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by Palindroman
Mon Dec 17, 2012 9:52 am
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: Passive house ventilation with computer fans
Replies: 10
Views: 16195

Re: Passive house ventilation with computer fans

Hi Ian, My first thought is what lengths are the ducts going to be? The first duct about 1.8 metres, the second 1.3 metres, the third, 3 metres, depending on the size of the bathroom. Would something like this trickle extract fan be more suitable? I looked at fans like these for a while, but usually...
by Palindroman
Sun Dec 16, 2012 7:05 am
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: Passive house ventilation with computer fans
Replies: 10
Views: 16195

Re: Passive house ventilation with computer fans

Interesting project, and outlining all the details makes it easy to understand! More later, after I've re-read and thought more about your project. Thanks for the feedback, Mike. We had some contact years ago concerning the low-power computers I built. I had to give that up because it took up too m...
by Palindroman
Sat Dec 15, 2012 10:36 am
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: Passive house ventilation with computer fans
Replies: 10
Views: 16195

Re: Passive house ventilation with computer fans

Thanks a lot for your reply, mercyfull_fate. In the past two years I've given a lot of thought to the central vs decentral issue. In fact, for a long time, I thought we would use the Hoval HomeVent RS-180 because it's very well-rated and it also recovers moisture (which is very important in a passiv...
by Palindroman
Thu Dec 13, 2012 4:02 pm
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: Passive house ventilation with computer fans
Replies: 10
Views: 16195

Passive house ventilation with computer fans

It's been a while since I last asked a question on the SPCR forums, but I'm pretty sure this is the right place to ask for feedback and advice on a project I'm working on. Many thanks in advance for your comments. Next summer we're planning to build a 85-90 square metre (900-950 square feet) passive...
by Palindroman
Mon Jan 23, 2012 10:47 am
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: Kaze server fan controller
Replies: 2
Views: 2143

Re: Kaze server fan controller

Coincidentally I'm planning on doing the same thing in the future. I want to use the fan controller to get airflow going through my home, because it would allow me to buy a decentralized ventilation system, which is much cheaper than a centralized one, much more energy efficient, much quieter, and n...
by Palindroman
Wed Nov 05, 2008 9:12 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: PC crashed: what could be the cause?
Replies: 14
Views: 7197

I swapped the CPUs but nothing happened (as expected, more or less). It was wishful thinking on my part as I wanted to replace my V-locked Venice with that undervoltable Winchester. :cry: I swapped the PSU too but no changes. A weird thing happened though. One time the pc turned on and I got to see ...
by Palindroman
Thu Oct 30, 2008 2:57 pm
Forum: Green Computing
Topic: Does win vista use more power than win xp?
Replies: 10
Views: 9471

I did an OS power consumption test about nine months ago.
by Palindroman
Thu Oct 30, 2008 2:15 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: PC crashed: what could be the cause?
Replies: 14
Views: 7197

whereabouts are you, I got a s939 3000+ winchester lying idle here, in .nl - postage for such a small thing is the same throughout europe using a bubble-envelope. it's yours for 5e inc shipping not as if I'm going to reuse it here anymore. my mom has the machine now with a X2 4200. What bad luck! I...
by Palindroman
Thu Oct 30, 2008 11:26 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Post your power consumption
Replies: 109
Views: 92015

I just assembled a file server with some spare parts, AMD X2 4000+ G1 Brisbane 1.0ghz 0.8v AN-M2 WD GP 1TB WD WD5000AAKS 4GB Ballistix Optical Drive Enermax Whisper series 350W - Old, probably inefficient at these loads, not sure though Idle: 45-50W Load: 54W Does this seem high? Any ideas on reduc...
by Palindroman
Thu Oct 30, 2008 10:58 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: PC crashed: what could be the cause?
Replies: 14
Views: 7197

No worries. I've always found your posts to be very useful and informative. I do hope you're still doing the occasional power consumption test. Thanks, Kriz. I haven't been doing any power consumption tests lately, but I can't say things are improving as radically as they did two-three years ago. T...
by Palindroman
Thu Oct 30, 2008 8:58 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: PC crashed: what could be the cause?
Replies: 14
Views: 7197

Thanks for all the answers! Well, the only way to tell what part exactly is bugged, you have to replace/test each part individually. Sounds like motherboard to me, although it's not more than just a hunch. Instead of buying a "new" 939 processor, why don't just take it as an "it's-time-to-upgrade-a-...
by Palindroman
Thu Oct 30, 2008 3:14 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: PC crashed: what could be the cause?
Replies: 14
Views: 7197

PC crashed: what could be the cause?

