The antec-inc links remain in Recommended PSU Lists.

Also, POSTSCRIPT 2 ADDED in the Antec Neo HE 430 power supply review points to itself rather than Postscript 2.

Just noticed that the Antec Phantom 350 and Antec Phantom 500 links in the Recommended PSU Lists point to Antec Online Casino Reports (www.antec-inc.com) rather than the Antec website correctly given for the Antec NeoHE 430 and Antec SmartPower 2-450 . Edit: Something went awry - now the entire Powe...

MikeC wrote:So what's wrong with SPCR's MFC1 review?

I didn't know it existed! Damn google.

I'm in a similar situation, looking to get a Solo and fan controller, with the ZM-MFC1 leading the pack for what I'm willing to spend. Certainly its appearance could be better and good idea on darkening the back of the panel - I might try that if I end up with it. I'm against the LEDs but have a big...

Thanks very much for the clarification, Mike

VRM cooling is discussed in Quiet DIY OC'ed Pentium D 830 System, Part Two. Examples of heatsink products with thermal tape include BFG Memory Sinks, OCZ Copper BGA Ramsinks (discontinued), Swiftech MC14 BGA Ramsinks and Zalman ZM-RHS1 RAM heatsinks.

Thanks for the update :) Just checking with regard to PFC and energy efficiency on the fanless Silverstone ST30NF : ... along with Active PFC, a big plus for energy efficiency. However on the previous page of Power Supply Fundamentals & Recommendations : Does PFC make a power supply more efficient? ...

And Nvidia is still sitting there doing nothing, least of all lowering prices on their own mid-range cards, which is overdue. According to DailyTech , NVIDIA is releasing three new graphics cards - 7100GS, 7900GS & 7950GT. Hopefully the 7900GS will reduce mid-range prices (and be a candidate for pa...

McBanjo wrote:Isn't it just the Ninja that is discontinued while the Ninja Plus is still continued?

That's the case according to Madshrimps' Scythe Ninja Plus review:

jmke wrote:We received the “bareboneâ€

Does anybody know the difference between the DS3 and the S3? Only difference I can see is that they use different LAN chips, although both are 1 Gbit . From HardwareZone's Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 review : Following their new S-series motherboard lineup, Gigabyte actually has two versions of the board,...

Anyone else putting off their upgrade/new system buy until then? I've been planning to replace my P4 1.6Ghz for over a year, and waiting for the results on Conroe isn't causing much angst, especially while hardware prices continue to drop. Last year I was forecasting buying in Q3 2006, but due in l...

should I keep it, even that I just saw that Nvidia prefers other type of psu with Gt 7800 pairs on SLI...or anyone else has had good experience with Antec Neo HE 550 s Have a look at this 8-way SLI and Crossfire Power Supply (PSU) Roundup . The Antec NeoHE 550W is rated as "ATI Certified" for a pai...

Wedge wrote:do i need to take the PSU out of the box and look for the revision number somewhere on the PSU itself?

Most probably. There should be a bar code indicating the revision version.

Denorios wrote:Annoying and wasteful rebates may be,

Why and for whom are they annoying and wasteful? I can't see a downside to the way in which I saved over 25% through my rebate. And I presume it didn't cause Logitech any consternation either.

About three years ago I got $20 off a $75 MX500 optical mouse through a Logitech promotion. I experienced no difficulty affixing a stamp to an envelope to send away for the rebate, and the cheque arrived in 2-3 weeks. That's been my only experience but it was a very good one. If Logitech did it agai...

The DVR-111 supports auto bitsetting according to this CD Freaks review (see also Bitsetting for Pioneer DVR-111D). It seems as if the 111-series writers are fundamentally very similar, so it would be strange (though far from implausible) if the DVR-111 lacked this feature.

Techno Pride wrote:The DVR-111D can be flashed to the DVR-111 to enable the DVD-RAM writing.

The DVR-111D can also be flashed to DVR-111L (for Labelflash capability) apparently. See this post for instructions.

See SpeedLabs for more information.

Since this site reports that the best case setup is two 120mm fans, and the solo doesnt have this, is this an issue? Not according to the P150 review : Behind the bezel you'll notice the fan intake filter, and you might wonder why it's not 120mm square to cover the front fan. Well, that's because t...

Note that AMD's Thermal Design Power ratings, measured more stringently than Intel's Is Intel continuing to use 'typical' rather than maximum TDP for Conroe/Core 2 Duo? The 65W figure that has been touted would be very nice, but I don't quite trust it yet; even if Intel has said max, I'd like to kn...

1600×1200 @ 75Hz on my Diamond Plus 93SB 19" CRT.

Hi L&N, welcome to SPCR

L&N wrote:that blows or pulls allot of heat out of the case.
I know u shouldnt rely on a psu to help cool you're case but i'm looking for one that may help some any ideas?

I think the Antec TruePower series is quite popular for this, though I'm with MikeC on this one.

andyb wrote:However the noise seems to be airborne, and not vibration induced, so P180 and P150 owners will fair better than most.

Thanks for the initial review, andyb. It doesn't sound promising but I hope you get good results inside the P180. I'll be looking to put the drive in a Solo (P150).

The Phantom 350 can still be found on the US site but is absent from Antec's 2006 product catalogue (page 14 only shows the Phantom 500). Discontinued, I would think.

Does anyone else think it's disappointing that the .10 200GB will be 2 platters?... I guess I'll just buy .9 160GB single platter HDD. Yeah I do. One 200GB platter would have been nice for SPCRers but it may be a moot point if the seeks are as loud as people are now reporting around the net. I thin...

frostedflakes wrote:Actually, if it's anything like Gigabyte's other SilentPipe cards, GPU will be at reference clocks, but memory will be factory overclocked.

Except the GV-NX66T256DE (6600GT with Silent-Pipe II) used DDR2 memory instead of the faster GDDR3 found on Gigabyte's other 6600GTs.

You're welcome. :) I assume you mean $1/GB AUD. Yep. Nice easy number. As you said, the price should continue to drop as the supply grows. I rarely buy new hardware immediately anymore. I prefer to read some reviews first and then wait for the price to drop a little bit. Makes me feel better. :) Me...

jaganath wrote:

and 8PHASE POWER!

Can someone remind me what this is and why it's good? I think it has something to do with the power to the VRM's?

Check out EIGHT PHASE POWER EFFICIENCY from SPCR's Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe A64-939 Motherboard review.

Some reviews: GamePC Big Bruin PC World Review PC World Article Thanks for those reviews, Goldmember. The 750GB is debuting at the reasonable price of around $1/GB in Australia, and should fall pretty quickly as availability increases. I hope it is a quiet HDD as I'll be looking to get one for my n...

qviri wrote:The fact that it's an Antec, and I'm still angry with Antec for their idiotic decisions regarding the P150. Also, the NeoHE replacement stories didn't exactly inspire confidence in me either.

That's fine. Perhaps just remove "or no PSU at all".

qviri wrote:Now, I'm not going to buy an Antec since their refusal to release a P150 with a PSU that'll work with my motherboard or no PSU at all makes me angry.

What's wrong with the Solo?