xan_user wrote:Personally I enjoy seeing other items reviewed here. I can only take so many PSU, heatsink and fan articles...

What do you mean by you can only take so many articles? You think there are enough of them on SPCR?

The last time (4 months) I only see reviews about stuff I don't care about. When I make a list: Cases: 9/30 (way too much) complete systems: 3/30 Miscellaneous devices: 8/30 (too much) sound-producing devices: 7/30 (not enough, please no cheap watercooling or GPU without aftermarket cooling) Info-ar...

i had both 7850 asus direct cuii and msi geforce 660 msi is way quieter I'm taking aftermarket coolers (always). So my choice of GPU-brand isn't based on the cooler, it's more about reliability and overclock-potential. I've never had any problems with Asus, but I'm not affraid to try another brand....

Assuming you really need 750W, you're better off with a 850W or kilowatt PSU than two PSUs -- the latter requires a specialized case, etc. The Platinum Kingwin & Seasonic models are probably tops for noise... and heat. I've got a Cooler Master Stacker STC-101 (I've own it for about 5 years, I think...

Can't anybody make clear what's the difference between the Samsung 830 and Samsung 840 pro in real-life situations?
I see trace-based benchmarks, what do these exactly mean? Is that a simulation of real-life use?

I'm planning to get a dual GPU setup within a year. The 650 watt max, I could agree with that, but if the cards get OC'ed, the power consumption will significantly rise. That's why I think the system will need about 750 watt max.

I've rethought about the PSU. I've checked the power consumptiion of crossfire HD7970 OC, and have even seen >800 watts. They've used a i7 extreme with X79, so there is about 50 watts/100 watts added power, I guess. I'm placing my bets on 750 watts power consumption max. I'm not aware of any PSU tha...

I've searched for the higher power model of the super flower series, there are options which are more powerful, but the rating is 80-plus gold instead of platinum, so more heat dissipation and I think a higher sound-level. I have also found 1 platinum edition, but that's the kilowatt edition and cos...

The ASUS Radeon 7870 w/DirectCU II has been reviewed here at SPCR The DirectCU II on the HD7950 is a dual-slot cooler, so could perform a lot better. But I still think it would perform silent (but still not unhearable) when idling and doing the vacuum-cleaner under load. Without any measurements by...

If you take an Asus DC2-card, you probably don't need the HR03, as these cards are said to be whisper quiet. I would take the DirectCU II card from Asus. Do you have any trustworthy reference? I'm going for sub 15dB (under load), and I've never heard of ANY standard-cooler that's is silent when str...

Hi, I'm wanting to build a new system, with a combination of new & old components. The system will be mainly used for gaming, surfing and workflow (photo-editing). I want the system to be powerful enough for about four years (except the gaming part, but that will be solved with crossfire in the futu...

up until the motherboard died on me last night, during idle (login prompt on ubunutu 11.04) it was consuming 38-39 watts according to my killawatt meter and I have a i7-2600K, 2x4GB of DDR3-1333C9, a single hard drive, and a 80 Plus Gold power supply. And later: he uses an 400 watt seasonic fanless...

I have found how many watts the Asrock H67M GE/HT approximately uses, so this topic may be closed.

I mentioned a HTPC I missed an "n", does that make my english bad? I think it's more than a bit OT affair as well a bit difficult to express in a second language but, as you don't understand, I will try myself to explain better. No, an "n" doesn't, but maybe some general attitude might do, if in ca...

Are you going to do any decoding on the htpc/server? If not, a dual core would save you some money and would still be fast enough for quite a long time. Concerning the motherboard: the previous generation Intel dh55 ended up the most power efficient board in it`s class (at idle at least) and the mi...

Citate: "The P67 chipset seems to use more power than H67 as well. Compared to the DH67BL, the DP67BG used approximately 5W more when idle and playing video, though the tables turned on load with the P67 board posting a 3W advantage." I see different 5 w idle, 3w load. The graph gives the answer of...

I have not seen any power usage comparison between H67 and P67 boards. Where did get the information that it's 2-3 times higher? I do agree on the H67-boards being a good choice, above all they're also a good bit cheaper. But I don't see the value of the 'K'-processor. It does have a better IGP (HD...

I've changed the SP, because I think the use of my new system isn't quite clear. I don't want to overclock, maybe underclock for powersaving. the combination h67 and i5 2500K gives the possibility of playing full-HD 3d in the future. internal graphics are sufficient, with the combination I have poss...

It has all the possibilities, but I'm not sure about the power consumption. As QuickSync is still in its (immature) infancy, I would go for any discrete modern graphics card. Moreover a 2500K on any H67 is actually a waste of money (and features). Why do I want to use quicksync, or a discrete moder...

I'm thinking about buying a new system. I have quite the list of wishes: Low power idle Floppy connector (Preferred) Posibility to control PC with remote (MCE) A little bit fast Outstanding HTPC possibilities I will play 1080p movies on the system, surf on internet and it will be powered 24/7 as NAS...

Well, Nice for so much reactions. It's worth the time to think about a proper system to review info. My reason for low power consumption is total costs. There is an aspect of luxury in it, though. I've bought a Intel SSD. That's just because I wanted it. But how do we talk about it? I think it is go...

Your router/switch is probably sending out an Ping to all the network devices it has listed to make sure the device is still available, this occurs even regardless of network utilization. Ok. Does every router does that? Can I switch that function off? I have a different router at the moment, so ma...

Sorry to use a new post, but it's completely different: I've tried a sleeping state of the system to save power. When an other computer sends a "magic package", mny computer would wake up (it's functional as NAS). Only problem is: not n00b-friendly, and I want it (guess what) n00b-friendly. So I've ...

A bit late, but thank you very much for your answers! Especially the link on lostcircuits is promising. The D510 is quite a promising conficuration, but I'm doubting. I can go two ways: 1: Atom + game/powerrig 2: Core i# Both have it's advantages: 1: low power idle. back-up, girlfriend watching movi...

http://www.anandtech.com/bench It keeps throwing my browser to an error page today, but if memory serves me, they have idle power consumption on the charts. If you could give specifics about what duties the CPU would be performing, I'm sure some of the HTPC/NAS savy users could point you in the rig...

I'm searching for idle power consumption of CPU's.
Not TDP, not total system consumption.

Why? To choose a processor for a NAS/nettop/HTPC/downloadserver.

A computer that stays on night and day.

It's long ago, but I still want to post results: I chose the AMD 4850+, but with an Asus M3N78 Pro, because of better reviews. Result: At its lowest point, 30 watts idling. It runs Vista, the only problem I have now is buzzing of the 750GB GP disk from WD. At random points it buzzes loudly, and maki...

I've ordered the Asus M3a78- EMH HDMI with an AMD 4850e, and an pico-psu (120 watt). Whene I have everything up and running, I will post some results.

could i better get the 5600+ or the 4850e?
I can't find energy consumption when idle nor the effect of HT2000 instead of HT1000...

Since I can play Blu-Ray from disc, I'm guessing HDCP is working, too. Doesn't have to...if HDCP isn't working the video-stream is downgraded to 720P. But probably it works. this googled query gave some hits... Until now my choice is (still) the Asus M3A78-EMH HDMI in combination with the AMD 4850e...