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- Thu Aug 20, 2009 11:30 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Silverstone Sugo SG05 and SG06: Gaming mini-ITX cases?
- Replies: 41
- Views: 56029
- Tue Jul 28, 2009 3:35 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Where do you keep your P182? On the floor? Any other option?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 8504
My P180 rests in an antigrav field. Fan bearings are also no more orientation sensitive this way, which is nice. Kidding aside: It stands on the ground. But I'm not very happy about that: The kids almost tipped it over a few times while playing under the desk. Luckily nothing happened because it's t...
- Thu Jul 02, 2009 12:09 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Bye bye SPCR community.
- Replies: 61
- Views: 42616
Well, I think, there's nothing wrong with good digital. And with good, I mean something like FLAC files ripped from well-produced media played back on a Squeezebox Transporter to a decent amp and loudspeakers. I think that this combination would have to hide nowhere, compared even to the best availa...
- Tue Jun 30, 2009 12:08 am
- Forum: Deals, Vendors and Classifieds
- Topic: FS: My rig (P180, Q9300, ATI 4850 etc.) (DE, maybe PL)
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1612
FS: My rig (P180, Q9300, ATI 4850 etc.) (DE, maybe PL)
Hello, due to space reasons I'd like to sell my main rig - the only one using it is basically my wife, and so we decided to maybe get her a notebook. The specs: CPU: Intel Q9300, cooled with Xigmatek HDT-S1283 Mainboard: Gigabyte GA-965P-S3 RAM: 4GB Adata PC2-6400 (I guess, it's the 800MHz variant) ...
- Mon Jun 29, 2009 4:59 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: DFI LanParty JR 790GX-M3H5 mATX Motherboard
- Replies: 32
- Views: 18895
Hmmm - I'd love to build a very quiet µATX gaming rig out of that - two ATI cards with Accelero S1s on them, then a duct over them with a 120mm fan blowing through the duct towards the rear end of the case, all that combined with a big Phenom II in an Antec NSK3480 - sweet. Of course it could be di...
- Wed Mar 11, 2009 6:34 am
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: 3480 ala Swed, small, fast and quiet
- Replies: 36
- Views: 21461
Hi, I really envy your mod. I just recently got a new toy from my boss - I was allowed to build myself a Photoshop box (Q9400, 8GB Ram, two Samsung 750GB drives, Antec 3480) and I have to say, it's nowhere near as clean as yours. I was always intrigued by the idea to have a full-blown yet silent gam...
- Mon Dec 08, 2008 1:08 pm
- Forum: Site Feedback
- Topic: "view first unread post"
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5869
I don't mean that - although it's pretty nice to know anyway. What I mean is a line in the blue bar on top saying "view first unread post" in every thread if it has new posts since my last visit - e.g. a more prominent place for that rather hidden feature. Now that I know it's there, I want the usab...
- Mon Dec 08, 2008 9:39 am
- Forum: Site Feedback
- Topic: "view first unread post"
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5869
"view first unread post"
That's a function pretty widespread, and it would make things much easier here, at least for me. This forum tends to rather long threads sometimes, which is fine, and old threads also get reactivated sometimes, which is also fine. But even finer would be if I could just click a button which would br...
- Tue Nov 25, 2008 7:10 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Core i7, interesting feature set
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2210
Core i7, interesting feature set
German magazine c't has pretty extensive coverage in their recent issue on the upcoming Core i7. One of the key things they are covering is the possibility to dynamically overclock within a user-set power envelope. They also measured the power draw of a Core i7 EE (!) in idle being slightly lower th...
- Tue Nov 25, 2008 6:59 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Enermax Modu82+ to outlast current PC?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4915
A typical SPCR system using modern hardware only requires 100-150 watts at full power. That's not likely to change substantially in the next few years, so even the low-rated options should serve you happily for a long time. The current Core i7 chips are akin to the Extreme Edition processors of old...
- Wed Nov 19, 2008 7:30 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Super Efficient Cars [very large pictures]
- Replies: 387
- Views: 906476
also, what's not sci-fi about the whole front of the car hinging up in order to get in or out? :) This: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1a/Isetta_dwergauto.gif :lol: :lol: That's the BMW Isetta from the post-war time. You can bet it had no five-star passenger security. I just like t...
