I have my temperatures set a Desired: 50C and Warning: 70C and RPM limits at 40% and 100%. So if the core temperature is 60C, I want the fans to be at 70% PWM. Then your second speed value should be 70%, not 100%. (100% speed happens at the "warning" temperature anyway, regardless of other settings...

So look at the list of processors AMD makes the last time they introduced a new FX CPU at 95W or below was December 2012. The most interesting one on that list for me is FX-6300 C0 6/3 3.5 GHz 3.8 GHz 4.1 GHz 95 W 2012-10-23 is the A10-7850K the fastest APU they have offered yet? A10-7850K ?? 4 3.7...

But exactly this is today's reality: APUs seem to fail for those who game. Assuming that is true with the APU only on the MB is it still true with an APU + dedicated graphics card? If AMD stops making new FX series processors there may come a day when I'll have to buy FM2+ or FM3 socket MB to get a...

Lots of games are CPU bound and not well threaded. An Nvidia GTX 750 or AMD R7 250 are within your power range and are still fast enough to be CPU limited in some cases. I'm currently gaming at 1920x1080 but I'll probably step up in resolution when I get my next monitor and I may do that with the e...

I currently use a FX-6300 on a am3+ MB, what if any FM2+ CPU equals that in performance? My current CPU is 95W TDP and many of the FM2 CPUs are 65W TDP so if one could equal or beat my FX6300 with a lower TDP that would be another possible plus. I find it odd to think of AMD cpus as a limiting facto...

Anybody know a source for the Glide Stream fans in the US for a reasonable price?

● 800 rpm: SY1225HB12L
● 1.000 rpm: SY1225HB12LM
● 1.200 rpm: SY1225HB12M

any one of those would be better than the old yate loon 1350 RPM I'm still using.

After many years of using my Antec Solo the power button broke. I'm sure that if I spent a bit of effort I could rig a repair. Why bother? I just removed the button and power on the PC by sticking a finger through the button hole to the switch. In my case the plastic square that holds the button in...

The candelabra base is the tough part, and do you really need a 100W equivalent? No, I'd be fine with a truly dimmable 3w led near 3500K (+- 500K) for $5 a bulb. Wake me when one exists. I've got standard medium base bulbs near those specs (E26 base 3W 3000K bulb by G7 Power on Amazon for $7), just...

OK, there have been dozens of threads on this topic but I didn't see a better one to necro so here we are. I bought a Solo in Nov 2006 (7.5 years ago). I got a replacement power switch in May 2009 (when the case was 2.5 years old) and today the power button broke again (after 5 years of use). I supp...

Many cards come with stock voltages higher than necessary. Yes for other cards that can be more common, but the 7750 is a 7770 that has already been power limited. The odds are stacked against you that there is any headroom on a 7750 that isn't easily controlled by PowerTune. If you live in the art...

If your goal is to reduce the highest power draw you don't need to use any special 3rd party tool or app. Just go and turn down the PowerTune slider to -20% as seen in http://www.anandtech.com/show/4061/amds-radeon-hd-6970-radeon-hd-6950/9 and you'll cut the max power draw by 20%. There really isn't...

Interesting but I just checked and https://www.samsung.com/us/support/owners/product/MZ-7PC128N/AM shows the last firmware update for the 830 SSD as Jan 19, 2012 Also https://www.samsung.com/us/support/owners/product/MZ-7PD256BW shows the last firmware update for the 840 Pro as Dec 13, 2012 The page...

Checking the PowerColor Radeon 7xxx line... http://www.powercolor.com/us/products_layer_2.asp?ByBus=PCI-E&ByClass=ByProducts&VGASeries=RADEON%20HD7000%20Series&IsView=0&Series=RADEON%20HD7700 ...and I see a "Go Green" fanless 7750: http://www.powercolor.com/us/products_features.asp?id=413 Any reaso...

I went from getting about 70% right without studying to about 95% right after studying on the Security+ and I can't imagine any way after taking the test that real world knowledge would have served me better than studying the Security+ book. I'd sure rather hire someone with real world knowledge to ...

