With those (maybe) CPU and Core temp readings bugging me, I decided to harvest the HDT-S1283 from the office PC (that's not used so much anymore) and swap it in to see if that does anything for me. I spent a bit of time with both computers off (cleaning CPUs and heatsinks, as well and hunting down m...

Nice! 8) It's possible it was an oversight on Devon's part (or the info didn't get to him), but it's also possible that you might have a v1.2. Who knows, but it does look like that version of the P180 is indeed "the same" as the P182 (I've got a v1.0 P180 and a P182). At least, I'm having trouble th...

One of the major (IMO) differences between the P180 and P182 is the ability to route cables behind the motherboard in the P182. At least according to Devon's postscript about the v1.1 in the P180 review, it sounds like the P180 v1.1 may still lack that. Other than that, I do believe the v1.1 is esse...

Decided to try some of JamieG's suggestions on the fans (block the top exhaust and remove the lower fan). I'm sure the lower fan didn't do a whole lot for the noise level, but removing the top fan apparently did: while before I could hear the droning over my laptop (with its typical tiny fan noise),...

SpeedFan results are in. It may be better than I thought, though I'm still not sure what to make of the temps. There's Temp1-3 and Core, which seems fairly standard. Temp2 is the -128C one, so that's thrown away (maybe it's just not hooked up to anything). Temp3 stays fairly low, so that'll be the M...

Ah, the slow descent into madness (or perhaps ascent therefrom, depending on your outlook?). :) First I start sealing holes in cases, the next I'm a Dremel-wielding maniac bending cases to my every whim. 8) But seriously, yeah, I'm pretty sure I'm going to have to work on the fan situation sooner ra...

As mentioned, I'm not sure that I can trust SpeedFan's output. I'll have to pull it up and post what I see there in a few load configurations just to see what people here think. If I recall correctly, I was getting something somewhere around 57C or so under my Handbrake 100% CPU load. Unfortunately ...

...Or LRPC for short. This has a few different purposes to it, and so isn't as optimized as it could be. Intended Purposes Purpose 1: Media Playback The first purpose (and the original reason for looking at putting a PC in the living room) was to be a media center, mostly to hold our DVD collection ...

The newegg photos show that the top fan is different than what's shown in the old silent PC review article. The SPCR article shows that the top fan sticks up from the top of the case. The newegg photo shows the flat top (like on the P183). I guess I'll find out Friday. I actualy ordered one yesterd...

One of the easiest ways to go is to just pick up a Media Center remote (which will come with the IR receiver) and just ignore the remote. Going that way you definitely won't need to do anything special for wake/sleep and Media Center tasks, though for iTunes you'll probably need to add some sort of ...

psiu wrote:And the thing is going sell like friggin hotcakes.

There's way more than enough Apple customers that will pretty much buy anything Apple, and they know it. No idea how Steve let that name through, though, seems a bit much even for him.

I believe the P182 has only been the gunmetal and never actually black, though it seems like some people refer to the gunmetal as black (instead of grey), which seems odd.

I think the only truly-black version of the P180 line was the P180B (and P180 SPCR edition).

However, it's PCIe 2.0, and the mobo only has PCI express x16. PCIe 2.x is backwards-compatible on both fronts, so you are supposed to be able to use a 1.0 card in a 2.x MB and a 2.x card in a 1.0 MB. Since 2.x supports higher bandwidth, it's possible you could run into a case where you have less p...

Good news about the Ninja Mini Rev. B. Any thoughts on if I could go completely fanless with it? I know I technically could. Wasn't sure if it was a good idea. Generally it's not recommended to go fanless unless the heatsink is right by an exhaust fan or possibly ducted. Just to make sure there's a...

I will add my own stats here. MA785GT-UD3H Athlon X4 630 DDR3 2x2GB Default voltages idle 75W load, Prime95 165W VCore 1.15V idle 70W load, Prime95 122W While people are still sharing, I recently set up a 785G/630 living room PC (LRPC -- will be handling media viewing, gaming (eventually), and tran...

