Hey everyone, So my old Geforce 6600 decided to die this weekend, while I was installing a new audio card. I bought an ASUS EN8400GS SILENT/HTP/256M to replace it. My old card had a TV-out (S-Video with a S-Video to composite connector), which I used to connect to my trusty old CRT TV, via a SCART a...

The best reputation on this board in that wattage range, is probably the Corsair VX450, possibly even the HX520, even thought that might be a bit too much for a small server. It might be wise to fan-swap it at the same time. That is a good quietener for PSUs.

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Thanks for your help I've decided to go for the Antec Solo, so now ATX options are available Which motherboard should I go for? P43 or P45? You'll be perfectly fine with just a G31 motherboard. Same functionality, just much less $$/££. So for pure value for money, G31 wins. If you want to overclo...

Hi, It would be even quieter if you cut out the rear fan grill. (Use a wire grill to prevent fingers from getting in, if needed.) Hey Neil... I took your advice and busted out my new Dremel. No more exhaust fan grill. I also cut a nice rectangular hole for the PicoPSU connector, so I can plug the p...

Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H AMD 4850e 2.5GHz Scythe NINJA 2 Kingston 4GB 800MHz Samsung 640GB 642JJ Samsung SH-S223F Antec NSK3480 ** ** Noctua 80mm @ 800rpm on the psu Noctua 92mm @ 1000rpm on intake Noctua 120mm @ 600rpm on exhaust Total: 550$ ... Looks great -- fairly SPCR-standard, which is good! :)...

Well, to be honest, a complete fanless PC with the specs you have put down is almost impossible. Not only that, but just one hard drive will usually draw more noise than a good quiet fan. I would suggest something in the lines of this: AMD 780G µATX motherboard + 4850e CPU ThermalRight HR-01 Plus/S...

I used foam to cover the chassis sides in a previous build. Worked well to shave a dB or so off, but don't expect miracles if you have silly loud fans or something. IMO it's about the last touch to an aleady really quiet system. My system is about as quiet as it gets without taking extreme measures,...

Hey! A Dremel should cut through the steel plate well. I got a Dremel for Christmas and it chews through steel-bolts, so I think a plate should be no problem. But you'll get a much nicer hole with a hole-saw. Just get a proper hole saw and use it in your drill. They're not very expensive. http://www...

Hi. Haven't posted around here much, but now I think it's time to give it a shot. The situation: I'm tired of my current motherboard being so awfully unstable and overheating. My CPU temps are terrible too even after multiple reseatings of the cooler. Probably due to high voltage which I need to ke...

I would go for a PicoPSU setup in your case. Bedroom PC should be really quiet IMO! If it's only for movie watching with IGP a PicoPSU is adequate and way more quiet than any fanned PSU out there. For your use, which isn't regular desktop use but more HTPC use, you could easily use a 2.5" laptop har...

i'm going to build a small atom build to use as a download box here is what i want so far: * Atom mobo * 1GB ddr2 800 * WD WD10EACS *?W PicoPSU should i take intel D945GCLF or D945GCLF2 ? what pico psu should i use in this rig? is there other 1T hdd i should consider? If it's only for downloading, ...

What?? :shock: The entire system, at full load, entirely stock voltages etc, was 68 watts.. and that motherboard has IGP (Integrated Graphic Processor) so effectively thats 68 watts for motherboard, processor, ram, video card (geforce 9300) hard drive and blu ray player.. That's what you get with a...

edh wrote:Come on, it's all low voltage and moving parts are sealed in.

What's behind the "do not cover this hole" hole found on most harddrives??

Haha, the title caught my attention... and them caused my dinner to spill out through the nose after reading the contents!!!

Brilliant!

But I'm sad for that man who died tragically and his wiener-dog. "It belongs to me!" - lol.

