Neil, I thought this was a global warming debate. I, and many others on this thread are debating your rude comments about naysayers being anti science wackos, with science, thus proving you wrong. Meanwhile, you continue to talk about how crazy creationism is. I would almost go as far as to say that...

I never suggested use of full hybrid drive trains either. @edh Actually, you didn't really say much of anything. You only have one short post before this one. I am commenting on the widely accepted "solutions" to AGW. Not on your solutions which are actually very valid alternatives. These solutions...

The actual result of the global shading was studied by checking the weather at LAX in September 11-15 2001. When all air traffic was banned for a couple of days the temperature rose 3-5 degrees above what was expected for the given weather. You can't prove a claim with a single data point under unc...

Er on the side of caution? Really? What happens when your "solutions" cause more harm than good? Ethanol is one of the worst offenders. Global demand of corn and sugar skyrocketed and caused global food shortages that likely killed hundreds of thousands. And what do we do with all those hybrid batte...

Do you believe that consensus proves AGW? There was a consensus that witches were rampant in Salem. There was a consensus that the earth was flat. I was a scientist at Lockheed Martin. I worked on space research and robotics. I know and trust science. I do not believe in God. I also know the science...

try an arctic cooling alpine 7. Cheap and silent at low RPMs. Not the best cooler for high end cpus, but plenty capable for 45W cpus. I use them up to 65W CPUs and they stay quiet with decent bios fan control. They can often be found for $10-15

The temps look fine. I don't love running into the 60s but that is because my athlons tend to have a lower rated temp. If you are still worried about it, you could try to undervolt the CPU. That would remove some of the heat load on it. Or, you can build a small duct for better CPU cooling. But you ...

What are the temps you are concerned about? The 4850 reads the die temperature. Die temperatures appear higher than CPU temperatures because CPU temperatures are monitored differently. They are monitored with a "package" temperature. This method is left over from temp readings for CPUs from off die ...

What front end do you want to use? If you are using Windows Media Center then the xbox 360 is a great option. But I think VMC sucks because it is not a real client / extender product. The xbox will only be able to play certain video. Check out SageTV for your frontend. They have hardware extenders t...

Have you tried undervolting yet? It just seems like you could get near the 85W of the new 6000+ with a simple undervolt. If it will take it. Undervolting is free. Also, are you really using your computer at high load that much that the 125W TDP matters that much? Do you leave the PC on all the time?...

Have you tried undervolting the processor? You can save a lot of power at idle and load. Another option is to get a second computer for basic work that is very low power. I do this because it saves me $ in the long run. I don't game as much as I work so a gaming machine for browsing the internet and...

What front end are you guys planning on using with this little box? Boxee and XBMC don't support DxVA acceleration. Those are both excellent front ends but this platform would be nearly worthless with that software. Or at least not any better than a Xbox. SageTV would be a good choice and maybe even...

I tend to really like the looks of TT designs and this one is no exception. It definitely has potential. I would eagerly anticipate another go at this design that matches the fin area of the other top heatsinks. They could easily make the fins a bit wider.

I'm ok with running my 4850 without any additional cooling. Yeah, it spins up while gaming but at idle it isn't that loud. Mine is mostly gaming and I have another computer for other stuff, like you with the mac so you might just try to stick with stock. Since you are new here, your meaning of quiet...

Wouldn't it make sense to do IGP tests with dual channel memory? You are reducing the overall bandwidth available to the graphics solution.

Considering they are nearly as fast as an Atom processor they aren't really that slow as regular PCs. The biggest issue is genearlly ram. I would make sure you have at least 512MB of ram for each. 700+ is preferable.

I have a Antec earthwatts 380W in my server and it works well. The loudest thing in the PC is the 3 seasonic 1TB drives (got them for free so I have to deal with the noise) so I don't hear the fan. The earthwatts is certainly not the quietest PSU out there but it is high efficiency, cheap, and often...

If you are really concerned with idle power consumption and just game once in awhile I would stick to the 4670 with its 3W idle power consumption. Amazing.

Does this card use the exact same heatsink design as the 4850?

None so far have a docking station available. You can do what I do and get yourself a USB hub and a second power supply. That makes it three connections and it can be very fast to hook up if you have them organized.

You probably have the SATA drives in legacy IDE mode. You need to turn on AHCI mode in the bios. The trouble is that once you do, WinXP won't boot again. Pretty much the only way to get AHCI working is to reinstall windows. Make sure you are in AHCI mode and you have a disk made for the SATA drivers...

I was under the impression that they used the same components. Both are using the same mobile 945GSE chipset. I am sorry if I was unclear. I am looking to buy the Eee 1000 netbook.

Thanks for sending the 1080i clip -- very good quality, btw. Where do you download these? The Eee Box had no trouble playing this -- w/o multitasking. They are direct from the cable provider. That clip was a direct feed from HBO "The Wicker Man" recorded on my R5000 using SageTV. It was what was on...

Anyone know if this little guy can handle a 1080i mpeg2 video from a OTA broadcast? Nearly all my content is 480i, 720p, and 1080i mpeg2 from OTA and cable broadcasts, yet nobody seems to test this on these systems because mpeg2 is considered "easy." Yes, mpeg2 is pretty easy for modern systems but ...

With 2 ATI 4870 X2 video cards and an overclocked Quad Core you can reach 700W at the wall. That is basically 4 4870 video cards and 4 CPUs in one system. You won't overclock a system for your purpose, and you shouldn't run SLI or Crossfire so you are more than fine on a 500W PSU. I run the Corsair ...

I'm a huge fan of those cases. There are so many compromises they made with them that I wonder why they got the green light in an era of more is better, but when you have 1 optical and 1 HD why do you need anything more than a NSK3480? But why did they have to add that horrible CPU duct?

I like the $10 Arctic Cooling Alpine 7 for cooling low power CPUs. It is inaudible up to 800rpm in my house anyways. It cools my Athlon 3200+ at 500rpm. For $10 you can't go wrong.

Find yourself something old and slow like a 500mhz P3 for free, add a SATA card, and you've got yourself a download machine. Why spend $ to try and save $. There are also some routers that can run torrents and save to an attached USB harddrive. I don't know much about them, but they do exist. There ...

380 is cutting it close. The 450 to 500W power supplies will be fine as long as they are high quality.

For the CPU cooler, I recommend the Arctic Cooling Alpine 7. It is only $10, copes very well with CPUs under 65W, and is very quiet and efficient at low RPMs. I use them now on all my builds. I've even got one on my Quad Core Q6600 and it does very well under light loads. Under gaming it does ramp u...