user wrote:Of course microATX case is bigger than mini ITX, is it owing by the big fat ATX PSU size definition. -.-

A mATX motherboard / case does not require a ATX PSU. Besides, ATX PSUs aren't that big and most of the time don't dictate case sizes.

frenchie wrote:my turn
bottom only intake to keep noise away, 3*120 or 3*140 mm fans

Silverstone FT02 and RV02?

Assuming you had a completely blank slate, with absolutely no layout requirements, what would your ideal layout be? What features would you demand? Hi George, I'm glad you asked. :p I've been looking for compact (low depth) cases for mATX and mITX boards. I don't need 5.25" bays, I don't need 3.5" ...

Where did the noise measurements go?

http://www.silverstonetek.com/product.php?pid=303 ? http://www.fractal-design.com/home/product/cases/core-series/core-1000-usb-30 ? Why does size matter so much to you (for a server)? As a similar example, many manufacturers have space for one or two full length PCIe GFX cards in their small Mini-IT...

I know, it's a response to leisetreter who used a SSD + iSCSI remote storage

Because the chart doesn't cross compare the fans that way. The green numbers represent the first place winner at each of the dBA levels. I think that's doing it the wrong way around. You should be looking at quietest fan at a certain temperature level. Remember that this is SPCR and therefore the f...

I think one of the reasons is that the ATX PSU form factor isn't terribly conducive to fitting in a small case with a tower style CPU cooler and full height expansion cards. What's wrong with ATX PSUs and full-height cards? Full-length cards are problematic, full-height is no problem. Without tons ...

vampirefrog wrote:I've recently upgraded the CPU and MoBo, and the latter has an ATX form factor and doesn't fit in the old case, so I need a new case.

Why didn't you get a mATX board?

Cool case! The world needs more compact cases.
What's the rationale for using an external PSU? I'm not a fan of power bricks.

yakuman wrote:Because the chart doesn't cross compare the fans that way. The green numbers represent the first place winner at each of the dBA levels.

I think that's doing it the wrong way around. You should be looking at quietest fan at a certain temperature level.

Why does the Noctua NF-A15 PWM get a win for 18 °C rise at 20 dbA SPL when the Corsair AF140 Quiet can do it for just 17 dbA?

See http://www.anandtech.com/show/6774/nvidias-geforce-gtx-titan-part-2-titans-performance-unveiled/15 for example http://images.anandtech.com/graphs/graph6774/53412.png http://images.anandtech.com/graphs/graph6774/53413.png In BF3, the 7970GE is much quieter than the Titan. In Furmark, they're close.

From what i have read it seems if the drivers detects Furmark or OCCT running it wont do anything until the power regulator comes under load, as soon as that happens it will underclock the card by %50 and regulate the power so you cant fry your card. Why would it have to detect Furmark before it'd ...

Maybe the performance of Furmark should be included to such that throttling is noticed and the performance / W ratio can be calculated. Power by itself is kinda meaningless.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/4008/nvid ... gtx-580/17

As for FurMark, due to NVIDIA’s power throttling we’ve had to get a bit creative. FurMark is throttled to the point where the GTX 580 registers 360W, thanks to a roughly 40% reduction in performance under FurMark.

Is Furmark a good load generator? AFAIK both AMD and nV drivers detect Furmark and throttle the card.
And SPCR is using it...

There's a lot of variation between review sites. I also think there's a fair bit of variation between the cards coming off the production line. My take: at stock fan profiles, the Asus is a bit quieter but runs hotter...and you can modify the fan profiles with their included s/w. I like MSI's TF IV...

Are you sure you want a card with just 32-bit or 64-bit DDR3? That's seriously low on bandwidth.

I am thinking about buying a aftermarket backplate to put on the back to maybe reinforce it? While that will stop the GPU area from bending so much it will unfortunately concentrate all of the stress on the area near the PCI-E slot and the slot itself. Does it? AFAIK it's attached to the rear mount...

Full-height cards require about 12cm, PSUs about 15cm. Cases like BitFenix Outlaw are 18cm wide.
What width are you looking for?
If you want really thin, get the Q12 at just 88mm.

Also, personally I work with audio, so I need massive storage drivers (just got a 7200 rpm Seagate of 2TB), sometimes you dont know if your DAW is loading a sample or if it got stuck. HDD led makes you more patient. If it wasnt for HDD led I would have gotten pissed up a lot of times at long loadin...

A test with all drive cages removed would've been interesting.

I'd love to see a low-depth mATX variant of this case (without the drive cages).

Phase? DC doesn't have phase, does it?

Quite a compact case. I wish they'd make a tower variant with the PSU at the bottom and front-to-back airflow. Oh, and a nicer front.

I've got a 256 gbyte Samsung 830 SSD now.
Wouldn't it be simpler to use SMB instead of iSCSI to access the remote storage?

240 x 207.4 x 401.4mm

That's wider than most towers and a depth of 40cm isn't small, so it's footprint is quite big (9.6 dm^2). I prefer the footprint of the Q12: 1.8 dm^2.
Why does nobody make a cheaper Q12 alternative?

However...there are WQHD alternatives that are really worth looking into. While you do take some risks, the Yamakasi Catleap monitors that are widely available on eBay are (a) really darn good and (b) available for $300-400, depending on supplier and features. Cheaper (than Apple and Samsung) non-K...

It is still in the Samsung catalog, although no one other than an imaging pro would be interested, given its modest 20" size and 1680 x 1200 resolution, austere style, and dearth of connectivity. 1600 x 1200 On paper, DisplayPort to DisplayPort should allow WQHD screen resolution without fail. In r...

Johnsy wrote:In order to comply with USB 3.0, a port (and hence its controller) MUST be capable of operating in full accordance with the USB 2.0 spec - which obviously includes the driver.

Got a reference for that?