New BIOS available for Foxconn H67S - Version A41F1P01 (07/22/11) Amongst other things memory problem fixed. http://www.foxconnsupport.com/download.aspx?models=en-us0000515&category=C000000001&series=en-us0000014&keywords=&sort=BIOS Remember to enable MFG (ME) jumper setting 1-2 to run flash. Disabl...

New BIOS available for Foxconn H67S - Version A41F1P01 (07/22/11) Amongst other things memory problem fixed. Turbo boost seems to work better too. http://www.foxconnsupport.com/download.aspx?models=en-us0000515&category=C000000001&Series=en-us0000014&keywords=&sort= Remember to enable MFG (ME) jumpe...

Nope. The memory and wifi slots are mounted directly on the underside of the MB and would be in the way for a heat pad covering the whole MB.

Yes, thick thermal pad. I guess I could have used some wider copper shims (maybe even one piece covering both cpu/chipset), but it would also reduce the limited space for airflow. I don't think there is a pad under the motherboard (not quite sure what you mean)

I totally agree that the cooling system is bizarre at best. Basically the laptop is so flat (I guess the designers wanted too achieve Airbook thickness), that there is no room for a heatsink (the distance between the motherboard and metalshield with the keyboad directly on top is only appr. 3 mm - i...

Success. SSD helps too

Disassembled more ... http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/229490_10150191778424636_845549635_6758757_4285600_n.jpg http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/229255_10150191778504636_845549635_6758758_5310841_n.jpg There is no heatpipe, but metalshielding seems to act as heatsink. I w...

Degee 13.3" Atom 455 laptop can be obtained for as low as $250-300. It is a nice looking, slim white laptop/netbook with surprisingly good quality and performance. It has a nice, big 13.3" screen, a somewhat limited battery time, BUT IT HAS ONE MAJOR FLAW: The cooling fan/solution is unbearable nois...

Airflow improved

Here is my solution for better airflow in the Antec NSK1380. I am considering adding an additional hole/fan in the side for the graphics card, but I am unsure if it should suck in or vent out the air ? http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/183069_1816819347776_1458882863_32003325_3278193_n....

Hi,

I put a Radeon HD 4890 in my Sugo SG05 (and 520w PSU)
Here are my PC specs:

Silverstone Sugo SG05
Sapphire Vapor-X HD 4890 GPU (9.5â€

Do you think I would need any protective curcuitry - for spikes and what would happen if the grahics card gets power before the MB ? Any suggestions ?

I am not quite sure how much power I can draw from the picoPSU-120 12V rail ? The specs says that it is "switched input", but does that mean that it is direct feed from the 12V adapter ? If so, does that mean that if I use a 12V 200W adapter, I could draw 12-15A. Why does the specs say 7-10A max the...

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Hi Peerke. Yes, it is about the size of ATX, 320 x 220 x 60 mm.
Here is an idea for another approach in the very early stage (300 x 250 x 45 mm).

Folding the long PCI-E*16 flex cable will be a neat Origami trick ...

Thanks Aris and Peerke, I think you are absolutely spot on with your observations. Having tried this earlier (with XP-M and Turion), I would like to add that I think that the main problem is that you have to do custom work/adjustments to pretty much everything, you can only use certain parts and you...

I think it could be interesting to build the smallest, yet most powerfull gaming PC possible. It would include a Commell LV-677 Intel Core 2 Duo (Merom) Mini-ITX express Motherboard (170 x 170 mm) with an Intel Core 2 Duo T7X00 (Merom - power consumption 34 W). This is the only Core 2 Duo Mini-ITX m...

Feel the same. When is the price of DDR2 expected to fall again ?

Thanks for the replies. I decided to order the ECS P4M890T-M2 (V1.0B) from NewEgg

I have just bought a Core Duo 2 Conroe E6400 (my first Intel proc), but would like to reuse my 2 GB DDR 400 (PC 3200) memory. I have identified the following motherboard candidates, but which should I choose ? I will use it with a 7900GT PCI-E graphics card, so I don't care much about onboard graphi...

Is RivaTuner best for underclocking ? I am considering replacing the OEM cooler of the 7900GT with a less noisy X800Pro cooler ...

What is the most stable brand of vanilla 7900GT available ?

Got the ASRock K8NF4G-SATA2, but the Southbridge nForce 410 immediately becomes extreme hot (idle: 57C/135F). To hot for my taste ! I think I'll try the ASUS A8V-VM instead. VIA normally use less power/produce less heat than NVIDIA. Only problem is that it is brand new and the first BIOS version mig...

Hi Ekjk, Thank you for your answer. I killed 3 Asus A8N-VM boards (probably the MOSFETS) by plugging/unplugging a "hot" AC adapter into to the PW-200, before I figured out that this caused it. I guess the picoPSU-120 startup sequence is better or the ASRock MB is less sensitive (wonder which ?) You ...

Hi Ekjk, Thank you for suggesting the Asrock K8N4FG-SATA2. Form factor looks fine and has all the features I need incl. PCI-E x 16. What Vcore are you using and are you using Bios or SW to change Vcore ? Have you experienced any booting problems with this using the picoPSU-120 ? Are you allowed to p...

I want to build a Turion MT-40 and PW-200 (DC-DC ATX converter) compatible, very small desktop PC. I am considering using either an ASUS A8N-VM (Nvidia) or A8V-VM (VIA) motherboard. Any idea which would work best in this configuration ? ASUS motherboards typically provide a vcore of appr. 1.25 or 1....

:D The KA7500C undervolting mod works perfectly. One (5 cents) 270K resistor betwen pin 1 and pin 12 and Vcore is down 0.3 V (from 1.58 V to 1.28 V) and temps down 7 degrees (and everything is stable). Tests show that there is a nice linear correspondance between Vcore and the resistor value: Vcore ...

Is it possible to lower 1,58V default Vcore to 1,35V (true XP-M 2400+ 35W Vcore) using some simple mod (for the KA7500C SMPS controller) on KM400 Flex-ATX motherboards, like PCCHIPS M851LU, Matsonic MS8188E, Shuttle MK40VN ? Reason ? I think the following picture explains it all ! http://www.sitecen...