There's an even smaller one @ 6cm high.
http://www.noiselimit.com/index.asp?id=2

Can be useful for ultra-slim pcs.

Stuff a lot of boxes filled with stuff around your computer.

And if you're using a Samsung (like many SPCR-ers), you don't have to worry about HDD temp.

Tthe FanMate is just a resistor so it cannot control exactly the voltage "fed" to the fan. The Nexus draws so little power that the effect of FanMate reducing voltage is greater than what it is supposed to be - i.e. the Nexus is getting less than 5V That, plus the wearing-out of the bearings, dust i...

Hello Bob, Does it have a video out or a keyboard/mouse? Even though it is this small, what's the point if the screen and keyboard (and speakers; my new subwoofer is almost as big as my mATX com, and that's not the low-profile slim-type I'm planning to build) are big? Might as well integrate it int...

GLNs are supposedly from the "Green" line of FSP PSUs, which are more efficient...

Beware of sample variance (heatpipes), that's my $0.02.

Yea it's safe.

I'd remove the fan and put a heatsink.

First, UNDERVOLT!!! If you're lucky, you can undervolt it to Merom voltage or even lower. :D That cuts a lot of TDP. The 6600GT is a bigger problem... given the choice you should change it to the lower-end 7X00 series below 7600GT: http://www.atomicmpc.com.au/forums.asp?s=2&c=7&t=9354 If you do the ...

cloneman wrote:why not use a ULV Pentium M? They have some tha use 3-5W.

I guess availability would be an issue. Then again, where do you get 1Ghz Celeron Ms?

We don't know if the Celeron-M 1ghz is a ULV yet.

Us geeks will need more details about its guts before anyone can give a real opinion on it.

This thought popped up in my head when I first saw the article but I didn't think I'd say it out, or rather I thought it would be hard on those who designed the systems, but hey it probably won't be too hard to here goes. :roll: Customized PSUs/PSU designs. Dell Optiplex (which is the quietest prema...

Your generic PSU looks like an FSP, which isn't really all generic.

unless you're truly obsessed about noise and live in a soundproof bunker in the middle of the woods I'd like to point out that, the woods is a very noisy place at night with all the animals and wind. [serious mode] Ever thought about... pre-tweaked systems? Like the A64 comes @ 1.2V with the option...

CM Hyper TX is worth a mention. Seems to have good reviews. At 650~1800rpm it can't be too loud AC Freezer has noise-performance ratio close to the CNPS-7000. $21 USD is certainly cheap :D TR XP-90 should have its price dropped by alot now compared to the past And ZM CNPS-7000, still good by today's...

I believe many would have already realized that the +12V rail is the most important rail and is best used to judge a PSU's capacity for dealing with CPU + GFX card + HDD + etc. And so I see reviews/postings/opinions on PSUs also including the max +12V combined amperage, which has become the sum of b...

I agree, the stock hsfs are not too shabby. For those using 15mm thick fans all you need is a bigger 25mm thick fan for a large performance boost. Silently cooling a T-Bred was no problem, and I doubt it would be with undervolted A64/Core2Duo. Kesv, can you name some of those cheap aftermarket heats...

One argument that I always tell myself for Seasonic, is that while there are more efficient PSUs out there, and as efficient ones that are much cheaper,

Seasonic is the only one that can do it with minimal cooling.

This is interesting: http://www.jonnyguru.com/forums/showthread.php?t=271 According to dear jonny, a psu has to supply a minimum of 60A to the 12V rails in order to certify for 8800GTX in Sli. The M12-700 is excluded because it "only" has 56A on the 12V rails. What the... according to Jonny too, th...

Hmm... it says I need 182W for a system that has been living on a 142W PSU for over a year. But when I set PSU utilization to 70% I get 134W which is more belivable. This in my exact power draw from the wall, in full-load, measured by a Kill-A-Watt device. That means the power drawn by the component...

Per nvidia site: http://www.slizone.com/object/slizone_build_psu.html# certified _powersupplies It rates for the 8800GTS though. So, true statement or nvidia covering their butt by making sure everyone has MASSIVE overkill and thus they don't have to hear the complaints about "XXX PSU didn't work a...

BTX and the pseudo-ones (ATX mobos flipped outside-down) have the gfx card pointing upwards. So time to get a new case.

The heat generated in the semiconductors and all the other components comes from their internal resistance (R) and the current (I) they are passing; the formula is (I^2)*R (i.e. Current squared times the internal resistance) Without going into excessive detail; for any given load, the bits on the h...

Well it wont be an EXACT replacement. The 120mm in the P180 base blowing at the PSU is set back a bit, but if I was to remove the 60mm fan (leaving just a finger guard in its place) I think it would do allright. Just looking for a couple of educated voices to back it up with.[/list] If you subscrib...

The main heatsinks are significantly smaller than say in S12/S12+, and yet temperature rise is about the same, so in all the likelyhood heatpipes do transfer enough heat to offset smaller heatsinks. Erm, yeah, so, what's the point? :lol: Pardon my lack of knowledge, but doesn't the mosfets on the p...

Hmm... Vic... looks like the DDR3 7600GS is the choice. Here in Singapore the Leadtek DDR3 version of 7300GT used to sell for $165 SGD while the DDR2 7600GS ~$190-200. This is of course before Xpertvision came in and stuff DDR3 on everything. Now a 7600GS with DDR3 costs $179 SGD. :roll: I didn't kn...

Here you go here's one: http://www.hardwarezone.com/articles/view.php?id=2012&cid=3&pg=4 Memory can make that much of a difference. The 128-bit cards are heavily starved for memory bandwidth. 6600 vs 6600GT, 7300GS vs 7300GT DDR2 vs 7300GT DDR3, 7600GS vs 7600GST (Inno3D) vs 7600GT, apart from the s...

Hmm why did it double post after editing?

Side-by-side comparison of 6200 and 6600:
http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2238&p=4

The 6200 is essentially a 6600 core with half the pipes disabled and vcore lowered by IIRC 0.1V, which didn't make much of a difference.

BTW the last pic shows "wtf".

The 9600 is a pretty good card for low-power but relatively high performance. You can try modding it to an XT to get a performance near that of a 9800 @ 20+ watts IIRC. Normal 9600 runs @ 10+ watts. If you really have to upgrade, do consider the 7300GT. It has a performance that beats that of 7600GS...

You consider a Radeon 7000 hot?

The culprit should be the 6200 that churns out almost as much heat as a 6600. Get a 7300GS/GT.