Just a thought, why not have the PC automatically go on suspend when you're not using it? That's going to save you more money than building a new PC idling 24/7.

BlackWhizz wrote:Scythe Shuriken?

Shuriken is 64mm tall and the Big Shuriken is 58mm.

Silverstone NT07-AM2. Whether it's enough to cool that CPU at low noise levels is a different matter, though.

Edit: techPowerUp have a Blender 2.49 benchmark as part of their AMD x6 1055T review here http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/AMD/Phenom_II_X6_1055T/8.html . Interesting. I expected AMD to dominate those charts. I'm pretty amazed at how well hyper-threaded Nehalems are holding up. On a budget, thoug...

Do you already own the E7400? If not, then I suggest considering an LGA-1156 based build with H55/H57 motherboard and Core i3-530 or AM3 based on 780G/785G/880G motherboard and Phenom II X2 550.

i can't imagine buying into the crippled 1156 platform, when amd offers better bang for the buck, as in, 6-core Phenom II X6 1090T for about the same price as the four-core i7-860(??) :twisted: :D " The 1090T can easily trump the Core i7 860 and the 1055T can do even better against the Core i5 750 ...

Just make sure your laptop adapter is 12V. So far, all the laptop adapters I've had are 19V. Not really much of a gamer unless you count PSX and PS2 emulation, and for those, CPU is king so a Core i-series is the obvious choice. For PC games, Nvidia's graphics drivers are much better than Intel. I'm...

Motherboard: Gigabyte versus Asus -- also is there any meaningful difference between H55 and H57?? Either brand is decent, although I do have a preference for Gigabyte. As for H55 vs H57 - RAID. The goop, even the cheap stuff will do and a lot of cooler manufacturers include it in their package.

Now the question is, should I buy a PicoPSU or can I do without it? What about the processor cooler? You won't be able to fit tall coolers in the case unless you replace the included power supply with a PicoPSU. If you use the included PSU, you'd actually want to replace the cooler with a shorter S...

Both LGA-1156 and LGA-1366 are dead-end anyway. I think pretty much the only upgrade that would be available for LGA-1366 is Gulftown and I have a feeling by the time you'd need Gulftown, you can buy a faster Bulldozer or Sandy Bridge for cheaper (or whatever's new).

Question, isn't the bolt-thru kit compatible with LGA-1156?

Is this the one you have:
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i wanna give it a shot but it scares the hell outa me...lol. Don't be. I know it seems daunting at first, but it's kinda like piecing Lego's. After the first one, you might actually find building PC's pretty addictive and you're trying to find reasons for building another one which you don't really...

I actually do have power consumption values. Yes, the PicoPSU 150 should be enough. Silverstone Sugo SG06B (300W SFX PSU) Intel DH57JG Intel Core i3-530 2.93GHz Kingston 2x2GB DDR3 1333 CL9 1.5V Western Digital Caviar GP 1TB WD10EADS boot: 55W idle: 30W CPU Load: 70W GPU Load: 45W CPU+GPU Load: 80W ...

77W sounds like alot to me for a system like that. I had this E4500, G33, HD3870, Samsung 3,5" that drew 67W idle. My E4500 was undervolted but the HD3870 I used in that system used considerably more power then your HD3850. Try undervolting your CPU and see if it helps a bit. Sounds about right. Co...

Love the idea of a mini-ITX case, but wonder about the heat... have you seen any builds that small w/ a quad core i7? I've got a Gigabyte H55N-USB3 and i7-860 slated to go inside a Silverstone SG05B whenever I find the time to build it. :roll: Planning on using the Scythe Shuriken Rev B. Hopefully,...

Since there is a target for lifetime, maybe all the parts should have 5 year warranty, or at least 3. I know that some PSUs have 5 or even 7 years, but don't know what's the situation with pico/brick. +1. Sure, the PicoPSU has remarkable efficiency, but it's also going to be more expensive than a r...

Redzo wrote:If you want to be able to uppgrade in 1-2 years there is only one intel socket to go for, namely s1366.

