So the REAL problem, which has been much lamented in many other thread and articles, is that no one seems to make well-balanced ATX power supplies that are EFFICIENT in a lower part of the power curve. Less heat generated means less fan power to cool it. Sure there's a Seasonic 300 Watt unit that is...

It looks like there is also an E2xxx series Core 2 Solo in the picture. Anyone seen anything new on either of these?

The Corsair HX 520 just came back in stock at Buy.com, priced at $106 with free shipping.

Too bad this couldn't happen last week when they still had that -$20 offer for Google Checkout.

Is that a new-model Reserator? How is it working for you?

Wow, what ISP offers 100 megabit service?

Back up to original step please, and define what you mean by "fileserver/router/firewall". What kind of load do you have, and what kind of performance are you looking for? For example it makes no sense to have a single-user with gigabit ethernet, talking to a very slow storage device. Quite a lot of...

A good point about QUALITY if you translate this to reliability.

We are all reading lots of posts about NeoHE unit defects, and about motherboards not booting with this or that hardware.

The reviews at SPCR nitpick every aspect the sample item well, but can't cover this other issue.

Very interested if it's power draw is really that low. If it was here at SPCR I'd believe it, some random website I never heard of.....

It is fanless, meaning it has a big heatsink and will work just fine. The CPU runs cool enough that it does not need a fan to move away heat faster. This is a GOOD thing because one less thing to break. Do not worry about this. You don't specify much more detail about what kind of load you expect. "...

I'm still baffled why this is "OffTopic" forum. I have to check in here once in a while just to keep track of this very interesting thread! The Merom is the target of my next system build. So Merom can do XP 64-bit . Hmmm, be interesting to see if those numbers do really add up to a big improvement....

That is a more-than-sufficient board for server duties like firewall, etc. in a SOHO setup. In fact I'd say it's overkill. Depends on what you mean by "web & email" part of problem though. Serving web pages and email spool? Or is this to be a desktop system on which you will run desktop applications...

Wow, now that is the kind of information I was looking for. Thanks!

You can always make the lightbulb argument regarding a 70% versus 80% PSU. Or that the first place to look for household energy-saving is at your HVAC, fridge, or washer/dryer units. I didn't start this thread with a question about saving money on my electric bill. I'm interested in what is the edge...

Bricks I have looked at so far list max efficiency 84%.

Regarding the PW-200M, what's the efficiency of this device from the wall to the motherboard? I find references to over 90% for the DC-DC board, but the brick is not being factored in there.....

Yes, LostCircuits already did some tests on Core2 check their site.

E6300 takes as much idle power as E6700 so currently no reason to buy smaller-cache units, at least from power standpoint.

DISAGREE. The Solo is already a bit deeper than most other cases I measured. It's just barely short enough to fit on the shelf in my living room I have for it, if it was even a little deeper I wouldn't have bought it. This is a case for people building medium-sized PC's. If you have a monster video ...

Well PicoPSU seems to be doing fine, so there are obviously niche markets that can do well. However, the problem I have is wanting to build a DECENT multi-purpose PC with a Core2 Duo and a 7600GT. No matter how you minimize you still need a PSU capable of up to 200 Watts for that. Largest PicoPSU sa...

I keep hoping for a "premium" PSU that is 90% efficient at the 100-200 Watt range. The power range my PC actually runs at. Is it technically feasible?

Yes actgually the latest EN12000E that was reviewed here does have gig-E according to the specs. However, looks like the dual-LAN boards are generally 100-mbit. weird. I realize my requirements are nebulous. I've given up on the idea of good video out of these units, in fact I wish they would just l...

What I am looking for is the "best" mini-ITX board that is currently out. This is such a niche market it's awfully hard find comparative reviews. I'm looking for something fanless, efficient, and as low-power as I can get it. So I'm looking at the boards with CPU's of 1.2 GHz and under. A little Lin...

Does anyone have experience with the recent JetWay mini-ITX boards?

I can't find a review on these things at all.

Very interested in the real power consumption, I am looking for a small server for the house and looking to minimize power.

I'm thinking strongly about the EPIA 533 unit I found at NewEgg for $100. I can probably dig up a low-profile ethernet card that will fit in the enclosure I have in mind. However they also have the much newer EK8000EG unit based on the Luke CPU. It's faster CPU than I need, too bad there's not a 533...

I was hoping to get total system consumption as low as possible, preferably under 15 Watts with just board and a notebook drive.

I did try an old Via C3 in a TUSI-M motherboard and it didn't seem to recognize the CPU.

I am looking to spec out a NEW low-power x86 firewall box. CPU speed is not important to me on a firewall, so the Via EPIA 533 is fine. I think a Pico-PSU unit for power. Going as low as I reasonably can on power would be best. I do have some demands that compromise this, like I would prefer to use ...

My experience with eVGA has been quite different. I bought a version of their 7600GS board that is plain defective, DVI port will not work. Their forum has a thread with a large number of people documenting this. eVGA would never comment on it or acknowledge it. Fortunately NewEgg was willing to tak...

Wow thanks for the data Krusty! I can get nearly those numbers with my 9600Pro. This solidifies my current thinking that my Celeron-T setup at 1.466 has reached it's limits. I have squeezed more years of fun out of it than most would think possible though. I'll budget for a new silent rig based on C...

Why?

Why indeed do people put subject lines with insufficient information in them, to establish if they are relevant reading?

A very good question.

Darn, you beat me to it.

Please post back when you check it out, in particular can you run AquaMark3 on it please?

You have an older CPU? Wondering whether my AquaMark runs on the 7600GS topping out at about 30K due to the video card or to the CPU I have.

I suppose if anyone wer actually SELLING a 7600GT in AGP.......... where are these? Announcements 3 months ago, no products? Vaporware! Paper launches! A really good 7600GS would be enough performance for my needs, and low heat producing so easier to keep silent. If they made a GT with the power con...