Hi, I plan to build a very similar computer, same motherboard Asus P5Q-E, and probably same processor or E8200 or E7200. I plan to use Scythe Ninja 2 to cool down the CPU) I will use them is Asus TA-98 case. mbibt, can you maybe measure how much power your computer is drawing at idle from the wall? ...

That Sapphire HD 4670 Ultimate looks very, very good! I pulled trigger on this one with my local retailer. I really do like the fact passive cooling is more than enough, its small and has DVI, VGA and Display Port ^^ review in here: http://metku.net/index.html?path=reviews/sapphire-ultimate-hd4670/...

Tobias wrote:Second is the 8-phase design of the P5Bs.

Hi Tobias,

Why the 8-phase design means more power consumption?
Asus writes that it's for power efficiency.

Hi! I'm hesitating between two Asus boards: (both P45 chipset). Some differences: Asus P5Q-E: - DDR2 RAM - 2 LAN connector - Combined PS2 connector - Storage chipsets: Marwell 88SE6121 and Silicon Image Sil5723 - LAN chip: Marwell 88E8056/88E8001 - Audio chip: ADI AD2000B - Firewire chip: LSI L-FW32...

Hi! I read through this thread and others, about EPU-4 and EPU-6 Power saving feature of Asus Boards, and I see there are quiet a lot bad opinions on that. I also read This article about their opinion and EPU-6 and, as I see, they seem to conclude that EPU doesn't work when some wants to overclock ...

darkbane wrote:...using a PicoPsu120, you can power up such a system from a plain old lead acid car battery for one to two full days with no effort... so the result is worth the effort.

And do you use the PicoPsu120 and battery all the time? What is the battery is exhausted?

That said, I'm also looking forward to upgrade my system in the future, using a M-ATX board.. if I ever find the right one! My dream one would have: 965 mobile chipset 6x sata ports Socket P, possibly with LV and ULV cpu support. Just some ideas: DFI-ACP SR330-N is microATX, has GME965 ICH8M chipse...

1) Mobo: Aopen i945GMm-HL 945GM and ICH7. (sadly, Aopen now makes only ITX MODT boards, and those are TOO small to actually be useful. Yes, exactly that I found too, almost every MoDT mobo that I found seems missing something. DVI, or SPDIF, or SATA ports, or enough PCI slots, or whatever. But I th...

darkbane wrote:I've been a bit long on this post, but I hope all the details are in

Thanks for all of your specifications, I see you only use which is minimal, so no extra device, and you use integrated graphics.
It's very promising that so that low power can be done with your stuff.

But i realized one matter of substance : We talk about penryn mobo ? So why do you write here about Core Duo (merom) consumption? http://processorfinder.intel.com/details.aspx?sSpec=SL9SP Hmmm darkbane spoke about both motherboard AND processor too. And it's good that way, both have to be taken int...

darkbane, ...all the measurements were made with the Raid array in spin-down, since its power requirements are not the point of this research. D. I consider storage as the primary part of the server, so that's why I report system wattage including active storage at idle. You have a very efficient s...

Hi darkbane! Thanks for jumping in to the conversation, no problem with that, we all need to know clearly the things, so it's nice to discuss it, we definitely don't want to make urban legends. The folks here just said their experiences, and I think there is not much opposite, I think the difference...

Hi All again! Thanks really all of you for your answers, much appreciated! I definitely don't play games, and size of the case isn't matter either, so I can apply normal size coolers to the CPU. I agree, the little power consumption difference simply doesn't worth the extra money and the troubles, s...

Hey there folks! Nice discussions indeed! I'm in the same situation as in ex.treme and wywywywy..... Thinking about to build a PC used 24/7, for net browsing, and for HTPC usage, (definitely no gaming). So for sure, one of the most important factor is the low power consumption, especially in idle. M...

Hi! I read through this thread and others, about EPU-4 and EPU-6 Power saving feature of Asus Boards, and I see there are quiet a lot bad opinions on that. I also read This article about their opinion and EPU-6 and, as I see, they seem to conclude that EPU doesn't work when some wants to overclock ...

