stevea wrote:If I coud buy a decent PentiumM Dothan motherboard I would do so today. Why aren't these available ? I see a news report that there is one in Japan. Can anyone tell me how to find this or other similar boards ?

check ultim8pc.co.uk
they have a mini-itx mb for pentium-m

Project wrote:but how is the temperatures? does the holes in the bezel really work?

http://www.anandtech.com/casecooling/sh ... i=2187&p=9

Rizban wrote:Is the first drive bay really useless for mounting a hard drive, as mentioned on Anand Tech?

you shuold be able to suspend it in a 5 1/4 slot

thanks

mine should be here in a couple of days

the front fan look noisy even on pictures

Jordan wrote:Get a Zalman Northbridge heatsink for the Mobo too

yeah, I'll do

ok, found a good deal for a 2nd hand 1 week old cooler master centurion 5. I'm quite sure quietness will not be top notch, but I like its style a lot. once here it will be filled with a nf7-s + mobile barton + zalman 7000 al cu and some other stuff. PSU and front fan are the first candidates for a s...

what about this: http://forums.silentpcreview.com/viewtopic.php?t=15778

xlyz wrote:anyone had the opportunity to see it in action?

eehm, should I've said: hear it in action?

the entire front is a grill mesh given the cost (like a 3700 bqe) and being lower, with better style and front panel, it's my favourite now (see my other post ;) ) if only someone can comment on how much noise escapes from that mesh :roll: (first hand experience only, I can speculate myself :wink: )

in my quest for a quiet and stylish case I stumbled on cooler master centurion

anyone had the opportunity to see it in action?

is it quiet with stock fan/psu?

what about this then?

or this?

I think I'll settle for a slk 2650 BQE. I'm not completely happy with it, but at least it does not cost much, and I can always upgrade when I'll find the perfect one (quiet *and* stylish)

found a very nice case from silverstonetek: the tj 04

any experience with it?

"I will be placing beside me, 70-80 cm from where I sit" Like a desk fan? on a small (and low) table just beside my desk Also your choice of CPU HS and fan, graphics card fan (if any) and NB fan (again if any) and HD will play a big part too. undervolted xp, possibly mobile, with zalman 7000, 9600x...

cheaper and quieter: that's good

what kind of quietness shall I expect? I will be placing beside me, 70-80 cm from where I sit. No desk or other stuff in between

currently I have a shuttle ss51g that it's driving me crazy

If you want the quietest stock PSU the BQE wins easily. I have built 2 systems in the BQE and 2 in the Sonata (inc my own). In the cases I dealt with the PSU and the rear fan of the BQE were both quieter than the equivelent in the Sonatas (Sonata rear fan on 5V). But if you're not willing to spend ...

depends on the fans you choose as well as what videocard (fanless or not) how many case fans you choose, whether you want to mod the case (cut grills). video card is 9600 xt. I'm not planning to change it for the moment. may be running it fanless if it doesn't get too hot. no additional fans apart ...

I'm fed up with the noisy fans of my shuttle xpc ss51g, and planning for a more quiet desktop. the idea is swapping it with an Antec 2650 BQE, an undervoltable mb, a barton and a Zalman 7000. being on a budget I'm going to keep the stock psu and fan, as the rest of my current system (hd, cd-drive, e...

check Biostar

AFAIK has the only undervoltable matx mb in town

MikeC wrote:Bit of a hitch with the motherboard first tried, no temp monitoring, scrambling with a second... may delay review another day or 2.

ah...ehmmm

anyone did it?

guessing when an updated linux version will be available