Recently I didn't activate one of my W7 family pack installs and after 30 days it said my copy was counterfeit. At M$ you're guilty until proven innocent. What a fantastic way to treat your customers... What I find staggering is that for all the complaining you get after the activation period, it d...

M$'s recent tact of theft of code ect. nullifies their half of the EULA in my mind. Certainly a fair enough view. I'm not about to run out and go retail for all my computers I've put OEM on before, but it's definitely something to bring up that to be in good standing in the EULA you'd need to abide...

Part of the problem is that MS does change the EULA, does explain things and then change their mind, remove previous explanations from the web, and have about a billion versions of the OS. http://oem.microsoft.com/script/contentpage.aspx?pageid=563841 (Licensing for Hobbyists) According to this, we...

.... but sometimes those swaps are more like organ replacements than "upgrades" (say your heart is failing and you need a new one; does that make you a "new person" after a transplant/artificial heart?). Lol! I tried to explain to Norton that it wasn't a new "computer", just the same computer with ...

I never figured out what the rules where, but I have one OEM XP licence that will not transfer and two that I have transferred dozens of times. I'm assuming that's by the "try it and see if it works" method (feel free to correct me, though), which is where we're making the distinction between "phys...

With XP OEM my experience is the big OEMs (Dell HP etc) do tie it to the hardware but "ordinary" OEM windows will work if transferred to another PC, although this is against the license restrictions. This is more what I was recalling, as well. I don't believe you've ever been allowed (by the EULA) ...

Is it safe to unplug the CPU fan with the stock cooler, even if only for a few seconds? Obviously it's not advisable to run fanless on a heatsink that's made for a fan, but unless you've got real thermal issues in your case, stopping it just long enough to see if it's causing the noise problem shou...

I believe you theoretically/legally can use an upgrade copy if you plan on not using your copy of XP on the old machine anymore (if you are throwing it away or putting Linux on it, for example). If it's an OEM copy of XP (like in the OP's case), then it's tied to that "computer" (for whatever speci...

Good news on picking up a sponsor for the watercooling (especially with finding a block for the GPU). However, you might fix some of the BBCode tags in your post, as many of the URLs didn't come through (make sure that you are properly nesting tags so the first tag to open is the last to close).

You gotta give SPCR more that 24 hrs to respond before throwing in the towel. :roll: Not knowing what went on behind the scenes, we could also assume maybe he had a friend who wanted it and now he can worry about putting together (or buying) a newer, quieter machine. Or maybe he's been trying to se...

looks good, any shots with the case cover on? Lawrence has the usual array of case shots in the review , so I'll provide some "in action" case shots, showing where the case lives in my particular setup: http://idale.dyndns.org/~idale/temp/DSC_2699_%28640x428%29.jpg Shot of most of the cabinet. The ...

So, be warned, these case have just been released in Australia. There is good news and bad news. Good news, no need to worry about the chipset fan. Bad news is that is because the PSU drowns it out. Instead of the AL-8250SFX we get a SL-B220SFX, no obvious branding... but may be by SolyTech... Time...

The main problem is that all of your device drivers are going to have to be x64-compatible as well. Many older devices will not be. That also goes for codecs and the like. It not just as easy as picking up the x64 version and clicking the Install button. There's a reason it hasn't become exclusivel...

Corsair VX550 (unless it's loud?) Can't really speak for the suggestion about a case that'll meet your needs or a CPU cooler for the i5 (though I'd expect you could check out the Recommended Heatsinks as a start to see what general recommended coolers are (SPCR standard test system is LGA775, but I...

shleepy's right, you won't get more than 4GB (less various reserved bits that will add up to at least 512MB (sometimes more, my 32-bit Vista usually only sees like 2.7GB of 3GB)) on 32-bit. If those 6-8GB systems are being sold with 32-bit Windows, they won't be able to use most of the installed RAM...