I think Atoms still have their place outside laptops, with HTPC, Netops, Small Home Servers, Download stations, etc.

Maybe soon this card will be available, Sapphire Ultimate Radeon HD 6670 Review

I would vote for a 2400. It is low cost and has almost as much processing power as a 2500. If you want the stronger graphics processor, then look at the 2500K or the 2105 dual core. Really depends into what you need, but for $30 ill take better built in gpu, slighly better clocks and paired with Z6...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125388 . It's a slight step down from my 5770, but it has a passive cooler. Anyone have any thoughts about this GPU or perhaps another option that eludes me? If I am not mistaken, this is the most powerful passive GPU out there right now at a...

Just adding a video of the mobo, Official ASUS Maximus IV Gene-Z Motherboard Unboxing - Episode 16 Man i wasnt suppose to upgrade, you guys making me :mrgreen: Edit: Upon on looking at the video, although its only 480p, it seems all 5 mobo fan connectors are 4pin, im guessing all are PWM (most mobos...

I want to get ASUS's fan control, but ASUS uses cheap on-board sound chips that only get 88-92 decibels of signal-to-noise. Only Gigabyte uses 103+ decibel signal-to-noise chips for their on-board sound , but they do not control the fan noise as effectively as ASUS. What about the ASUS Maximus IV G...

Thanks for the feedback Idle (sat at the Windows desktop, measured 5 minutes after startup) Power consumption: 30 watts (no, it's not a typo :? ) Core temperature: 30-32C Load (Prime95, both cores loaded at 100%, 15 minute run) Power consumption: 49 watts Core temperature: 52C (peak recorded) Pretty...

Graphics Gigabyte Radeon HD5770SL 1GB (fanless) Just throwing some more options in case your looking for alternatives, I havent been able to find avialable yet, but just in case, Sapphire Ultimate Radeon HD 6670 Review (Dimesions according to the another review, 18cm x 13cm x 5cm) GIGABYTE GV-R677S...

I would go with Scythe Slip Stream 120mm SY1225SL12LM-P - PWM Fan € 9,90 , its 30% cheaper than the Sflex, it can reach above your desired 1200rpm and can dip down to 200rpm for virtually silent operation, and its fun to tweak it in the BIOS, in time if you like how it performs you can swap all your...

I'm thinking to a slipstream 1200rpm, but it can be downvolted only to 720 rpm... Since your going with i5 2500k im assuming your mobo has a some PWM connectors and your bios supports controlling the fans (crosscheck it), there are some PWM Sliptstrems/KamaFlex that run a wide rpm range, Scythe Sli...

It turned out that the CPU will be an i7-2600K, as I could get a pretty cheap one. Probably I'll leave out the HDD, and stick with just one SSD. Scythe Mugen 3 hard to get around here, so I'll stick to 2, Thermalright stuff is a bit expensive for my liking :) Personally i dont see worth it the gain...

Hoping I can still tag in on this thread as my needs are similar. My older HTPC / Games machine recently choked on Portal2 so it seems time to replace. I've been interested in whether the new Sandy bridge w/ integrated graphics could handle this - I don't play a lot of games and Portal2 is by far t...

I did a very similar build , personally for what you trying to achieve, i would go with the Intel mobo, not the same as mine, but the H67, Intel DH67CFB3 , you might also want to consider the new pentimun series from Sandy Bridge with the G620 and G620T , both come with same GPU as the intel i3 2100...

You're probably idling lower than us thanks to your power supply and your board. I haven't got the equipment to do a proper measurement on hand unfortunately but I don't think the CPU makes >4W of difference (probably <2W) as long as you have a dual-core. It would be quite an achievement to get eve...

If you are not going with a dedicated GPU for gaming, then if you want to go with intel i would go with Intel Core i3-2105 , or if you want a quad core, Intel Core i5-2405S , either comes with intel HD3000. Llano might be a better choice though, as Hfat already posted, it has a very decent gpu built...

