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- Tue Feb 21, 2012 11:30 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Western Digital Livewire Powerline Networking Kit
- Replies: 24
- Views: 21321
Re: Western Digital Livewire Powerline Networking Kit
It shows performance between the two adapters and how there effected by different electrical configurations, but what i couldn't find, was the performance between to ports on the same adapter. Each adaptor has 4 ports does it not? Unless im truely that dense today (it has happened many times), The r...
- Tue Feb 21, 2012 2:02 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Western Digital Livewire Powerline Networking Kit
- Replies: 24
- Views: 21321
Re: Western Digital Livewire Powerline Networking Kit
what is the performance of two devices connected to each other on the same end, Is it comparable to a gigabit switch? I would be happy with its performance over AC to my HTPC, but can it replace my GB switch i have under my desk to connect my NAS, Gaming rig and Router together? Judging by the revi...
- Mon Feb 20, 2012 4:44 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Western Digital Livewire Powerline Networking Kit
- Replies: 24
- Views: 21321
Re: Western Digital Livewire Powerline Networking Kit
what is the performance of two devices connected to each other on the same end, Is it comparable to a gigabit switch?
I would be happy with its performance over AC to my HTPC, but can it replace my GB switch i have under my desk to connect my NAS, Gaming rig and Router together?
I would be happy with its performance over AC to my HTPC, but can it replace my GB switch i have under my desk to connect my NAS, Gaming rig and Router together?
- Sun Dec 11, 2011 9:10 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: zotac PCI GT430 in Intel DG41MJ
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1626
zotac PCI GT430 in Intel DG41MJ
I have ran this motherboard for some time, and decided to simply get a graphics card upgrade rather then new motherboard. I still want to retain the ability to remove the graphics board and install my MAudio soundboard when the need arises. (mobile dj application) Anyhow I purchased said video card,...
- Thu Dec 16, 2010 3:31 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: AMD HD 6900 series launch & reviews
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7890
Re: AMD HD 6900 series launch & reviews
i thought crossfireX on certain 7xxg series chipsets already supported this to an extent?
- Wed Dec 15, 2010 5:27 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: AMD HD 6900 series launch & reviews
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7890
Re: AMD HD 6900 series launch & reviews
this gpu also supports a 'negitive feedback' control to keep the gpu within a certain power envelope. According to Anandtech it does not adjust voltages, but will only adjust clockspeeds. The neat thing is though you can set a thermal envelope to lower then stock settings (between 200 and 300 watts)...
- Sun Aug 15, 2010 1:16 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Seasonic X-400 Fanless PSU
- Replies: 167
- Views: 172716
seasonic, my favorite brand of all time. My old 300w super tornado is stull running in my file server after being used in my workstation for some time. It is probibly a good 7 years old now, having only needed to replace the fan. My current one is a corsair HX520 (seasonic made) which i purchased sh...
- Mon Jul 19, 2010 5:19 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Is there a quiet 30" 2560x1600 monitor out there?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4158
I have a 20" lcd that does just that. Hang a thick cloth, towl or other material on the wall behind the monitor to absorb the sound, it will cut down the noise a huge amount. The sound also appiers to be quieter however when the brightness (internal bulb intencity) is at maximum, and all dynamic bri...
- Mon Jul 05, 2010 10:49 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Core i3's ability to pass surround sound over HDMI
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5804
- Sun Jul 04, 2010 6:24 pm
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: is there a pin mod to undervolt on socket 775
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2883
- Sun Jul 04, 2010 2:15 pm
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: is there a pin mod to undervolt on socket 775
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2883
is there a pin mod to undervolt on socket 775
i know there is another topic on this somewhere, but after 30 minutes of not finding it, my frustration has taken over. I am trying to undervolt a conroe Celeron Dual core on an intel DG41MJ motherboard, and RMClock only goes as low as 1.18 volts. Is there a simple bsel type mod to set the base volt...
- Sun Jul 04, 2010 2:12 pm
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Core i3's ability to pass surround sound over HDMI
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5804
it does have digital output on the back, The top 1/8" plug (also used as line in/mic) is a flexjack that can be set with the creative software for coaxial digital output (on the right channel when using rca adaptors i think). It is however rather limited in capability and performance. It will send u...
- Sat Jun 19, 2010 3:58 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Looking for ATI based card 5770 preferred but want quiet
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4614
for anything but gaming, the onboard video isnt bad, hardware decoding of HD content and Aero are quite slick on it. But for gaming a single more powerfull video card is always better then 2 lesser ones. A single 5770 should be great for most games at decent settings. I currently run a GTX260 that h...
- Fri May 28, 2010 4:01 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: 2TB "Green" HDD: Samsung or Western Digital?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 12725
the problems are with the WD's smart headparking sceme which softparks the heads after 8 seconds of inactivity. Linux likes to do some sort of drive access every 10 or so seconds which drives the headpark counts through the roof and eventualy causing wear issues. At least that is how i understand it...
- Fri May 28, 2010 3:55 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Nothing but trouble so far, itx htpc build.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5467
- Fri May 28, 2010 2:21 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Nothing but trouble so far, itx htpc build.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5467
there is more then enough room for the E8400's retail cooler from intel. it will touch up against the psu but it will function just fine. I have the MI-100 which is identical with an Intel DG41-MJ mainboard and used my E8400 in it for a while until swiching cpu's to something else so i could use the...