It had to happen sooner or later, my first hardware crash. When I tried to turn on my PC two days ago, fans started to spin, lights turned on, but no booting, no BIOS even. System: Asus A8N-VM CSM AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice 2.0 GHz, S939 2 x 512 MB Kingston ValueRAM Samsung HDD Spinpoint PS80SD, 80 ...
by Palindroman
Wed May 07, 2008 11:18 am
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: New Mobo for my new AMD 4850e. Objective minimum consumption
Replies: 15
Views: 12314

Benvenuto, Bembotto! The Asrock boards I have tested so far (NF6G and NF7G-HDready) were very efficient, which has been affirmed by various people in different places. I have tested the 4450e on a nVidia 7025-board by Abit, which was also very efficient. Under 100% load and without any undervolting ...
by Palindroman
Sun Apr 13, 2008 9:16 am
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: X2 4450e tested on Abit AN-M2: very low power
Replies: 17
Views: 17560

I didn't have time to fiddle around with CrystalCPUID but I definitely will with the next Brisbane I get my hands on. I'll go to the Rightmark forums and ask again, because it really is a shame the undervolting with RMClock doesn't work as well as it used to with previous Brisbanes and still does wi...
by Palindroman
Sun Apr 13, 2008 9:09 am
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: Undervolting: how low can you go?
Replies: 234
Views: 271955

I have entered all the entries of the past 2-3 months and added this one myself:

AMD X2 4450e (AM2) stock - 1.25V

Minimum: 1.0 GHz @ 0.850 V
Stock: 2.3 GHz @ 1.100 V


Results of over 60 CPUs have been posted this far. Thanks, everyone!
by Palindroman
Sun Apr 13, 2008 12:49 am
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: X2 4450e tested on Abit AN-M2: very low power
Replies: 17
Views: 17560

X2 4450e tested on Abit AN-M2: very low power

I've had my eye on the Abit AN-M2 (nVidia 7025/630) for quite a while. I knew that it was one of the most efficient boards around, right behind the Asrock Alive NF7G-HDready. Unfortunately I don't have the money or the time to test every board around. Besides, I was very happy with the Gigabyte boar...
by Palindroman
Sun Apr 13, 2008 12:15 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: New Low Power File Server
Replies: 3
Views: 2921

Go with the Seasonic as it'll consume (a lot) less power for sure. You'll have that 20 bucks back in no time.

250W is plenty power for your config. I tested a similar setup last week and it consumed max 175W.
by Palindroman
Sat Mar 29, 2008 11:06 am
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: Gigabyte 780G GA-MA78GM-S2H
Replies: 65
Views: 71092

Looks like your Asrock board does go beneath 30W after all. nutball. 8)
by Palindroman
Fri Mar 28, 2008 11:11 am
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: ASUS M2A-VM + Phenom 9500 experience report
Replies: 21
Views: 20030

guerby wrote:Palindroman, I wonder how they get 121W idle. The only addition seems to be the GPU, but 121-77=44W (and I have double the RAM).

