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- Thu Jan 17, 2013 10:53 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Intel DQ77KB: A Low Power LGA1155 Motherboard
- Replies: 38
- Views: 45450
Re: Intel DQ77KB: A Low Power LGA1155 Motherboard
Just out of curiosity, what happens when you open the end of the PCIe slot? Many cards will work with a reduced lane count, so some people just remove the little bit of plastic on the end of the slot and plug in bigger cards. There's plenty of cards that are bigger then x4 that people might want to ...
- Sun May 29, 2011 4:42 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Kingwin Lazer Platinum 550W Power Supply
- Replies: 23
- Views: 17086
Re: Kingwin Lazer Platinum 550W Power Supply
If "most" where Nippon caps, what where the rest of the caps? I'm guessing they're not bad, since there where no complaints, but it does make you wonder what they are.
- Tue Nov 23, 2010 1:12 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Silent Gaming System Build Guide
- Replies: 36
- Views: 45722
Re: Silent Gaming System Build Guide
I happened to think this was an outstanding build, so no outrage or insults here. :) Most sites, even those aimed at enthusiasts and gamers, refuse to do anything more with a MITX board then set it up as an HTPC. The only thing I would bump up would be an i7-870 and the AXP-140 in the hopes that it ...
- Fri Nov 12, 2010 11:14 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Electronic Noise and Tinnitus
- Replies: 60
- Views: 147208
Re: Electronic Noise and Tinnitus
I'm always a little cautious about things which haven't made it past the subjective experience category. Fortunately, if these devices are making noise, no hardware review site is better suited to detect them then SPCR. :) Why not put the drives in the anechoic chamber, set the microphones up withou...
- Thu Nov 04, 2010 10:17 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Arctic Cooling Accelero Xtreme Plus GPU Cooler
- Replies: 46
- Views: 31778
Re: Arctic Cooling Accelero Xtreme Plus GPU Cooler
The difference in power draw is shocking. At first it looks like it scales with GPU temperature, but if that where the case the stock cooler's draw would be similar to the Gelid at 12volts. It's a real shame there's no way to measure the stock cooler's VRM temperature. To make up that 16 watt power ...
- Wed Oct 20, 2010 11:04 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Silent Home Server Build Guide
- Replies: 137
- Views: 98090
Re: Silent Home Server Build Guide
[quote="matt_garman"]I forget the exact numbers, but say 1 in X bytes. The point is, X hasn't increased proportionally with capacities, so the likelihood of bit errors has gone up. There's a few articles out there suggesting that RAID-5 is no longer sufficient given >1 TB hard drives. The gist is th...
- Thu Aug 26, 2010 3:00 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Silverstone Sugo SG07: The Ultimate Mini-ITX Case?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 19205
I personally like the case I have now, Lan-Gear's mITX( my build )case, but I was considering the SG-07. In the end, the Lan-Gear is cheaper even if it doesn't come with a PSU. I was about to mention the Lan Gear too. It's got the same general layout as the SG07, but manages to be smaller. Definite...
- Mon Aug 16, 2010 3:47 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Zotac H55-ITX-C-E: Stacked LGA1156 Mini-ITX Motherboard
- Replies: 23
- Views: 17424
- Sun Aug 15, 2010 7:31 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Seasonic X-400 Fanless PSU
- Replies: 167
- Views: 171524
You are correct in saying the SFX is mainly for OEM and in this market, mostly 80PLUS Bronze will suffice. That said, low power units with Gold certification does have its markets, ie., servers & IPC but so long as it has multi-outputs, it is a challenge. Difficult to say, as an earlier post pointe...
- Fri Aug 13, 2010 6:22 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Seasonic X-400 Fanless PSU
- Replies: 167
- Views: 171524
I had a similar reaction as SPCR did in their summary. Originally I was thinking that this was a nice bit of engineering, but would rather have a fan just in case. This review has changed my mind, too. :) Kind of OT, but Mike, would you happen to know if Seasonic has any plans to release an 80Plus G...
- Mon Jul 26, 2010 2:56 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Gelid Slim Silence & Prolimatech Samuel 17 LP CPU Cooler
- Replies: 12
- Views: 11783
- Sun Jun 27, 2010 3:55 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Athlon II X4 610e & Phenom II X4 910e: 45W & 65W Qua
- Replies: 41
- Views: 23885
- Mon Jun 07, 2010 3:42 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Intel LGA1366 Stock Cooler Performance: Good Enough?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 10811
Hmm, interesting. If it came with all i7s, a simple $5 fan mod might be enough for some people. At how many RPM does the fan run when set to Q(uiet)? Did I miss that in the article somewhere? It was mentioned briefly on page 6. The built-in speed switch toggles the fan speed between 12V ('P' setting...
- Mon May 17, 2010 10:37 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Samsung N220 Pine Trail Netbook
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6758
Just out of curiosity, how was 7 using the 600MB? Was it Cached or Available? Vista and 7 use a different memory caching method then XP, so comparing them takes some care.
