silo wrote:buy the cheapest, they,r all the same. btw, my 4770 idles at 29C with the castrated s1 + low speed fan, ( 8600gt >41c with full s1) this baby runs cool ( that spc poster was wrong)

How many watts is your 4770 consuming at idle/load?

Joseph, what was gpu/ram clocks in that test? I never had the tweak my 4670 bios to get lower voltages. I just created new CCC-profile with the tweaked values and applied the profile once, and the values are now automatically set without the profile. If somebody could get the idle comsumption to 15...

Here is some data on my system's power consumption: (these tests are with an XFX 4770 with the blower cooler) AC power consumption with no video card: Idle: 50W Prime95: 123W AC power consumption with 4770 installed: Idle: 88W Prime95: 160W Furmark: 170W Prime95 + Furmark: 222W Prime 95 test using "...

Mats wrote:Did anything happen to the display when you lowered the frequency?
There's no possibility to lower the RAM voltage?

The screen goes blank for a split second but everything is fine afterwards. I'm not sure about the voltage though.

Probably due to the memory clock not downclocking when in 2D...will ATITool let you set up a lower memclock configuration? In Catalyst Control Center, the memory clock is at a constant 800MHz, while the "GPU Clock" is automatically reducing to 250MHz. I tried moving the Memory Clock slider as low a...

Hey, that's a really nice photo! You do photography for a living? Thanks! I'm not a photographer, I usually just set up the object I'm photographing carefully to avoid dark shadows behind it and then I make the highlight as bright as possible in software to make the background almost totally white....

This is my new HIS 4770 with Accelero S1 attached. I cut off the end of the fins using a sophisticated process: scissors followed by a more precise trim using fingernail clippers.

alecmg wrote:Looks like GPU socket on 4770 is so close to ports that a S1 won't fit at all.

I read somewhere that someone installed an S1 by bending all of the fins on the end 90 degrees. I haven't seen any pictures of an install yet... Anyone here try this yet?

I wonder how idle power consumption is going to be. I skipped the 4000 series due to their lack of effective PowerPlay support. Hopefully ATI will get it right this time.

TD22057 wrote:Isn't anyone else curious what this means:

2) the mounting platform for the PSU has been lowered (for reasons that cannot be divulged at this time)

What could the reason be? And, more importantly, why can't it be divulged?

Anyone know why the PSU has been lowered? I'm curious too.

Those bears are so cute.

I was relieved that the famous Knut did not have anything to do with this attack. I have a lot of respect for that bear.

7 years, wow! I sure hope we'll see quiet small systems in the future. Today, a small system usually means really small and loud fans. I even had to modify a small hard drive enclosure I recently purchased due to excessive noise from it's 40mm fan and lack of intake vents. Sadly, I think we'll conti...

I still say follow the OCZ forums for information on installing XP fresh with alignment set.

They also have registry tweaks listed there, some are good but there are a lot of pointless ones too so check those with care...

Cov wrote:Please, if anyone has this model already, could you let me know ?

This drive is awesome. I'm running it with Vista 64-bit and it is very smooth and fast. I highly recommend.

First thing that comes to mind is partition alignment. This makes a HUGE difference. Check the OCZ forums for information on aligning the partition. This would require a reinstall of Windows XP afterward. Avoid using ghosting software afterwards unless you can be sure the restored partitions retain ...

I got my drive, it is working very well. I'm running it in my laptop right now.

This is very nice. I did the 10% off code and also used Live Cashback for another 4.10%. Thanks for posting this!

20mm thick is the correct one.

Definitely depends on the monitor, the computer's video output and the cable between the two. I've set up machines where I could not tell the difference and I'm very picky about video quality. I've also seen a lot of bad and horrible examples too. DVI/HDMI makes it easy. You don't have to worry abou...

nurb wrote:I also installed the Ice Genie and am VERY happy with how quiet the system is now.

Where did you find the Ice Genie? Was the price reasonable?

Is this one of those threads that is supposed to go 20 pages long until everyone gets tired of it? I am a former atheist. But even when I was an atheist, I could easily see that atheists who organized into groups and tried to spread their message and convert others to atheism were: religious! I thin...

Of course, if you did something stupid (like a Full Format instead of a Quick Format, that actually writes to every sector of the partition) you would be relying entirely on the hard spares, even if you don't fill the partition up. How damaging is this? I couldn't find any documents about this. Whi...

I've been playing with the cheap "flawed" SSD drives lately and I am very impressed by them. I have followed the various tweaks posted by those who have spent a lot more time and trouble with them. The drives are definitely faster than my Raid 0 Velociraptors for their purpose in my HTPC running Vis...

Recently I've read about matte-finish screen protectors for glossy screen laptops and other portable devices. Anyone here use one of these?

You'd need the newer backplane-compatible icepacks, correct?

I picked up one of these drives for my laptop, it does perform nicely and is very quiet.

If the system is way over the minimum requirements, does that mean you are running well over 3 gigabytes of RAM? If so, I'd say get Vista 64 bit.

Wow bad news. Maybe I was deaf last night, but today when I have the raptor outside the icepack and just sitting in my case on foam, that dam whine noise is still their. No quite as loud but still annoying enough to make me want to return the raptor :-( darn it.... This is where AcoustiPack really ...

Ah, I didn't realize the TJ08 already had the grills open like that - I thought you did that.

I cut out the rear grill on my Elite 340 - it was pretty easy with a Nibbler.

I've been buying almost all WD drives. They've been reliable enough that now I've got a stack of perfectly working drives I'm not sure what to do with.

I'll definitely keep buying WD.