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- Tue Nov 03, 2009 11:18 am
- Forum: Green Computing
- Topic: Power consumption...huh?
- Replies: 31
- Views: 33072
You can get a - pw-200-m, which is the pico's bigger cousin delivering up to 200W, for ~40$ + shipping. - Dell 220W power brick (da-2) from ebay for like 20$, and - the guide on how to solder them together (search on this forum), and you get a silent 200W supply for 60$ + shipping. I have a ati hd47...
- Sun Nov 01, 2009 12:53 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: spray painting project - flying spaghetti monster on netbook
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3748
Thanks for the nice feedback. There are many lawyers of spray paint 6-10(?), and about as many lawyers of clear gloss. Unfortunately the gloss didn't give a very smooth surface as advertised, the texture is kinda grainy. Also, because I put two thick coats of gloss in the end (all other coats were t...
- Fri Oct 30, 2009 10:18 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Firefox 3.6, Namoroka, is noticeably faster
- Replies: 18
- Views: 6083
I use chrome, and ad-block is the one thing I *really* miss (and no, javascript hacks to avoid ad's are not really the same thing). Use Iron. It uses the chrome source code but excludes all the built in tracking by google. Plus it has an ad blocker - you need to find the .ini on their webise though.
- Tue Oct 27, 2009 9:20 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: spray painting project - flying spaghetti monster on netbook
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3748
spray painting project - flying spaghetti monster on netbook
A computer project that didn't result in a quiet pc, but maybe still worth sharing. I feel that the words in the title are not in the right order, suggestions are appreciated. EDIT adjusted the title :P http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs206.snc1/7317_717897969687_13609079_42180463_71348...
- Thu Jun 04, 2009 1:46 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: 6 monitor setup = 4960 x 2800
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4950
- Mon Jun 01, 2009 9:38 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: help: can't force native lcd resolution on 4770
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2068
help: can't force native lcd resolution on 4770
Hio, I got a ati 4770, but the drivers don't recognize the native resolution of both my lcd monitor and lcd projector, which are recognized as 1400x900 (vs 1650x1080) and 1024x768 (vs 1280x720). I can 'force' resolution in the catalyst control center, but that will only enable panning. I can add 'hd...
- Mon Jun 01, 2009 8:41 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Q's about 4770 and 4670
- Replies: 17
- Views: 7626
Antec Black Aluminum / Steel Fusion Remote Black Micro ATX Media Center
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.as ... 6811129054
...and that s1 is getting pretty warm.
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.as ... 6811129054
...and that s1 is getting pretty warm.
- Mon Jun 01, 2009 7:31 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Q's about 4770 and 4670
- Replies: 17
- Views: 7626
- Mon Jun 01, 2009 10:55 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Q's about 4770 and 4670
- Replies: 17
- Views: 7626
- Mon Jun 01, 2009 9:29 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Q's about 4770 and 4670
- Replies: 17
- Views: 7626
80W is the TDP, not how much power it actually consumes. QFT There were issues with review samples using very high quality components. Also, xbitlabs tests 'stress' with 3d mark 2006 afaik. Also some people say there might be some variation among the cards due to 'leakeage of the 40nm process'. My ...
- Sun May 31, 2009 10:58 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Q's about 4770 and 4670
- Replies: 17
- Views: 7626
- Wed May 20, 2009 9:45 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: ATI HD 4770: 40 nm, RV740 -- SPCR reviewed
- Replies: 285
- Views: 241282
I went through the calculations again, and can't reproduce them. Maybe this works: Geforce7600gs: idle - 58w - (system: 44, gpu idle: 14) ) prime95 - 77w (system: 44+18, gpu idle: 14) furmark - 94W (system: 44+18, gpu load: 32) prime95+furmark - 106W (system: 44+28, gpu load: 32) hd4770 (with fan) i...
- Tue May 19, 2009 7:54 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: ATI HD 4770: 40 nm, RV740 -- SPCR reviewed
- Replies: 285
- Views: 241282
Ant6n: Don't forget the power loss in the PSU. 20 W difference probably means 15 W or less. Oh, true. On the other hand I have a 220w dell brick, so I hope for a bit more efficiency than 75%. So let's say ~27w on idle and ~62w on load at the card. @idle - no driver ? > explain ! Well, you can boot ...
