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by micah161
Tue Apr 19, 2011 9:05 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: i5 2400 and a ATI 5770 in a Q-08 - which power supply?
Replies: 1
Views: 1669

i5 2400 and a ATI 5770 in a Q-08 - which power supply?

Hi All, I was just about to replace my aging linux server with a DH67BL microATX based system but 1) the linux drivers for the HD2000/3000 will not be part of the standard Natty Narwhal release and 2) the availability of this board has dropped to ZERO! My guess is the Z68 stuff is in the pipeline an...
by micah161
Wed Mar 16, 2011 6:20 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Mini-ITX HTPC/Server: Hardware
Replies: 35
Views: 12834

Re: Mini-ITX HTPC/Server: Hardware

I assume you saw this article today?

http://www.phoronix.com/forums/showthre ... erformance

Looks like a nice low power solution that can also manage front-end duties. Please let us know how it goes.
by micah161
Mon Mar 07, 2011 10:41 am
Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
Topic: Intel Core i3-2100 vs. AMD Phenom II X2 565
Replies: 76
Views: 47127

Re: Intel Core i3-2100 vs. AMD Phenom II X2 565

goatsandmonkeys wrote: the 65watt models seem to idle around the same as the 95w models so I would also assume that the T model doesn't idle lower.
If this is true, what is the point of the T model? marketing?
by micah161
Mon Mar 07, 2011 9:59 am
Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
Topic: Intel Core i3-2100 vs. AMD Phenom II X2 565
Replies: 76
Views: 47127

Re: Intel Core i3-2100 vs. AMD Phenom II X2 565

City4United1 wrote:Any plans to look at the i3 2100T?
Second that. Is the T just an underclocked version of the i3 2100? What are the power consumption / performance trade offs with the T? Anybody seen a good analysis posted anywhere?
by micah161
Tue Feb 15, 2011 7:16 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Mini-ITX HTPC/Server: Hardware
Replies: 35
Views: 12834

Re: Mini-ITX HTPC/Server: Hardware

It looks like your motherboard has a PCIe slot and your tuner card is a PCI. Very few mini-ITX boards have PCI slots.
by micah161
Fri Jan 28, 2011 7:17 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Mini-ITX Sandy Bridge gaming build...
Replies: 10
Views: 5122

Re: Mini-ITX Sandy Bridge gaming build...

Which CPU are you planning on using? I suppose the 45W TDP i5-2500T might be the best bet for a quad core mini-ITX system?
by micah161
Sat May 15, 2010 8:01 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Home NAS recommendation
Replies: 6
Views: 3094

Jay_S wrote:That's a limitation of the NM10 chipset.
The GIGABYTE GA-D510UD used a NM10 chipset and has 4 SATA ports. Am i missing something?
by micah161
Sun May 02, 2010 5:47 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Please advise on a low-budget HTPC setup
Replies: 12
Views: 5053

Do you have a "Killawatt" or some other means to measure the power usage of your new system? I would be interested to know what you get.
-micah
by micah161
Tue Apr 20, 2010 7:20 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: mATX vs mITX, Atom vs i3/i5, Pico PSU vs something else
Replies: 21
Views: 9683

Unfortunately, they got that by using a notebook drive (~2W max load, <1W idle). Add another 10W for 2x 3.5" green HDD's. True, and good point. The numbers on your DH57JG look even more impressive now that I see there are 2x 3.5" drives factored into that. I'd like to update my system with similar ...
by micah161
Mon Apr 19, 2010 6:39 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: mATX vs mITX, Atom vs i3/i5, Pico PSU vs something else
Replies: 21
Views: 9683

Sweeper240, Not sure you saw this in the Green Computing Forum, but you always have the option of underclocking: SPCR Thread: http://www.silentpcreview.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=57784 Link to Tom's Hardware Article they are discussing: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/25w-performance-pc,2551.htm...
by micah161
Sat Feb 20, 2010 7:42 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Yeeet another help-me-choose post, for a MythTV HTPC setup
Replies: 2
Views: 2268

I'm not an expert by any means, but i'll be interested to see how people respond because I'd like to build something similar. However I want it to also be my 24/7 NAS and music server so I want to keep the idle power as low as possible but still maintain enough CPU/GPU power to run a MythTV backend/...
by micah161
Fri Dec 18, 2009 7:15 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: 24/7 media server with minimal HTPC capabilities?
Replies: 7
Views: 3960

http://www.electronista.com/articles/09 ... .or.march/

(Sorry - I needed to have 3 forum posts before I could include a URL)
by micah161
Fri Dec 18, 2009 7:14 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: 24/7 media server with minimal HTPC capabilities?
Replies: 7
Views: 3960

Fred,

The new Ion2 looks interesting. But apparently they won't be releasing until after CES:

[See URL in next post]

But the pairing with the CULV processors could be interesting if they were priced right.
by micah161
Fri Dec 18, 2009 6:53 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: 24/7 media server with minimal HTPC capabilities?
Replies: 7
Views: 3960

I can vouch for an atom/ion solution.... I use a pair of Asus USB DVB sticks to capture content Thanks Suzyj for the info. So theN330 atom CPU can handle encoding an analog signal too? I'm leaning toward the Asus board (AT3N7A-I) because I have a PCI based tuner. A 30W system would also save me ~$3...
by micah161
Fri Dec 11, 2009 8:35 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: 24/7 media server with minimal HTPC capabilities?
Replies: 7
Views: 3960

24/7 media server with minimal HTPC capabilities?

Hi everyone. I have an old P4 2.4C machine that I have been using as a NAS/media server/bit torrent machine that pulls about 66W. I leave it on all the time and I feel a little guilty about that - I calculate that it is costing me ~$75/year. Recently, I decided to get rid of both my 19" CRT monitor ...