Would be great to see some power consumption on it, i kinda think with 1 fan and with G620T, i think you can go below 10W idle, im idling 14W with 2100T (but with 3 fans)

My opinion hasn't changed from holding off on eSata and waiting for USB3. Now that I've seen USB3 external enclosures in use, some of which don't even require a power cable when used with notebook (2.5" or smaller) HDDs or SSDs, I think more than ever the best answer for high-speed external enclosu...

Seasonic is refreshing their line with X6X versions, instead of the X650 i would just go with Seasonic 660W 80 Plus Gold ATX12V/EPS12V Power Supply - X-660 SS-660KM , the 760 version imo not worth the extra $$$$ for 100W that imo your setup should do fine with 660, specially since you are not OCing,...

Seem good choices, ill just throw some in case you want alternatives, CPU/Mobo: 2500K is fine for gaming specially with Gene Z mobo. CPU cooler: In case you are overclocking since your going with Z68 mobo and K cpu, i would go with either Thermalright HR-02 + Thermalright TY-140 OR Scythe MUGEN 3 , ...

Personally im still sticking with i7 920, while the 2600K is faster, i dont need that kind of cpu power yet, i would consider it if i did much more encoding/editing, but for now the 920 is fine, i was waiting for Sandy Bridge E 6xcore cpu, but seems intel delayed their new 2011 socket platform for e...

GIGABYTE GV-R677SL-1GD Radeon HD 6770 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 (Dimension according to newegg 10.8" x 5.9" x 1.5") Too long alas, unless you can suggest a good quiet case it'll fit? Fractal Design Define R3 Black ATX Mid Tower Silent PC Computer Case its a nice mid tower case with sound dampeing all over ...

Personally i like to spend a little more on the PSU, this is the base of you setup, stability and future upgrades will depend on it.

I would do a little effort into going with a Seasonic PSU like SeaSonic SS-400FL or slightly cheaper with a fan Seasonic SS-560KM.

Personally i would only go for another mobo, out of the PSU connector is right next to the memory, not sure if it will allow you to install the picoPSU, in my case the 150XT has some big caps in front that wouldnt allow it, here is a pic , there are other mobo that come with the PSU connector away f...

I would first try the HD3000 that comes with i5 2500K pretty decent for very light gaming, and enough for watching movies. But if you still want a dedicated gpu, and want passive, here some options (the frist two i would only buy for a HTPC) Sapphire Radeon HD 6450 ASUS ENGT520 Silent/DI/1GD3(LP) GI...

Try to research more about the hdd you chosing and its spin up power requirement, this probably its going to be the biggest issue going with the picoPSU, some setups support staggered spinup of disks, but i know very little about this. If you are going with 120W pico, you might aswell check JonnyGur...

I would do Dr. Jim Pomatter, seems good and cheap changes. Just in case you still changing your case, i would consider Fractal Design Define R3 Black ATX Mid Tower Silent PC Computer Case or if you are planning on fitting large card on the future and like bigger cases, Fractal Design Define XL Black...

Seems pretty solid choices for a nice quiet good performing setup, im just going to throw some alternatives/suggestions that might or not play good with your budget, motherboard - Z68 synergy ready - GIGABYTE Z68A-D3H-B3 - 113€ Might also consider an H67 board since your cpu is locked, might save so...

I though the new atoms were really far away, even further than Ivy Bridge, at least the new arch atoms not a refresh with higher clocks, but would be nice to see they are coming sooner. This might change my intentions of upgrading the server with sandy bridge.

Any reason you prefer the Samsung and Intel SSD drives to the Vertex 2? Intel mostly out of being most reliable SSD back up by a company that been in the market for good amount of time, also their warranty is one of the best atm with 5 years. OCZ to me its dead, specially withe thier shaddy way of ...

And lastly the cpu fan that came with the sandybridge is connected to the motherboard so I am assuming that I should be able to control this one at least through the bios or software? Get inside the bios and check it, in my case is F2 in the loading screen, but might be different in other mobo, che...