Even going with the most expensive E-350 on Newegg, you'd save about $100 on the Motherboard+CPU combo, as well as cutting core power consumption (/heat) in half. You can read reviews here and all across the web that say the E-350 is sufficient for full HD playback, but I don't know about recording/...

RE: Your posts in the Fanless PSU thread: An HTPC needs more cooling than a TiVo and comparable devices because it has a lot more to cool. The specs on the most recent TiVo say that it's running a 400Mhz processor and 512Mb of RAM. Now, that's an apples-to-oranges comparison as far as what the hardw...

Sept, I believe -- no idea about official pricing but $10-20 more would seem likely. I have an early non-production sample... and it can't do 460W on the 15hr torture test w/o shutdown in 24C room temp. Add 800rpm Nexus 120 and it does. I'd spring for $20 more if the production model is up to the s...

btw, no one has commented yet on the holy grail image on the front page of this article. Knowing where it comes from will make you laugh. Any guesses? God: "...This is the Holy Grail. Look well, Arthur, for it is your sacred task to seek this grail. That is your purpose, Arthur. The quest for the h...

Citroen! Unfortunately, you'll have to pay a driver to take you places if you don't want to look silly in it. Unless you attach rocket launchers and such like nonsense to it. Then you still look silly, but the many kilotons of ordinance will shut the critics up.

Thank you. On a totally unrelated note, is there a text on aerodynamics and thermodynamics and how they interact in situations similar to those found in computer cases? I would love to read up on the subject. If there is no such book, what are some standard university-level texts on aerodynamics and...

Yeah, I bought it for 110 and two months later newegg had a special on it for 60... 'Tis my only regret... (of course having it for those two months may outweigh the price) EDIT: I actually thought that this was the same discussion as a different one I've been posting in for a sec. You may want to c...

Cool beans. I'm considering a mod for mine (either a sidepanel or top fan). Cooling is surprisingly good at stock, but adding more fans is good. 2 fans with cfm matching a single fan are more quiet, right (all other things equal)? I see that the antec 900's top 200mm fan is available for purchase se...

Hmm... Can't argue with prices like that. Leaves a lot of money for the other silencing activities. Plus, it's a proven top-notch silencer. -1 point for style (vs a Lian Li), +10 points for getting a decent case nearly free!

What's the deal? Some swear by negative, while others choose positive. I would like some *detailed* information regarding the differences between the two. Strengths and weaknesses for each would be helpful. Practical and theoretical information are both cool. As far as I have been able to figure, a ...

Considering the price, they really do seem to put some serious thought into layout. BTW, did you go for the aluminium bezels? I'm thinking about it for my DVD drive (sadly they don't do one for my fatal1ty drivebay, but it shouldn't look that out of place). No, I've got fairly new matching DVDRW dr...

There should definitely be a review of the SilentEagles. The new Noctuas with the funny trailing edge have piqued my curiosity as well. I wonder if a combination of both technologies would result in any improvement in flow/noise. (edit) Enermax Marathon series seem interesting as well, now that I th...

I've been holding off on a P182 for a long time. My main reason is that its huge. I have one 5.25" drive & 3 HDs. I don't need any more space. I want a case thats equal to or smaller than a pc60(standard mid-tower) and quieter and cooler. Actually, that's basically what I was looking for when I was...

Do you mean that the 3870 is ultra-quiet, or that the capacitor buzz in the S12 is unacceptably loud? I'm assuming by the title of the post that it's the former.

I do have another question: Was this with all fans in the system off or all fans except for the S12 and 3870's?

Uhh Jefe, did you even read the article? It says that they could take the whiney schmuck's own skin cells and make them embryonic. Then they could grow him new pieces of whatever organ he wanted that matched his own DNA. That's what the application will hopefully be in the future anyway.

Sorry, just had to mess with you a little. ;) Isn't the HR designed to be used without a fan? If you are ducting plus adding a fan, I would definitely use the Ultra 120 Extreme. It would also add some overclocking potential. So, is there just one fan total in the region? If there are multiple, I'd s...

Nobody.

I have a Lian Li PC A05B. It works like a charm, nice cooling and really small for a full atx case. I am planning on getting Noctua fans inside some time as well.

Umm, I have an idea. Custom make a PCB with all of the wiring the same as your current mobo, but with the CPU leads reversed. Swap all components over onto the new board, mounting the CPU socket on the back of the board. Now put a hole in your mobo tray where your CPU will be. Mount CPU, make all th...

I doubt that we will ever need that much power for a single computer, unless CPU and GPU (<-- especially) manufacturers start finding ways to be more efficient instead of using the brute force approach (Intel with clock speed race, and AMD with their high wattage GPU's). I think this calls for a "W...

The board is quite possibly eATX, which is bigger than ATX by a good margin. How long before it starts belching out the heat? If there are a few minutes of cool before, you may be able to fix its problems with new heatsinks. I'm not sure about the PSU, but if it's eATX, you shouldn't have any proble...

Yeah, the Infinity is okay, but not much better than the Ninja... The Tuniq runs really noisy stock, and to get the excellent cooling it offers, you need a high cfm fan, so that's pretty much out. I'd get the Thermalright Ultra or the Noctua NH-U12.

You may want to consider Biostar's nVidia 7050/630i based board. Same price range and similar performance, according to vrzone.

Looks like a good setup to me. Excellent components all around, just make sure to get a good brand video card. I like eVGA and XFX personally, but just make sure to check opinions of the individual card, and try to get as many lifetime warranties on the products as you can! Good luck, grasshopper. h...

Hi there. I just DLed the client for my machine. We'll see how this goes. My first project has 20000 frames... Cheers all!

Rhapsody (of Fire) - The Magic of The Wizard's Dream (French Version) Now, Luca Turilli - Demonheart. :twisted: Good Stuff, Luca Turrilli's amazing at the gee-tar, Dragonforce is pretty cool too. That reminds me... I need to buy the newest Dreamquest album. Note: in this playlist I also have a ton o...

What? I'm all confused.

Cool Stuff! I have been wondering how the huge fans fare, and wondering if they would have a different character. I am quite surprised that the bigger fan had higher frequency noise. Did you test the CFMs? That would prove very useful in comparing the two fans, and I would be curious to know which f...