- Thu Apr 01, 2010 1:59 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: replacement cooler for low profile video cards?
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1208
replacement cooler for low profile video cards?
its for an 8400gs. whats out there, i have not been able to find anything, and i have gone back about 10 pages in this one forum with no findings :( If i could find a cheapy for like $10 i would be happy, beats replacing an otherwise good card. I should add that hight is not a concern, the stock fan...
- Thu Apr 01, 2010 1:57 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: new light weight 5450/5670
- Replies: 9
- Views: 7855
my 5450 seems to have working VA deinterlacing, however when that is checked on, you cant use any other post prossessing options. (smooth playback should be off). However this is only at 1080i. lower resolutions are fine. However that isnt really an issue unless you use a satalite card with 1080i ch...
- Thu Apr 01, 2010 11:34 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: <$100 2core Athlon II AMD? X2 240e? or undervolt X2 250?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 9312
- Thu Apr 01, 2010 9:49 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Upgrade Path from a Brisbane 3600+
- Replies: 18
- Views: 7172
that is the identical system to my htpc pretty much, except I run an x2 4000 brisban! that cpu will overclock like mad while still lowering the vcore much below stock, i could push mine to 2.4ghz at 1.15v easy, i could probibly run the vcore lower even. As of now im running the cpu at 2ghz at 1.025 ...
- Thu Apr 01, 2010 12:51 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: undervolting an am3 cpu on am2 (non +) motherboard
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2526
- Tue Mar 30, 2010 3:57 pm
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: List of AM2 boards with official AM3 support
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5578
the M2N32SLI deluxe WiFi is confirmed to support some AM3 cpus, tho it be scetchy. The M2N (570 ultra) and many of the lower end Asus mATX boards however apparently cant. This is all unofficial of course. The only official note from asus about the M2N32-Sli was a bios update that stated it added rec...
- Tue Mar 30, 2010 2:34 pm
- Forum: Deals, Vendors and Classifieds
- Topic: 130W ATX power supply + 120W AC adapter 54$
- Replies: 153
- Views: 192290
sometimes the intel stock fans tend to click or grind louder then say the nexus or others. Sometimes removing the stock fan from the intel aluminum block and replacing it with a 92mm nexus is able to reduce the noise alot without effecting temps. I am going to possibly need to upgrade the pico in my...
- Tue Mar 30, 2010 1:47 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: undervolting an am3 cpu on am2 (non +) motherboard
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2526
undervolting an am3 cpu on am2 (non +) motherboard
I am contemplating installing a newer AthlonII cpu on my HTPC's am2 motherboard. It is confermed that the CPU will work. However my question is about undervolting it. I know they normaly use seperate voltage planes on AM2+ and AM3 for the cores and IMC+L3, Do old AM2 motherboards undervolt the IMC t...
- Sun Mar 28, 2010 9:51 pm
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: "Front case fan" recirculates hot air?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 10236
im not big on front case fans myself, but i do make sure the case is going to path air properly when the lid is on. Putting my hand on the front vents of my 180 shows me there is allot of air being sucked in the front, but i have most of the extra vent holes on the back and top of the case sealed of...
- Sun Mar 28, 2010 4:45 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Need Core2Duo mobo for Megahalems
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2244
the cheap asus P43 motherboards work very well. The chip-set is passive and the bios has all kinds of voltage options to under-volt to your hearts content. And the performance is also inline for what it is. Very flexable option, it should work fine with your cooler, but check for sure. d Do you know...
- Sat Mar 27, 2010 5:32 pm
- Forum: Newcomers Briefing Room
- Topic: Cooling and [quieting] Phenom X4 955 build
- Replies: 16
- Views: 11034
my antec p180 has had its top fan hole closed up ever since day 1. It does not provide enough extra cooling to justify the amount of noise that escapes from it. Im using the Yate Loon fans currently with good results, a single fan in the back at ~600 rpm. It is also able to suck air through the CPU ...
- Sat Mar 27, 2010 5:22 pm
- Forum: Newcomers Briefing Room
- Topic: I have a dream....
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4123
No such thing as perfect. My HTPC uses a single 12cm fan at 500-700 rpm, its not audible and has a passive video card. To run the system totaly passive, it would have to be underclocked so much that its performance would be less then half of what it currently is. And there is no point to that. So it...
- Sat Mar 27, 2010 5:11 pm
- Forum: Newcomers Briefing Room
- Topic: gfx card advice passive HD4670 or wait for passive HD5570?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2165
I think it would depend on what kind of gaming your doing. The 5450 in my HTPC is good for only very modest gaming. I can play some stuff on it at 1920x1080 if i have the detail quite low. Such as Dirt2, NFS-Shift and Street Fighter 4. Other older RTS are also no issue. The 4670 you are looking at t...
- Sat Mar 27, 2010 4:45 pm
- Forum: Newcomers Briefing Room
- Topic: So how much has changed in the last five years?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 10264
the bigest change that i noticed has been componants that are aimed squarly at the silent pc nitch without having to make some silly compromise. 5+ years ago we were fighting with Barton CPU's and had to have massive stickys showing which 3 out of the 500 motherboards could undervolt them. We had so...