If it is only fileserver you could try clarkconnect.org linux distro. It can be run on relatively slow computer. Mine was running @ PII266Mhz + 128 mb ram. If you don't know anything about linux - dont't worry. That disto has point-and-click very easy instalation. Just boot form cd, clik-click-click...

I'm glad that it is working ok. Why didn't you use pencil method, that I showed you in your previous post? http://forums.silentpcreview.com/viewtopic.php?p=187398#187398 It didn't worked? ___ If you want to undervolt you have to pin mod your processor: according to ocinside amd pinmod interactive gu...

I have this zalman and I really like it. But it has one issue - it is OVERPRICED. I've tested zalman cooling ability- it is comparable to old aluminium hdd 3x3,5" cage ripped form my old case and attached to HDD (I have same temperatures with zalman and with that old cage attached to disk). You can ...

I've come to appreciate the potential of a wiki. [...] So information that would fall halfway between SPCR articles and ordinary forum threads could benefit from a wiki for article development. I'm glad to hear that. I can prepare (complile from many existing) straight-forward tutorials: "How to ad...

I disagree. I think "unofficial" SPCR wiki is out of the question. Maybe I'm little overreacting, but for me it is like a stealing intelectual properity from MikeC and all SPCR users. And it is also like stealing FOCUS from SPCR and SPCR forum. I think the only way is to get MikeC/site admins approv...

I have TT silentbooster and it is working ok.

Just swap the fan - it is extremely loud
You could also decouple fan, because metal shroud of TT sb is vibrating a lot.

It is working suprisingly good with fan@5V in "suck" mode - which is just what i need in my HTPC setup.

I'm aware of that threads. I just want to bring it back, because that treads was more about how to prevent forum from flooding with "low quality" post. Wiki is great way to organize information, but I can understand MikeC - lack of attention/volunteers can be a problem. But wiki is too great :D. We ...

SPCR forum is growing lightning fast. If I don't have time to read forum for few days - I have to run through hundreds of post when I get back :D And 50% (or more) posts are same old song (best case, best fan - all over again). So I was thinking - why don't start a SPCR wiki using existing (and futu...

I couldn't find my camera :oops: so I took one from the web. You have to connect two little "holes" on the pcb (thick red line on the photo). I my case whole light green rectangle area is filled with pencil (HB). (that rectangle with the red line within) http://img195.echo.cx/img195/5927/sempronmobi...

you'll have to wait for photo of mobile-moded sempron till monday, sorry

Good news - i'll probably get my mobo till tuesday, so I can confirm if this mod is ok.

Ok. I'll post photo within few hours.

I'm planning to buy mobo next 1-2 weeks - then I can post my results.

I've just bought used mobile-modded sempron 2400+ on net auction. It is pencil trick modification. I can make a photo if you are intrested. I don't have mobo yet thus i can't check if this mod is ok. I've read that mobile-mod trick (unlocking multiplier) works only on non-nvidia chipset mobos (i.e. ...

kristofer - welcome to SPCR ! > What kind of voltage do you guys recommend for a XP 2000 TB? rule of thumb - you can easily lower voltage by 0,5V (stock settings), if you underclock (say 1600+) you can lower voltage to 1,475V > And if I lower the voltage too much (by modding) I fear that > my comput...

Would you suggest buying the Nexus 4090 as in your reviews? I've bought nexus 4090 and it is not as quiet as i thought it will be :D But so far it is quietest PSU i ever have. It has som clicking fan noise - i think the fan is little unbalanced. But YMMW. If your setup is running rock stable and on...

i agree with the above posts. 3D card with good openGL implementation is REALLY helpful not with rendering per se (cpu intensive), but with the 3d modeling (making 3d objects, rotating scene, moving objects). You (your friend) will suffer more from slow/poor 3d modeling than from slow rendering (i.e...

