It's ridiculous how many threads there are on this in the first 10 topics in this forum.

I look forward to hearing how you go Pierce, give us a full rundown when you get it.

For those that say the MSI NX8600GT-T2D256EZ doesn't fit, I have this exact card in my NSK2400 with Asus M2NPV-VM motherboard, and it fits. The tops of the heat pipes that curve over to the backside of the card do touch the underside of the case lid, but it FITS. It also runs fine. The heatsink rad...

I've just recently got an Antec Fusion V2, and love it. :) Question though - in this version the VFD is powered partially by three wires trailing off the 24 pin connector - which seems to be custom to the fusion. If i was to purchase a new psu - ie HX520 - is there some other way to power the VFD.. ...

Mikey - Thanks for the feedback and the great tip about the fan connector. No worries :) Great to know you have a similar rig that I'm about to put together. Just wondering, did you consider any other CPU heatsink ? I was originally looking at the SI-128, though i'm happy to run at stock until the ...

i'd email scythe.. looks like a fault in the page.

Pretty much the same as what i've built, with minor differences. ;) mine : Antec Fusion V2 case Gigabyte GA-G33-DS2R Motherboard Intel E6750 processor 2.66Ghz Dual core 2Gb DDR2-667 Borrowed ATI x1300 from work (to be replaced with MSI 8600GT arriving tomorrow) DVR-111D DVD Burner (had lying around)...

Oh yeah, and sending in a part for RMA, even though it works fine, is the leading sunk cost for manufacturers, and the main cause for bad service and support. It is why DFI is hurting. It is part of what caused Abit to go under, and get bought out and turned into Universal aBit. It's why Asus is se...

yefi - while that may be true, the 7300GT doesn't have the video decode capability of the 2400 series.. thus while decoding video the 7300GT system is likely to use more power (mainly from cpu) than a comparatively configured system with a 2400. Thus the attraction of the 2400pro. :) Thats a bummer ...

That's awesome dan, look forward to hearing about how it goes! 8) Still waiting MWave to ship the thing... shoulda waited for Newegg to get stock... oh well. -Dan That's annoying, i would have thought you'd have it already :? Aris : There doesn't need to be hdmi on it. ATI has made a special DVI-HD...

That's awesome dan, look forward to hearing about how it goes!

I want this http://img.hexus.net/v2/internationalevents/computex2007/JARS/Thursday/DSCF4088_cropped.jpg Will be perfect for my htpc build. Will have to 'borrow' another card until august, methinks. ;) http://www.powercolor.com/Global/products_features.asp?ProductID=1362 Is the 64 bit memory bus real...

I began to wonder. Because the last 2 cards I used didn't accept an svideo cable, only their special breakout box, I hadn't even tried hooking it up directly. I have to wonder wether it's a different implementation of s-video though, as all the cards seem to have exactly the same connector with mor...

For what it's worth, the ATI Radeon 7000 in my notebook outputs to TV over S-Video perfectly.

Could be a goer..

8400GS cards are starting to see the light of day. http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/foxconn-offering-sub-100-directx-10-cards/ Seeing as they have Purevideo HD *, does this mean they'll be just as adequate for video playback as a 8500GT, and thus a good fit for the HTPC? The only drawback is i hav...

then its no wonder. my card hits over 70 at idle with an open case. the logic behind this should be obvious, the card needs air flowing over it. why dont you, just for testing purposes, reinstall the antec fans (theyre fairly bearable at low speed) and try closing the case. your card will run colde...

Intel CPU's are faster at encoding than the equiv X2, but only by a few frames per sec from what i've seen. CPU Comparisons: http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/core2duo-e6420_7.html#sect0 Id figure out what's broken first, and go from there. What needs replacing wil dictate what your optio...

I have to say this has thrown a spanner in the works, was planning on getting an SI-128 for my fusion based HTPC.

Would love to see the results of someone putting one in a fusion / NSK2400 with only the exhaust fans.

Interesting the way this is panning out vs what was thought last year, the P190 is now confirmed a seperate box and not a replacement for the P180, which has been improved with the P182.

http://www.silentpcreview.com/article307-page1.html

AMD has announced 45w variants of the brisbane core.. makes it interesting..

http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=7468

Might be just the angle.. but i would swear that looks like the base is covered in ... glue or something ..

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It doesn't look like bare metal to me.

While it's not on the SPCR tested list, i think i'm going with the Thermalright SI-128, based on a few articles. first here http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,2016618,00.asp then here http://www.htpcnews.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=23678&st=60 and finally here http://www.htpcnews.com/foru...

I have the EVGA 8800GTS 320MB and I was surprised at how quiet it is, but it is definitely a room heater. On the plus side, it exhausts the heat out of the system. For reference, I believe it's as quiet as or quieter than the card it replaced, the X1900XTX with a Zalman VF-900Cu at 5v. Thats a good...

Hi Everyone, I'm looking to build a HTPC, and have come around to the following components: Antec Fusion case Asus M2A-VM HDMI AM2 Motherboard AMD 4600+ 65w CPU Seagate 200Gb system drive (already own) WD5000KS drive for storage DVR-111D (already own) 1GB DDR2-667 2x Nexus 120mm Fans (could maybe ge...

It's not P35, its G33.

Will be interesting to see performance regardless though, pity it doesn't have eSATA, suppose that's a minor issue though.

It doesn't have DVI, but it does have a HDMI header on the MB.. so there's hope yet

It's interesting that most of the sites are claiming that the 8800's are actually quieter than the 8600's.. though i suppose an after market cooler would fix that.

Personally i think 3 monitors is optimal.

My opinion might change if i got a 30" monitor, though

That thing is so big, it's ridiculous. :shock: The card itself isn't actually that large. It's really just 9.5" but this one is the OEM version so the cooler makes it look very long. The cooler can come off and you can slap on any old after market cooler, and the card will only be 9.5" then. Smalle...