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- Thu Aug 19, 2010 11:09 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Hows the Seasonic S12II 520 Bronze ??
- Replies: 7
- Views: 14977
- Fri Aug 13, 2010 2:53 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Seasonic X-400 Fanless PSU
- Replies: 167
- Views: 174009
Well, considering the price, i don't see a point of buying this vs the X-650. Take a look - US$139, that is $165 with 19% VAT (the typical VAT in Europe), converted to € it is 128 euros. Add a profit for the seller to that and we are at 135-140€ range. Seasonic X-650 is 130€. So unless you ha...
- Thu Aug 12, 2010 10:25 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Seasonic X-400 Fanless PSU
- Replies: 167
- Views: 174009
This is an amazing psu and also great review Mike! I really like how the OTP was able to protect the psu from dying in extreme conditions. I feel like a lot of the psus out there list protections, but don't actually provide many of them. I'm going to strongly consider an X-560/660 for my next pc bui...
- Mon Aug 09, 2010 9:48 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Mini-ITX NAS build
- Replies: 51
- Views: 39366
- Sat Aug 07, 2010 8:08 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: 80Plus Platinum (115v) finally exists
- Replies: 20
- Views: 12824
i heard supermicro is planning a few cases with platinum psu's; but i haven't heard anything about planned release dates yet... though they still list their 1400w gold level case/psu combos as coming soon, and they've been on the market for months... dont know how much credence to actually give any...
- Thu Aug 05, 2010 11:43 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: 80Plus Platinum (115v) finally exists
- Replies: 20
- Views: 12824
80Plus Platinum (115v) finally exists
I was kind of expecting this after 80plus gold became kind of routine for many psu makers and they put out a 220v version of platinum. Interesting efficiency numbers selected for 80plus platinum at 90-92-89% efficiency for the 20-50-100 range respectively. So it's not quite 90plus. ;) Maybe they'll ...
- Mon Jun 28, 2010 12:20 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Low-power and silent PSU for mini-ITX?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1967
- Tue Jun 15, 2010 12:12 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: ITX WHS Build recommendations - 1156/i3/6HD's/Small Case
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4607
Try this MB if you're thinking about the chenbro ! Supermicro X7SPA-H-O Atom D510/ Intel ICH9R/ RAID/ V&2GbE/ Mini-ITX Motherboard http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813182233&Tpk=Supermicro%20X7SPA-H-O Whoa whoa, $195 for an atom?? At that point it's far more worth it to go H55 ...
- Thu May 27, 2010 11:34 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: How do *you* pronounce "Kaze"?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 11791
I'm surprised anyone actually pronounces it with one syllable. That's like pronouncing Nike like Mike. Lol I just noticed your username. We have a spathi on board who likes silence! That totally makes sense because that means you aren't hearing scary aliens invading you...only ones sneaking up on y...
- Tue May 25, 2010 1:15 pm
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: The worst motherboard I have ever owned...
- Replies: 26
- Views: 13933
- Mon Apr 05, 2010 3:35 pm
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Dead Scythe :(
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2885
If it's still in the warranty period, just RMA it. Also imho, it's better to just design a system that will still be at a safe temp even if one fan goes down. Even my cpu could easily do fanless in my current system without an issue. Then if you do lose a fan, just replace it when possible without a...
- Wed Mar 31, 2010 11:06 am
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: CPU FAN [ERROR] PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3184
- Mon Mar 29, 2010 8:52 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: A proper NAS case: Fractal Design - Array Mini ITX
- Replies: 35
- Views: 24780
No one notice the build design quirks and hints? Doesn't it look like it's made by Lian Li somehow? Materials and design solutions etc? It quite simply screams like a cheaper Lian Li. I quite surely would bet that Fractal is ordering this from Lian Li factories to be made. There is even a "Made in ...
- Fri Mar 26, 2010 2:49 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: A proper NAS case: Fractal Design - Array Mini ITX
- Replies: 35
- Views: 24780
IMO, a server case should allow easily changing a single failed HD. That looks tedious in this case. *sigh* That's another consideration and one reason I got interested with the Chenbro ES34069 in the first place. Only problem is the Chenbro looks like it'll require more serious modding for a spcr ...
- Fri Mar 19, 2010 11:21 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: A proper NAS case: Fractal Design - Array Mini ITX
- Replies: 35
- Views: 24780
Umm... Array: 230x223x350mm Q-08: 279x333x407mm The Array is a little narrower, a lot shorter, and a little less deep. If you were installing your PC parts in the PC-Q08's packaging box, sure. Actual case dimensions for the PC-Q08: (W) 227mm x (H) 272mm x (D) 345mm D'oh! Whoops. Lol thanks for repl...
