The numbers themselves are useless. The review says so. But the differences might be about right. And if they are, they're really rather minor given the nature of what these systems are being built for, both taskwise and pricewise. If one is wanting to overclock and game, why look at a Zacate to be...

So the HTPC is up & running. It ended up with a full load temp of 60 in a 77F room. But that meant at least 70 if the AC was off (it's been hot here in NJ), and that seemed just too high. So I sat on the heatsink an old 40mm fan I had from a P3 cpu, which using the Asus fan software set to silent ru...

HFat wrote: I'd be nice of you to post your temperatures for future reference by the way.

Will do. Can you recommend the best way to log them? Last time I got into this I used Speedfan. Is there some better program, or just use the BIOS?

I think the heatsink is designed to work best flat like this, it's a bit more elaborate than the Atom version and I doubt it'll need a fan. You better test the possible orientations before building. That heatsink is flashy and is probably expensive but that's not the same as being effective. Asus' ...

Thanks for the feedback. Here's the plan, a base and face of MDF, a perfed AL cover, the MB on 2" standoffs over the DVD and the HD on an elastic suspension. I think the heatsink is designed to work best flat like this, it's a bit more elaborate than the Atom version and I doubt it'll need a fan. Th...

I'm building a HTPC case for this board, and and trying to figure whether it is best to make as much of it out of perforated aluminum sheet as possible for max ventilation, or should it be designed to "chimney" the heatsink and create a more channeled, higher velocity convection pattern. Another iss...

I've been waiting for the E35M1-I DELUXE to drop in price for a fanless HTPC build, instead it's completely unavailable! And there's not much selection of e350's at all. Are they unable to meet demand or are they withdrawing it from the market for some reason? Since I'm making a custom case anyway m...

I'm doing my research for my next HTPC build, and some of the these boards, particularly the Asus and Zotac fanless CPU models, seem right on the money for what I want: a silent HTPC and desktop apps machine, no gaming. But there seems almost no discussion of them here, a natural place to hear about...

Just be aware that the side panels on the P18x series cases contain layers of different materials that are designed to help damp noise. Cutting through them could be quite difficult. Plus, for a HTPC you shouldn't need all the cooling power of the P180 mini. Maybe look at some of the Coolermaster E...

Thanks Joe, that v351 looks interesting even though it would overhang the shelf by 3". I've been checking out the Antec Mini P180, an mATX midtower that's 8" wide and looks solid enough to mod easily. It has 2 sliding drive cages, I can remove the lower one and build a 5.25 drive mount there with a ...

I want to do away with my big A/V cabinet and full size ATX HTPC case and put mini components on a shallow bookshelf 8" deep. Have you ever seen a case with the assorted case front stuff on what would be the side of a normal tower? I haven't. Or am I looking at a DIY? It shouldn't be too tough to ro...

My MB in my trusty old p3-800 htpc seems to have been fried by a bad HD, so I've ordered a Celeron 340 2.93Ghz and a cheap MB for $70 rather than bother finding a new socket 370 MB at auction. I was wondering if there's any way to adapt my sweet Zalman CNPS6000 heatsink to the new socket 478. I pres...