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That's a great build with really low heat generation and plenty of silent airflow. Here's an idea to consider once you see how everything fits....I did this in a Silverstone Grandia case for a PC juke box that also has a 250 watt Class D amp inside. I dont think you'll have any problem...

I am looking at a similar build and decided to wait for the i3-2105, release data May 22. Same specs as i3-2100 except HD3000 instead of HD2000. This SKU seems to be directly aimed at the HTPC disconnect in the current SB lineup. Also I got away from Pico PSU's a while ago due to crappy 12v...

O crap, I'm using an ION mini-ITX board and my brain did not upscale properly :confused:....time for post edit.

http://www.headphonia.com/USB-DAC-Cable/USB-DAC-Cable-with-35mm-Mini-Plug-75cm-30::10134.html Use this $70 USB cable DAC and plug it into your A2's or into the headphone amp of your choice. You won't find a Wolfson DAC any cheaper. I use one to feed a DIY power amp, night and day better than...

Silverstone Grandia GD05 for $90, I have the GD04 and it looks the same, brushed aluminum (tape-on DVD cover too). I under-volted the 3 12cm fans and it's near silent. Takes full size video card, ATX MB and PSU. Only drawback is low profile cpu cooler if you use a standard optical drive...

I had a similar problem and found that Windows 7 sound settings were all screwed up, assuming small speaker size, etc. Take a look in Control Panel/Sounds. Also you may just have a crappy DAC or other weak link in the chain. The source material may not be the weak link with your set-up...

It looks like the i7 prices are going to hold for most of this year. Intel to drop some desktop PC CPU prices 10-20%, launch new models

For the Q9450, out-of-the-box 1.225 VID pulls 87 watts idle and 153 watts load and the undervolted 0.99375 VID pulls 77 watts idle and 115 watts load at the wall. When the 9450came out last year, there was all sorts of confusion about temps with the new 45nm chips, so my notes are rather...

FWIW, I have been running a Q9450 just below 1.000v VID at stock speeds for about a year now, no problems. It's Prime95 stable 12+ hours. I am interested in upgrading a SFF system (airflow constrained) from E4300 to Q9550 but I do not want to pay the "S" premium. Would it make more sense...

The Eva Cove motherboard was recently introduced at the Intel Solutions Summit in Bangkok, Thailand.... -DG35EC Classic Series -Supports 1080p high-definition videos -GMA X3500 graphics processor / Microsoft DirectX10 / OpenGL 2.0 -Supports Intel Core 2 processors with a...

Digitimes latest on the G45 timing / issues: http://www.digitimes.com/mobos/a20080506PD204.html Background on G45 issues: http://en.expreview.com/2008/04/09/eaglelake-a-3-raise-g4345-graphic-clock-to-800mhz/

Well, if the G45 is hopelessly broken and for hardware acceleration I'd need a video card, then both Gigabyte and Asus make decent G33 boards...no reason to spring for the G35. However, if Intel's G45 problems are video driver related, eventually they should have something that...

I've been holding off on a HTPC, hoping to build a G45 system with a little more processing power than 780G systems. The INQ has been "reporting" on issues related to video with this chipset for some time now, and Gary Key writes in his blog here...

I had no problems booting a new Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L (Rev2) with a Q9450. I can't remember what the shipping BIOS was, but after POST I flashed to F8b. No problem with OS install and burn-in. The one issue was the default "auto" cpu voltage set at 1.2375v, which was too high. I found the...

I have a Q9450 on a GA-P35-DS3L and it is reporting a stock voltage of 1.2375 on auto settings. That seemed high, so I started undervolting and found the basement at 12 hours Prime95 stable (all four cores) at 0.99375 VID (0.960 Vcore idle, 0.944 Vcore load) at stock fsb and multiplier. I've...

I'm using 0602 now, and I am going to flash to 0704 next week for a Q9450.

The P5B-VM and P5K-VM have no BIOS correlation. My P5K-VM has 2.1v available under all BIOS; yours should too. Once you confirm directly, let me know.

The OCZ2P8002GK is rated for 2.1v and the OCZ2VU8002GK is rated for 1.8v. My P5K-VM did not set the correct DIMMS voltage when on Auto, instead it defaulted to 1.8v. My RAM likes 2.1v also, so I had to manually set it. It could be that your board is doing the same, thus undervolting the...

plutoz....it would be helpful if you post your system setup to see if similar systems are having problems....or perhaps the new BIOS is defaulting to different RAM timings or voltage settings.

Do you mean on a plane as a carry-on? Maybe you should be looking at Shuttles or similar.

Check this out http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813151086&Tpk=tyan I'm using its older sibling (see my sig) for WHS....pulls 46 watts from the wall at 65% efficiency when it's balancing storage etc. When I start seeing some low-power, high efficiency EPS12V psu's (80...

Finally Wolfdale BIOS support from Asus ftp://ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS/mb/socket775/P5K-VM/P5K-VM-ASUS-0704.zip

I have no problem running E4500 at 320 x 10 with 1:1 ratio using DDR2 800 RAM at 4-4-4-12. My temps are mid 32-33C at idle low 40's while gaming....can't remember my VID, but it's reasonable with much headroom.

The E8200 is not officially supported in BIOS 602 according to this list here: http://support.asus.com/cpusupport/cpusupport.aspx?SLanguage=en-us&model=P5K-VM

If you look at the P5K-VM CPU Support list here: http://support.asus.com/cpusupport/cpusupport.aspx?SLanguage=en-us&model=P5K-VM The only 45nm listed is the Core 2 Extreme QX9650. It does require BIOS 602 but in the Asus (sorry excuse for a) support forum, moderator says: "Here is the listing...

The E8400 is not on the Asus CPU Support list, and I have one on the way. Has anyone installed a Wolfdale on this board?

Quote: "Please take a note that 2D/3D performance levels switching is broken in currently broken in these drivers (ForceWare 167.xx and 169.xx drivers), so adjusting 2D performance level settings (e.g. 2D clocks) via RivaTuner will also change 3D performance level settings and vice versa." From...

Well, I was hoping to pop one of these E8400's in my P5K-VM but Asus doesn't have a bios update for it yet. The P5E-VM HDMI has 45nm bios support as does the P5B family (P965). For top OCing 45nm support is a must. I hope the bios delay is just that. The E8400 should perform like the E6850...

I'm doing it with two 120mm case fans undervolted for silence. In general it does not increase cfm but does increases static pressure for moving air throught a heat sink. Check out this thread: http://www.silentpcreview.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=43880

I had no problems connecting nominally at gigabit speeds on the P5K-VM, but my file transfers were obviously not hitting high rates. I came across this article: http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/content/view/30212/54/ ........and once I disabled flow control my transfer times were cut to a...

Thanks to all the regular posters at [H] for the great the threads in SFF and OCing forums. I built the system in the sig below based on everyone's experiences and now I am tweaking for some gaming. After a few days of burn-in, it's 7 hours stable on Prime95 with 10x320fsb, 1.475v and...

The microATX Antec NSK-3480 should fit the Ninja. It's 7.8" wide and the Ninja height is 5.9". The limiting factor may be clearance on the microATX motherboard. See this thread: http://www.silentpcreview.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=44021&highlight=nsk3480