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- Sun Jul 30, 2023 9:56 am
- Forum: SPCR Announcements
- Topic: New SPCR design & management
- Replies: 33
- Views: 87143
Re: New SPCR design & management
Looks like GN has been working hard. Pt 1 (of 3!) video describing the ~$250,000 hemi-anechoic chamber they built for testing products in. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUqYTenB2A0 I wonder how the testing will be incorporated into their existing content. Will it be a feature of it's own (ala SPCR...
- Sun Aug 01, 2010 5:48 pm
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: Solo Bedroom PC
- Replies: 41
- Views: 40542
The duct merely cut the HD temp a degree or two, does anyone else have a 1.5+ year old WD blue and can compare HD temps? I guess I'm trying to make a P180 out of a Solo :lol: . Mine usually run 40-45 FWIW. Have a couple pre "Blue" designations and a couple Blue's but the one constant is pretty weak...
- Sun Aug 01, 2010 5:33 pm
- Forum: Deals, Vendors and Classifieds
- Topic: Looking for WD 320GB drive dated jan 24 2008-ish
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3025
- Mon May 31, 2010 12:58 pm
- Forum: Green Computing
- Topic: 5W idle green computer 1Ghz x86 CPU
- Replies: 5
- Views: 10108
- Fri May 28, 2010 7:09 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Need a few opinions on Plasma TV market
- Replies: 20
- Views: 9606
I looked at that plasma at Costco as well--they had their demo loop running instead of a movie and the 1024x768 resolution was very apparent, very jaggy text and angles. Was a bit above our price range and desires anyway (well, the wife's ;) ) so we got a 32" LCD. I have heard the talk of plasmas go...
- Sat May 15, 2010 6:48 am
- Forum: Donate for Reviews
- Topic: Donate: Titan Fenrir
- Replies: 19
- Views: 34694
Even worse for me. Wouldn't have read the review (of some tower heatsink like mentioned above) but happened to see this in the forum topics sidebar this morning. What about the usual donating setup? Does that affect reviews at all, like if a specific item is at 75/100 and you get a general donation ...
- Sat May 08, 2010 7:17 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Ever ship a PC with a tower heatsink?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 8809
There was the article on here where MikeC shipped one overseas, filled the case with some padding I believe (air bags?). Should be fairly effective I would imagine, just have to make sure they take them out on arrival. Or try to find one where the backplate or whatnot can be setup and mounted to the...
- Sun Apr 25, 2010 2:19 pm
- Forum: Deals, Vendors and Classifieds
- Topic: Wanted: 754 Athlon CPU (UK)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2764
- Fri Apr 23, 2010 6:59 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: My reflections on Seagate Barracuda LP
- Replies: 29
- Views: 17646
- Fri Apr 23, 2010 6:54 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: WD EARS vs Samsung EcoGreen F2? Three vs two platter?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4870
- Thu Apr 01, 2010 9:50 am
- Forum: Deals, Vendors and Classifieds
- Topic: Biostar A760G M2+ back in stock at Newegg for $64.99 w/FS
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2136
Biostar A760G M2+ back in stock at Newegg for $64.99 w/FS
linky This is an AM2 board from Biostar, has 6 internal SATA ports, unofficially supports ECC memory, has Gb LAN, PCIe x1 and a PCIe x16 slot that will work with non-graphics cards, and plenty o'usb ports for additional storage. I bought one refurbed and it's powering my WHS, it's the one brought u...
- Mon Mar 29, 2010 2:58 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Amazon -- WD15EARS --$84.99 FS today -- 1.5TB/64MB cache
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3557
Yep DEAL IS DEAD, looks like I must have gotten in on it while it was still good--message on that page now says: Due to high demand the Western Digital 1.5 TB Caviar Green SATA hard drive (WD15EARS) has sold out at our special Gold Box price (then blah blah sell you something else). I usually comple...
- Mon Mar 29, 2010 8:25 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Newegg - $149.95 for 2TB Samsung free shipping
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2492
Re: Newegg - $149.95 for 2TB Samsung free shipping
Don't suppose you saw the Amazon sale for today did youMichael Sandstrom wrote:I just ordered the Samsung HD203WI. The price finally dropped to a level I couldn't resist.
- Mon Mar 29, 2010 8:24 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Amazon -- WD15EARS --$84.99 FS today -- 1.5TB/64MB cache
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3557
Amazon -- WD15EARS --$84.99 FS today -- 1.5TB/64MB cache
http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-I ... B002ZCXJZE
Bought 2 for my WHS. These have 4K sectors (I plan on doing the software alignment).
1.5TB, 64MB cache. Bought 2 for 169.98 = 3TB!!
Bought 2 for my WHS. These have 4K sectors (I plan on doing the software alignment).
1.5TB, 64MB cache. Bought 2 for 169.98 = 3TB!!
- Tue Mar 23, 2010 2:19 pm
- Forum: Deals, Vendors and Classifieds
- Topic: Microcenter - $7.95 Mainboards/GA-MA78LM/M4A785-M/M4A79XTD
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4185
- Sun Mar 21, 2010 8:32 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Subtle alternative to Antec 183
- Replies: 27
- Views: 10141
Or the P182, will have cable management improvements definitely included.
edit: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6811129154 <--p180, and according to neweggs pics it has the revised cable management. Definitely a great case.
edit: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6811129154 <--p180, and according to neweggs pics it has the revised cable management. Definitely a great case.
