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by jones_r
Wed Aug 29, 2007 8:20 am
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Disappointed with the picoPSU...
Replies: 30
Views: 19135

IMHO picoPSU has nothing to do with AC, it must be ACDC brick problem.... I meant the brick of the picoPSU, of course. take some car 12V bulb (20W,50W etc), connect it to your ACDC adapter and measure with kill-a-watt (to be more accurate, measure current and voltage on a bulb)...... Thanks, but I ...
by jones_r
Wed Aug 29, 2007 4:00 am
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Disappointed with the picoPSU...
Replies: 30
Views: 19135

What are you using to measure power? I know many of those things have problems measuring well at low loads, especially when the power drawn is highly reactive. Many power supplies, including many power bricks, have extremely poor power factors at no/low loads, which power readers don't read properl...
by jones_r
Tue Aug 28, 2007 11:44 am
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Disappointed with the picoPSU...
Replies: 30
Views: 19135

b3nbranch,

When you connect the 110W brick to the Kill-A-Watt device, without connecting the brick even to the picoPSU, how much wattage does it take ?

Btw, what is the voltage in your outlet, 120V or 230V ?, I'm starting to think that maybe this brick is less efficient with 230V outlets...
by jones_r
Tue Aug 28, 2007 3:11 am
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Disappointed with the picoPSU...
Replies: 30
Views: 19135

Can people with the 120W or 80W bricks, who bought them from Mini-Box, please report the power consumption of the brick ?
by jones_r
Sun Aug 26, 2007 12:20 pm
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Disappointed with the picoPSU...
Replies: 30
Views: 19135

This is the brick that I got: http://www.mini-box.com/110w-12v-8-5A-AC-DC-Power-Adapter;jsessionid=0a0004471f4344ffc144e57d403b94fec4c6a0a1dc01.e3iKaNePch4Re34Pa38Ta38Nbxz0?sc=8&category=13 Imo, this is exactly the same brick that SPCR checked with the picoPSU, which consumed mere 4.5W (in compariso...
by jones_r
Fri Aug 24, 2007 3:43 pm
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Disappointed with the picoPSU...
Replies: 30
Views: 19135

Heh.....you can run a PICO without a brick. You simply hook the PICO to a 12V car battery, attach a solar panel to your roof to charge the battery......works perfectly. I'm doing it with my PICO-powered P4-2.4.
Good idea, but I'm living in an apartment.
by jones_r
Fri Aug 24, 2007 12:34 pm
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Disappointed with the picoPSU...
Replies: 30
Views: 19135

I tested two more PSUs with my system: 1. Cheap Chinese 500W PSU (the cheapest they come) - PSU not connected to the computer: 13.5W (I had to short the green and black wires in order for it to draw power). - Computer at Off state: 8W . - Computer at idle: 44W . - Computer at 100% CPU usage (Orthos)...
by jones_r
Fri Aug 24, 2007 10:41 am
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Disappointed with the picoPSU...
Replies: 30
Views: 19135

Disappointed with the picoPSU...

Got the picoPSU-120 today, expecting big changes, but received none. I bought it with the 110W ACDC brick. My computer consists of: - Athlon XP2400 @ 933mhz (1.15v) - 7VM400M-RZ Gigabyte motherboard. - Gigabit lan card. - 1 stick of 512mb memory. - 1 40GB desktop hard drive. - 2 fans with zalman fan...
by jones_r
Wed Aug 22, 2007 2:51 pm
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: New MOTD mini-itx MB from jetway
Replies: 4
Views: 3531

$200 ?, holy cow !
by jones_r
Sun Aug 19, 2007 11:46 am
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: Choosing a Power Meter / Monitor
Replies: 5
Views: 3233

Hello, I bought the PM230 power meter in the UK, from this website: http://www.greenandeasy.co.uk/product_single.php?product_id_sent=847 The PM230 works *flawlessly*, and this website has *superb* customer service. I'm very happy with this deal. For measuring computer wattage 13amps (at 230V) is of ...
by jones_r
Sat Aug 18, 2007 9:11 pm
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: Does downclocking *always* work ?
Replies: 34
Views: 15087

Ok, an update about my system, Those who said that the BSODs were due to memory problems, were right all along. I tried several ram modules a week ago, to no avail. Then yesterday before throwing the computer to the trash, I said let's try with another ram module, and it worked !, the computer runs ...
by jones_r
Sat Aug 18, 2007 1:42 pm
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: Two 690G builds
Replies: 76
Views: 63912

frank2003, The explanation regarding 1080p is simple. Some 1080p material is encoded using the old MPEG2 algorithm. In order to decode it you don't need a powerfull CPU. AVC (which is also called MPEG4, and also called H.264) is a much more powerful encoder thatn MPEG2, which gives much better quali...
by jones_r
Fri Aug 17, 2007 6:31 am
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: What is the lowest wattage system you can achieve?
Replies: 62
Views: 37908

When it comes to power consumption per se, nothing can compete with EPIA.
by jones_r
Thu Aug 16, 2007 12:27 pm
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: My Biostar TF7025-M2 Review: Biostar Raises the Bar
Replies: 110
Views: 112469

Thanks Felger.

ist.martin,
You are wasting money with the flash drive. For the same amount of money, you can get 10X the storage with a 2.5" laptop drive. Differences in power consumption will be negligible.
by jones_r
Thu Aug 16, 2007 11:41 am
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: My Biostar TF7025-M2 Review: Biostar Raises the Bar
Replies: 110
Views: 112469

