Pappnaas wrote:But one serious problem persists: how to backup that NAS?

To another NAS over the internet, of course!
(but seriously, you want off-site redundancy, local backups might as well be internal NAS runs or RAID - I have trust issues with USB drives)

The shutdown behaviour is news to me. I don't like the idea my hardware doesn't shut down completely when I shut it down. I would DIY a killswitch if that was the case.

Here's something on the Start Menu: http://art.penny-arcade.com/photos/i-Rr ... x10000.jpg

The notion that a single-machine household is the norm sounds a bit outdated to me, and the general population are anything but effective users when operating manually. The young adult homes I visit contain at least 2 PCs each, often more (1 desktop, several portables), multiple multimedia devices, ...

All that's really needed is to place multimedia data on a separate server. Having data on a separate system is not ideal for many people and shifts the problems of heat, noise and energy consumption elsewhere. I don't like the idea of adding another system in just as a server at home, it's terrible...

flemeister wrote:These are the types of systems that they intend it to be used in:

http://www.quietpc.com/sys-a430
http://www.quietpc.com/sys-a460
http://www.quietpc.com/sys-a470
http://www.quietpc.com/sys-a480

I'm kinda wary of extra holes in cases after spilling a drink in my last rig...

Nice proof of concept. I will definitely stick around to see if they develop something more viable for ordinary setups.

Good to hear, and thanks for the follow-up - it's all valuable data!

The reason why a GPU has dual connectors is connector resistance, not wire resistance. The connector will overheat if too much current is flowing through it but the 16 or 18 gauge wire can handle a lot more so one modular PSU cable with two plugs on it should work fine. For the hard drive, if you d...

What makes me laugh is he is so enthusiastic about how you can customize the colors and background picture on the start screen and how you can now multi task, running two or more programs at a time.... Someone needs to show him the previous Windows versions :lol: Yyyyeah... impressive feats for a 1...

Congrats on a finished build! 8) Regarding the points made: The Macho is one of those huge tower coolers that can cool well with minimal forced airflow (meaning lower fan RPM and thus less noise). Option #2 was getting something like the True Spirit 120M that is compact and thus easier to install, b...

SkyDrive: As long as the US government proceeds to take access to anything they deem useful without having some kind of warrant or some kind of court decision in addition to informing the data's owner (see: http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2013/05/31/judge-google-fbi/2378799/) i will not use any ...

That SkyDrive integration sounds really nasty. I don't like the service to begin with, and implementing it so deeply rooted and apparently "wide open" is just bad policy. MS needs another slap in the face it seems (the previous being the $700 million EU antitrust fine). It's good if there is an opti...

Grounding a socket is more than just swapping the receptacle: the ground wire needs to be routed from the service panel or a suitable junction box. Just wondering for my case, my house (really old) didnt have any 3rd connector, what i did was to my worker did was to burry a copper stick underground...

The whole point of a plug not fitting in a socket is usually because it would be a bad idea to connect the two. Surge protection circuits in general work by controlling the voltage they let through to the system to be protected and shunting the excess down a ground pin or wire to dissipate harmlessl...

One thing to note about power protection: most of it messes with Powerline products, so make sure to pick a compatible one. The Eaton UPS I use has a PLC-compatible socket that works fine.

Surge protectors are fine for TVs and dumb electronics, but you really should consider a UPS for a PC. Data loss isn't just personal or work files, you can drop out during a critical software update or system operation that may take a lengthy and complicated repair operation to smooth out, and may l...

Newegg has a bundle deal going on for the i5 3570k with the ASUS P8Z77-V LK for $50 off. Would I see many downsides going to the LK version over the regular ASUS P8Z77? The LK version is $50 less on newegg and with the $50 combo I'd save $100. What do you guys think? Happened across this review of ...

Full ATX is fine, especially if you can get a deal. I just value the small mATX footprint highly, as the board inside is the same hardware (chips, channels, slots etc.), just in a more compact package. Mini-ITX is where the real compromises start. 256 GB SSD is excellent if you can afford it. Bigge...

You're never going to expand beyond what mATX can offer, it's pretty much a fact of life for anyone but the craziest triple-card SLI/CF setups, as even the midrange PRO supports dual-card SLI/CF. It would also have to be a pretty serious server for you to need more than 6 SATA connections (note the ...

Fractal Mini : I like mine. Not the smallest out there, but very solid and plenty quiet. Shouldn't break the bank. Dell monitor looks good for gaming, nice stand, okay picture quality. Red is just another HDD. It differs mainly in firmware (the programming), which is aimed towards continuous use an...

Hah, keep forgetting the 840 Pro is old news already.

CPU : OK GPU : OK Mobo : Full ATX is a waste of space and money with just 1 card in the system, Gene V has Fan Xpert 2 in µATX. Fan Xpert+ boards still good. Case : OK, but see Mobo. SSD : OK, personally prefer mature models. HDD : Switch to WD Red with longer warranty and possibly better acoustics...

Good to see review of this very interesting heatsink. Though what this review misses is comparison to NH-U12P. Would have been real interesting to see how one additional heatpipe fares againts possibly increased airflow impedance. In this user made comparison U12S wins when using Noctua's fan and 1...

I have no special love for Noctua (defending a company is wasting one's breath), but the bashing is getting tiresome. The fan specs not matching has been discussed many times. Different specs result from different measurements, it's subjective data since there is no well-adopted standard. Products g...

Providing different strokes for different folks would indeed have been a dynamite idea, but they decided They Know Best. And here we are.

Good to see another well-performing compact heatsink.

I wouldn't start separately rating the mounting, as it gets rated as part of the efficiency already (poor mounting, poor efficiency), but it is a critical aspect.

Update: Microsoft doesn't think too highly of Windows 8 either. Source: http://gizmodo.com/financial-times-micr ... -493265011.

Remains to be seen if the changes are cosmetic or if they're going under the hood.

Just for perspective, I've compared the Crucial m4 128 GB, Kingston HyperX 3k 90 GB and Samsung 830 128 GB locally, and there was no appreciable speed difference. On performance charts like the X-Bit Labs relative chart ( http://www.xbitlabs.com/images/storage/ocz-vector/table3.png ) the m4 should b...

Reporting in with my 3 TB drive. I can confirm it to be very, very quiet as far as HDDs go. Compared to my old AAKS Blue, the head sounds are extremely muted - for a moment I thought they were completely absent! I can't yet confirm how the Red sounds solo, as it might be the Green's heads I'm hearin...

Regarding radiators, I quote the latest such review on SPCR: Despite this improvement over other watercoolers, the 240M fails to change our general opinion of such devices. Liquid coolers may be well-suited for performance enthusiasts who push their components to their limits and thus have to pair t...