- Wed Mar 17, 2010 7:48 am
- Forum: Networking
- Topic: do i really need a gigabit router[?]
- Replies: 27
- Views: 29712
- Wed Mar 17, 2010 7:44 am
- Forum: Newcomers Briefing Room
- Topic: So how much has changed in the last five years?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 10327
Obviously big changes, but depends on where in the purchasing spectrum you lie. At a minimum, you will be going dual core IMO. Intel has made some tremendous improvements, but AMD is still viable. And obviously there are tri/quad/hex cores out there now depending on your needs. Video cards--massive,...
- Sun Mar 14, 2010 6:55 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Powercolor GO! Green HD5750 (passive)
- Replies: 88
- Views: 73202
lowest voltage i could set before the card crashes is around 0.775 V 0.80 V = 13.6 W 0.85 V = 14.0 W 0.90 V = 14.3 W 0.95 V = 14.7 W Wow. Nice to see you posting here W1zzard, fantastic software and reviews over the years. Didn't realize how fast these 5750's were until tonight...and the power draw...
- Fri Feb 19, 2010 10:19 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Lenovo A70Z & Asus EeeTop ET2203 All-In-One PCs
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6922
Would it be asking too much for someone to mount the dang thing on a stand? We don't have monitors just plopped on the desk like that--why should they be when there is a computer attached to them? I don't think the imacs are that revolutionary or anything but they look a billion times better/normal....
- Wed Feb 17, 2010 7:19 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Searching for mATX Low Power Server Motherboard
- Replies: 18
- Views: 12376
I have found that in regards to the Open Source Operating Systems (OSOS?) that a big factor in dealing with them is the individuals familiarity with each specific one and their ability to understand their particular quirks and way of going about things. Also, was about to mention the Biostar board b...
- Wed Feb 17, 2010 2:54 am
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: Silent PC articles, publications and so forth for grad work
- Replies: 11
- Views: 10458
I know time is fairly short for you at this point but maybe look into less specific noise/workplace studies (not specifically PC noise but you get the idea). Anything showing benefits of a quieter workplace vs a noisy one. And perhaps contact some IT personnel at some corporate locations, ask if you...
- Wed Feb 17, 2010 2:13 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: The P180 is Back?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5510
It is in stock and the search listing shows they had a coupon for $60 off yesterday (now expired). So back to $149.99 (versus $89.99 yesterday). They must have dug up some old stock...Newegg let me 100 into an order though so they must have found a bunch 8) Antec doesn't list the original under curr...
- Tue Feb 16, 2010 2:27 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: 2010 Olympics USA live coverage workaround?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 14302
I honestly haven't checked yet, and I figured it would be like this when I saw a pre-Olympic column by a writer (I think it was on espn but who knows) begging to just let us watch the Olympics. He had been at the Nagano Olympics (I think) and it was exciting for the fans/athletes etc, but when he ph...
- Fri Feb 12, 2010 9:01 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Beware of "Internet Security 2010" -- worst Trojan
- Replies: 18
- Views: 8340
Hmm... viruses and the likes feels so pre-2003. But maybe that's just me. xD Just sent out an email reminding the old people in my life to not click on anything. I'm the remote phone tech-support and don't enjoy (1200 mile round trip) in home support calls :( Why do otherwise smart people click on ...
- Fri Feb 12, 2010 8:36 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Beware of "Internet Security 2010" -- worst Trojan
- Replies: 18
- Views: 8340
My father in law got this on his machine. Luckily he had it dual-booting with Linux. Was able to get him to download Malwarebytes Anti Malware (aka MBAM) and get it all sorted out. His AV (I think it was AVG) didn't pick it up. Nothing like late night phone support. Urgh. My dad got one of the Vundo...
- Sun Feb 07, 2010 6:51 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Low power HTPC - advice on last remaining parts needed
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5725
- Fri Feb 05, 2010 7:49 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Swap Manchester A64 X2 for Sempron D0 or A64 single core?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3846
Not sure what it's like in Europe but you can make some decent money here on something like ebay or tech forums selling the dual core 939 parts...might be better to sell off the stuff and get a more modern system. Even the single core parts are pretty power hungry. Don't think you would get an equiv...
- Thu Feb 04, 2010 1:48 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: PC is inaudible, ambient is NOT
- Replies: 18
- Views: 9283
Am I missunderstanding this, or does your room double as a toilet?!? edit: ok, after posting this, it crept up on me that "wc" could double as water-cooling. hehehe 5 flatmates and a whole of london = more. The only time I faintly hear the pc is late at night. Welcome to American English! You will ...
- Wed Feb 03, 2010 6:00 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: *SOLVED* weird Intel EIST and Windows 7 problem...
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3931
Is it possible that you disabled AHCI from the BIOS? win7 requires AHCI in order to interact with EIST. AHCI or ACPI? I'm 99% sure ACPI is on, not so sure about AHCI since the BIOS isn't real clear (it combines the IDE controller and SATA controller, though I picked the one that let me specify SATA...