Nice idea to test color reproduction. However the color corrected images have too high contrast. On the Samsung the overall effect is worse than default. Probably not too important as people using these monitors are unlikely to correct color unless it's done automatically by the OS installing a prof...

Hey guys. Computer related but not directly silencing related, so posted here. I recently upgraded my system with an SSD, W7, and a quad-core CPU. The problem is that Media Player Classic (Home Edition) ... It should be noted that it happens when opening the program on its own and not only when dou...

dan wrote:Westmere will have an integrated graphics core. How powerful?

Benchmark of early sample:
http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=20291&page=6

I guess the D945GSEJT is looking to be the best low power board at the moment, a 12W envelope is impressive. Then pineview should be even more so: http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=20134 Claims the higher-clocked one will have 6.5W TDP including GPU. Main issue with the D945GSEJT that I can...

De gustibus non est disputandum but I happen to think it looks better than the giant lip on the iMacs True, that is not attractive either. Putting the extra baggage behind the screen would be best. croddie, the problem is aesthetics will always be subjective. The point here is you don't like it whi...

Nice hardware, but really ugly. Just make it silver or white, and a simple shape, can't go wrong! Instead black distorted shapes with unnecessary details that won't appeal to anyone with a sense of style - the type of person attracted to Apple designs. You don't need to be a design genius, just make...

Including console:

Final Fantasy IV (2 US)
Orion 2
Sim City 2000
Secret of Monkey Island
Civ 2

Honourable mentions: Red alert 2, Dawn of War, Total War series, Chrono Trigger

Looks very promising MikeC: looking forward to the review!

Bumping an old thread to see if there are new answers. No-one seemed to be getting particularly low power, given that WHS doesn't require any graphics and can take a slow CPU. Presumably current integrated graphics tends to draw power even if unused? Any motherboards in the works that could make for...

Hi, Westmere will have an integrated graphics core. How powerful? I understand it will be a 32nm x64 MCM w/45nm graphics chip. Is it direct x 11 complaint? Old Discussion of graphics core in clarkdale/arrandale: http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.aspx?catid=31&threadid=2276310 Thread with a lo...

The biggest problem I have is to find a low power motherboard. Now with the new Clarkdale with integrated memory controller, video and low TDP 73W for low end i3 there will be almost nothing left on the motherboard. Yes hopefully there should be even more Mini-ITX boards for this reason. 45nm vs 32...

They have recently changed the entire page and don't have any specifics but it still reads "Nvidia, ATI or Matrox" Also "The dark days of incompatible graphics card drivers are for the most part history". I would be very surprised if Intel G45 or even the old G35 caused any problems for DAWs. Read ...

Macs require basically zero maintenance... With a PC it's a different story...If you are any serious about a production machine then get a Mac. A little unbalanced this: -You mean with a PC you build yourself; you can also buy PCs ready made and almost everyone does. Although if you can't build a P...

I've got 3TB of home server storage, so I'm not worried about the RAID. I've seen some research that indicates that some DAW s/w do not interact well with integrated graphics which is why I proposed a passively cooled GPU. Just saw this comment. This is just hocus pocus by people who don't understa...

Yes an important difference is integrated graphics, but also smaller form factors are tuned for lower power consumption in component choices and VRMs.

The SVN is the version to use. They release MPC-HC very rarely; last release was last year and there are lots of improvements and fixes since then. In order to get WMP to work with DXVA in Vista you need to go through a complex process of installing the MPC-HC video decoder, and then some things don...

Comments? Sell, build from scratch. mATX system using integrated graphics. This system is power-hungry, hard to silence. Make sure to use a 45nm processor. A good system would be dual core processor, 4GB RAM, M-Audio, or better E-MU. A higher-end system would be quad-core, 8Gb RAM, RAID, RME soundc...

I think it makes sense for the (non-server) market to split into: - ATX: dedicated gamers with dual discrete video cards - Micro-ATX: regular 3D gaming with a single video card, or specialist systems using one or more PCI/PCI-express slots (e.g. professional audio, discrete video for GPGPU); mobos w...

Xuestor wrote:So, if going for a AMD combo, what would your pick be? criterias are hmdi output and one pci slot. I'm really lost in this jungle

EDIT: mATX is the only option cause of the tight fit in my tv-bench.

For AMD I'd go for a 780G/785G microatx or mini-itx motherboard, and a new 45nm X2 240.

My laptop with GMA4500HD doesn't do DXVA either. Intel will not release their documentation, though the folks at Cyberlink probably have it working with their PowerDVD software. You won't get it with MPC-HC, though. I was aware this used to be a problem with G45 but I thought this was working now. ...

jessekopelman wrote:Intel X4500HD, NVIDIA 8XXX and above, AMD 690 and above all can do it.

780 and above

Manufacturing Process 65 nm vs 45 nm No deep sleep mode vs Deep/deeper sleep modes Max. core Voltage 1.5 V vs 1.3625 V Min. power dissipation 8 W same Max. power dissipation 105.15 W vs 98.89 W TDP 65 W same If I remember E5200 is <<5W idle, hard to measure, and about 20W at full load. Definitely w...

Very powerful system! What are you going to do with it?

Nice pics!

I'm sure it's fine. If you do a lot of parallel processing, go for it.

I disagree. This is great value. And will have TRIM support.
For $225 you get an 80Gb boot drive, a decent size for OS and programs and non-media files for many people. A drive which might double or triple the speed of the computer for average uses. Low-power, silent, small, and robust too.

which is moot because lack of digital video output rules out for uses requiring displays What do you mean? It has DVI (which means it will also support HDMI via an adaptor). OK didn't look at the picture, just the conclusion which said "Lack of digital A/V outputs". Maybe Lawrence Lee can correct t...

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jessekopelman wrote:I'd expect no more than 5W difference an E5200 and E7200 on the same motherboard.

I think you're right; it's a while since I saw the numbers.

Great review; this is very useful, and nice choice of components too. Shows it's still not easy to build a quiet and powerful mini-itx system, but it's definitely easier now this case is there. Ion-based HTPCs and home servers have become easy with this case. When Intel comes out with presumably low...