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htpc questions I3-530/X2 240

I'll check out that board tonight. thanks She is used to hitting the power button (hibernation or off/on. same thing to her) so hitting the space bar will take getting used to. I could get a 240e for $88. compared
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- Post #17
- May 24, 2010
- Forum: Computer Building
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htpc questions I3-530/X2 240

Sounds good. Thanks for the help. Now I just gotta put the order in.
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- Post #15
- May 22, 2010
- Forum: Computer Building
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htpc questions I3-530/X2 240

How is The MSI 785G E51? Seems to have low power consumption. Is it possible to make a guess on power consumption (X2 240/ MSI 785g) by comparing these articles? E65 seems a tad better (5w) than the ECS 2 idle. The E51 in the link above does 10w better than the same ECS board. This shows a E65...
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- Post #13
- May 22, 2010
- Forum: Computer Building
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htpc questions I3-530/X2 240

Do you think that gigabyte board is pretty low power? I'll probably do some searches tonight. Have not really had spare time recently. Also some AM3 boards are similar price as the H55 boards ($80-100). So the only cost difference is CPU but Intel has higher performance, lower idle power/CPU...
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- Post #12
- May 21, 2010
- Forum: Computer Building
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htpc questions I3-530/X2 240

So would an AMD X2 240, microATX w/IGP, 2x2GB DDR3, laptop HDD easily work under a picoPSU (150-XT)? A lot of people have done this with the i3 I know. Any recommendations on a low power AM3 board w/DDR3? Don't need features like firewire, PATA etc. Just DVI, HDMI, SATA 3GB/s (don't want extra...
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- Post #8
- May 21, 2010
- Forum: Computer Building
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htpc questions I3-530/X2 240

I've seen reviews that show Intel quite a bit under AMD for idle and cpu load. But it is hard to compare different numbers since different AMD chipsets are used and different boards etc. Like the gigabyte board in that anandtech review is not as power friendly as Intel or MSI H55 boards. (bottom...
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- Post #3
- May 20, 2010
- Forum: Computer Building
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htpc questions I3-530/X2 240

If you guys could give me some ideas. Maybe what would you do with this hardware or what parts would you buy that would be awesome. I would like to build a desktop and upgrade an HTPC. I'm thinking I could do one now and one later (year+ w/CPU+GPU single chip) OR both now. So I'd like some...
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- May 19, 2010
- Replies: 17
- Forum: Computer Building
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Radiohead's new album

Radiohead is not my favorite but I still like a number of their songs. This album was quite good. For 160k bit rate mp3s I put in $2. Probably pick up the CD when it comes out. Was an awesome move really. Glad they can and did. ;)
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- Post #103
- Oct 20, 2007
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Where can I get a decent 939 PCI-e mobo?

Zipzoomfly has some MSI and Asus boards that use Nforce4 and are Socket 939. Most of the Asus ones are back ordered although this one is in stock.
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- Post #3
- Jun 8, 2007
- Forum: Motherboards
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Micro ATX choices

I am in need of a Micro ATX motherboard for a HTPC I'm putting together. I'm going to need TV Composite out and might want DVI later also. Either onboard or from a GPU. (no need for HDCP support atm) I was thinking of using my AMD Athlon 64 3000+ (SK754) and would need a PCI-Express 1x slot...
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- Jun 7, 2007
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Motherboards
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The Folding@Home GPU Thread

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- Post #74
- Oct 4, 2006
- Forum: Distributed Computing
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The Folding@Home GPU Thread

I let it run last night 100% low and 2 CPU cores at 95% idle. My X1900GT OCed to 650/720 and is running at 67C with a copper Zalman 700 cooler. It's going a lot faster than the other 2 instances on both my CPU cores (X2 4600+). The GPU folding is about 50% complete 10 hours into it. The other...
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- Post #73
- Oct 4, 2006
- Forum: Distributed Computing
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Mouse suggestions (not for gaming)

I am looking for a mouse that is comfortable and functional for a right-handed person. Does not matter if it is wired or wireless. Budget is up to $40. -I'd like it to have a wheel that clicks as it scrolls. I don't like the new Microsoft wheel. -Forward and back buttons would be nice...
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- Aug 2, 2006
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Mice
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Data disappears

I have a 300gb IDE harddrive (NTFS) with some stuff I don't want to loose. When I plug it into my new machine it sees the drive as needing a format and it does not see any of the data. When I plug it back in my old machine it comes up fine and it sees the drive with all of the data. Is there...
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- Jul 28, 2006
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Computer Building
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Does anyone make chassis like this anymore...?

Didn't read the whole thread but komplett.se and datorbutiken.se are websites from Sweden, right? Stacker
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- Post #25
- Jul 25, 2006
- Forum: Cases & Cooling

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