Washu: Thanks for the comments about the possible issue with the Pico PSU in regards to the 5/3.3 volt lines. If needed, I can salvage parts from a dead AT PSU to get the needed connectors and simply build my own version of a Pico. The main reason I thought of the Pico is that the OEM PSU is pushing...

I've got an old 700Mhz Celeron (P3 ERA) MATX system I'm looking at repurposing as the home router. The CPU fan is fairly quiet but I'm looking at going completely passive so any suggestions on that are welcome. On the power front, the PSU only outputs a max of 100w, so a 120w Pico should be plenty a...

Lawrence: One thing I found interesting was the GPU performance graphics. Comparing the integrated Intel HD against the APU showed almost identical numbers. Pretty impressive that AMD was able to match Intel's performance. One thing I get a real kick out of is that most people don't understand what ...

The reason the misalignment caused problems is that the drive used the new 4K boundary instead of the 512b system that XP understands. Thus an Alignment issue such as this can and does cause major performance issues. I suspect what happened was that the Repartitioning defaulted to the new 4k cluster...

Well I run a Saphire 5670-VGA model (has a vga connection) with 512 and it's fanless. Main advantage of the 5670 is the lack of need for a video card power connector (slot powered only) which means it's max draw is 75watts (PCIe spec limit). The only reason to go with the 5770 is Gaming and that's i...

Seems like someone else has fallen into the fallacy of thinking an Atom is better. Sorry but from a cost/performance issue, the only way an Atom makes any sense is for a Laptop where price is not an object. Personally, you would be able to get as good if not better energy savings using a budget Cele...

I'm using the Saphire 5670 with VGA output and the default fan speed of 30 percent is good enough to handle Supreme Commander with everything at High. I can even run the Heavan Benchmark with everything at Max settings and not hear the fan speed up at all (full screem mode) so I'd say off hand the c...

erkan: Check out the ratings of the new 5670 Radeon. 14 watts at idle with a max draw of 61 watts. It'll run it Crysis at lower settings unless you're like me and still running at 1280x1024, where the card has enough power to run as well as the big boys. I'm planning on getting this card over the we...

Answers IN order Asked: 1) Get the new Unit - Newer features = extra cost 2) Depends on how much is being drawn (system load) 3) Forget Green - Overpriced for little gain (marketing fluff) 4+5) Varies on the Efficiency Gains - See Answer 1 again 6) No - Green Costs do not justify replacement ($100) ...

The one place that'll kill you is the Video Card. For the performance level's you're talking, you wont get below 30-50 watts Idle on the card alone. That means you need a Mobo with CPU/Chipset and all other internals that uses less then 5 Watts - the only thing I can suggest is an Arm based setup bu...

The best way to cut power demand in Vista/Win7 for AeroGlass is to use a custom setting. For example, I've got a basic 7300GT card and to keep things usable while still running aero I had to change a few things. The settings that provide 90 percent of Aero's benefits are these 2 Desktop Composition ...

This is the Celeron Wattage Listing Keep in mind the EIOS are no longer available http://ark.intel.com/ProductCollection.aspx?familyID=288 Two things to keep in mind. Unless you're running a Database app, you don't need lots of CPU for a light duty server. This means either a low power Celeron or Se...

Figured that it was time to start such a Topic - We really need one For those running PCIe cards, the two issues to be aware of is the Power part of the specification. This is how much power the slot is required to provide and it's important to all of us as the cards that can get all of their power ...

Mplayer does offer the ability to read a streaming output (TV Card) and once configured can record that input using memcoder for the output, which is what it sounds like you want. Alternative is to look into the Myth-TV project and see how they're doing the DVR setup, which I suspect is exactly what...

Since my system is on 24/7 and I have an always on net connection, I see little reason not to run the F@H client unless it begins to interfere with what I'm doing. Otherwise, it can run in the background as a service and I don't even notice it anymore. xan_user: Remember that F@H is designed so that...

I haven't been folding for some time due to testing the Win7 beta after using Vista64 for a while. Recently upgraded memory to 8GB from the 4GB using Intel Tested Memory (Crucial CT25664AA800) and back to running 64bit Gentoo (linux). My next planned upgrade is the CPU as I need a Q6600 (only compat...

Whine: No Bently on the list.

That's what I want because not only does it have plenty of power, I can also get the armour security kit for it.

Now that sure looks better then those damn blue/green/white flashers everyone seems to want.

God how I hate Blue LEDS as I'm blue light sensitive; Can spot a Police color bar from 2 Miles that's off just from the reflection off the blue lenses during the day.

Which is exactly why I don't perform Bios Updates unless they solve an actual problem. Very risky though with the new bios recovery capabilities, it's no longer as bad as it used to be.

Haven't visted in quite a while and the first thing I catch is this thread.

Thanks for the note on the 90K contributions

Add this one to the list: Asus Silencer 7300GT Specs: 256M onboard PCie 16 Both VGA and DVI along with TV Out (HDTV) SLI Capable Includes a DVI-VGA adapter along with HDTV Component Out connectors Yep that's right. It's SLI capable and wont break the PSU needs (I'm using it with the PSU in my Sig. S...

Yea: Turn on your jammer and end up with a Trauma Doctor or nurse who can't respond to a call. :( Or how about the parent who gets an emergency phone call from the police that there house burned down but the children are safe because of quick thinking baby sitter? :shock: Even better. your sitting a...

I got currious the other day and decided to look into the parasitic loads of some electronic hardware around the house and to say I was surprised is an Understatement :? . Now many people don't think about things like parasitic loads as they're hidden and most equipment doesn't list their standby de...

Instead of beefing about F@H energy demand, why not start looking at all the parasitic loads in your house? You'd be surprised at how much they can add up to because they're hidden. Parasitic loads include your TV (instant on - keeps picture tube warm), your Stereo (no tubes, why does it need standb...

Got a big question since I keep seeing it. What in heck are PPD's and how are the figured? I'm currently running a C2D e6300 with 4GB ram and only getting 129 WU's for my efforts. Using 2 clients since Gentoo doesn't offer the smp client as yet but I am investigating the possibility. On my f@h confi...

Well I've managed to complete my switch back to Linux and have installed F@H on my C2D e6300 dual core and am already making contributions.

Have returned to folding now that my new system is stable and thankfully discovered I typo'd the team number in the F@H config. Only donated 3 completed WU's to a small team and have corrected things to add to the right team. What I'm excited about is that my new rig (C2D E6300, 4GB DDR2-800) is not...

Kato: That's including the CPU, which BTW isn't a C2D.

It's been an interesting learning experience with some very good explanations given by the Sapphire Forums. One thing I've always thought would improve performance on the 9600 was to enable fast writes for the AGP slot. Turns out the chip hates fast writes and it'll get very cranky. So leave em off....

TedMC: I'd never thought of it that way but it makes far more sense then configuring it to memory size. Tephras: Interesting link on what AGP Aperture is but appears to be technically deficient based on how my motherboard docs have always explained it. Simply put the AGP Aperture is a specific secti...