Why do you want to put your laptop drive in a SQD? Unless you have a very loud notebook drive i dont think you'd notice the noise once its inside the case and suspended. You're very right, my laptop drive is silent enough. It is suspensed in the Antec Solo, and I'm using it one year that way. I hav...

Why don't you put it in a scythe quiet drive - that will adapt the 2.5 to 3.5 and make it super quiet at the same time. I've got two of them in an Antec Fusion and I reckon they're great. linky Hi! I have the Scythe Quiet Drive 2.5" enclosure too, and I have Antec Solo case. But I've noticed that t...

flapane wrote:Any data about power consumption of this mobo?

So maybe could you specify here about your setup, and the total power usage from the wall, and idle and when using?

The other problem I find with that passive HIS HD 4670, that it has 1 GB memory.
I guess it increases power consumption compared with the 512 MB versions, and 1 GB is probably needless.

noreaga wrote:That's a small passive cooler on that HIS 4670. With an Arctic S2 you get about twice the amount of cooling surface and ram heatsinks...

Ohhh that Arctic S2 is huge indeed!
And is it easy to instal it on the card?

Hi! I read through this thread and others, about EPU-4 and EPU-6 Power saving feature of Asus Boards, and I see there are quiet a lot bad opinions on that. I also read This article about their opinion and EPU-6 and, as I see, they seem to conclude that EPU doesn't work when some wants to overclock t...

VGA -> DVI adaptors don't exist (at least not for sending digital signals). I would be more inclined to trust the product specs rather than the picture on this one. Yes, for sure one of that is wrong. In my opinion the specs are false for two DVI, and picture is true, but I already sent a ticket fo...

spc wrote:"HIS releases fan-less Radeon HD4670"

Yes, it seems this one is fanless version of the HD4670.
Uses two slots place, and the heatsink is above the card, not under.
http://www.hisdigital.com/un/product2-412.shtml

Hi! I just have one question now. I'm checking the HD2400 XT, and looking the Sapphire one below page, it writes that it has "Two integrated DVI display outputs ". Also the excel file on that page says that "Dual-Link capabilities" = 2 for the HD2400 XT. http://www.sapphiretech.com/us/products/produ...

Ksanderash wrote:Only in the case if you use WinXP, you can usethisripped-off ATI Radeon driver (about ~8Mb archive) with the old-stiled CCC, which don't oblige you to install the annoying NET Framework.

Thanks! That's nice!
Yes I'll using WinXP. I'm not interested in Vista.

Hi Nick, Thanks! You're probably right, this .NET framework thing is just an old bad habit for me. It comes from that any program that I tried, which required .net framework, was so much slow, whatever it was. But, you're right, it's only when the program running. If we don't start the program (whic...

Hi there! I'm in a similar situation as womble above, and I'd be curious about folk's opinions on my case. I'm using a relatively old ATI Radeon 9250 passively cooled card for approx 3 years now in my 24/7 running PC, using the DVI output. Recently I decided that I want to build a newer PC for that....

I was saying that Thermalright told me that the fan should have a minimum of 25mm clearance above it The 7700 is definitely lower profile than the XP-120.. The XP-120 dimensions on the product page don't include the fan. Ah I see! Thank you indeed for the answer! I appreciate it. So you ment a hori...

I e-mailed thermalright, they said 25mm above the fan if anyone else is interested. 25mm above the fan is what? I'm thinking to going with Thermalright XP-120 (not decided yet whether it's the best) for a P4 Prescott 2.4GHz in socket478, in an Asus P4P800-E Deluxe board, and in an Antec Solo case, ...

You are unlikely to need any front fans to keep the drive cool. I've got two systems that use the Solo. The first one uses an orange Yate Loon exhaust fan and has a 10K RPM Seagate Cheetah SCSI drive. I wasn't able to get enough air flow over the drive without a front fan to keep the drive comforta...