WHAT?!?!?!?!??! ... *Searches Zalman site ... *Sees incompatibilty... *Cries ... Oh, you're right... I'll just cut off the parts that don't fit properly I guess, cause I have no $$ to spend on a fitting HSF.

Thanks for the advice guys. I was leaning towards an Abit board myself. It seems like the better option. I can't afford the AN7 or the NF7-S for the machine this board is going into, so I'll get the NF7 without the "S". For HSF I decided to get the Zalman 7000AlCu, even though it's $20 more than I w...

Which is better in performance, quality, thermal monitoring, undervolting via bios or jumper, heatsink compatibility (or incompaitbility), and features (onboard lan, sound, ect)? I need a good MB for a budget computer, and these are about $100. At the start it will be paired up with an old Duron 800...

With the fan blowing down you get the "countercurrent" effect that is shown on the SPCR front page. The real problem is the fan's dead zone.

If used properly blowing down or up can be quiet and cool. I use the down method, and I get 25°-30° above ambient with about 10-20 CFM.

Another thing to consider is that the temp sensor on either proc could be flaky.

I have seen them listed by retailers as "pass through" or "90 degree" molexes. You could google for those. Links: US: http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=999 http://www.cpu3d.com/modules.php?name=Reviews&rop=showcontent&id=123 UK: http://www.themodhouse.co.uk/store/in...

Here's mine. 1600*1200*32

The bar at the bottom is called Objectdock. It's where I keep all my menus and icons.

Next is the Ultra Omega Super Ultimate Silence cooler. 25 DBa

One 2500+ locked, but I should be getting a mobile one within a month. I think that the 2500+ (locked or mobile) is the best proc for the money right now.

Ahh, so it's a P3 with some very effective modifications and enhancements.

I forgot to mention that the difference increases to 15°C when fan speed is reduced to the minimum.

Indeed. The Pentium M is a formidable chip, and it has the backing of Intel's chipsets. Intel makes some of the best chipsets, too bad they don't make them for the Athlon 64. Is there any truth to the rumor that the Pentium M is a really fast P3? I heard somewhere that it was, but I don't know wher...

IMO that cooler looks nasty, especally when beside a 7000A. The contact area is smaller, there are fewer fins, and the fan housing is ugly. If I bought that I'd die of shame.

It even performs 10°C poorer than the 7000A. (in their testbench)

sthayashi wrote:An SUV owner.

/runs

I'd call them that, but a truck is not a suv.

Get a cutting tool and cut that grill/slats out.

It's what I'd do.

josephclemente wrote:Jan Kivar - I do have the original file before resize (first pic in thread, not the one above). 1789 x 1668. It is about 4,763,465 bytes when zipped... Want me to email it to you?

Could I get a copy too? my e-mail is *** at *******.com

The grey stuff between my ears is magnitudes more complex than any computer i've ever owned, but it will outlast them all. It hasnt broken i just needed recalibration. :roll: If the brain has an error there is usually a critical shutdown, and the brain cannot use system restore or a reinstall. btw....

mpteach wrote:This reminds me of Dell, For a few years their psu's had a few wires stwitched around. Didnt take long for conversions kits.

For future reference, does IBM or any other big OEM do this?

I think that the PSUs need to provide more power, so Intel wants ATX PSUs to be incompatible.

*************!!!! Was it REALLY necessary to add 2 pins to motherboard power connector? That's the only difference between ATX and BTX power supplies. I wonder if we'll see adaptor connectors in the future to connect an ATX PSU to a BTX board. Or are there mechanical difference that would prevent t...

In Windows you can have multiple layouts. There should be an option to switch between the two when Alt+Shift are pressed together.

greeef wrote:wooo! first off topic post, and it's relevant! rare!

griff

Then it isn't offtopic.

You should be able to press Alt + Shift to switch between the two formats easily.

I think that the SS-200 is a SFF power supply, (I could be wrong, then the rest of this post is usless) it apparently only does 200W.

Do you have a link?

^^^

But those ones will have only 3 molex connecters.

This kind of thing is bad, especially since the case air is already heated by the CPU. (as per the BTX spec)

More to the point:
http://www.adexelec.com/ind1u2u.htm

http://www.baber.com/cases/1u_2u_risercards.htm ^^^ They have the best risers (from my experience) though other companies may have different kinds. ------ A good question would be how big is your largest card? Most PCI Lan/Modem/Ect cards these days are about half height. Sound and video cards are ...

After you mentioned the Kinesis ergo KB I went on a 3 day search for a good ergo KB. I couldn't find one that I liked, so I went for the cheap and dirty method. I stuck about 1"-1.5" of wood under the front feet of my Natural Elite. It's MUCH more comfortable than it was before. And it was free.

I put my noisy computer in the hall closet as a combo file server/internet gateway, but it doubles as light gaming machine for my brother. It makes no more noise than ambient, though ambient is about 35DBa. (loud furnace) My computer has the most noisy fan in the house in it, but it's only used in c...

Question 1
It is NOT mandatory to plug the cable into the HDD.

Question 2
No idea.