- Wed Nov 19, 2008 1:17 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Super Efficient Cars [very large pictures]
- Replies: 387
- Views: 906476
- Tue Nov 18, 2008 7:35 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Super Efficient Cars [very large pictures]
- Replies: 387
- Views: 906476
- Tue Nov 18, 2008 6:02 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Super Efficient Cars [very large pictures]
- Replies: 387
- Views: 906476
Hi, Really?! Too bad you didn't have a camera handy! What highway and what day/time was it? The folks over at the Aptera Forum are anxious for any and all news about the Aptera. Did the vehicle you saw have the rear quarter windows, or not? You do also say "handy"? I thought this was a German disea...
- Mon Oct 27, 2008 1:00 am
- Forum: Notebook Systems
- Topic: Powerful but still quiet laptop
- Replies: 17
- Views: 28124
- Fri Oct 24, 2008 6:14 am
- Forum: Notebook Systems
- Topic: Powerful but still quiet laptop
- Replies: 17
- Views: 28124
I just got a Lenovo Thinkpad T400, and it's very quiet, though not silent. It's also quite powerful, sporting Centrino 2 with these new CPUs drawing very little power. I stepped up from the (still IBM) T60p (which was stolen), and I could not notice any decline in quality. Instead, it feels even stu...
- Tue Oct 14, 2008 11:15 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: What's that all about? [heavy Nvidia quality problems]
- Replies: 26
- Views: 19985
- Mon Oct 06, 2008 12:00 am
- Forum: Green Computing
- Topic: Not only Silent, but how about "Dark"?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 11860
That is an impressive loan. The estimates I've seen for adding renewable power to an individual home (solar, wind) suggests cost that would take about that long (20 years) to re-coup. Assuming you have a good site and are eligible for government subsidies! Here in Germany, we have federal law commi...
- Tue Sep 30, 2008 6:38 am
- Forum: Green Computing
- Topic: Not only Silent, but how about "Dark"?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 11860
Here in the US, I think only people who are very, very, well off can afford those kinds of systems. And I assume it only makes sense if you are building a new home. Hence, I've never seen one. But they sound sweet! Well, altoghther his house wasn't overly expensive - it's a question of preference, ...
- Mon Sep 29, 2008 5:50 am
- Forum: Green Computing
- Topic: Not only Silent, but how about "Dark"?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 11860
A friend of mine just finished building his new house, altogether with a fancy house management system. He has two switches sitting next to his bed, and two switches sitting next to his main door, which can be configured to do almost anything. One of these switches is used to turn off all lights in ...
- Mon Sep 29, 2008 4:01 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Where to get artic cooling twin turbo
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3202
- Thu Sep 18, 2008 12:50 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Intel DG45FC: Loaded LGA775 Mini-ITX Board
- Replies: 40
- Views: 46282
- Thu Sep 11, 2008 11:50 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Radeon HD 4670: A perfect balance?
- Replies: 498
- Views: 415347
I'm thinking about selling my 3870 and use a spare old 6200 for a while until this baby arrives in Sweden. The question is if my S1 (first rev) will fit the 4670. However, I've noticed something interesting recently - my computer's performance has actually been growing faster than my demands. I thi...
- Thu Sep 11, 2008 11:45 pm
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: Ye olde P180 - major system upgrade (new: cabling pics)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 17278
- Wed Sep 10, 2008 4:43 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Problems with removing stock ATI 4850 cooler?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6645
- Tue Sep 09, 2008 11:33 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Problems with removing stock ATI 4850 cooler?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6645
- Tue Sep 09, 2008 11:27 am
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: Ye olde P180 - major system upgrade (new: cabling pics)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 17278
- Tue Sep 09, 2008 11:08 am
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: Ye olde P180 - major system upgrade (new: cabling pics)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 17278
For my fellow geeks: http://img55.imageshack.us/img55/1493/dsc8638vo8.jpg What I've done is marked up in green :D : Holes I've made: - data for optical drives - power for optical drives - SATA cables and front panel coming from the mainboard - ATX12V and fan power (top hole) - made a gap in the bar ...
- Mon Sep 08, 2008 11:26 pm
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: Ye olde P180 - major system upgrade (new: cabling pics)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 17278
@xev: I've totally forgotten about that, I have to admit. I hope that I can find some time today (when the kids sleep). @Linux guy: It wasn't very hard to get the plastics off. Just some prying. I have to say, I really like the technical look. About the cables: I took a dremel clone and pretty much ...
- Fri Sep 05, 2008 2:30 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: 1st post - want to mod my 4850 with an Accelero S1...
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6380