I get an annoying whine [...] as I turn the mouse wheel or run the mouse pointer over web links. I have same notebook (it is great, but little too hot underside) and i don't have such problems. I'm using trackpoint (that ibm red stick between keys) - mayby you could unplug your mouse and then try? ...

Consider buying sempron 3100+ instead, since it is just A64 without 64bit capability. And 3100+ i cool'n'quiet enable and has newer, cooler-running core than 2800+.

Where I live, the price of 3100+ is mere 10$ higher than 2800+.

sorry if it is little OT

If mobo has 20pin + separate 4pin (p4 style) connectors - can it be powered by 20pin only PSU? Assuming relatively low power system s.745 mobo + underclocked sempron 3100 (~40W) + 1HDD + 20W VGA.

Has anyone ever tried setting up the power supply to draw from the outside of one side of the case, and blow to the outside of the other side of the case, without any of that air going into the rest of the case? Yes. Many of us. Search for "psu duct". It is good when you have temp controlled fan on...

When a tight seal is needed (radiator fan), then a soft mount might actually do more harm than good (loss of pressure/vacuum). I agree, but you can easily work this out. I use duct tape to simply fix the gap between radiator and soft mounted fan. It gives me 1'C difference in temps (with duct tape ...

@60W you can have sempron 3100+ My own post convinced me to buy sempron 3100+ and AOPEN ak-86L motherboard. It is so good and cool running that i made it my main pc cpu (upgrade from tualatin 1.2 - so the difference it is huge :D ) I was planing to buy A64 for my main rig, but with sempron 3100+ i ...

They aren't dead silent, but I have to put the enclosure within an inch of my ear to hear the drive. The disk is hard mounted in the enclosure, so this might be comparable to a notebook mount. good to hear that The current drive in the C400 is an IBM Travelstar 4200RPM, which is not as quiet as the...

I've heard that Debian and NetBSD both run pretty well on the MIPS processor in the Qube2, so I've been considering upgrading to those two. Now you've given me a third candidate to consider. I'm affraid that clarkconnect is compiled for x86 only :( But i'm sure that you will love its web-based inte...

You can buy used epia boards - fanless EPIA EDEN 5000 is enough for linux. It is really cheap. I couldn't find EPIA EDEN 5000 so I bought EPIA 800 @133Mhz and UNDERCLOCKED it = 400 @66 Mhz. It is running fanless now. Even underclocked - it is faster and more responsive than pIII733 winXP fileserver....

Try via epia motherboards.
17x17cm all-in-one

You can get CL type - it has 2 NIC-s (ethernet 10/100) if you want to bulild a router.

There are special linux distros for epia boards - google for it.

Try
www.mini-itx.com
www.epiacenter.com
for reference, and epia types comparsion.

I want to build CHEAP undervolted/underclocked htpc from the new parts. I was thinking of Sempron 2200+ socket A and a ASROCK K7S41GX (sis 741GX chipset) cheap microATX mobo. I've searched the forum and found few topics: http://www.forums.silentpcreview.com/viewtopic.php?t=18189 http://www.forums.si...

A Samsung and a WD Scorpio. I'll try to do a comparison for everyone, perhaps even run it against my 4200rpm, 8MB cached 80GB 2.5" Fujitsu. I'm very intrested in comparsion with 4200rpm, 8MB cached 80GB 2.5" Fujitsu, because i want to replace my notebook HDD with a new one, hoping that the new one ...

sorry, double post - moderator please delete

I want [...] to use IDE RAID of security reasons. If you are after security DON'T use onboard (mobo) raid, because if your mobo dies you will have to find exactly the same mobo (or at least chipset - but it is 50/50) to gain acess to your hdd's. It could be difficult after few years - only used one...

AMD market it [A64 2800+] as a "Newcastle" and i'm sure most of them now are real Newcastles, but there might still be some clawhammers knocking about still. Exactly. That is the CHEAP option i'm talking about, because clawhammer that are in the shops are really cheap. Hey... I've just checked that...