Because I only use my computer for 2d purposes and the matrox g450 gets rather hot, I'd really like to be able to make it run a bit cooler.
Is there any information out there on how to change the clock speed of the
matrox g450?

Thanks in advance.

Official information: http://www.nexustek.nl/nx4090.htm

I'd love to see some real world figures! *hint*

As for whether and AMD 64 version will be available: "We are going to make a accessory for A64/A64FX installation, but currently I am not sure if this part will be available when XP-120 debuts. Please stay tune on our website since we will update it as often as possible. Thank you for interesting in...

acaurora wrote:You could just go to www.excaliberpc.com... they sell the A3s. That's where I got my 460W from, and it's SWEET

Thanks for the information acaurora. Oversea shipping is not really an option for me though, too much hassle with shipping and customs.

For quiet, one fan is better than 2... If you can keep the fan from ramping up (by keeping the case cool enough and/or ducting the CPU heat straight out), then the Tornado or Silencer are very close. But in general, bottom-mounted fan PSUs tend to draw more heat from their environment (usually righ...

MikeC, since you seem to have used both the rev A3 Super Silencer, Rev 3 Super Tornado and the Enermax Noisetaker: which PSU would be the best for silent computing? I will most likely be purchasing a 300/325 watt model and will not be putting an awful lot of strain on the PSU (A64 3000+, Matrox G450...

Thanks for your input everyone!

I might be able to get a 2nd hand Matrox G400 for 35 euros... Let's hope I can get it to work

dago wrote:by curiosity, what was your problem with matrox ?

Had a matrox card in my parents pc that just *didn't* work whatever I threw at it.

Hello everyone! I'm currently building a studio computer and I'm looking for a suitable videocard. I will be using the videocard for 2d applications only (although it's not a problem if the card has 3d, but it's just not important that it performs well in 3d). I'm looking for a videocard with the fo...

pdf27 wrote:Except for minor details like it's still cheaper from the US, isn't the size I'm after and doesn't actually say how thick it is.
There's someone selling the same stuff on EBay as well for a similar price.

It would indeed be quite useful for us to know type and thickness.

doh! i could've sworn it read UPS :) but USPS is good, actually turned in faster than UPS last time i ordered from the states, and much cheaper. UK ppl? anyone else in the EU? I'm looking for two sheets of sorbothane to put my speakers on in a studio I'm currently building. Where are you ordering a...

ashtray_head wrote:Yeah it looks really good.

We need to see a review in English

At silentpcreview if possible

http://www.nexustek.nl/breeze.htm

Should be interesting!

Couldn't we take an Intel P4 3.0 and AMD64 3000, grab a mb for each using the same manufacturer (like Asus), use the same heatsink manufacturer (like Thermalright or Zalman), and test them in the same case with everything else being the same? If you ran them at full load you should get some good nu...

Doesn't it get very dusty inside due to the lack of filters? I'd say a nice mod would be to bring up the cpu-duct intake up 120mm and adding some sort of filter. The end of the duct (cpu side) should remain the same diameter though. I expect that this would result in approximately the same cooling p...

And then there's this, which is even better (than MCX-64). But it is yet to be determined whether either of those can outperform Thermalright's upcoming SP-98, or even Zalman's already available CNPS-7000A-Cu/AlCu sinks. -Ed Well I for one would be very interested in a roundup of all the heatsinks ...

New Swiftech Heatsink supposedly aimed at quiet cooling. Should be interesting, review at: http://www.hardocp.com/article.html?art=NjAx

Amazing work, that is exactly what I'd like my studio computer to be like, save for the HD suspension mechanism. What is the width of the case? I need to know because my studio computer will be placed inside the wall with limited space available. I wish there was a Dutch store that sold the componen...

It should be. it's a wicked site.

And the quality of the reviews down here is very good compared to most other sites where reviews consist mainly of superficial benchmarks without any in-depth analysis.

while on the subject of disadvantages, I think they are mainly (depending on suspension technique and suspended drive position) : - out of path of airflow - lost whatever cooling may be provided by attaching to case - not secured - possible damage when moved The not secured issue can easily be reso...

Edward Ng wrote:Nice! I wonder how it compares to my hand-modified piece.

-Ed

I wouldn't be surprised if yours is better due to the higher quality fans you use.

I will be purchasing my new computer within a month, so we should be able to compare soon enough

Yeah they basically are the same, except for the fan.

Nexus is a dutch company though, so their products are pretty cheap where I live (The Netherlands).

The pics don't show for me by the way

Oh, wow! I've gotta' take a look at that. Up 'til now, all the Nexus PSUs I've seen are single or dual 80mm fan. Thanks for the heads-up... I'll try to find some good cases but it's hard for me to figure out what's actually available up your way; they don't sell Antec cases there? Antec makes a gre...

If you can purchase components from the U.K. and have them shipped to you, you might want to consider AcoustiProducts' AcoustiFans. I don't know if they're available in your area, but I personally prefer PSUs with 120mm fans, and the Fortron FSP300-60PN is pretty popular, and uses a 120mm fan. I kn...

Exactly what CPU, case and heatsink for the CPU are you actually going to do this with? -Ed - AMD64 3000+ (the new stepping), - case is undecided atm, the only case with a cpu duct available down here (The Netherlands) is the Chenbro Gaming Bomb- suggestions for other cases available in dutch shops...

Does anyone here have a 120mm Nexus Real Silent fan? I wonder how it compares to the Papst 120mm. The last time I spoke with the Nexus folks they said a 120mm would be available in February. Well, it's February but I don't see them available yet. Nexus now has the 120mm fan listed on their site . U...

That's some good points you make there edwardng.

I'm hoping that a 120 mm rear fan exhaust + cpu duct will be enough to cool the cpu (as I don't really have any other excessively hot components in the computer), but I suppose that I could always add side cpu duct later on if it's not enough.

Do you think that removing the currently used duct and replacing it with one running from the 120mm rear exhaust fan onto the cpu heatsink would offer equal cooling performance? I'm considering this for my next computer setup, as it's impossible to find a case with a side-duct down here and I cannot...

This review is decent, but I'd love to see if compared to a bunch of other drives instead of just a spinpoint love fest. If you look at: http://www.digit-life.com/articles2/samsung-80gpp/index.html and take into account the relative performance difference between the SP1604N and the SP1614c ( http:...