Has anyone found a NM10 motherboard with miniPCI-E slot on it? EDIT: Intel's board has one; http://www.intel.com/products/desktop/motherboards/D510MO/D510MO-overview.htm The only retail Atom board I've been able to find with one is the one linked in the article.. Not much help really. There are a co...

REVIEW OF A MAUI SYSTEM -- March 5, 2009 AMD Maui: Ultimate HTPC Integration Just a small issue... Page 7: Speaker polarity should be observed; the manual shows the terminal pattern, basically alternating + and - from the top down. ... yet ... http://www.silentpcreview.com/files/images/amd_maui/amd...

I've got 4 CFL's in my home at the moment. 1 in lounge room, as well as a 3-lamp hanging unit (all incand.), which uses an adjustable switch (more on later), 1 in kitchen, and 2 in each of the kids rooms. The light from them is an obvious yellow, compared to std. incand's they replaced. I'm happy wi...

Just finished testing my NSK1300 last night. Idles at 48C, got up to 56C whilst playing C&C3 for about 2 hours. GPU, when I checked it (about 2 minutes after exiting the game), was at 50C, and dropped to 48C as well. Specs: AMD Athlon 64 Mobile 3400+, with Zalman CNPS7000B-AlCu, 12V 2GB Corsair DDR ...

Well I got my NSK3400 today, and I must say I'm VERY unimpressed with the PSU... They have used EXACTLY the same PSU as in the NSK4400, which normally would be OK except for the fact that there is no way I (or anyone else) is going to use 9 (yes, NINE) 4-pin molex plugs... At most, this system could...

Can someone give me an indication of the build quality of this case? I'm interested in buying one because my TJ08 is too flimsy. Is it comparable to an Antec Solo? Also, does it have those sillicone grommets for feet found on other Antec cases? Thanks. :) I can't comment directly on the NSK3400, bu...

... 7600GT took the biggest hit in temps, it's now 64 celsius, in Breeze it was straight above the bottom fan, so that's understandable. So overall my temps are down couple of degrees from Breeze. Looking at the photos, this would be the biggest source of noise. Where is it going to get it's air fr...

It was some 2mm heavy rubbermat. I glued 2 layers of it for a total of 4mm. The sidepanels are now quite heavy and make a real solid thud, when I tap them. So they sound promising. I'm also going to glue some foam on the left side panel, but only after I have installed the heatsink and psu. On this...

Note: Forgot this part, kind of important for Aus. residents; My supplier said they were getting stock in around 17/03, and I'm pretty sure they are the sole supplier for Aus. ( Altech ) so you could probably expect retailers to have them shortly after that. :cry: It's been pushed back to 2/04/07...

Ok, so next question; who makes an optical drive small enough to fit in? NSK3400 only accepts 5.25" drives up to 125mm/6.9" long. I've been looking for a SATA DVD burner, all of which are at least 170mm deep. So clearly SATA is out of the question.. Anyone point to some shallow DVD burners? 6.9" is...

Ok, so next question; who makes an optical drive small enough to fit in?

NSK3400 only accepts 5.25" drives up to 125mm/6.9" long.

I've been looking for a SATA DVD burner, all of which are at least 170mm deep. So clearly SATA is out of the question..

Anyone point to some shallow DVD burners?

That doesn't make any sense. I'm not talking about what they could have done, I'm talking about what they did. They put two silicon grommet HD mounts in the case. Of the two, only one has a fan mount right next to it. Once you mount the drive and the fan, you will see that the location of the HD mo...

Antec had a different rational than you for the bottom mount. This is the only HD mounting location inside the case that has a fan mount directly in front of it -- If you install a 92mm fan in the bottom location it is blowing directly on a bottom mounted HD. In my NSK3300, with a low-speed 92mm fa...

Hmm, surprises no ones metioned Ai-Tech. great service, have a shop front at , Elstinwick. Stock Zalman, Antec parts ect. They can be found here at: www.ai-tech.com.au I can say, without a doubt, that Ai-Tech are the WORST people I have ever had to deal with. And I'm not alone.. Do a search on Whir...

