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Without a graphics card, I won't come close to 150W. The new SB processors and MB's are incredibly energy efficient. I wasn't sure if all of the available heatsinks would fit into the Q11. Does your rec for the AXP-140 mean that I should go with a low profile cooler in it? Thanks.

Hi all: I am looking to build a simple system in a Q11, using an IGP and a PicoPSU. My main goal is silence. I want the system to be totally inaudible from 2 feet away. I was thinking I could use a tower cooler and a single internal fan. Any suggestions on an inaudible cooling solution that...

Thanks for all the ideas so far. I'll look into all the games mentioned. I had no idea you could use an XBox 360 controller on a PC. I'll get one of those. Curmudgeon: no need to worry. We regularly play Settlers of Catan, Race for the Galaxy and Puerto Rico. The 13 year old also is in the...

Morning: I have 2 boys, 11 and 13 who are just getting into PC games. They use an e5200 CPU and a 4670 graphics card, on a 20" widescreen, 1600x1200. Their console system is a Wii. But they've started playing a lot of Unreal Tournament 2004, Civilization IV, Dungeon Siege, Spore and...

Thanks for the help. evilsofa - I will check out the higher-end cards. I guess I was running the games at a lower res, and just using the 1920x1080 for watching HD movies. Mr. K6 - thanks for the info. How do you get the GPU cooler to 'run at 25% fan speed'? Sorry if that's a stupid...

I am looking for a modest gaming card (24" monitor at 1920x1080), for a silent PC (~ 17 dB - inaudible). When I am using the PC to work (Internet, docs etc...), or do audio work, I would like the graphics card to be totally silent. I don't care if the GPU fan ramps up when gaming, cause the...