating X...
- Sun Jul 03, 2011 5:36 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: AMD A8-3850 Quad Core Desktop APU (updated July 10)
- Replies: 43
- Views: 32599
Re: AMD A8-3850 Quad Core Desktop APU
Presumably they wanted to keep the same speeds for every platform. For those who don't know, the GPU is heavily bottlenecked by memory bandwidth so gaming benchmarks scale almost perfectly with memory speed. I agree that all systems should be tested equally when possible and makes it possible to co...
- Sat Jul 02, 2011 10:33 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: AMD A8-3850 Quad Core Desktop APU (updated July 10)
- Replies: 43
- Views: 32599
Re: AMD A8-3850 Quad Core Desktop APU
Why was the memory only tested @ 1333Mhz. This platform is heavily dependent on memory bandwidth. I was hoping to see if the increased bandwidth affected the power consumption.
I'm also curious if other mobo's would offer better power consumption (I thought Gigabyte mobo's are not very efficient).
I'm also curious if other mobo's would offer better power consumption (I thought Gigabyte mobo's are not very efficient).
- Wed Mar 02, 2011 4:39 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Are slim DVD/Blu-Ray drives quite or reliable?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4414
Re: Are slim DVD/Blu-Ray drives quite or reliable?
I actually saw that Sony on Newegg. I thought it was just overpriced and didn't realize it was a slot loader :oops: The price is horrible though. For the price of the Antec ISK 300-65 ($60) plus that drive ($55) I could get the Apex MI-100 ($40), a standard DVD drive ($22) and a PicoPSU ($42). I gue...
- Wed Mar 02, 2011 12:48 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Are slim DVD/Blu-Ray drives quite or reliable?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4414
Re: Are slim DVD/Blu-Ray drives quite or reliable?
@ntavlas I'm not worried about dust; I'm worried about a 2 year old and 4 year old:) They have stepped on the tray of our DVD player (which managed to survive). Good to hear you have had success with slim optical drives though. @deruberhanyok I didn't realize that slot-loading slim optical drives ex...
- Thu Feb 24, 2011 7:37 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Are slim DVD/Blu-Ray drives quite or reliable?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4414
Re: Are slim DVD/Blu-Ray drives quite or reliable?
We mainly use our DVD player to watch children's movies, although we do occasionally watch movies from our own library and rent movies (yes we are stuck in the past). Our DVD player constantly locks up if a disc is badly scratched (i.e. a children's rental). Once I have a HTPC, I will rip our movies...
- Wed Feb 23, 2011 5:12 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Are slim DVD/Blu-Ray drives quite or reliable?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4414
Are slim DVD/Blu-Ray drives quite or reliable?
I am planning on building an HTPC with an AMD E-350 mobo in an Antec ISK300-65 case. Unfortunately it takes a slim optical drive. My only experiences with them are in some older laptops where they were very noisy. I'm also worried about reliability since I have 2 young boys who like playing with ele...
- Sat Feb 19, 2011 9:59 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Asus E35M1-M Pro: AMD Fusion Motherboard
- Replies: 84
- Views: 62865
Re: Asus E35M1-M Pro: AMD Fusion Motherboard
The idle power consumption maybe held back by the implementation of the mobo. Extra controllers for USB3, etc would consume some power and at these levels 0.5W can add up fast. I am really curious about the $109 ASRock board for an HTPC.
@BillyBuerger - Keep us up-to-date about your experiences.
@BillyBuerger - Keep us up-to-date about your experiences.
- Thu Feb 17, 2011 12:10 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Mini-ITX HTPC/Server: Hardware
- Replies: 35
- Views: 12996
Re: Mini-ITX HTPC/Server: Hardware
That's what I get for skimming the thread. Move along.HFat wrote:The OP had selected the mITX board originally. Look at the model number carefully.Blappo wrote:...
- Thu Feb 17, 2011 9:05 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Mini-ITX HTPC/Server: Hardware
- Replies: 35
- Views: 12996
Re: Mini-ITX HTPC/Server: Hardware
I am very curious how your build will go since I am considering something similar. Just a few notes: - Zacate does not have a dual channel memory controller. Just buy a single stick of RAM. It will use less power and you can easily upgrade in the future. - The Apex MI-008 is a ITX case and your sele...
- Fri Dec 17, 2010 12:44 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Consumer SSD Battle
- Replies: 58
- Views: 31484
Re: Consumer SSD Battle
@dhanson865 The 64GB version of SSDNow V100 Drive (SV100S2/64GZ) is constantly on sale @ NCIX.com (a Canadian online store) http://ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=56783&vpn=SV100S2/64GZ&manufacture=Kingston&promoid=1261 for $99 CDN. I'm also curious if it is a good value at this price. Where have yo...
- Thu Apr 08, 2010 7:30 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: BFG GS-550 anyone?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4481
How does the acoustics of the BFG GS-550 compare to your Seasonic Super Tornado 300W? I have a Tornado powering an old Athlon 3200. The PSU is very quiet, however, if I unplug it from the wall (or use the hard power switch) then my mobo will fail to post (hangs during the detection of the hardware a...