Also, I've used it several times to block the CAG holes.... I hate CAG. It's the bain of my existance. If I wanted a massive hole in the side of my case with a nice horn attached to it, I'd put one there, thanks, goodbye.

As reported by Google's HDD white paper, having a HDD to cool can be bad for it, so direct airflow may not be the best position. That's the second time I read that on a board, can you post a link to it? Since when did google started testing hardware? And also, motherboard foam is a bit too restrict...

My only complaints about this case is the front vents not having any filters (easy fix, I'll cable tie some motherboard foam to it :) ) and the HDD location. Could've easily made the FDD bay house a 3.5" HDD below it, might've lost 1x 92mm fan mount though. Mind you, putting the HDD at the bottom of...

And what about the BK640B? Is that chop liver??

http://www.antec.com/us/productDetails.php?ProdID=82640

Glad to see someone decent jumping on the BTX bandwagon.

As for CDs shattering in the drive, that's definitely not an urban legend as I've had that happen when ripping a music CD. I'd played the CD in my stereo numerous times without any problems, but a after a few minutes in my CD-ROM drive the disc broke into pieces. Presumably there were flaws in the ...

I recommend Vantec: NXP-205-SL Nexus 3.5'' Silver Fan Controller. Here's the part I don't get; the 205 (3.5" version) has a long support piece out the back, but the 201 (5.25" version) doesn't. Damn them. I like the look of the 201, but I don't think it'd stay in place on the 3700 without bolting o...

I'm in a similar boat right now, looking for a fan controller to fit an Antec 3700-AMB.. I've got a crappy thermaltake one, 2 knobs, and I had to cut them down to make them fit. The main concern as well as knob depth (hehe) is the bracket support. The 3700 only allows you to screw in one side of the...

...although the scientist in me wants to say that it's no worse that the sum of its parts (its parts being horizontal and vertical). This is kind of what I was thinking whilst reading it... It's all rotational force, no matter what angle, so I'd assume it wouldn't matter as much as you'd imagine. Y...

Passively cooling a Duron 750... That'll be fun!! Don't try to passive cool it, not totally anyway. Find a big heatsink and place a 120mm fan right in the air path, whether it be in front, behind or on top (depending on heatsink fin layout). This way, it'll be quiet, but still cool the oven-like soc...

May I ask what OS you are running on a 512MB CF card? Cut down XP or Linux based? Or, maybe your running Windows 9x?

It IS very much a standard plug, just not outside North America. Mike, the outlet you have is classified as a NEMA 14-50. I had to do some googling for it. That humble pie was delicious.. Thanks for the correction, and that documentation was VERY thorough. I never knew so many different variants of...

Well, can't really point you in one direction or the other, as I haven't tried the Soekris systems (I've looked at m0n0wall though, good stuff) and haven't actually used a Via in a system (got the 533Mhz and 1.3Ghz (fan) sitting next to me in boxes...). At home though, I've got a Celeron 1.6Ghz (or ...

OK, I know there's a at least a handful of electrically savvy people browsing SPCR. I need your help. I want to add 240VAC testing for SPCR's PSU reviews. It so happens that part of the lab used to be a kitchen, and there is a 240VAC two-phase outlet in there which used to be for an electric stove/...

Q and A time... A. You can use a steel wool ball to clean the tip. This helps reduce the heat time between cleaning and can prolong the life of the tip. A. Tinning the tip is VERY much a good idea. Also, the idea of putting solder on the tip before the wire can work, but the solder will burn quickly...

Most likely so you can flip the card and keep the outputs oriented the same way. Though it would have made more sense if they just accomodated for that by having a removable bracket. Though I'm wondering what those long cables connecting it to the slot cover are for. Yeah, that was my next question...

To OP: in worst case scenario you pick a cord that can't deliver the current but heats up. This happened to XBOX recently because of manufacturing defect. Note: This was nothing to do with "faulty" power cables. The fault was with dry solder joints on the power connector on the PSU's circuit board....