- Fri Mar 19, 2010 10:42 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Zotac H55 ITX board now available
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6325
- Thu Mar 18, 2010 2:59 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: A proper NAS case: Fractal Design - Array Mini ITX
- Replies: 35
- Views: 24780
Hmm, for a moment I thought this was actually a lot smaller than the Lian Li PC-Q08, but it's actually slightly wider, slightly deeper, and moderately shorter. I guess the main difference in the cases is the accidental space for an optical drive which also adds space for a full size psu. It looks li...
- Mon Mar 01, 2010 2:16 pm
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Zotac H55 ITX board now available
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6325
This is my #1 choice for sff board right now unless some other mobo makers comes out with something that tops it in the mini-itx h5x arena. Intel's H57 is obviously pointless with no voltage controls. It's also nice to have integrated wifi 802.11n if needed. I want to pair it with the Lian Li Q08 cu...
- Mon Mar 01, 2010 10:28 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Opinions about Hitachi 7K1000.C
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6754
I ended up picking up a couple Hitachi 7k1000.C 2 platter drives just to see how they were and return if needed. Unfortunately I lack tools to do any measurements so I only have some subjective thoughts. When comparing the drive against a Seagate 7200.11 3 platter 1TB without changing aam settings: ...
- Sun Feb 28, 2010 10:31 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Lian Li Q08
- Replies: 16
- Views: 26248
I am actually really interested in this case now. The 6 3.5" drive bays make this an almost perfect raid case. The only minor negative is a lack of hot swap, but honestly that's not something I majorly care about. Also the Zotac H55 combined with this case is almost a match made in heaven. 6 Sata po...
- Mon Feb 01, 2010 11:18 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Opinions about Hitachi 7K1000.C
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6754
I've been scared away from deskstars since the old ibm reliability problems. But it's obviously been long enough since that time period. There's been numerous deals for the 1TB hitachi recently, the only issue is a lack of good reviews regarding noise and performance. I'm highly interested in the 2 ...
- Wed Jan 13, 2010 11:51 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: is Firefox "Namoroka" 3.6b4 stable enough?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4441
- Wed Sep 30, 2009 9:20 pm
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Would I be insane to use a Core i5 for a NAS device?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 12530
Re: OpenFiler Does iSCSI
I'm also extremely interested in ZFS with Opensolaris and iSCSI. I used the Linux "appliance" OpenFiler (basically a customised rPath build that can be ruin on bare metal or virtualised) to build a software RAID5 NAS box with iSCSI, NFS, RAID-1 CF cards on an IDE adapter for boot/system devices, RA...
- Wed Sep 30, 2009 12:59 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Intel 34nm SSD released
- Replies: 237
- Views: 305743
I'm really looking forward to building a new high power + silent machine with some westmere variant on a native chipset with usb3 and sata3 combined with an SSD. It's certainly brought a new shift because of the huge random read and write benefits over magnetic storage, not to mention the advantage ...
- Wed Sep 30, 2009 12:37 pm
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Would I be insane to use a Core i5 for a NAS device?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 12530
Personally I'd say not insane at all. But I want to do the same thing. My goal is undervolted dual core westmere on a mini-itx board in a small boxy raid case with quad sata drives + ssd boot disk. I'm also extremely interested in ZFS with Opensolaris and iSCSI. That's really the paragon of software...
- Tue Sep 29, 2009 3:30 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Seasonic shows X-Series, modular, 80 Plus Gold @ Computex
- Replies: 172
- Views: 119920
I'm under the impression that the PSU side of SATA isn't changing in any way that would affect cabling. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_ATA Ya I haven't heard a single comment about changing the psu connector. It makes sense since it's already pretty small and if anything, most sata devices are...
- Fri Sep 25, 2009 9:56 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Seasonic shows X-Series, modular, 80 Plus Gold @ Computex
- Replies: 172
- Views: 119920
Hard OCP has first review. Thought it important enough to post this that I created account for first time after 3 years of reading SPCR but not allowed to post a link until get 3 posts on this board. Replace first two spaces with . and rest of spaces with / www hardocp com article 2009 09 25 season...
- Thu Sep 17, 2009 12:10 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Seasonic shows X-Series, modular, 80 Plus Gold @ Computex
- Replies: 172
- Views: 119920
- Thu Aug 27, 2009 1:47 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Seasonic shows X-Series, modular, 80 Plus Gold @ Computex
- Replies: 172
- Views: 119920
Any new word on these new gold certified Seasonic PSUs? Or news on any 80 plus gold PSUs. There are dozens of them listed on the 80 plus site, but not a single one seems to actually exist. Not quite true. There are the OCZ Z-series psus that are gold. However they seem awol in serious psu reviews a...
- Fri Aug 21, 2009 9:50 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Mini-ITX/Micro-ATX server cases?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4812
Mini-ITX/Micro-ATX server cases?
Besides the semi-infamous Chenbro mini-itx server case, I have seen very little that's promising for a 4+ hard drive server that's in a small form factor. Has anyone seen a good server case for 4 hard drives in a mini-itx or micro-atx form factor that looks promising for silence? I really dislike th...