In case you missed it from the article you linked to, Sandy Bridge isn't going to use LGA-1366. They've got a new socket for the high end (LGA-2011).

Frankly, I think you'd be better off replacing the HD 3850 with the lower power one you already have. I'm getting 35W idle on my Celeron E3300 but that's with iGPU (GF9300) and 2.5" 5400RPM HDD. I think 40~60W is what you might expect using a traditional 3.5" HDD and dGPU. Unless, you're already pla...

Just read the blurb on Engadget. I must say, the Insight with the display being separate from the base, this is looking to be a much more convenient alternative to the Kill-A-Watt. Of course, it would've been nicer if they had allowed interfacing with a computer for extended monitoring/trending.

The Cooler Master Hyper TX3 uses push pins. Using it to cool a Core i7-860 at stock and it seems to work well enough. During OCCT:Linpack, temps maxed out at 70C, iirc. Unfortunately, I didn't really take note of ambient temps, but it was fairly warm yesterday (Los Angeles, CA). Maybe around 80F?

BTW, Tom's figures is definitely out. Anandtech is getting 35W Idle with a PC Power & Cooling 610W PSU : http://www.anandtech.com/show/2950/5 Tom's should easily be in the 40s if that's the case as the PC Power & Cooling 750W isn't exactly efficient at extremely low loads (we're talking about less ...

Found the post with PicoPSU+H55+Clarkdale. Apparently, it was 22W and not 21W idle as I remembered.
Fanless i5-670 HTPC/File Server - getting below 20W idle?

Can't really agree with that. 30W idle with a huge chunk of the PSU's power wasted as inefficiency is theoretically just not possible ... especially if the PSU is 750W like that used by Tom's. As for your case, if you're really getting 30W, then your PSU must be very efficient even at 10% load. Is ...

Frankly I'm still in doubt about those low power consumption figures from the review sites. I've like 14 or 15 rigs at home (check my website - link below) and I've never been able to achieve that with any of them and most of my power supplies are 80-Plus certified, right up to Gold ... and they're...

Motherboard : Zotac H55 ITX-WiFi CPU : Intel Core i3-530 RAM : 2 x 2GB DDR3-1333 (Crucial Value CL9 1.5V) Hard Drive : Intel 40GB SSD & WD Scorpio Blue 120GB Power Supply : 90W PicoPSU with 90W AC/DC Adapter From what I notice, most are using a Kill-A-Watt to measure power consumption. Just a thoug...

Are your figures correct ? There's no way you can get 30W idle with a 300W PSU unless it's 80 PLUS Gold or Platinum. I've tested mine with a Seasonic S12II-330 Bronze and idle on the same machine is in the low 40s (Watt). Huh, that's interesting. I would have thought the SeaSonic S12II would have b...

That link reports 107 watts for E6600, and 114 for E3200. Now how does that work. E3200 should be less than the Q9500. That's a Pentium E6600 Wolfdale (45nm), not a Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe (65nm). Intel recycled some model numbers. As for the power consumption values, sample variation - just like n...

If you don't plan to overclock, I would think the Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus would be my pick for those who are worried about A) board bending, or B) their budget. Although the stock fan is noisy, you could try a push-pull setup (with another, quiet fan) and set them at ~6v each. Thats what I pla...

This is built for mini-ITX, has USB 3.0 ports on the front, and, most importantly for your needs, has dual expansion slots to accommodate a beefy dual-slot graphics card. To cool a Core i3/i5 in that small of a case, you would almost have to get something like the H50 cooler from Corsair: What case...

Max load at 70W. That's CPU only, though, right? Found my power consumption values: Silverstone Sugo SG06B (300W SFX PSU) Intel DH57JG Intel Core i3-530 2.93GHz Kingston 2x2GB DDR3 1333 CL9 1.5V Western Digital Caviar GP 1TB WD10EADS boot: 55W idle: 30W CPU Load: 70W GPU Load: 45W CPU+GPU Load: 80W

greenfrank wrote:a PICO-120w will be safer.

+1.