Here are the absolute numbers. The new Scorpio leads the way in power efficiency. http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/1288/powerrequirementsi4.png http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/2159/poweridlepowerconsumptiwq8.png The low-power idle number doesn't make sense though. I wouldn't expect it to be highe...

The optical drives are under "Masterizzatori & Lettori". Can't find a Pioneer drive there.

Access time is 2ms better compared to the 00B3A0.



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Can you post a HD Tune benchmark?

Nvidia already has permission to play in Intel's desktop and mobile markets. I'll withhold sympathy for Nvidia's Ion woes until the G45(M) vs. GF 9300 scene heats up...

I'm not impressed with the STR and random access time values in that HD Tune screenshot. If production drives do not see an improvement, I'll probably skip that series altogether. I'm looking forward to WD's next products based on 500GB platters.

HDD vendors to offer low-cost 2.5-inch HDDs for netbooks in 2009, say Taiwan makers Jimmy Hsu, Taipei; Adam Hwang, DIGITIMES [Tuesday 16 December 2008] Seagate Technology, Western Digital and Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, in response to the calls for cost reductions from PC vendors, are deve...

Yeah that's the single-platter one.

Yes, you should have no problem doing that.

Hitachi and Fujitsu have announced new mobile series that use 250GB platters across the board with planned availability by the end of the year.

http://techreport.com/discussions.x/15874

Good news, the Asus board supports concurrent DisplayPort + HDMI (source). DisplayPort + DVI should work as well but that has not been confirmed.

The Gigabyte board should hit US distributors on 11/4 and show up about 2 days later in the market (source).

p5x wrote:Anyone know if any of these mobo's will have s-video out connectors on the back?

No, because the IGP does not integrate a TV encoder. You can find this port on some 690G models but keep in mind that the X1250 graphics does not decode HD video.

Asus P5N7A-VM, $119 on Newegg. Note that this model does not have a Firewire (1394) port.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... &Tpk=p5n7a

I upgraded the NB heatsink on Gigabyte's 690G ATX board.

More Hipro units pop up... HP-305WA001-LF: 300W, "Gold", custom form-factor. HP-D2351A0: 235W, "Silver", ATX12V HP-D2553A0: 255W, "Silver", ATX12V http://www.80plus.org/manu/psu/psu_detail.aspx?id=43&type=2 I also caught a glimpse of a Seasonic "Silver" 550W PSU. Model name was SS-550LT with an aver...

It's a 4+4 pin cable. You can confirm that with the datasheet on page 4 under "Cables & Connectors":

http://www.enermax.com.tw/admin/pic/200 ... 221404.pdf

Plug the 4+4 pin cable in the 8-pin connector and you'll be fine.

Kingston currently sells a kit of 2x2GB DDR2 800MHz 1.8v CL5 modules for $41 shipped. This is the best price I've seen without rebates.

http://shop.kingston.com/PartsInfo.asp? ... 0D2N5K2/4G

The Asus P5N7A-VM manual is now online, for those interested. http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/socket775/P5N7A-VM/E3921_P5N7A-VM_manual.zip I briefly read it and here is some stuff that I noted. Chipset: - The southbridge supports AHCI mode. The most practical meaning to this (and correct me if I...

Apple confirms the October 14 MacBooks launch date.

http://www.techreport.com/discussions.x/15670

p5x wrote:Anyone know if the actual motherboards will be coming out on oct 15th or just the chipset

They should come out on the same day, I haven't seen any source indicate otherwise.

rozia, welcome to SPCR. :) From a power consumption standpoint, all three boards should be equal. Anand and Gary have covered them in detail here: http://www.anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=3417 Their favorite is the P5Q-EM. If you can hold off a few days I suggest you to wait for the Nvidia MCP7A l...

"NVIDIA has been trying to make them greener. According to some partners of the company, there is BIOS update incoming for several GeForce 9 series graphic cards. With the BIOS updated, 9800GT, 9800GTX and 9500GT will have a lower power consumption when idle." "If you have tried 9500GT, you may noti...

ATI promises board partners much better PowerPlay in the next architecture (RV870).

http://www.nordichardware.com/news,8196.html

I hope that doesn't mean they give up on reviving it in the 4800 series.

Yes, AnandTech has some data on them. edit : I'm afraid the NeoPower reference may not help you after all because AnandTech's records come from the "Blue" version, which is not the same as the one you have. It uses a different casing with a 120mm fan. Still, you can see that the Signature is compara...

A rumor has it that the next MacBooks will use a flavor of this chipset. People expect them on the 14th, so next week we'll know about that too.

http://www.macrumors.com/2008/10/05/nvi ... tber-14th/

Fudo confirms mid-October launch and says boards and reviews will show up immediately.

http://www.fudzilla.com/index.php?optio ... 6&Itemid=1

I recommend the Brennenstuhl PM 230. I bought it in the UK some time ago and so far it works.

Product page

Retailer page - where I bought it.

The inq reports that the launch is delayed again to October 15th.

http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/ ... 00-tuesday

I would recommend the new Caviar Green 640GB (WD6400AACS), but the price has yet to come down.

Apparently it's a variant with a bigger buffer size of 32MB. As a side benefit, it may also guarantee you 333GB platters.

http://www.fudzilla.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9391&Itemid=1 "Core 2 Duo will get a new family member. Intel plans to launch Core 2 Duo E7400 on October 19th and this new CPU is again based on 45nm Wolfdale core. "It is just a faster version of E7300 process and the new E7400 now ...