AMD Jaguar is the Atom competitor right? It has nothing to do with the decently performing APUs called A8 and A10? Their lineup is becoming as confusing as Intel's :) Yeah, you're right =) AMD's performance line of APUs (Trinity, Richland) use the A4, A6, A8, and A10 names. AMD's low power APUs (Ka...

Man, yesterday was like a Matrix deja-vu moment.

"So that's what they changed!!"

Minor typo on page 7:

Both the 5450 and 5750 passed our video test suite with ease

Informative review though.

- Athlon X2 4000+ 2.1 GHz (brisbane) + stock hsf - Asus M2A-VM Socket AM2 motherboard - 4GB DDR2-667 Ram: 2 OCZ, 2 Patriot 1GB sticks - Sapphire Radeon X800 512MB DDR3 VIVO (has component out & svideo/composite in/out cables) + Thermalright HR-03 Passive Heatsink - Antec P150 Case (comes with a 120m...

http://accessories.dell.com/sna/product ... u=A1367185

http://accessories.dell.com/sna/product ... u=A1367201

i don't see any blades coming out of the shuriken. =)

that's quite a thin fan on that though.

Actually, now i'm beginning to think that it's a memory issue. I'm getting crashes with and without a pci-e card. the nortbridge heatsink is quite warm.

I'm currently testing my system with the memory running at DDR667 speeds.

Thanks! Before I RMA it...if i add a pci-e video card, should it be causing any problems?

would leaf blowers generate enough static to affect the computer components?

I have the non-hdmi version of this motherboard. I'm having trouble with the onboard graphics. If i install the drivers from the cd provided, the video would eventually crash randomly on the desktop. I thought it was just a driver issue (garbled display upon crash), but i tried the new ati drivers a...

I have the non-hdmi version of this motherboard. I'm having trouble with the onboard graphics. If i install the drivers from the cd provided, the video would eventually crash randomly on the desktop. I thought it was just a driver issue (garbled display upon crash), but i tried the new ati drivers a...

i don't play much, but i'd like to be able to run some games at playable framerates....maybe something somewhat better than my current radeon 9700 pro (yes, quite old)

I've also been looking at 6800s, but couldn't find anything passive.

I'm building up a new system, and I need a recommendation for a video card. I've been looking for something at the performance level of a Geforce 7600gs or 8500gt. I want to avoid buying aftermarket coolers....are there any quiet (or passive, for that matter) video card offerings? also, any ATI perf...

oh how i wish i was in the states right now...or of newegg shipped to canada.

After helping my friend build his system (his Core 2 Duo E6500 system in his Antec P150 case is quite silent), i was hoping to achieve around the same level of noise with a less expensive build: Athlon X2 4000 <- how's the stock fan's noise? Asus M2A-VM <- under/over clocking/volting capabilities? A...

I have one of those old VGA Silencers attached to my radeon 9700 pro. The fan on it is the loudest thing in my system (marginally), and it sounds like it's making a very quiet clicking noise. Would I be able to run my video card passive? or possibly with a fan attached directly on the heatsink? any ...

I agree with Tzupy. I was hoping for a review on the passive 8600GT or GTS card as well.

sorry if this was mentioned already, but are there any revision numbers to look out for before buying this power supply?

thanks for the recommendations!

I'll be getting a 20" LCD soon (1680x1050), which won't be part of my $500 budget. Gaming probably won't involve anything too GPU intensive.

I'm thinking of building a new computer soon. Its main purpose is for some light gaming and office use. My budget is about $500 CAD.

So far, I've only thought of:
- Antec P150/Solo/etc + Antec NeoHE 430
- an AM2 system



Any recommendations?

i'm deciding whether i should get this or a p150. any thoughts? The earthwatts power supply is quite enticing.

actually, windows xp on my laptop hard drive is currently dead, so I haven't had the chance to measure temps yet. I'll post temp differences when I can.

kay, here's what i came up with...i cheaped out on materials, but at least it's not very noticeable in class...besides the slight fan noise. http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/4944/img7583hp0.th.jpg I'd like to be able to swap out fans with different connectors, hence the mass of wires. Could be a l...

This is more of an electrical question, but i don't know where to put this...here it goes:


I'm thinking of making a laptop cooler, using the USB port as the source. What's the maximum current I can draw safely from one port?

Yup...I've opened it to clean the dust out, but that's all i've done.

I have a very noisy fan in my Toshiba Portege 3500. I've tried cleaning out the dust from the heatsink/fan area, but it still makes those rattling noises. Could my fan need more bearing lubricant, or is there any other solution? Oh yeah, just to note...the fan doesn't have a visible bearing opening,...

cool, thanks for the info!

I'm trying to get 9V for my Arctic Fan 3 using a resistor. It's rated for 0.16A @12V. I just started learning about circuits and stuff, so I tried some calculations. I assumed that the fan was a resistor (not an inductor, since I haven't learned that yet). I used the specs for Zalman's ZM-F1 fan sin...

To get some inspiration, check this article . And in this thread there are some photos, like this and this one for instance. However, as you wrote, fan vibration might be a problem. thanks! that was exactly what i was looking for. i think i'll look into trying to dampen the vibration or find some w...

any way to mount a fan in this fashion?

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/ ... No=1784262


I'm thinking of a pci slot cover design, but I can't think of a way to change the orientation of the fan. Also, fan vibration is another concern.