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- Thu Sep 04, 2008 11:43 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Intel D945GCLF m-ITX: Atom For The Desktop
- Replies: 15
- Views: 17355
This is one good idea done completely wrong. The Atom needs to be paired with a specially developed northbridge in order to have any advantage. AMD BE-processor + 780G offers probably ten times the performance with roughly equal power consumption. It doesn't help to match a tiny 45nm cpu with a 180n...
- Thu Oct 25, 2007 10:36 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: AMD DTX small form factor system preview
- Replies: 18
- Views: 19171
- Fri Jul 06, 2007 12:55 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Antec NSK2400 Media PC Case
- Replies: 249
- Views: 316829
- Tue Jun 05, 2007 1:26 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: DD-WRT firmware
- Replies: 14
- Views: 9280
I'm using DD-WRT as well, because I have to in order to get my router working. It will keep rebooting every half hour with tomato (the routers uptime goes down to zero, not just "connection dropping"). Right now I'm using DD-WRT to run my WRT54G V2.2 underclocked to 192MHz, because it seems more sta...
- Sat Jun 02, 2007 4:44 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Nexus NX-8060 - original & improved
- Replies: 58
- Views: 60535
- Wed May 30, 2007 2:11 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Nexus NX-8060 - original & improved
- Replies: 58
- Views: 60535
The extra 4- or 8-pin 12V AUX is for systems like the Intel V8. They require both an 8-pin and a 4-pin connector to work. Odd enough, the AMD 4x4 platform requires only one AUX connector, and a 4-pin one. It is funny how everything repeat itself. Seasonic- and Seasonic-manufactured PSUs always use t...
- Wed May 16, 2007 1:25 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: HD 2900XT power consumption
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6934
- Wed May 16, 2007 1:14 am
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Quiet "low profile" CPU coolers
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7282
- Sun May 06, 2007 5:47 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Interesting review over at xbitlabs.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 9842
I'm guessing that it made no difference to sales. The fastest cards are aimed at gamers and the like, who would be more likely to see the insane power consumption as a mark of pride, to go with their 1kW PSUs. I would expect most people who care about power consumption would disregard these cards o...
- Sun May 06, 2007 2:45 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Interesting review over at xbitlabs.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 9842
They'd better have a good reason for it. 2D underclocking and more features have been used for a few generations of cards now, and CPUs are implementing it very good, so what changed now? I don't have an answer to that, I hope someone does. Perhaps they noticed that the people who buy these high-en...
- Fri May 04, 2007 12:03 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Interesting review over at xbitlabs.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 9842
- Fri May 04, 2007 6:47 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Interesting review over at xbitlabs.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 9842
Here are the PSU power consumption numbers (using a Tagan TurboJet TG1100-U96; we measured its power draw from the wall outlet and multiplied the result by this PSU’s efficiency factor, about 0.83) this article ASSUMES an 83% efficiency... i may not be giving 1kW PSUs enough credit, but that seem...
- Fri May 04, 2007 1:54 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Interesting review over at xbitlabs.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 9842
Interesting review over at xbitlabs.
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/other/display/1000w-psu-roundup.html A 1000W PSU roundup. The most interesting part is the first page with the two monster systems. The power draw is actually calculated from the PSU, not from the wall. The AMD Quad-FX system with two 8800GTX in SLI actually used ove...
- Wed Apr 25, 2007 9:52 am
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: Just for the sake of bragging : 0 fan AMD64X2
- Replies: 15
- Views: 10974
I did run my Antec P180 fanless once, by mistake! I had about similar temperatures. Why did I run it fanless? I my two fans turned all the way down using my fan controller, and I rebooted. The fans don't start at 5V, and the audible difference is, you guessed it, none. That's why I ran it fanless fo...
- Wed Apr 25, 2007 9:48 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: I want a silent harddisk.
- Replies: 16
- Views: 12068
- Sun Apr 22, 2007 5:55 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: External Wifi HD enclosure?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2410
- Sun Apr 22, 2007 5:43 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Old PC games
- Replies: 15
- Views: 9763
I went the other way and got myself a genuine old computer for true hardware support! A Pentium 200MMX with a soundblaster 16 ISA card! I got it for 100SEK which is just over 10USD. I never got dosbox to work perfectly, I got speed drops and mysterious lockups on my Athlon64 3000+. Does anyone know ...