I'm seeing what you mean on pricing and availability. Consider this option then

95W E0 Phenom II X6 1045T about $115 (they have it on amazon, superbiiz, tigerdirect, etc)

It's a newer CPU but it's still socket AM3. Just be sure that you have BIOS support for it on your MB.

If you are using your old AM2/Am2+ motherboard keep in mind you can use a AM3 cpu but it will draw more power than it would in an AM3/AM3+ motherboard due to they way the power planes and pin control for power states are setup. I didn't know that - thanks. Is it objectionable purely as a heat/noise...

If you are using your old AM2/Am2+ motherboard keep in mind you can use a AM3 cpu but it will draw more power than it would in an AM3/AM3+ motherboard due to they way the power planes and pin control for power states are setup. With this in mind you should stick with 65W to 95W processors and avoid ...

BIOS set up to DISABLE Audio Always On" I've never seen that in a BIOS. Can someone please explain what it means? I'm going to guess it's for enabling onboard audio even if a discrete audio card is present. Presumably "disabled" would be to disable onboard audio if a discrete card is present during...

Spoon Boy wrote:Would a higher idle temperature result in quicker degradation of the silicon though ?

Technically: Yes, but then again you may never notice the difference as the card is designed for years of high temp use.

this used to be a civilized website for adults to discuss computer hardware...

I'd look at the 7750 or 7770 cards. As to temp at idle anything below 60c is fine by me if it means quiet. If I have to have a fan running on the graphics card then I slow the fan down if the idle goes below 40c. So I guess 40c to 60c idle and below 80c at full load if I can do it at a reasonable no...

[The notion that GPUs can run hotter than CPUs is bunk. They are all made from silicon, which degrades extremely rapidly above about 115C, and very rapidly above about 100C. The real difference is that CPUs are intended to fail very rarely before 10 years of use, while GPUs are expected to be repla...

Well, I don't know if this is what the question was going for but:

Martin Luther King died of a heart attack in 1984

Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated on April 4, 1968

So if the question expected you to notice the missing Jr it's awfull tricky for a bot/not bot determination.

Overpaid?

Mike is a great guy and all but unless he hit the lottery and didn't tell me he isn't overpaying anyone around here.

http://forums.atomicmpc.com.au/index.php?showtopic=264 hasn't been edited since early/mid 2012 but it's good data and still valid for the most part 5450 is 15w max GT210 is 18w max 8400gs is 20w max but that doesn't address performance, one of those cards could be 5 times faster than the other at th...

Thanks in part to the great reviews here at SPCR, I just picked up an Antec Solo II. The retail tech tried to talk me out of buying it, claiming that Solo II's HD suspension system increases the risk of HD failure. He claimed that the vibration of the free-floating drive will cause the drive to be ...

I'm looking for a friend for an inexpensive but good AM3+ board. Up to now I've four choices: the ASUS M5A97 EVO , the MSI 970A-G46 , the Asrock 970 Extreme4 , and the Gigabyte 970A-UD3 . Could you give me any somewhat thorough advice about any of them? You can save $20 or so going M5A97 vs M5A97 E...

cases I'd like to see added (if they aren't there already and I missed them) bitfenix beta (HxWxD) 439 x 190 x 490 mm bitfenix raider 500 x 210 x 493 mm http://www.sizeasy.com/page/size_comparison/33673-bitfenix-raider-vs-bitfenix-beta-vs-Antec-SOLO after seeing the sizeasy comparison the beta/alpha...

On my systems with exhaust fans like that I just cut away the pattern. Intake = you can chop up a finger Exhaust = it'll beat it but it won't cut but if you want more data than that look at http://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Effects-of-Grill-Patterns-on-Fan-Performance-Noise-107 Honeycomb cut...

For those who want bottom mounted PSU in a case you might look into the the Merc Alpha / Merc Beta twins. The alpha has top fan vents which I'd say are unneeded. http://www.bitfenix.com/global/en/products/chassis/merc-beta Pros over the Solo II: Costs 1/3 the price Extra 5.25 external bay 3.5" exter...