Any idea?
Well, it is a 8800GT graphics card which is quite a power hog I believe.
by Palindroman
Fri Mar 28, 2008 11:09 am
Forum: Green Computing
Topic: OEMs are going green
Replies: 12
Views: 11534

Here are the criteria: http://www.epeat.net/Criteria.aspx Bronze: Meets all 23 required criteria Silver: Meets all 23 required criteria plus at least 50% of the optional criteria Gold: Meets all 23 required criteria plus at least 75% of the optional criteria I don't have a clue as to how stringent t...
by Palindroman
Fri Mar 28, 2008 5:19 am
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: ASUS M2A-VM + Phenom 9500 experience report
Replies: 21
Views: 20030

How about this from Anand : http://images.anandtech.com/graphs/phenom9850_032708031830/16773.png http://images.anandtech.com/graphs/phenom9850_032708031830/16774.png Configuration: CPU: AMD Phenom 9850 (2.5GHz) AMD Phenom 9750 (2.4GHz) AMD Phenom 9550 (2.2GHz) AMD Phenom 9600 (2.3GHz) AMD Phenom 950...
by Palindroman
Fri Mar 28, 2008 2:07 am
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: Gigabyte 780G GA-MA78GM-S2H
Replies: 65
Views: 71092

From what I read on here the 7050 wasn't as good a the 690/780 but I maybe wrong. Have you got some figures for it ? After testing the 690V (which was a disappointment) I haven't tested any 690G boards. I now see that the higher power consumption was mainly due to Gigabyte, but I still think nVidia...
by Palindroman
Thu Mar 27, 2008 9:24 am
Forum: General Gallery
Topic: Exclusive low-end office PC - wood + steel.
Replies: 50
Views: 32514

ishi wrote:
Palindroman wrote:Wow, that case looks great. Did you do something about EMI as well, ishi?
Not a specialy :) Cuse this is 100% wood case it must be weired for grounding (mobo + psu + I/O shield)
How did you do this grounding, if I may ask? Do you have any pics of that?
by Palindroman
Thu Mar 27, 2008 9:09 am
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: Testing out the GeForce 8200 chipset...(ASUS M3N78-EMH HDMI)
Replies: 26
Views: 27695

Fantastic, Mikael! 8)

Questions:
-What OS did you use?
-How about Speedstep and Cool 'n quiet?
-How do the CPUs compare (you say overclocked E2160 is faster, what about stock speed)?
-What was AMD power consumption when undervolted and underclocked all the way?
by Palindroman
Thu Mar 27, 2008 6:30 am
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: ASUS M2A-VM + Phenom 9500 experience report
Replies: 21
Views: 20030

Merci for posting this, guerby. These are very interesting figures. Unfortunately I haven't tested any quad core configurations. I calculated some time ago that a setup similar to yours with a Q6600 (G0 stepping) and a GA-EP35-DS3P would consume around 80W at idle. But I can't remember how I got to ...
by Palindroman
Wed Mar 26, 2008 2:50 am
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: Gigabyte 780G GA-MA78GM-S2H
Replies: 65
Views: 71092

Palindroman, swapping the 690v to the 780g everything else the same I'm using about 38-40 watts as I was before when idle. So it compares well imo. Xen, the 690v used a 3-4 watts less than the 690g according to wikipedia. thejamppa, 690v does not have the digital interface "lacks support for TMDS o...
by Palindroman
Tue Mar 25, 2008 6:46 am
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: Gigabyte 780G GA-MA78GM-S2H
Replies: 65
Views: 71092

I've posted this somewhere before but this is what I measured last year: http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/9053/cpucomparison2atf3.jpg Unfortunately I haven't got the time or money to test the Gigabyte 780G board. I was hoping a potential client would want this board but the project was canceled. D...
by Palindroman
Mon Mar 24, 2008 9:14 am
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: Gigabyte 780G GA-MA78GM-S2H
Replies: 65
Views: 71092

How do you think the Gigabyte 780G motherboard compares to the Gigabyte 690V motherboard when it comes to power consumption, NX3? Which one is more efficient, you think?
by Palindroman
Fri Mar 21, 2008 9:10 am
Forum: General Gallery
Topic: Exclusive low-end office PC - wood + steel.
Replies: 50
Views: 32514

Wow, that case looks great. Did you do something about EMI as well, ishi?
by Palindroman
Fri Mar 07, 2008 1:11 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: low power system that drives three 24" monitors
Replies: 34
Views: 14125

Thanks, Dragmor. I'll download the trial-version of Ultramon and try it out.