What are the differences between the 7050 and 7025 ?, is it only that the 7050 carries an HDMI conection ?
by jones_r
Thu Aug 16, 2007 11:01 am
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: My Biostar TF7025-M2 Review: Biostar Raises the Bar
Replies: 110
Views: 112469

i started with an ASUS M2NPV-VM, but it's NB was incredibly hot (pushing 100C), and it can't easily take a 3rd-party heatsink. so NB cooling was foremost in my mind when i chose this biostar board. i'm very pleased with it. I don't understand, is theBiostar 7025's NB cool, or is it just easier to f...
by jones_r
Wed Aug 15, 2007 10:58 am
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: Does downclocking *always* work ?
Replies: 34
Views: 15087

A few years back I cut some bridges on a Duron 1400 and ended upp with a Vcore that was a bit too low. I then upped the Vcore a bit with a pin mod, using U-shaped pieces of copper wire that I dropped into the CPU socket before installing the CPU. The AMD data sheets should tell you all you need to ...
by jones_r
Wed Aug 15, 2007 9:29 am
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: Am I getting this mobo puzzle right ?...
Replies: 17
Views: 9631

No idea but it is more efficient than a Seasonic S12-380W power supply. If I recall correctly, power consumption went down ~10% when I switched over to the brick. Well, Kentc uses a pretty much identical setup to yours, apart from the PSU, and gets 22W at idle, so I think your PSU is not THAT effic...
by jones_r
Wed Aug 15, 2007 8:33 am
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: Am I getting this mobo puzzle right ?...
Replies: 17
Views: 9631

Btw, The TF7050 system in my signature consumes 30W at idle.
How is your PSU in comparison to the picoPSU, in terms of power efficiency ?
by jones_r
Wed Aug 15, 2007 7:19 am
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: Am I getting this mobo puzzle right ?...
Replies: 17
Views: 9631

Gigabyte or Biostar TA690G? Biostar, sorry. So, if there is anyone with a Biostar TA690G and watt meter, we will be happy to know if there is a difference in power consumption between connecting the monitor to VGA or DVI. If there isn't a difference, or the difference is minimal, then the Biostar T...
by jones_r
Wed Aug 15, 2007 5:49 am
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: Does downclocking *always* work ?
Replies: 34
Views: 15087

Well, my experience definitely isn't the be all end all anyway. Possibly clearing CMOS, and then putting your new voltages back could help. Getting the voltages back to normal means to connect the cut bridge, not something easy, and in any case, I have no wish to use the mobo/cpu at the original se...
by jones_r
Wed Aug 15, 2007 5:25 am
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: Am I getting this mobo puzzle right ?...
Replies: 17
Views: 9631

He mention it as Sparkle SPI 400W PSU on 690G and as Fortron 400W on 7025. If it is the same you are right. Yes, it is the same - "Forton Sparkle 400W". Also on 690G monitor was connected through DVI and this might got some wattage. Some people says that their descrete VGA gets more hot when connec...
by jones_r
Wed Aug 15, 2007 3:59 am
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: Am I getting this mobo puzzle right ?...
Replies: 17
Views: 9631

Ok, but the PSU that Amourek used on 690G was not one of them used on biostar 7025
This is incorrect.

Amourek used, for both the 7025 and 690G, the exact same PSU - Forton Sparkle 400W.
by jones_r
Wed Aug 15, 2007 1:02 am
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: Am I getting this mobo puzzle right ?...
Replies: 17
Views: 9631

My friend, you missed that frank used a special PSU configuration. He wrote that "A generic ATX PSU adds 25W to the figures. " Amourek's psu was a generic one. (actualy he tested some of them) What exactly have I written that led you to the conclusion that I missed that frank used a special PSU con...
by jones_r
Tue Aug 14, 2007 12:42 pm
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: Am I getting this mobo puzzle right ?...
Replies: 17
Views: 9631

also i dont understand how you are coming to the last system power consumptions Gigabyte GA-MA69GM-S2H => 44W Biostar TA690G-AM2 => 31W Biostar TF7025-M2 => 21.5W I dont think that any of them is true. No problem, I will explain : First of all, the following two are facts (from Frank's measures. Bo...
by jones_r
Tue Aug 14, 2007 12:34 pm
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: Am I getting this mobo puzzle right ?...
Replies: 17
Views: 9631

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by jones_r
Tue Aug 14, 2007 12:21 pm
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: Am I getting this mobo puzzle right ?...
Replies: 17
Views: 9631

I couldn't find the full datasheet so I assumed the Seagate takes around 10W idle, in comparison to around 1W idle for the laptop. Anyway, even if the difference is 6W, it still means the Biostar TF7025-M2 should take 15.5W at idle (with voltage ~0.9v), which is simply amazing (especially taking int...
by jones_r
Tue Aug 14, 2007 10:47 am
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: Am I getting this mobo puzzle right ?...
Replies: 17
Views: 9631

Am I getting this mobo puzzle right ?...

Please read the following information, and see if you agree with my final conclusion: At a thread named "Two 690G builds", Frank2003 compared the following motherboards, and got the following results: 1. Biostar TA690G-AM2 (latest 605 BIOS) 2.1ghz @ 1.056V (orthos stable 24hours): idle: 36W, load: 6...
by jones_r
Tue Aug 14, 2007 9:10 am
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: Can I run the following CPU passively cooled ?
Replies: 7
Views: 3833

that MB doesn't allow BIOS undervolting, so you are gambling that software undervolting will be 100% stable. I didn't know that software undervolting could be less stable than hardware undervolting... Just out of curiosity, why did you decide to go with a dual core processor? You should be able to ...
by jones_r
Tue Aug 14, 2007 7:52 am
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: Does downclocking *always* work ?
Replies: 34
Views: 15087

My own experience has taught me that if you get BSODs when installing/ reinstalling then it is almost always memory problems. I mean your RAM is set too fast in the BIOS. Make the timings slower and giving it more voltage will probably help. 1. I did not change anything regarding the memory, all I ...