on of the better reviews, incase anyone is still interested in this card.

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/video/ ... 50_16.html

I do not mean to be nitpicky, but heatsink temp has little to do with increase in overall case temp. The 4350 outputs relatively little heat and causes a small increase in case temp compared to most other cards without an exhaust cooler. It's a common mistake to confuse temperature (°C) with heat ...

Has anyone found passive 4550 in retail? I need hdmi blueray playback solution for my passive modt :) I've purchased passive ASUS 4350 card with native HDMI (code: EAH4350 SILENT) for 40 euros. QUICK REVIEW: + Blueray, x264 1080p mkv's rips play fine (previously stuttered with integrated intel gpu,...

Has anyone found passive 4550 in retail?

I need hdmi blueray playback solution for my passive modt

badkarma wrote:Have yet to see a vendor with a passively cooled HD4550 yet. ATI's HD4550 is passively cooled but HIS, Sapphire, Powercolor, etc all are actively cooled.

http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/VGA ... uctID=2925

HD playback

http://hothardware.com/Articles/ATI-Rad ... PU/?page=9

http://www.techtree.com/India/Reviews/A ... 37-10.html

If it has HDMI wHD audio bitstream, full hw based HD acceleration (UVD2) and 25W under load is true than it would be a perfect one (for my passive HTPC (HD movies/music only) atleast )

I just hope MoDT wo'nt become mini ITX exclusive, according to intel's plans to push those for small/low powered entry level computer market. Majority of HTPC user need additional PCI/PCIe slots for expansions (TV tuners, fancy soundcards, etc.) Good old (u)atx MSI 945GT-speedster was just about per...

update

I can confirm that the new 400W zen PSU will start perfectly in eficient/low powered system (works fine in my both mobile cpu systems)

minimul load I believe is 0.2A

plenty
Zen is a quality PSU and your system draw will be around 230-250W (loaded)

My phantom 500PEC died yesterday. Tested on few pc's. Some try to boot (cpu cooler starts spining, but no sign of video), others remain silent. Purchased 2007.02 EU version with ROHS SN: D06110054028 PS 6 out of 8, true power v1 and v2 psu's died recently too (~1-2 y old) All protected by quality UP...

mine opens only ~180o

yes I've set it to 3d position before installing it

btw fan controller really sucks - it turns fan on and off for a few sec intervals.

check your local electronics store for 5V & 12V >20W ac>dc brick adapter (or use two separate ones) then replace "whatever plugs" on it with hdd molex (or wire 5 and 12V from separate adapters)

Friday I've picked up this PSU and the answer to my own question is NO PS notes for minimalistic pc owners: 1. PSU gets quite hot during operation, expect built-in fan to kick in after ~30mins in small matx desktop case 2. put psu outside the case (recommended), use case exaust fan or swap builtin f...

Does Phantom500 have startup problems with low powered systems?

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Hi everyone Which one would you recommend for C2d E6600? (Listed below) They will be moded with 120mm nexus on top (desktop HTPC case) MB: Foxconn P9657AA-8EKRS2H http://www.foxconnchannel.com/Product/motherboard_detail.aspx?ID=en-us0000170 CPU: intel E6600 CASE: moded Silverstone LC10 (120mm in the...