Goldmember wrote:P.S. Thanks for the first review Firetech!

are the samsung / wd drives even available yet? has anyoen doen a comparison? i heard they may be available in the states...i've seen pre-orders over here for some of the drives... i'd love to know how they compared to a 501LJ of 5000AAKS I've got one WD10EACS sitting here in my storage box with th...

charonme wrote:possibly produce the least heat

Definitely NOT the Seagate then....
1st Samsung and 2nd WD would be my choice but really, whichever you can get the best deal on.

In that case, you can now wait for the next generation of IGP mATX boards. Spec wise, they seem to be quite promising. I know, there's always something better around the corner, which also means the current tech will drop in price - win:win :D At the moment W ife A pproval F actor will play a large...

dgt1963 wrote:Great article very informative.

Now how can we convince Antec to release the NSK2480b with the ali black front in the UK?

Iwan't one, but not sure about importing all the way from Aus!

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Once its actually hit retailers here we'll let you know. Then you can hassle Antec UK

FireTech - have you decided on a board? I've seen your posts over at the AT forums. I got tired of waiting on the round-up reviews after however many mths its been now, so settled on the Asus for the moment. Waiting for it to arrive. Hopefully it will be ok in the short term, and I plan to replace ...

I think this site still NEEDS a 'report bad post' button!

Eric89GXL wrote:I have a Gigbyte 7600GT in a PCI-E slot that works just fine...

Is it in the x4 slot? What have you got in the x16 slot?

Kreed wrote:And now they have removed all references to the EarthWatts PSU.

Still in the NSK2480 specs though:
http://www.antec.com/us/productDetails.php?ProdID=92480

OK. there is no dif between the vanilla and the HDMI version except the HDMI connector on the extra card. I think you'll find there is firewire and other minor stuff but anyway, it seems Asus has different bios versions for the M2A-VM (bios 1002), M2A-VM HDMI (bios 1101) & the barebones box version...

papakoo wrote:the latest is
1002 2007/08/21 update
it is also beta without mention changes

Sorry, I thought we were talking about the HDMI version when disussing HD DVD, Blu Ray etc.

"How much of a performance boost does this update offer? It will depend on the application, operating system and most likely the colour of your eyes." So, it looks that they are making jokes about it? Yes but what they are trying to say is that no-one knows if this new BIOS will be any better, it's...

I've got a slot 1 P3 866Mhz here in my linux test box with a zalman speed control keeeping the fan noise to a minimum. I too looked at eBay but replacement heatsinks or cpu/heatsink combo's are either the wrong FSB or costing more than the box is worth! Clean it up and put a speed reducer in, it sho...

I'm currently in the same situation too. I'm caught between the NSK2400 and Fusion Black. I'm going to be getting a Samsung LCD so the black case would go really nice with that. Does anybody know if the front panel on the NSK2400 is detachable? I've never done any case modding or painting at all bu...

http://www.freenas.org/ Nice software but doesn't officially do RAID disk expansion for future upgrades and RAID5 is flakey in general going by the amount of threads dedicated to the subject on the support forum (they're clogging up my inbox :roll: ). BTW I have a FreeNAS RAID5 box sitting next to ...

I just hope the OP got that electrician back and had it fixed properly.

The USA/Canada RMA procedure doesn't exclude noisy fans.
It's worth contacting them and seing what they say.

Hope you're in the USA/Canada though.

Kreed wrote:Is Antec going to produce a black version of the NSK3480?

Seems we in Australia are getting an NSK2480B so it's possible.

Yahoo. gmail and hotmail have now BIG mailboxes for free. You can send yourself that kind of data to 3 accounts (one in each) weekly. And I would also get a flashdrive or portable HDD (there are ata-usb adapters for them) and take the data with me too. Agree with this and the previous posts. As wel...

NX3 wrote:Hi firetech, where did you get the info from ?

Here and somewhere else i can't find at 6am!

Is here anybody that did the bios update and saw the big differences that announcement says? Or even ANY change? Looking, searching and reading for 2-3 days AMD have just released the upgrade BIOS info to channel partners ie Asus etc and so they now have to integrate into their release BIOS. Give t...

I still haven't heard any reason other than "it's code" for not connecting the neutral and ground wires outside the service box. Sorry Bluefront, I thought the Safety section within that Earthing system link would be sufficient explanation? Anyway, hope the OP gets it sorted out to his and his equi...

Bluefront, I just noted this in the Regulations section of that Wiki link I gave: * In residential and commercial installations in the U. S. and Canada, the feed from the distribution transformer uses a combined neutral and grounding conductor (two phase and one neutral, for three wires total), but ...

The second mod uses the neutral wire as a ground. Assuming the wires are of sufficient gage, just what is the problem...other than code? Answer that...I'm curious. Hi Bluefront, not doubting your idea would work in some circmstances but unfortunately not all. The problem comes as the system relies ...

If you are stuck with un-grounded outlets.....here's one thing possible to do. Get a single wire attached to a cold water pipe. Run that wire to a surge suppressor strip......attach that one wire to the green (in the USA) wire in the surge strip. You can now plug into the wall outlet, and you will ...

None of the outlets in my house are grounded and we've NEVER had any problems what so ever. Just don't use any expensive electronics during a lighting storm, have them unplugged. It entirely depends on the electrical system of the country you are in (some don't have an earth pin) If your home has 3...

How bad is this? Will it cause my PSU / other stuff to go bad quicker? Or since it didn't explode right away am I pretty much ok? Bad IMO. If I were you I'd be more concerned about my life expectancy than the life of my 'stuff'! Have a Google on electrical safety ( here's a start ) and get that ele...

BS[germany] wrote:speedfan just arrived in a new version

Speedfan 4.32 has been out for a while. Are you meaning 4.33 ßeta?

Don't know but maybe the IFX version with improved retention may become compatable too when released?

martynh wrote:According to here the release date is 11/09... Now I'm torn, can I wait that long?

I've waited this long, I'm sure I can wait another month