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Surprised to see this still going. What I built has been working flawlessly and for under $100 I couldn't be happier. Main reason I didn't go with a device is just in case it could not handle all of the audio formats I use. I have a very high end audio system and didn't want to risk having...

Thanks for the feedback. Ended up picking up a gigabyte z87 matx board with a Pentium 3220 off of amazon for about $115 total. Should fit the bill.

Don't follow PCs much anymore so I'm way out of the loop. Had an old i3 system go out on me and looking at building a new htpc. Which is currently best for basic htpc use? I currently use an ivy bridge in my office and a trinity in my weight room so I am not way out of the loop. I have...

I picked one up from amazon about a month ago. Love it, very nice case. Originally wanted to go with a white lian Li but could not find it anywhere.

Just wanted to post back that the Scythe Orochi does indeed fit in a sg05. It only has 1-2mm of clearance from the top. I'll try to get some pics up in a week or two when I get a graphic card added. It's pretty ghetto looking atm. I had to add a pico psu to make room for this to fit. I went...

I hope to install a Scythe Orochi in my SG-05 this week. It'll be a close fit if it works and I have another system in mind just incase it doesn't go in. It's been sitting in customs for a week, couldn't find one in the US:/ I will be able to tell if I can add a video card after the install...

FM2A85X-ITX OOS already? Saw it pop up before work and was going to order after work. Guess I'll have to stay on it.

If it were me I would get a 7770 for around $100. Then drop the rest on a new system, you could do a good system for around $300. Buy a cheap sandy bridge and motherboard for around a $100 total and memory for under $50. Just reuse the hard drive and case. $50 under budget so you could get an...

Not to certain at this point. Looking at moving a trinity build to a white case to match decor. Asrock A75FM2/A6-5400K/picopsu/no external graphics card. I originally built this in an old hiper case, 2" tall. It functions well it is just noisy and distracting compared to what I'm use to...

I see max height of CPU cooler is 82mm. What about if using a picopsu instead of an sfx psu? Would a taller unit fit or would some of the frame be in the way? I am looking for a white mitx case and I'm thinking of going with the sg05. Not certain at this point but this will help decide.

Not at all. Might be because I have a dual core? Could be because of the bios, maybe? I did not have the issue prior to changing bios settings. I currently have mine set at [email protected] and I do not have it set to ramp up at all, I have no need for it. I did end up enabling cool and quite...

The Asrock board is not bad at all, I think some people have just gotten unlucky. I love the system I built with it and could not be happier. Posted up a detailed review on Newegg if interested. Underclocks very well and runs cool.

I have the ASrock FM2 mitx board and it allows you to lower ram voltage down to around 1.0v:confused: I am looking at the new Cruicial LP as I have seen some reviews with cpu-z screen shots. It appears they have SPDs that support less then 1.35@1600. I plan on having some fun with these:D

I just did a similar build but with an SSD and the ASrock mitx board. My idle power draw is 21w and load is 51w, I am underclocked and undervolted. I plan on trying an 80w or 90w pico to see if I can get the wattage lower so a 160w should be more then enough.

I am looking to build a new audio pc for a home gym so I am in the market for a new case. I haven't kept up on much the past few years so I am not certain what is around now days. I looked on newegg and found a few Lian Li's that may interest me but I would like to see some other options. I...

I mean surround. I only need the stereo processor to receive audio and the TV to receive the video signal.

I have a MSI GTX 460 that has 1 Mini HDMI port and 2 DVI ports. I want to get HD audio from blu rays and also need HDMI out for 3D to my Panasonic TV. My stereo processor does not support 3D so I think I am in need of 2 HDMI ports. I have attempted to us a DVI to HDMI cord to the TV however...

I have an HTPC that is currently housed in a Silverstone SG-03 that sits next to my TV stand. I have made some recent audio upgrades that took up this room and now I need a case that will fit on the actual TV stand. My stand is mainly all Emotiva Audio gear (UMC-1,XPA-2, and UPA-1) and a...

I have the HTPC hooked up to a Panasonic TC-P50VT25 and it is because of 3d. I don't use it much but the girlfriend does. My video card also only has one output which I'm sure I could get some sort of adapter for. I have read of the emotiva upgrade but I would like to get this situated by...

I built a very nice audio system at the start of the year. I have been using a Soundigo Callisto USB sound card for years prior. It worked well even with it's Windows 7 x64 driver issues. I recently moved and have not been able to locate it. Damn USB. I have resorted to using HDMI out from...

