Hi, I'm planning to build a low noise or fanless mini-itx desktop machine. So far I'm tending towards the following choice for case/motherboard/cpu/hdd: Akasa Euler + Asus Q87T + Core i3-4130T + Samsung 840 EVO SSD While I have no doubt that this fanless case can cool the CPU adequately, I'm slightl...

Vicotnik wrote:Lack of S/PDIF is a serious flaw imo. Hoping for a version with that feature.

you can easily hook up a cheap USB soundcard with SPDIF in/out. For analogue you'd want to do that anyway as build-in audio likely is rubbish.

heavily limited since it will only run Linux Heavily limited by ONLY running Linux? There are other OS's that will run on ARM but Linux remains the obvious choice. Linux has so many advantages over Windows when running on a small platform like this that I don't think you'd really want to consider W...

I had the Intel SATA SSD hooked up through a IDE-SATA bridge in a Ultrabay adapter branded 'LQE' from China (bought through Ebay) like this one The Marvell SATA-IDE bridge chip is bothering me too but I'm too much of a coward to desolder it right now as the T43 works nicely. I might give it a go whe...

I find the 7 watt usage in 'off' mode disappointing. My old and trusty Netgear EVA9100 has an option to really turn off (30 seconds after 'soft-off'), and uses less than 1 Watt in this mode. From this mode it can auto-switch on at a predefined time every day to scan all the network locations for new...

I'm thinking about changing the HDD in my HTPC to a SSD. However, it seems like the best deals (Kingston 40GB Intel-controller V-series) are SATA, and my HTPC has only PATA connectors. I'm thinking about getting a SATA-PATA convertor card like this one . However, I'm worried about passing TRIM comm...

what kind of harmonic? The fan in my Nexus Value 430 has developed a very loud 'ticking noise'. It started with an almost inaudible, intermittent, whisper that progressively got more and more loud. Now it's like someone is continuously ticking with a ballpoint onto a metal desk. I assume the bearing...

... ARM can handle most things, but not cheaply and there isn't very good ARM support on OSes. Community support for distros of Linux that support ARM is a heck of a lot more lacking than for x86 and tend to be a couple of major releases behind in terms of features. Also I'd be limiting myself in t...

interesting update.

I also noticed that all references you make to 'x264' are invalid. The program you used to encode is called x264, which produces videos in the H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC format (either name is valid). Rename all x264 references to H.264 to fix this.

ah ARM is not a compelling alternative for server use _right now_. But for home NAS and routing purposes its great (imo), which is the topic of this thread. The 64bit and virtualisation support is being worked on by ARM. After taking the mobile/embedded market and making headway into tablet/netbook ...

yeah QNAP has never been the cheapest option around. Regarding only one drive bay: it does have an eSATA port for expanding the storage capabilities. I got it because it is fanless; the versions with more drive bays have a fan, and I do not need more than 1 drive in my NAS. It is very easy to instal...

If you want the lowest possible consumption, ARM is the way to go but Windows ain't the only thing you might want a more standard CPU for. The Netgear you talk about isn't much cheaper than a fanless desktop Atom. You'd save what, 100 kWh per year? Maybe less depending on how much power your extern...

what exactly do you need the cpu power for? I'd say for most routing/firewall/dhcp/samba purposes a Netgear WNDR3700 + openwrt would probably be just fine. Uses 5-10 Watt. I'm really surprised that ARM/MIPS solutions for NAS/routing don't get the love they should on these boards, considering the abs...

http://www.silentpcreview.com/intel-sandybridge1/ Driver support for acceleration of H264 streams in Flash can be checked by downloading the DXVA checker tool. If the driver exposes DXVA acceleration for H264 in Flash, the following should be visible (example from my ATI Radeon HD3650 AGP): ModeH26...

I can see things evolving into people having a dedicated NAS box, a fanless home computer with SSDs, netbooks, laptops. A gaming rig or a workstation if that is what they like or do. Silence is still applicable to the NAS box, the gaming rig, and the workstation. The others are usually silent or ne...

As for the reason for the difference in amount of rated PSUs at 115V vs 230V: I would speculate that this is the market size for high efficiency PSUs. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think it's because the AC/DC conversion is more efficient at higher AC input voltages. It is. But as I mentioned, the...

Intel just cut the price of i950 to same as i930 so there is no point to buy the latter anymore. I hope you haven't yet purchased the CPU. Damn! I have already bought the cpu... But in a good price, for only 224 euros. Ok guys. I just bought the apacer 2gbx2 2200. Well, i insint in xp because i wan...

Delta has a platinum rated supply now as well (1U but hey better than nothing). Gold is now only second best. :oops: :lol: http://80plus.org/manu/psu/psu_reports/DELTA_DPS-350W-115V_ECOS%202025_350W_Report.pdf If you click on the 230V tab of the list, you'll see that there are a total of 17 platinu...

So I am looking to build a NAS with 1. DLNA/UPnP AV server 2. Raid 0/1 JBOD support 3. Decent network thruput. 4. Low power use. I'm thinking Intel Atom with nVidia Ion platform This is to replace a D-Link DNS-321. After four days of working on it, I'm throwing in the towel. On paper it looked grea...

all I'm saying is, there have been many* reported problems with resuming ASUS boards as it is the most stressful time on the motherboard. Perhaps it's only with certain configurations that this is an issue, but I'm never going to take that chance again. By the way...I heard this information straigh...

The quick boot time of under 35 seconds (from power button press to actual usability at the desktop) made possible by the Intel SSD was nice to see, as well as the effective and quick sleep mode, where the minuscule 3.4W power draw makes powering the system off/on almost completely unnecessary. Yea...

could someone please help me refresh my memory on the following issue: Why would one buy a fanless PSU of this size (400+ Watts), if the components pulling this much juice most definitely would require at least some form of forced convection cooling (requiring at least one casefan). Why not combine ...

I'm thinking about changing the HDD in my HTPC to a SSD. However, it seems like the best deals (Kingston 40GB Intel-controller V-series) are SATA, and my HTPC has only PATA connectors. I'm thinking about getting a SATA-PATA convertor card like this one . However, I'm worried about passing TRIM comm...

very thorough review of a very interesting product.

I'm looking forward to seeing power consumption and total power usage figures with a motherboard that allows undervolting. I'd wager a guess that it'll produce figures that trounce all competitors regarding performance/watt.

all these native PATA or CF-PATA ideas are nice and all, but at this point I don't see any way how it's going to beat the price/performance of Kingston's intel-G2-based V-series 40GB drive + pata-sata convertor.

it doesn't sound like a ground loop, just background static. As for turning down the volume of the amp build into the speakers: the noise level is constant, irrespective of the volume the amp is set to. Is there any way to improve the shielding of the amp supposing that's the cause? edit: I haven't ...

now that I've been able to finally quiet down my system to levels where you cannot hear it (at least during winter when the cpu fan can run at very low RPM), I have one nagging issue left: The constant static through my JBL Pro desktop speakers (came with an old Compaq PC). As soon as I turn on the ...

that discussion will probably be academic as the implementation of TRIM in the V-series seems to be highly likely.

Without trim or equivalent speed will decrease significantly over time as the drive fills up. As for CF-to-IDE, all benchmarks Ive seen show abysmal performance. The Kingston intel-based V-series are actually quite affordable, and I think it's a viable upgrade for my aging system once trim support g...

ah as that seems to be the case, I will wait till the V-series support the Intel SSD Toolkit or equivalent before buying one.

Then I'll see whether it works through the PATA-SATA bridge. If not, I'll get a SATA PCI controller.