This is crazy. I found that the graphics speeds up if I add a second monitor.

Plug in 2nd monitor -> faster!
Unplug 2nd monitor -> very slow again

Maybe adding the second monitor disables some driver "acceleration"?

washu wrote:

Luke M wrote: I don't think you understand. There is NO vista driver.

While there is no "official" driver for Vista, there is no reason the 7 driver would not work. A quick google appears to show that it does. Not supported doesn't always mean it doesn't work.

Thanks for the info.

Delta_42 wrote: The Ivy Bridge CPUs do bring one huge advantage for our servers though... ECC support on the Pentiums and i3s. Now even our most basic systems can use ECC memory without needing to splash for a Xeon.

Interesting, do you need a special motherboard?

toronado455 wrote: Incidentally, MicroCenter's price of the i3-3225 has dropped $10 already since I bought it. It is now only $119.99 which is only $10 more than the i3-3220. So basically $10 upgrades you from HD 2500 to HD 4000. Crazy.

It's actually only $80 with motherboard purchase.

Pappnaas wrote:Why should intel? They bring the latest WinXP and the latest Win7 drivers. Those still using vista probably never update their drivers anyway.

I don't think you understand. There is NO vista driver.

Another thing I found out...Intel completely dropped support for Vista. Sandy bridge supported Vista, but Ivy bridge doesn't.

Here's another performance fact. 16-bit color vs 32-bit color makes almost no difference when not rotated. But when rotated, 16-bit is much faster.

From what I could tell from searching the Intel documentation (http://intellinuxgraphics.org/documentation.html), the Intel graphics hardware doesn't directly support rotation, except for 180 degree rotation. And indeed, 180 degree rotation runs at full speed. So my guess is that there's an ineffici...

More discoveries: the slow mouse cursor is a different problem, not caused by slow graphics. Changing USB ports from Intel Z77 to ASMedia USB3 controller makes the mouse work normally. Intel doesn't supply USB3 drivers for XP, so generic Microsoft USB2 drivers are being used for those ports...it sho...

Ok, I think I figured out the problem, or at least part of it. I use a rotated screen (1080x1920). When in 'normal' orientation (1920x1080), the 2D performance is fine. It's only super slow when rotated.

I guess I wasn't clear. I'm talking about 2D performance, not 3D games. Game tests are totally irrelevant. I haven't even tried running a 3D game. The benchmark I linked to is a 2D (normal Windows API) benchmark.

I found this helpful benchmark: http://www.tomshardware.de/download/Tom2D,0301-26150.html It confirms that Ivy bridge HD4000 really is very slow (much slower than a 1.8Ghz Pentium 4 with nvidia 6200 - low end 64-bit card from 2005). Here's something else which is crazy. Ivy bridge is much faster if ...

Thanks for the info lodestar. The Intel fan speed range is (according to the Asus fanxpert+ utility) 1000-2000rpm. In other words, the minimum speed is 50% of maximum. Probably you could go lower with undervolting, but I couldn't find any way to manually select voltage control. Apparently, the mothe...

I'm using an Asus Z77-V LK and can't get the CPU fan (standard Intel) to run slower than 1000rpm. Is this a limitation of the Intel fan or the motherboard? I assume the motherboard is using PWM control (there's no option).

Speedfan doesn't work with this motherboard.

I upgraded from a 10 year old Pentium 4 to a 3.3Ghz Ivy bridge and, at least for now, I'm still running XP. It works, but the integrated Intel HD4000 graphics feels slow compared to the 10 year old PC. Moving windows, console scrolling, etc. Worst of all, the mouse cursor feels slow. Is this a known...

CA_Steve wrote: So, keeping the current system components, take a look at the Seasonic 80+ Gold PSUs. The new G Series is out and the 550W is going for $106.

For $2 more you can get the 400W fanless.

Puget makes them.

120mm:
http://www.pugetsystems.com/store/item. ... d8cd9&que=

140mm:
http://www.pugetsystems.com/store/item. ... d8cd9&que=

Most cheap motherboards don't have heat sinks on the VRM. Is it safe to use a tower CPU cooler, or is a down-blowing cooler mandatory?

This isn't far from the Silverstone TJ08/PS07 with drive cage removed.

The 140mm rear fan is an interesting choice. It can now fit the tallest CPU heat sinks.

Where did you find that "PSU extender"?

It's important to note that other than the front bezel design, this case is exactly the same as the TJ08-E. Multiple times this SPCR review referenced how it's a deeper case, but that's misleading. It's only deeper because the front bezel is thicker. There is more room for the optical drive+power s...

i would prefer twin 120mm as there are much more options out there to swap. This is probably the main reason I wouldn't recommend the Temjin TJ08-E. If one doesn't find the 180 mm fan quiet enough, even when undervolted, then you're scre... You can replace the 180mm fan with a 140mm. Or remove it a...

Still waiting for thin-ITX cases to appear. The great thing about thin-ITX is that the CPU position is standardized. Plus the boards have an integrated power supply.

"The die is arranged the same way but the manufacturing process has been shrunk from 32nm to 22nm utilizing Intel's much lauded Tri-gate transistor technology (it's explained nicely by AnandTech), the integrated graphics chips has been beefed up with more horsepower, the memory controller has been u...

Don't worry about maximum power rating, just get the cheapest Seasonic X series, whether it's the 400, 560, or whatever. They are all fanless at low power.

The comments about being more secure than WiFi are true by virtue of the fact that there's a lot more wardrivers than people going around searching for HomePlug AV networks, but in principle it should be possible to get access to the network upstream of your breaker box as well. I'd also be curious...

All the above can happen while playing program material at very high volume, but usually only when the users are under the influence of alcohol or drugs -- the audible distortion when speakers or amps are overdriven is usually too annoying/upsetting when people are sober, and they will turn the vol...

Bad sectors on a factory fresh drive are invisible to the user. They don't cause errors. Any errors are a result of either a soft (non-repeatable) write error or a new permanently bad sector. Errors should be very rare on new drives. You generally only see errors on old drives which are failing. On ...

mkk wrote:There are also 24->20pin adaptor cables for non-divideable 24pin supplies, to make the connecting simpler.

I looked but couldn't find any for sale.