Ebay is a good place to pick up MODT for cheap. Try searching for the various chipsets. I've built 2 in recent months and paidless then $100 for motherboard and cpu. I always wanted to do one in the past but was to pricey, until recently. Built a server using a non-branded mini-itx GM965 motherboard...

Ended up picking up a t4300 off of ebay for $35, doing a second MODT system anyways. t4200 consumes 1w less at idle (18w vs 19w) and same at load as the t8100(33w). Haven't gotten SLPM working on the t4200 yet so idle speed is different(1200Mhz on t4200 vs 600Mhz on the t8100). Once I mess with it, ...

Currently doing two new MODT builds, one uses SO-DIMMS other normal desktop ram. Don't need anything speedy, both boards only support speeds up to 667. Both systems can get by with one stick of RAM as they will both be doing minimal work but running 24/7. Im trying to get the lowest wattage possible...

Rebuilding my media server and in the market for a new PSU. Previous server build had a high end CPU, gaming GPU, 800w PSU, and a lot of unnecissary things. I never touch the system so I've decided to rebuild a much lower power system. No point in wasting all of that power on a system that is just s...

I dont know much about the boards you mentioned but I built a similar build. Some of this info may help you out. I have a DFI G41 Blood Iron and I have no access to BIOS settings for my chip and my RAM will only run at DDR3 800 even though the board is suppose to support DDR3 1066. I dropped in an E...

Changing my server over to a lower power consumption build. System is never used for anything besides housing the media for my network. Im not looking for a power house, just want the lowest power consumption possible. I have multiple other systems and never need to use this for anything, just hosti...

Intel NIC might not be a requirment. I have a 14TB server that houses all of my media. With the playback issues I spoke of I added the NIC to the 8200 set-up. It didnt help with the playback issues but gave me a better transfer rate for files. Might use it might not, uncertain. I run HDMI out to the...

Im looking at building a new HTPC and a bit torn ATM. This is for my living room and it will be used for media playback only. Im looking at a single stream and HD content hooked up to a 47-inch 1080p Westinghouse. Ive been throught the process of setting up multiple HD Low power HTPCs in the past. I...

Im looking for a 2.5" hard drive to replace the dying one in my Dell laptop. Id like to try to find a single platter to help shave a hair off power consumption. It would probably only amount to a fraction of a watt but its what Im looking for. 5400 or 7200 rpm is fine. Storage is not an issue as eve...

Been awhile but wanted to report back on this. I used a friends 8800Gt for some testng and measured total system draw at 72w idle and 163w load. I then tried an Asus 9800GT, supposedly 55nm, that supports Hybrid power. I measured 87w idle and 176w load with Hybrid SLI enabled. When I enable the save...

My girlfriend discovered Spore last week and Im tired of her using my office all of the time. I have an HTPC built around Nvidia's 8200 chipset in the living room and now want to add a graphic card to keep her out of the office. I dont need anything spectacular, so I figured one of the cards listed ...

Ive been wanting to redo my HTPC for a few months and finaly jumped once I saw that the Biostar 780G was released. I have a low power set-up and had planned on going to a PicoPSU once I got the build together. The board came into today and while hooking it up I decided to leave the P4 4pin power con...

I personally like this case. I saw a review of the previous version, 965 chipset, and decided to buy one. The PSU and Case are identical with these two models. Ive done a few builds in the case and been very pleased with it. The case takes a standard mATX board. The Scythe Shuriken, Zalman CNPS8000,...

I thought I had read that the 3470 was exclusive to Sapphire. I think that may have been refering to the launch but still havent spotted any others yet.

Isnt the 3470 the same GPU but with DDR3?

I dont know of any slim cases that take full height pci-e cards . You might be able to make it work if you find a case that supports riser cards. You can get a low profile 8600GT, the fastest low profile card from Nvidia. I know of 3 available: POV(European compay, Ive never seen one in the US), MSI...

Any word on boards that are going to support sidebar memory yet? And when is the 790GX suppose to launch?

Ive been waiting for these to launch for some time. I was hoping to get one right out of the gate but I dont see to much of a selection so far. Glade to see the reviewers are liking it.

Ive seen your system on here, its very nice :) Hopefully mine turns out as well. Ive ordered the Opteron 1210 HE to give it a whirl, if it doesnt work I have a brisbane 3600 and a sempron LE laying around. They are from other builds Im breaking down to sell. Im going to try all three out with differ...

Alright, I understand on the boot problem now. I guess when Im board shopping Ill have to make sure it has bios undervolting. Ill just axe the tuner card from the equation. I had a HVR-1600 in the build I just broke down and dont use it to frequently.

I think 2 video cards one wifi card and 3 hard drive's are going to be a lot for a pico. especially at boot. Hmm, Ive seen people on here running more powerful cards and 1-2 hard drives off a 120w Pico. I bought the slower Western Digital GP drives and 5400RPM 2.5" OS drive just for the lower power...

Getting ready to build a silent, low power system around AMDs 780G chipset. Ive still got a few weeks before launch but would like to get everything else set-up before hand. Ive got a fairly good idea of what I want but I need help deciding on the CPU and how to cool it passivly. This sytem will pri...

The pump claims to use only 6w and Im not certain how much the tuner would draw. Im going to order a tool to measure wattage once the video card arrives. The PSU does eat up a good chunk of room in the case. I just got it today and had read that only SFX PSUs would fit. After getting the case I see ...

Im looking to do a new build and Im wondering if the PW-200 is enough to power it? If not I need suggestions on another PSU or maybe some help on trimming it up to make it work with the 200w PSU. All the components that draw power in the build have been listed. AMD Opteron 1214 HE (68w) Unknown Boar...

Ive still been searching since I posted this and have now came across 2 different 8600GT models that are low profile. People complain they are very loud though so Im trying to see if I can rig something up to silence them. Im dragging my feet abit hoping ATI releases a low profile 3650. The cards ar...

Ive been thinking about building a slim pc and found a killer deal on a ASUS pundit P3-PH5X this morning. Ive built a few smaller pcs (NSK2400,Lanbox, and a Microfly) but this is my first adventure into slim pcs. The Way The System is currently looking: Case/Mobo: ASUS pundit P3-PH5X (Asus P5B-VM is...

It showed up for sale on Scythe's US Website over the weekend.

http://www.scythe-usa.com/product/cpu/0 ... etail.html

Im going to wait untill it arrives at a store and hope the price is lower. $49 is a little more then I was expecting.

I see them on ebay and various B/S/T forums pretty cheap. I never thought about it and just assumed you couldnt use them in a desktop. Id like to see some results if its been pulled off.

Any news on a US release date for this yet?

I think that pic is from the begining of 2006 and never made it to market. I bought the Ninja like a month before I saw it and thought "O' crap I shouldve waited!". edit: maybe not the pic I thought, I didnt notice the Ninja Mini the first time I looked at it. I first heard of this thing a few month...

Alright I got it all figured out and Im now at 39 C Idle 57 C load with the Nexus fan. I took the top off and mounted a 120mmx38mm Sunnon fan (100+ CFM) and noticed I was still hitting 70 C. I then attempted to remount the heatsink numerous times. When I remounted the heatsink I tried rotating it ar...

My current POS motherboard doesnt have undervolting but Ive ordered an Asus 945 board to replace it. I am also an AMD man and only purchased the Pentium D because it was a cheaper alternative then another x2 system. Granted it doesnt perform as well but I got it at a fraction of the price I paid for...