So, finally I decided to buy one X3-ATX-300 for me and I would like to reflect my impressions here, for the record. The shipping was ver fast, considering it comes from China. Almost 5-6 days for arriving at Spain international customs, one week for delivery to my home. The PSU itself seems quite we...

The power supply still does "hiss" noise, but I got used to it (gets masked by room sounds). It is the only bad thing about it. Thank you again for answering. I've read somewhere (I can't find the source now) that someone noticed the same hissing with this DC-DC, and the problem went away by removi...

Hi, Since one year, no problem with this PSU. The sound (via HDMI & graphic card) is excellent, no noise. And no particular problem with 2 screens. I have bought the AC/DC converter with the PSU, maybe. It's a big one. Thanks for taking your time and answering. With the electrical noise I don't mea...

Thanks a lot for your advice, jormartr!

Hi, nsaha.

Here, the user jormartr compained about the electrical noise of such passive psu (X3-ATX-300). Did you notice the same problem?

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the only thing that disapoints me is the X3-ATX-300 has electrical interferences sounds. Hi, jormartr, As I am planning buying the same passive ATX PSU (X3-ATX-300), and I live in Spain too, I would like to know if you managed to get rid of the electrical interference sound or, at least, managed to...

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Max output resolution is also limited. The best you can get over a digital connection (HDMI/DVI) is 1366 x 768

http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/sh ... i=3692&p=2

If this is true, Pinetrail is useless for HTPC, in my opinion. Could someone confirm this limitation?

I tested this board with a borrowed DC-DC 60w adapter, and it makes the difference. The power consumption is as low as 25w in idle, up to 35w during HD video playback.

It is very clear to me that most of the power supplies are not efficient at all in <10% load.

If you're using a cheaper wattmeter (Kill-A-Watt or something similar), it may just be giving you incorrect readings. Which one do you recommend? After doing some testing, the results are: Zalman 400w OFF - 32w FSP ZEN 400w OFF - 32w NO-BRAND 400w OFF - 6w Zalman 400w idle - 65w FSP ZEN 400w idle -...

Hi all, I recently purchased a Zotac ION motherboard, actually the IONITX-D-E (20pin ATX power supply Atom330 version). I am very surprised to notice my ION is drawing double the power it does in the SPCR review. Mine is eating 65-68w of power while idle, 2-3w more during 1080p video playback. I am ...

cpemma, thank you for replying. I notice the problem after replacing my old board with an Asus P35. This board, during reset, it temporarily switches off (completely), and then it starts up again. So, there is a short power supply break, which leads my fans to spin off and then they cannot spin up a...

In case someone is following this thread, I need help from you, electronic engineers. I don't have enough electronics skills. I built the cpemma kickstart circuit using a PNP transistor, but I have an important problem. Although the capacitor is working for the first time after several hours off, if...

PCI-E 2.0 x4 is equal to 1.0 x8, so if your graphics card supports 2.0, you should be OK. The problem is that PCI-e x16@x4 in this mb seems to be electrically routed to the southbridge (PCI-e v1.0) instead of the northbridge (PCI-e v2.0). Your have half the bandwith, even if your graphics card supp...

Maybe you could attach an actual picture of the connector, or the complete VGA model, but my guess is that you are talking about an SP/DIF for digital audio over HDMI.

I've just read in Asus Forums that, due to G45 limitations, Gigabyte decided to change the 'natural' design (PCIe x16 2.0). In case a PCI-e board is inserted (whether it's a VGA or not), the IGP is automatically disabled. The problem is when you want to use a PCI-e x4 card (ie RocketRaid SATA contro...

Hi, I am back now. As I promised, I will complete my first post. First of all, I finally realized that I could not recommend the Thermalright V-1 Ultra VGA cooler for the 8600GT in passive mode, because of the high temps it reached. - The exact model of my pair of cards is XFX GF 8600GT 620M 256Mb D...

Hi everybody. After spending some time digging in the forum, and found nothing, I would like to share my experience, in case it helps somebody. First of all, the reason of my investigation: trying to find out if Thermalright V-1 Ultra fits 8600GT or not. I've just acquired a pair of used 8600GT (a b...

Placa base nueva, sin usar, recién comprada. http://spain.aopen.com/products_detail.aspx?Auno=2062 Socket M, compatible con Core2 Duo Mobile, Core Duo Mobile, Core Solo Mobile (Yonah/Merom). Memoria DDR2, SATA II, 2xPCIe 16x (Crossfile), 2xPCI, 2xPCIe 1x Precio en tiendas: alrededor de 200€ Preci...

potsy, it seems to me that the model numbering you provided is wrong, the first '1' is in fact a 'i'. You can easily find more information about your board searching for 'GA-8i945GMMFY-RH'. For example, http://www.noticias3d.com/imagen.asp?url=/articulos/200608/ga945/imagenes/socket.jpg You can see ...

First of all, hope my project helps somebody. I noticed that several people read the thread, but almost anyone replied. I would be grateful if somebody post his/her opinion. Even if you think this is totally crap. Now I have everything prepared to rebuild the system. Yesterday I tryed to modify the ...

After dismantle the whole system, I decided to upload some more photos. Maybe off-topic, but I should remember you this is due to a VGA heatsink mod+CPU heatsink replace. DIY fan controller (LM317 based): http://f5.putfile.com/5/12520410149-thumb.jpg The naked system chassis (mmm... it's sexy, isn't...

Based on that, though, would it work to have the capacitor across the whole controller? Uff... I am not an electronics expert. Could work, but as the R-C circuit is a very simple one, we cannot expect the same behaviour with the LM317 and the power transistor. The capictor value could be an issue, ...

Cheap? Sure!! You have to add a resistor and a capacitor to the fan circuit, and you're done. A picture of it: http://f5.putfile.com/5/12517124642.jpg The theory (I think I am not mistaken, but as I am not a teacher, you should double check that the following information is not wrong): - The resisto...

Front side: http://x402.putfile.com/4/11318482626-thumb.jpg Interior: http://x402.putfile.com/4/11318494893-thumb.jpg Upper: http://x402.putfile.com/4/11318502595-thumb.jpg Lower: http://x402.putfile.com/4/11318510579-thumb.jpg SCSI card detail (green) & nvSilencer fan. http://x402.putfile.com/4/113...

Got my new HS, the SI-120. Looks impressive. Couldn't find a 1200rpm S-FLEX in stock. I have the tools for the case mod prepared. Will post to tell you about my progress. Hope it's interesting for anyone. Anyone interested in pictures of my actual system? I am currently taking the pictures to show t...

Thanks, walla walla, for your picture. It has proven very useful for me. At least, now I know with the Accelero I won't have the same problems as with the nvSilencer. I have a parallel post about my findings during the past days, and my future planning about modifying my system. In case you would li...

You are right, Trunk. It seems that XFX has modified the reference design of the card. But Arctic Cooling doesn't mention anything, and the nvSilencer fan is not shown in the height restriction diagram, either. I don't understand you when you say that I could try moving the fan away from the heatsin...

Has anyone tried the Accelero X1 in passive mode? I mean, removing the plastic shroud.

And what about the nvSilencer5?

The most noticeable difference, before a deeper comparison, is the ATX12v spec. ZM460B This product is an ultra-quiet ATX Ver2.03 / ATX12V Ver2.2 power supply supporting the latest Dual-Core 64 bit Intel Pentium D & AMD Athlon64 X2 CPU-equipped systems. ZM460 This product is an ultra quiet 460W ATX ...

Mine is a different problem, Trunks, because I am very happy with the nv5rev3 cooling performance and noise level. My problem is the faulty design.