THERE IS NO BENEFIT OF USING DDR2 1000 ON INTEL SYSTEMS. Do you even know what your memory speed is with C2D @ stock frequency? 266x2 = 533 MHz (DDR2 533 speed). Overclock 25% will net you 333x2 = 666MHz (DDR2 666 speed). 50% OC is DDR2 800. All in 1:1 FSB:Memory ratio. What about memory dividers? ...

Well, not for C2D, but if quad-core is the plan, all that bandwidth might just come in handy. Please DO NOT comment on something you have NO IDEA about. Do you even know what your memory speed is with C2D @ stock frequency? Please read the statement again. I said that the the bandwidth was not need...

get Vista RC1 5768 (or perhaps RC2)

free download, works until July 2007.

It's already inside my system so I can't get you any pix, but there are a few reviews online already. I dont have S12 500 but only an older not sleeved version of S12 380. M12 has noticable longer cables, has the standard ATX24pin and 4/8pin power cable. My s12 380's cabling is not long enough for m...

Mar. wrote:Even the Newegg reviews say it's loud, so I'd say it's meant for the "overclock at any cost" crowd vs. the SPCR crowd.

the overclock at any cost crowd will go to a more roomy case for 1-2 rad water cooling or vapor chill.

You are spending all the money on GPU and CPU, and yet your choice of HDD are only at the mid range? Go get an SAS card, 3 Cheetah 15k.5 72GB in RAID 5 for OS and 3 750GB in RAID5 for data please Overkill and overly loud. Two 7200RPM HD's are bad enough. SCSI drives are not all that loud inside P18...

380w is more than enough.

250w is enough.

my conroe box (see sig) consumes less than 200 at full load.

nope, unless you crank the fan speed down a lot.

XP-120 with fan (with rev.b retention bracket) attached works with EN7600GT in upright position (my setup). Its running between 29/36 idle/load @ stock, 36/52 @ 40% OC. Outdoor temp is about 16, indoor temp is about 18-20. CnQ not enabled (currently running Vista, no CnQ driver). Zalman's low profil...

arctic silver 5 or ceremique are good choices.

dont think you seat the HSF properly.

get an aftermarket hsf like ninja or u120.

PSU: FSP Epsilon 700w or Enermax Galaxy 850 Processor: Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700, Core 2 Extreme X6800, or Core 2 Duo X6600 Processor Cooler: Arctic Freezer 7 Cooler Pro or Sythe Ninja with 120mm sharkoon Silent Eagle 1000 fan RAM 2Gb: G.Skill DDR2 1000 PC2-8000 or Corsair TwinX DDR2 XMS2 Dominat...

mats. its been a long week.

well, p190 maybe nice for the workstations, but its 'design' are more or less the same as p180. antec should do a better job imo.

ps3 or xbox 360 are probably cheaper than sli g80.

you need to take the height of the CPU cooler into account. The raise of the ASUS 7600GT HSF in upright position is about 110mm if i remembered correctly.

Mats wrote:Why not Xeons or Opterons? This could be the perfect workstation case.

But but but...

Mac workstation just looks so much better.

XFX has that 7950 passively cooled. ASUS has 7600GT in passive heatsink too. gigabyte's 7600GT and X1600 works amazingly well. My AMD box (see sig) is not audible at night. My desk lamp is louder than that box, except at times when the DVD drive is spinning. BTW, I don't have iPod or any MP3 player....

Interesting case, but personally i prefer a refrigerator look instead of a neon light box Thats the 900, this is the P190 which seems to look pretty much like a P180 only longer. Not interested in running AMD's 4x4 (a rebrand of 2 socket opteron) or any EATX server motherboards. Don't see any need ...

just put your printer in the server room. :p

not a lot of things can be done about the mechanical noise that a printer makes.

interesting case, but personally i prefer a refrigerator look instead of a neon light box

If you can afford it ($10 more), EE is a better choice.

Not sure if you want a silent computer or a quite computer, but the different between these are small.

Passive cooler should be enough, and get the tall tower ones like ninja or u120 if you are not going to use case fans.

There's not a lot of reason to release low power C2Q for Intel because power consumption isn't on the mind of those who want quad core on desktops.

What's interesting is that Intel has a 50W quad core server processor coming in 1Q of 2007. God damn that's fine.

1. get a new HSF
2. check your CPU or HSF. some conroes have concave surface.
3. turn all your fan to low.

smilingcrow wrote:Dell Inspiron 6400 laptop

Unfortunately, it is not quiet and seems to have a poorly designed cooling system.

sounds like one of those mobile bombs built by Dell; they are a Texan company afterall and probably is part of the NRA.

CPU vs. CPU&Motherboard. Hmm. What's the difference.

I just got my M12-600 and here are a couple thoughts: 1) The 120mm fan is quiet, although my old Antec TPII-550 with a YL fan-mod was smoother sounding. This fan is exactly what was in the older 500-600W models 2) The 60mm fan never runs (though it is in a P180 case) - at least not so far, so I can...

http://www.centralcomputer.com/itemdeta ... UAMDDC360R

In a local computer shop in teh valley!!

$135 vs $160 for 3800+ X2 65W.

I guess the price/perforamnce is right in the ball park.

Curious why newegg/zzf/mwave doesn't have it yet.

lm wrote:Look at it this way: Some people are just very likely to get addicted to stuff. Now you could be getting addicted to booze, religion, gambling, drugs etc.
Silence is a good choise.

silence has little synergy with other addictions tho.

it doesn't work well with sex or alcohol

f*ck it
going to order now and hope that they have it in stock.

Would this work? It only has two wires. http://images.webhallen.com/boxshot.php?id=20694&typ=large no. you need 3 wires. the 4pin molex on the tricool will not be able to adjust voltage. you need to mod the tricool to 3pin. a red for +12, black for ground, and the middle yellow wire for the adjusta...

why wait for AM2 compatible version (probably a new retention bracket).

you are using a conroe, so its compatible. =.= am2/am3 has nothing to do with you.