- Fri May 14, 2010 4:02 pm
- Forum: Donate for Reviews
- Topic: Donate: Titan Fenrir
- Replies: 19
- Views: 34220
it's surprising that no one else is wiling to donate for this review. the target is only $50 away. comments? The only way I knew this existed at all was when I read the review today. If I'm any indication of the typical SPCR member you'll have to add an entry to the front page linking to the donati...
- Fri May 14, 2010 3:50 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Titan Fenrir & CM Hyper 212 Plus: Direct Touch Revisited
- Replies: 71
- Views: 47740
dev, don't get so hung up on whether the CPU is running at stock or not. It's just a means to an end. It's just a source of heat. A way of producing a specific and exact amount of power to be dumped into the heatsink so that the temperature can then be taken. Makes sense to me. A 130 watt TDP CPU i...
- Sun May 02, 2010 10:31 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Corsair Hydro H50 CPU Water Cooler
- Replies: 30
- Views: 34729
Hmm, well it's nice to see some test results for this. It's used all over the M-ITX scene since it actually fits in the cases. The pump noise might be to much for me though. By the way, does the orientation of the radiator make any difference? Changing the maximum height the pump has to move the wat...
- Mon Jan 18, 2010 2:04 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Silverstone Fortress FT02 ATX Case
- Replies: 76
- Views: 67968
but its aesthetics seem to target the over 30 crowd, very subdued compared to the conspicuous Raven. Ouch. :( Hey, I'm not 30 yet... I'd just rather have a BMer in the driveway then a Honda Civic with a metric ton of fiberglass bolt-ons. :lol: It would be nice if they'd use some of these new ideas,...
- Mon Dec 07, 2009 6:58 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: $500 First PC Build
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4551
- Mon Dec 07, 2009 1:33 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Gigabyte MA785GPMT-UD2H 785G Motherboard
- Replies: 16
- Views: 14867
Looks like I'm a day late to the party, but I'll ask anyhow... :? First, you mention; In addition, the vanity nameplate on top looks nice but may actually impede cooling. Have you tried taking these kinds of plates off? I've noticed that just about every manufaturer caps off the tops of their heatsi...
- Mon Dec 07, 2009 12:28 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Silverstone Raven Two
- Replies: 31
- Views: 27798
I guess it makes sense to not fight convection. :wink: Any idea if they're planning on a mATX or even a mITX case that vents upward like this? I grabbed an SG05 after the review here, and can't help but wonder what a mini-raven would be like. Maybe they wouldnt' have to make their mITX cases out of ...
- Mon Nov 09, 2009 10:23 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Antec Twelve Hundred Gaming Case
- Replies: 12
- Views: 10625
- Tue Sep 29, 2009 8:20 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Scythe Musashi Dual Fan GPU Cooler [updated results]
- Replies: 30
- Views: 32378
- Mon Aug 24, 2009 6:01 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Luxa2 LM100 Mini: "Exquisite & Desirable" m-IT
- Replies: 22
- Views: 14066
Sure, you could probably make something like that with a socket from an old PSU and a spare cable, but how do you do it without it looking like it came from ThereIFixedIt.com?
Purpose made ones would be so much nicer.
Purpose made ones would be so much nicer.
- Mon Aug 24, 2009 3:52 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Luxa2 LM100 Mini: "Exquisite & Desirable" m-IT
- Replies: 22
- Views: 14066
- Sat Aug 22, 2009 2:52 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Silverstone Sugo SG05 and SG06: Gaming mini-ITX cases?
- Replies: 41
- Views: 55608
Impressive article. Finding a hardware site that even acknowledges the existence of mITX seems to be hard, much less one that dares to install a discreet graphics card in one. Is SFF a direction SPCR is moving in the future? By the way, does anyone know of any other sites that work with mITX size ga...
- Fri Oct 31, 2008 9:59 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: SilverStone Decathlon DA700 power supply
- Replies: 16
- Views: 13937
FYI, a new automated PC-based PSU load tester has been in the works for a year... ...They were supposed to have finished before the summer.... but there were parts supply issues and they're still testing / validating now. Now that sounds interesting. You're going to post a nice write up about it wh...
- Mon Oct 20, 2008 7:24 pm
- Forum: Site Feedback
- Topic: Please start testing 140mm fans
- Replies: 11
- Views: 17150
Kind of an old topic, but it's just as relevant today. Finding information on 140mm fans is quite tough , so if SPCR could put them in the lime light I bet they would start carving out a niche in the market. At least a niche in the silencing market anyhow. If Yate Loon's 120mm specs and 140mm specs ...
- Sat Sep 27, 2008 12:48 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: System RAM reduced with new GC Installed
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3309
I haven't fooled around with it myself, but there are a couple of articles about the 32bit ram barrier at Dan's Data.
He has other articles about the issue, including one where he talked about remapping memory holes, if you use the search feature on his site.
He has other articles about the issue, including one where he talked about remapping memory holes, if you use the search feature on his site.
- Wed Sep 24, 2008 12:47 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Has anyone tried silencing a GTX260?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4335