- Tue May 19, 2009 1:31 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: ATI HD 4770: 40 nm, RV740 -- SPCR reviewed
- Replies: 285
- Views: 241282
Here's my experience with the ati hd4770 (powercolor reference card), replacing a geforce 7600gs. These are the wattages out of the box Geforce7600gs: idle - 58w prime95 - 77w furmark - 94W prime95+furmark - 106W hd4770 (with fan) idle - no driver - 100w idle - driver - 79w prime95 - 97w furmark - 1...
- Thu May 14, 2009 9:58 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Zotac GeForce 9300-ITX WiFi: Good Things Come in Small Packa
- Replies: 57
- Views: 55607
- Thu May 14, 2009 7:21 pm
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: An HTPC with a twist
- Replies: 26
- Views: 89084
pretty cool. I was half way through a project involving a NAD cd player, a core duo mobile (full) atx board, a pci express extender and grahics card. but things got too cramped, and it was too much of a pain to cut that steel, so i got an antec fusion in the end. ...This is inspiring though, maybe a...
- Sun May 03, 2009 5:00 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: ATI HD 4770: 40 nm, RV740 -- SPCR reviewed
- Replies: 285
- Views: 241282
- Wed Apr 29, 2009 3:07 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: ATI HD 4770: 40 nm, RV740 -- SPCR reviewed
- Replies: 285
- Views: 241282
- Wed Apr 29, 2009 10:56 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: ATI & NVidia cards in the same machine?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5770
- Mon Apr 27, 2009 6:19 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: ATI HD 4770: 40 nm, RV740 -- SPCR reviewed
- Replies: 285
- Views: 241282
so xbitlabs reviewed the product, and it's much more favorable here. The performance comparison to the gts250 is marginal, and the idle power seems much lower than the hd4850. Max power is apparently only 50 Watts, although they tested it on an old cpu, with some probably no t very demanding benchma...
- Mon Apr 27, 2009 5:25 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: VGA card power dissipation
- Replies: 136
- Views: 343495
- Sat Apr 25, 2009 1:37 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: ATI HD 4770: 40 nm, RV740 -- SPCR reviewed
- Replies: 285
- Views: 241282
so again this raises the question whether one should get the geforce 250gts or the hd4770. The performance seems almost equal, they both seem to consume about 80 Watts on load, and both cost around 100$ (the 250 is currently at 110 AR, and will probably drop a bit more during the next couple of week...
- Sat Apr 25, 2009 1:08 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: VGA card power dissipation
- Replies: 136
- Views: 343495
gts250, which appears to be a direct competitor to the upcoming hd4770
source: http://xbitlabs.com/articles/video/disp ... html#sect0
source: http://xbitlabs.com/articles/video/disp ... html#sect0
- Tue Apr 14, 2009 7:55 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: What is the most quiet ATI HD4870 1GB card?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 10022
- Tue Apr 14, 2009 7:42 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Trying to find nonintrusive antivirus software
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5587
Trying to find nonintrusive antivirus software
Hio, I've been trying to find an effective antivirus software that doesn't run any background scans or processes. Back in the day it was possible to shut down all services for avg (via msconfig..), but ever since their version 8 you can't disable it without disabling the virus scanner as well. I'm r...
- Fri Apr 10, 2009 8:28 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: VGA card power dissipation
- Replies: 136
- Views: 343495
- Sat Apr 04, 2009 2:17 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: HD4890 review at Xbitlabs
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6087
- Sun Mar 22, 2009 7:37 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: GPU Heatsinks with vertical fins?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3464
- Sun Mar 22, 2009 1:17 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: GPU Heatsinks with vertical fins?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3464
I am also interested in having vertical fins, for a custom project. ...can one install the S1 or S2 sideways, so that the fins are sidways? I know that this would mean the fins would go beyond the card on both sides, but that's not a problem since the card is not directly plugged into the motherboar...
- Thu Mar 12, 2009 2:47 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: fanless PCI
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4752