I was expecting the ball from Phantasm as well.

I have an AXP-140 with a Noctua 140mm fan and I love. Best down cooling set-up I have used. I however had to purchase different ram since the tall ram sinks created issues. Newer Samuel cooler looks nice as well.

It generaly refers to steppings? What types of CPUs are you refering to? I dont think it matters much anymore as I had 2 quad opterons, same chips different steppings) and it worked just fine.

Ive bought a few Dell video card pulls in the past and not had an issue. I got a downclocked 7 series card once but I used rivatuner to set it to the GPUs standard clocks. I doubt they do that anymore, the only thing youll probably have to worry about is a possibly gimped cooling solution...

I have a small home network using a cheap encore wireless N router. Ive grown tired of my piss poor network performance and Im looking to upgrade. I was going to purchase a D-Link DIR-825 but Im now thing of building my own wireless router using some spare parts. I currently have a...

Ive been heavily into sff for years and Im in the market for a new case. I stopped following the scene just prior to the release of the SG03 and Im curious whats came out since then in quality cases? Im looking for something with a quality, not cheap, build and good cooling. Ive seen...

My dell studio 15 laptop plays 1080p nice and smooth. I have a t9300 and a 3450 GPU. I also have a BE-2400 in an 8200 motherboard, BE-2400 in a 780G motherboard, and an e8500 in a P45 board with a 3450 GPU. All play 1080p playback silky smooth. Brisbanes can play most 1080p flawless...

What did these cost, back ordered price on Wiredzone? Did you contact them via phone or email? Whats the exact name of the cords needed to purchase with these? Links would be helpful.

Ive used numerous tuner cards over the years and notice a vast difference in IQ between cards. Im getting ready to set-up a new HTPC and Id like to get the best picture possible. Im looking to get OTA HD and will be using an IR blaster for my cable box.

Looking for any 45nm quad. OEM or retail is fine, Im open to any working chip. Looking for q8200, q8200s, q9300, q9400, q9550, q9650. Confirmed, verified paypal ready to go.

The new 45nm Tri-cores are the way Id go but sounds like its to much for you. Id shop around for the next week or two and find the chip with the highest multiplier possible for around $50. A multiplier of 12+ will get you over 3.0Ghz and can easily be done for around $50, half the price of a...

Good to hear. I was never realy certain if the old ones were true or just what Super Micro claimed. I looked up the new PCI-E one and noticed that it has no dedicated ram. No performance bonus from a controller with dedicated RAM outside of a RAID enviroment? Or a dedicated IOP CPU? Also...

I originaly used smaller, low power set-ups for my media server but the past 2 incarnation have been powerhouse pcs. I use to be the guy the upgraded my high-end stuff every 2-3 months and have gotten 12+ months out of the last two. Im less prone to upgrade as I dont want to hear the wife...

I setup up my first wireless network last summer and have became very unsatisfied with performance. Looking for some help on either fixing what I have or suggestions on better hardware. Being my first outing, I went cheap and Im fairly certain I got what I paid for. My Current Media Server...

I have a media server that has gotten to big for its britches and Ive decided to rebuild. Ive always used the motherboard controller in the past but Im thinking about going with a dedicated controller on this build. I have no interest in raid but need to add more drives then most motherboards...

Maybe once I find one.

Anybody happen to know if DDR2 800 will run at full speed in a Dell Studio 15? Based on intels chipset specs Id assume itll down clock it to 667 speeds. If so, know of any clock gen-ish apps or modified bios's that might let me ramp up the FSB. Im not realy looking to overclock my cpu, just...

I just purchased a nice notebook and want to upgrade to a 45nm CPU. I think only the three listed in the thread are compatable with my laptop but Im open to others if you know of any. System is a Dell Studio 15 with a PM965 chipset that supports 800Mhz FSB cpus. OEM/System pulls are right up...

Taking the cooler off is the only way to know. I replaced an 8800gt with an Asus 9800GT that was reportedy 55nm by multiple sites. I wanted the Hybrid Power feature,for my Nvidia 8200 based HTPC) and figured the lower power consumption/heat from 55nm would be a plus as well. The 9800GT ran...

Ive built numerous HTPCs in the past few years. I have experience with BeyondTV,MythTV, Mediaportal, and Xbox Media Center front ends. This is my first build using the Vista OS, Microsoft Front End, and HD formats. Im not realy looking for someone to explain every detailon some of these, a...