Quick short question, just about to order so that I can put together over xmas (yes I got rid of the micro). Shall I go with * the one with the included earth watts power supply or * the one with the remote fyi I have an microsoft remote and if the power supply is quite loud I would switch that pote...

I sold mine, at a minimum loss, now debating whether to get the full size (not max) fusion in all black or another case... is it just me or has antec decided to sell the cases without psu for the same price they were 3 weeks ago with psu... is it possible to run a fanless psu in a fusion? any other ...

I have found someone who has just about managed to shoehorn a Sythe Ninja mini into a Psile case so shopping list currently looks like: Nexus Psile Case, 150W PSU Kit & DVD Writer (£222) Scythe Ninja Mini (£27) Western Digital Scorpio Black 320GB 7200RPM SATA-II 16MB Cache (£63) Scythe Quiet Dri...

can anyone confirm or deny the difference in VDPAU capabilities between the 8200/8300 amd and the 9300/9400 intel chipsets? http://www.nvidia.com/object/product_geforce_8200_mgpu_us.html http://www.nvidia.com/object/product_geforce_9300_mgpu_us.html I think they both do both, are am I wrong, I am as...

Strid wrote:Hey! Which linux are you going to run on this box?

I am rather vanilla, I so far use Ubuntu --> ie would be Mythbuntu for this probably but happy to hear other suggestions...

just browsing on phoronix, I am now under the impression that AMD will provide UVD2 but not necessarily UVD/UVD+ drivers, as the 780g would fall under the UVD+ bracket it looks like nVidia might have moved up a notch, any helpful hints?

are you sure? from the intel docs: P31: 15.5 W, 7.6 W idle, with 266 MHz FSB G31: 15.5 W, 7.4 W idle, with 266 MHz FSB with even a highly efficent card 25w ? 20w ? this adds up to 35W or more ... now the same Intel docs state G45: 24 W, 9 W idle, with 333 MHz FSB (also reproduced somewhere on spcr) ...

thanks for your reply.

i like the idea but I fear that will greatly increase the load and thermals of the system (??) would it then not be easier to go down the

Intel E5200 + Geforce Chipset route ?

from fud Dual Core K10.5 comes in late Q2

too late for my htpc.... but maybe I could go ULTRACHEAP on first processor like the 15euro sempron and then upgrade...

I know there are a bunch of threads on system building here (it is after all the system building area...) but please bear with me. Intro Also note I will post this request at SPCR, Phoronix and MythTVTalk, all to get input on the various aspects of the build. Some of these questions will have been a...

very true - I ended up grabbing one antec on ebay, I hope it will be all ok, as it ended costing only 70gbp or 80-85euro plus shipping

the silverstone ones cost more than that without psu or ir vfd....

fingers crossed it all works out

thanks the jampa, my case is ordered....

my boss (ie wife) said will you ever find the time to paint it? and I am not sure if I will never mind, lets first see it turn up....

now to the more difficult part speccing the rest of the hardware .....

any other suggestions but the shuriken?

my case has just been ordered.....

couple of points: a) whats the energy saving v 780g and v 790gx b) will there be boards that have pci slots I got a pci tv card c) come without the pre-amp -.-> I like the connectors but I do not need to spend all the money for the preamp, my sound system is not great and I cannot afford to upgrade ...

would you spray ?

I like the fusion, and the mini case would size wise be really suitable BUT it only comes in silver ... I am looking for an alternative in black, any good ideas, needs to be a flexible as the antec micro. I also like the look of the ml02 from silverstone, but can you use a normal cpu (ie not MODT) w...

thanks mike, sorry was not very specific...

I am looking to build an HTPC and I am a bit tight on budget and space ...

will follow that up, I cannot believe I missed the data on the noise, thanks for the spot and for the links

Asus P2-M3A3200 Asus info here looks like its got it all but is it quiet.... overclockersclub says its quiet but how quiet is that the reason I am asking is that it looks like a decent case / mobo combination and I have seen it for only 120quid (that is GB Pounds) All ideas welcome, also alternative...

The only thing I'm missing (apart from this mysterious driver :wink:) is a graphics driver for Linux. Does anyone know if Catalyst 8.3 works? Yes, I do :wink: I just installed the Linux Catalyst 8.3 on Ubuntu 7.10. And I'm very pleased to see that both 3D and XVideo work! But the UVD engine is not ...