- Mon Apr 09, 2007 2:21 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: PSU Fundamentals & Recommendations
- Replies: 200
- Views: 239705
X1950XTX. SLI -- only if we get another sample... but as that Tech Report article indicates, 8800s in SLI or x1950xtx in xfire don't pull anywhere near the power officially recommended: 373W AC and 400W AC, respectively, from an 80% efficient PSU. Techreport even reports the power that is pulled at...
- Fri Apr 06, 2007 1:56 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: PSU Fundamentals & Recommendations
- Replies: 200
- Views: 239705
Is it an X1900XTX or an X1950XTX? The table states 1950XTX but the text under the table states that an X1900XTX was used. The power consumption between them do differ. Is it possible that you sometime later will ad a similar setup, using CF or SLI just to see a really worst case scenario. I've seen ...
- Fri Mar 30, 2007 10:48 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Antec MX-1: Actively Cooled External HDD Enclosure
- Replies: 98
- Views: 106325
Re: No Firewire!
...eSATA is NOT a common peripheral interface. The unit comes with an eSATA/SATA adapter interface and the eSATA cable as well. All you need in your PC is a spare PCI slot cover and standard SATA port. As for price.... yeah, I agree, but the marketplace will dictate. There are however not many note...
- Mon Mar 19, 2007 8:24 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Enermax Galaxy: A KiloWatt power supply
- Replies: 47
- Views: 47059
- Tue Mar 13, 2007 12:48 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Fortron Zen fanless 300W ATX PSU
- Replies: 71
- Views: 65665
Wich of the fanless psu's (Silverstone Nightjar and FSP Zen are the only ones in Romania) would you pick for a low power sistem like this: Intel E4300 (+/- undervolted) with a HR-01 heatsink ducted to a Noctua 800 at the back of a Solo; !!! on-board video (Gygabite DS4, G965) and a single notebook ...
- Mon Mar 12, 2007 11:05 am
- Forum: Notebook Systems
- Topic: HP nc6220 - quiet!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7225
- Sun Mar 11, 2007 4:21 am
- Forum: Notebook Systems
- Topic: HP nc6220 - quiet!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7225
It runs at about 35C at idle, full load i would guess around 50-60C (using NHC stability check). I don't have any information on the IBM laptops since I've never owned one myself and it was a while since I even used one. Check the thinkpadforums and see what people there think about it. It should be...
- Tue Mar 06, 2007 1:17 pm
- Forum: Notebook Systems
- Topic: HP nc6220 - quiet!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7225
HP nc6220 - quiet!
I recently bought one used HP nc6220. It is based on a Pentium M 1.73GHz, 512MB ram, 40GB Hitachi HD, a 14" screen and DVD-combo drive and weighs in at around 2.2kg (4.4 pounds). I have to say that in idle, I am very surprised. It is almost dead silent, only a faint 20dB-ish woosh from the hard driv...
- Mon Mar 05, 2007 3:28 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Lian-Li HPC-600 power supply
- Replies: 23
- Views: 20830
I just found one setup that actually WOULD need a PSU like this. AMDs new 4x4 gaming platform. http://techreport.com/reviews/2007q1/quad-core/index.x?pg=1 Just read that review. The power consumption is horrible and still they only use one 7900GTX. With a pair of 8800GTX you will end up using just o...
- Thu Mar 01, 2007 3:40 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Lian-Li HPC-600 power supply
- Replies: 23
- Views: 20830
- Wed Feb 28, 2007 9:37 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Lian-Li HPC-600 power supply
- Replies: 23
- Views: 20830
I don't understand why you would need two power supplies together when one of these is more than enough. Techreport has made numerous reviews checking power consumption. They've done it for 8800GTX in SLI with Core 2 Extreme X6800 (not the most power hungry processor family, but commonly used nowday...
- Mon Feb 12, 2007 9:43 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: SPCR's Fan Round-Up #3: 92mm Fans
- Replies: 45
- Views: 48577
- Mon Jan 22, 2007 2:00 pm
- Forum: Consumer Advocacy
- Topic: Antec RMA shipping - How long?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 9419