Update for those still interested in this ancient CPU. Put my memory out of the equation by lowering the memory multiplier. Then I lowered the VCORE as low as I could (0.9) and set the CPU multiplier to 6, and finally began raising the FSB. I managed to reach an FSB of 360 (6x360 = 2160Mhz) and yet ...

It seems I´ve come to a dead end. The lowest available VIM for E8400 in RMClock is 1.1 volt.

Using BIOS I am able to access lower values, but since I´m in need of dynamic adjustment, being able to change it in Windows is crucial.

Is there some way to overcome the minimum SpeedStep available VIM?

Thanks all for your feedback. Concerning the lowered multi I havn´t tried it yet. WIll give it a goo tomorrow.

What is the speed inpact of lowering the FSB?

Gigabyte EP35-DS3 Corsair 520 watt PSU Latest bios (F3) Intel E8400 Stepping 0, Revision E0 I am only able to undervolt it at full speed to 1.1 volt. Also, having activated SpeedStep, using RM Clock, I am only able to combine FIDS with a minimum value of 1.1 volt. (In bios I can use much lower) Is i...

According to earlier posts in this thread, the HIS Radeon HD 4850 IceQ 4 is not quiet enough. But have anyone considered undervolting the card and taking full control of the fan? I.e. set up some kind of dynamc function that reduces the voltage, and fan-speed to near zero RPM?

Thanks for the link blue!

I have little to no experience what so ever about electronics. And the PW-200-V and Dell D2-A 200 W power brick, are just strange words to me. Do you know where I could read more about this stuff?

Does anyone know if the Scythe Mini Ninja fits in a Antec Fusion chassi?

Sry guys, didn´t do my homework before posting:
http://www.silentpcreview.com/article754-page1.html
.."You want a perfect passive CPU cooler in an Antec Fusion/NSK2400 or similar media PC case"

Thanks all for your feedback! When Strid wrote PicoPSU my thoughts turned to finding a case without PSU. But I also started thinking about MINI-ITX. Speaking of ITX I found two motherboards from Intel, DQ45EK and DG45FC. But after reading a review about the later of the two boards here at SPCR, the ...

I assumed a powerful CPU was needed to decode HD content as well as keep vista running smooth.

Which alternatives are you suggesting?

A friend of mine asked for my help to build a HTPC system. The goal is to run XBMC and/or Windows Media center. ANTEC HTPC FUSION WITH REMOTE BLACK ASUS P5N7A-VM PCI-E SOCKET 775 M-ATX CORSAIR 4GB DDR2 PC6400 XMS2 XTREME (2X2GB) INTEL CORE 2 DUO E8400 3.0GHZ 6MB 1333MHZ S-775 SCYTHE NINJA MINI CPU-C...

To tell you the truth, I was actually planning on building this system to my parents. But as I've got some very interesting input I've started to drift towards making it my own system and giving mine to them =) Some more questions: Will that huge Thermaltake will fit into a Antec Sonata case? Are th...

jackylman thanks for the input. I was planning on transfering a Corsair HX520W and a pretty big case that I plan to add some noise-reduction material to. Size is not an issue in this situation.

thanks

Thanks all for the replies.

It's right, I was thinking about ddr2 and 320gb and the E6550 seems to really suit my needs. Also interesting point about getting DDR2-800, definently will follow that advice.

Perhaps anyone could recommend a good moderboard and HFS?

Hi guys I've been off for a couple of years and would appreciate some guidelines, thanks. These are my thoughts: *Intel Core 2 Duo G0 stepping (FSB 1333) *Some after market HSF *RAM (2x1024) that supports 1333 *Motherboard properties: - FSB1333 support - No fans - Hardware support variable fan speed...

The card I linked to is in fact a AGP card, and it´s hard to tell whether they pcb layout has this 45-degree GPU angle rotation. I´m also thinking about the red heatsink that is placed down to the right from the GPU,, if that might ruin my plans of using a ZM80D? I also think I´ve read somewhere ...

Im currently using a ZM80D cooler @ my gf4 4600 but Im thinking of upgrading to this card:

7600gt @ msi global site


Does anyone know if that cooler, ZM80D, will fit on this MSI 7600gt?

EDIT: just some minor URL fixes

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thx for your replies. To be really honest, I dont know what Im doing - some sort of consumer madness. The way things are now, almost 100% silent, I can play the game I play (cs 1.6),, and using vista would probably just slow down the speed I handle my computer environment right now. I guess it´s a ...

Is this card: "XFX PVT73AUDE3" really quiet? I´ve been looking for a 7600GT based passivly coold card for some time now without success,, but then I came to think of fan control. Being in windows cant require too much efforts from the gfxcard,, and then simply use a "down-clock-gpu-and-mem" app bin...

I couldn+t find any with the AGP interface, are you sure you+´ve seen one?

Hey, I wounder if anyone have seen a passivly cooled geforce 7600GT (not GS)? or maybe some other card around 150 euro.

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thx for the quick reply!


I notise a very big difference between the fan spinning @ 1500 RPM and 2500 rpm. I belive that I need to lower my cpu fan to 1500 rpm to be able to hear my current chassi fan (default antec sonata one). Is that the same for you?


what do you mean by "folding 24x7"?

hey wooglin, fun to see that we have similair parts ;) Zalman 7000 Antec Sonata Future plans: create two virtual profiles: DEFAULT lower cpu multi, vcore, but keep HTT. browsing and usual stuff use speedfan or the BIOS supported feature that my k8n-e has (cant use Cool and Quiet because a nondefualt...

I need something to cool my 9800 pro without a fan. I do play alot of counter-strike. alt:s that I´ve read about: ZM80A-HP <- to heavy? ZM80C-HP <- fan needed @ faster cards ZM80D-HP <- fan needed @ faster cards Then I basicly thought that there couldn´t be any good alt:s, but then I saw that Sapphi...