I futzed for several months with DVI KVM switches, but they were more expensive and had glitches, especially at higher resolutions. Just shifted to a cheap Joytech HDMI 3-way switch, using DVI-HDMI cables (from Monoprice.com - very cheap) and now I have a DVI video switch that works perfectly. Only ...

If the heat was getting to the upper fins quickly, then you definitely had the HS seated properly. Of course you're right! Still, the speed and warmth concerned me, especially since I did not have the same experience with the 5000+ BE. Perhaps you could tell us how you did it? (There's a ton of pos...

I've seen posts noting that certain CPUs can be run fanless with the Mini Ninja heatsink, so wanted to report my experience, and see if it was consistent with that of others. Just finished a new build using the Gigabyte MATX 780g chipset board, a Athlon 4850e, and Mini Ninja. All parts were new. I f...

Having just finished a NSK3480 re-build (for my office PC) I can tell you that your hardware will stuff the case full, and you may see noise, air flow and cooling problems that you wouldn't have in a slightly larger case. Originally, I had a socket 939 Opteron 165 in a Biostar MATX motherboard (T610...