Any comments on the 4 GB kit at New Egg that does not show up as compatible, but has specs similar to my current 2GB kit? Well, it doesn't come up as compatible, because motherboard suppliers only test very few types of RAM with a specific board of theirs. I reality, about any DDR2 ram stick is com...

Without taking sides here (especially with any fanatic, superstitious group that believes that they get any number of virgins if they blow them selves up or maybe that operating electrical devices on certain week days is bad, as well as eating lamb from the same plate as cheese should in some way di...

Do you know if this 4GB kit at 1.8v and without heatsinks will generate more or less heat than my current 2GB kit which is at 2.2v and has heat spreaders? Yes, because a 2 GB stick takes about the same watts as a 1 GB of same type . So you'll probably save watts by going from 2 GB @ 2.2 V to 4 GB @...

Depending on the os/media software you`re using a microsoft remote could be very handy. Microsoft MCE remotes are very well supported under Linux (with LIRC). So good suggestion here. I've tried to use a VNC client like that once, to control my stereo/music system. Ultimately I got fed up with usin...

Make sure you get loads of RAM for your setup because I know that protein simulation or virtual chemical processing can take a lot of memory. Hey Kate and all. I'm experienced with MD simulations. I've found that it's not very memory intensive, so 8 GB should be plenty (well, it is, but memory is h...

@Lawrence Lee: You mean traditional airflow?? There's no magic to that!

@SlaveToSilence: Do you have a more specific problem?? I kind of hard to answer that question in gereral, lol.

Don't they use quite a bit more power than a fan? Like lots of times more? I think there is a limit to how many amps a fan header is designed to carry! You better know that limit before you short out the fan header and burn out your motherboard.

so far the best i can find is the E2160, would this be sufficient performance for seriously heavy internet explorer (20 windows, 10 tabs each) while playing 1080p hd tv and doing other stuff too. what about decompressing large files? photoshop? it will be used 24/7 for everything but games basicall...

I meant the direction the fan is exhausting air - is it towards the side of the case as in 1284 or to the rear as in 1283. I have a vent on the side of my case. so the 1284 can dissipate more heat but generates less airflow? is it good? i'm a little confused about the whole heat/airflow thing o_O t...

ACook wrote:I just checked some prices here and there, and there are several sites where the E7300 is cheaper than the E7200, is it as easy to cool though?

Yeah, they're practically the same, except for a little bump in multiplier (thus slightly faster)!

Looks good! All parts are definitely up to SPCR standards. And with fan swaps - even better! Why not Antec NSK3480 while you're at it? I assume this is not a gaming PC by the way. :) Maybe get 2x2 GB RAM, since prices are so low? I know you can't use every last MB of the 4 GB, but the difference in ...

The ThermalRight HR-01 Plus is 159.5 mm tall and I've seen pictures in the Gallery with that in combination with the NSK3480, so I assume that any heat sink <159.5 mm (E.g. Ninja2) fits.

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HDT1284 has four heat pipes, 1283 has three. I would assume that HDT1284 is the better for this reason. What do you mean by fan direction? You mean to have the rear case fan either sucking air into the case or exhausting air out of the case? Maybe the HX520 has a slower fan and will generate less ai...

I doubt it's that great for SPCR standards. However, Anandtech has their way of measureing dBs and SPCR has their ways. So you can't compare Anandtech dB to SPCR dB, the same way you can't compare the manufacturers claimed dB to what you actually perceive. None of it is wrong but the methods are dif...

Hey, interesting project there! Let me chime in with my €5. For your graphics adapter, I know that you can get 9500GT with dual DVI-output from Gigabyte. That is probably the lowest powered VGA card for a dual monitor setup like yours. And since you don't want any fancy 3D acceleration, a 9500GT s...

I now wonder: The case fan is making to much noise, even when I trimmed it down a little. How far can I trim it down?! Can I keep my system cool without the case fan? Any users whom are using the NC81 without any case cooling fan!? Thanks Seb Why don't you get a program to monitor your temperatures...