- Fri Feb 12, 2010 10:23 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: ATI Radeon HD 5450 & HD 5570 Graphics Cards
- Replies: 24
- Views: 20975
Anandtech has a follow-up blog that notes the 5570 with an updated driver has enough power for all of the 5xxx series video processing. The 5450 has enough power for deinterlacing at 1920x1080 (although not enough for other post-processing effects).
http://anandtech.com/weblog/showpost.aspx?i=669
http://anandtech.com/weblog/showpost.aspx?i=669
- Wed Feb 03, 2010 9:52 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Asus P7H55D-M EVO LGA1156 microATX Motherboard
- Replies: 26
- Views: 17937
@swivelguy2 Anandtech mentions that they will look into OC a Lynnfield on a H55. Hopefully, they will cover the other differences as well. http://www.anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=3732&p=11 So far the only differences that I see are: - H55 cannot support multiple GPUs with a Clarksdale (in theory ...
- Fri Jan 15, 2010 10:09 am
- Forum: Deals, Vendors and Classifieds
- Topic: 30GB OCZ Vertex SSD @ Newegg for $105
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2063
- Wed Nov 25, 2009 6:33 am
- Forum: Consumer Advocacy
- Topic: where to buy hi efficiency power supplies in CANADA?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 11761
- Fri Apr 15, 2005 8:13 am
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: nForce 3 / 4 NB Temperatures
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6699
1. DFI NF4 Ultra-D, stock cooler (I have a NB47J, but there is no point installing it until I quiet down my video card). Stock video card HSF, no front fan. 2. Ambient temp near 19ºC, 44ºC idle and 47ºC load with the fan at approx 4500RPM. After playing with the fan controller in the BIOS, 46ºC idle...
- Fri Apr 15, 2005 5:15 am
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: XP90-C review
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3768
- Fri Apr 15, 2005 5:11 am
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: XP90-C review
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3768
- Wed Mar 23, 2005 11:58 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Leadtek 6600GT PCI-e: cooling options?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6762
- Tue Mar 01, 2005 4:41 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Silent PSU problem - in need of help/advice...
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4586
I might be way off, but one of the newer PSU specs have dropped the -5V rail. The specs for your PSU says: Amperage to -5Volt max. 0.3A (optional) It could be that your mobo requires the -5V rail, and its not available on your PSU. This might not be it since you tried the PSU out with an older mobo....
- Fri Feb 25, 2005 9:46 am
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Recommended nForce4 Motherboard with undervolting
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2391
The DFI Lanparty UT Ultra-D doesn't have the built in wireless, but it can do all the rest (I'll check about the available voltages tonight). If you are worried about the HSF on the chipset, it can be replaced with a passive heatsink (by bending, cutting the heatsink). Or if you place the video card...
- Thu Feb 24, 2005 12:41 pm
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Thermal paste experience
- Replies: 17
- Views: 7552
While much safer than electrically conductive silver and copper greases, Arctic Silver 5 should be kept away from electrical traces, pins, and leads. While it is not electrically conductive, the compound is very slightly capacitive and could potentially cause problems if it bridges two close-proxim...
- Wed Feb 23, 2005 6:32 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: New A64 system
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4444
- Thu Feb 17, 2005 1:34 pm
- Forum: User Reviews
- Topic: Field Report: MSI NX6600GT TD128 w/Zalman ZM-80D-HP
- Replies: 17
- Views: 22792
The MSI seems like a popular card (I just got one too). It is by far the noisiest thing in my PC, although I haven't closed it up yet. I'm still debating between this and the NV Silencer 6. This won't help to coole a passively cooled nForce4, although it would be the quieter solution. Nice review by...
- Wed Feb 16, 2005 8:37 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Antec SLK3000B - filter
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4847
- Tue Feb 15, 2005 7:17 am
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Has CnQ played out its role on Winchestercore CPU:s?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4353
power drop due to voltage drop: 1.1^2 / 1.4^2 = 38% power drop due to speed reduction: 1.0 / 1.8 = 44% In total the power drop is 82%. Unfortunately you can't add the "power drops". Flip around your first calculations 1.4V -> 1.1V = 62% of original usage 1.8 Ghz -> 1.0 Ghz = 56% of original power u...
- Thu Feb 10, 2005 8:00 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Should I try to quiet current case or just get a better one?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4723
Try identifying what is making the noise in your current PC. The WD HDDs in my PC are making a high pitch whine. I've moved them into a Antec SLK3000B case and they are just as loud (still waiting for rest of components to arrive). Using quieter components in the first place is a better way of quiet...
- Mon Feb 07, 2005 10:23 am
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Heat dissipation of nForce3/4 chipsets - any clues?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5185
- Tue Jan 25, 2005 10:45 am
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: XP-M vs A64 - cpu speed per wat calculation completed
- Replies: 30
- Views: 14362