Does this have the ATX12 connector on it, and does the motherboard need that kind?

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http://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/content ... /26003.pdf

According to the presentation, which is linked somewhere on there, it is supposed to be 35db (or something) at normal operation. I thought it was quite odd at first to have so many fans, but then noticed that the top version is supposedly faster than a dual Xeon system.

If you're interested, there are many pictures here.

http://www.macitynet.it/immagini/visita ... onenglish/

Are you talking about that T shaped one with the rotated motherboard going from left to right?

It would be nice if AGP cards could be flipped upside down somehow- its much more convenient for cooling by exhausts, better for ducting, you can have larger cooilng solutions... but then again, it could also get in the way of the NB and CPU. Although this was mentioned in previous threads. It woul...

You will very likely have to vent the closet, otherwise the heat will just build up, unless the walls can somehow absorb and remove the heat. The simplest thing would be to put a small vent at the top part of the door. You would have to cut some opening. And even better, put the same venting at the ...

That would be nice, but I'm not sure it would be simple to find anything flexible that could be used for a heat pipe. Really can't think of anything, but perhaps it's possible. On the other side, it looks like I will be getting a heatpipe sample made by manufacturer. Then I need to machine out the c...

I wonder if there is a card that has equivalent quality to the Terratec above with an external D/A converter, that is also less than $200? You Got PM. As far as that, Midiman has USB based boxes with external D/A converters. Or if you want, use a lower cost card (Turtle Beach Santa Cruz, etc...) wi...

I saw this new Viewsonic computer in the store.

http://www.viewsonic.com/products/mediacntr_m2000.htm

It has vents in the bottom front and some on the sides. It has a pedestal built in to raise the box above the table.

I'm not sure what you would fit in there if you didn't get the motherboard. Not clear if it is custom or not, but the harddrive and cd plug into the motherboard on a special board.

Yes, very nice looking, wondering how the CPU fan could be quieted.

The best switching designs I know of are very good at modulating input draw based on output current requirements. As for the audio amplifiers there are both I and V designs in use, depending on application. As far as I'm aware, a switching design can be highly efficient with quality parts. It's a m...

I just saw a local place selling these Iwill units. They have an external power brick I think. Would be interesting to see the construction inside.

http://www.iwillusa.com/products/Produc ... sp?vID=179

Have you adjusted the recording input level for the soundcard? The reason I point this out is that seems to be independent of any controls in the AIW software. You have to adjust it yourself to an optimum level.

Gandalf, you bring up a good point. I wish PSU manufacturers would take note from the amplifier design world. I'm not an electrical engineer, but there are new switched designs in the amp world that can reach an efficiency of >90% with a very varied load and the demands for the waveform in the ampl...

Well, that is possibly true. Or at least, if you did sell it and something went wrong you would likely lose a lawsuit. That would be why selling it as a kits of parts is probably legal.

Hey if you want the 300watt version of this power supply (FSP300-60PN) with a nice case that has a lot of cooling options for not too much money, check this out: http://www.directron.com/3051lb3a.html Unfortunately that case is not that appealing to me. Maybe they offer supply that with other cases.

Basically they offered very little improvement from solid mounting. I noticed this with the grommets, but in my config I have those grommets and the bracket has rubber feet which is then sitting on a mouse pad, so that way it is good. There are 2 drives in the bottom bracket, both Baracuddas too so...

What I think you'll want is to elevate at least 1 inch from the ground. I think you would want the exhaust from the box to not be inline with the exhaust from the PC. This will help with stopping the PC noise from escaping since you remove the direct route for the noise. This white melamine people h...

Most people like Sparkle/Fortron brand power supplies. Despite the low cost they are well built. Antec is another popular quality brand. Sparkle 300W are only around $35. There are threads here with passive mods for power supplies. Basically mounting the hot components to an external heatsink. I wou...

I posted the link in "Vendors Deals" section. Shuttle has them listed on their website under accessories. 478 socket only, is what I saw.

You can try these guys. I'm not sure how expensive they'd be, but you might always try and get a sample from them. http://www.avc.com.tw/Heat%20Pipe/index.html# I'm going to be meeting with their area rep, but I haven't determined the exact configuration I want to use. Probably a block mounting to ...

That's a thing you see, if you invert the motherboard and have the CPU at the bottom and the inlet of the case directly in front of the CPU not blocked by air you can have the air leave behind the CPU. Also you're AGP card is with heatsink pointing up, not down.

You could always turn your case upside down.

But actually what you're talking about is having intake go straight into the PS and exit. The intake would be some vents in the case and only supply air to the PS so the air would be cool air.

That's why there is the TMD fan which you can find on the Vantec Aerocooler (or whatever the name is). Not sure if it is that much better, but yeah it would make sense to have the air hit the center. Personally I like the idea of having the air flow from front to back, in a sideways motion to bring ...

That was what I was thinking. Would be good if they just had sockets you could fill.

Actually they had these a while back for the Apple II. This was good since back in the day, floppy was what most people had. I do not recall if the battery backup versions made it to market or not.

Home depot. I got some I never used.

The nice thing about the mobo connector is you can use Speedfan to adjust the speed and monitor RPM. I've got Speedfan set to drop my fan speed down once Windows starts up, cool.

Well I picked up 8 pieces the 24x24 melamine. Not too bad, for the price. I just did simple tests like hold a few sheets between me and a slighly noise Antec Smartpower 350 (dual fan) and Panaflo L 80MM. It seems to do something noticeable. I will probably layer 2 or more sheets together in my tests.

Yeah, I've seen that German site. I think it was linked here somewhere. It's just available in US. Although I've wondered how they do the GPU heatpipe. The position of the GPU on the card is not always the same (is it?). The heat pipes are rigid.


I mean it is not availabe in the US.

I think people say if you have 20ms or better (or is that 25ms). I think there are some around 16ms.