Well, I tried.

Yeah, I hesitated before posting in this area, but there wasn't an obvious better choice for describing an entire system.

Anyway, to make amends, here's a quick pic.

A few weeks ago I built a new system using a Mine cooler, as I described here: http://forums.silentpcreview.com/viewtopic.php?t=32791. I ordered the Mine because it was one of only a few quiet coolers that were advertised as being AM2 compatible. The runner up was the Zalman CNPS9500 AM2. I don't kn...

I'm too lazy to take pictures, but here's my experience in case it might help someone. My goal was to build a quiet machine fast enough for gaming and some software development work, with some upgrade potential as well, without paying too much for bleeding edge performance. Case: Antec Solo PSU: Sea...

However, I wonder if AMD just added some extra tests in their production line to sort out which CPU could be undervolted while remaining stable and now sell them with a price premium. DailyTech wrote "By utilizing aggressive power state timings settings and processors binned for lower voltages, AMD...

Wow. Great tips in under 24 hours. Gotta love this place. I'm not at all surprised at the 3200+ suggestion. That's what I had penciled into my plan until the last minute. From what I've read, a 3200+ is good enough for today's games. I bumped it up one level just to make sure it will last me a few y...

This system will be used mostly for browsing, gaming, software develpment & testing with virtual PC sessions, and movie watching. It will run XP now, but perhaps Vista later. I think I need 2 GB RAM and 200+ GB disk for future use. (My present 60 GB drive is almost full.) Currently my disk speed is ...