I can't find anything that is close to the Alienware case (but with an internal ATX power supply). I do not want to compromise on power, as unlimited power is the point of a desktop computer.
I bought a "Chieftec BL-01B Bravo Series Case w/VESA Monitor Mount" , and have stuffed a Intel 320 SSD...
The Alienware x51 reminds me of sketches that I made for a all-in-one last year. It needed a riser to flip the video card so that it was parallel to ITX motherboard. Then I realized that I was a busy adult with job & kids; plenty of money and no time.
The x51 fails in 2 ways compared to what...
I do NOT think that you need to buy a new power supply. I expect that you will be able to make the 460 watt included supply work. There are two reasons that I believe the included supply will work.
The card says that it requires a 500 watt power supply because many low-quality supplies are...
It should work with the included power supply. Dell sells these systems with a single high-end card, and I doubt that they switch out the power supply when they install the card.
This toms adware thread has a good picture of the inside of the XPS 8300. It is also really funny. IF you want to...
If you are a careful person, you should be able to build a computer. If you can take things apart, and put them back into working order, you can build a computer.
OMG! Is it a Pentium 3 or an Athlon XP?
Your $800 is plenty if you don't need pro-quality A/V and you are not an extreme...
I have been looking for a computer case or barebones system that is also a monitor stand. It needs to hold a full-sized video card. I would like to use my Micro-ATX board, but could buy a Mini-ITX board. It would be nice if it used a full-sized power supply and optical drive.
Any ideas?
The Elite 360 fits a FULL-ATX board is less space then most micro-ATX-only cases. It holds two full-sized 5.25" drives and two full-sized 3.5" drives and a full-sized power supply. It is amazing.
I wish that they would use a riser card and turn the PCIe slots 90 degrees. The video card could...
Just like you learn about quantitative computer stuff at Anandtech. You need to find quantitative data about your real estate.
The real estate industry benefits from instability in prices and loans. Real Estate agents and loan officers want CHURN, they want you to buy this house NOW and then...
So, the Anandtech article about Cooler Master's Storm Enforcer had a mention of the "Elite 360, an attractive $40 devil". Cooler Master's Elite 360 is an interesting cases that works for most users without huge single-board GPU needs.
The article did not mention that the Elite 360 has a...
I have a Gigabyte EP45-UD3P (rev. 1.1) and my memory is 4GB DDR2-800 by Crucial. Power supply is the fan-tasticly quiet Corsair vx450w, that produces only 21 decibels.
All voltages but VCore have been Stock (not BIOS default of Auto). I have not been using any overclock on the memory.
Are newer 2011, 45nm LGA775 CPUs more Overclock-able then the 2008 parts?
I have a Pentium E5200 from 2008, it does not overclock well (can't hit 3.33Ghz at safe voltages). I have been considering buying another LGA775 CPU while I wait for Ivy Bridge to come out. The Pentium Dual-Core E5400...
It was good, but that was many years ago. It is going to be slow by today's standards, and it is going to be expensive to get the outdated components that you would need.
You should give that board away. In my town there is a charity that takes old computer & computer parts to build systems...
Unless you are paying over 50 cents per Kw/h you will never make up the purchase price of the A8 by saving on your electric bills. Just buy yourself an AMD HD 6850 if you are itching to upgrade your desktop.
VirtualLarry,
Your Q9300 @ 3 Ghz is going to be faster then the A8. Using Cinebench...
Many companies appear to spend more money per case on marketing then on steel and plastic. Thick and heavy costs more to make and more to ship, but it works by cutting noise and flex. Tool-less makes reviewers happy, but most normal folks only open their computers every few months.
A thick...
Use it!
That power supply has a 120/240 switch on the back! That means that the design is 4+ years old on the inside. The EU requires that all consumer stuff sold adjust to the power differences in the different countries starting many years ago, so all new designs don't have the 120/240...
Intel killing low-end over-clocking has made a hole in the market for AMD. I would say that you should buy AMD if you are spending under $400. You should buy Intel if you are going to spend $600 or more. The middle $401-599 is a toss-up depending on specials.
I would NOT wait for Llano, as the...
Total system price will be the deciding factor for many. It will be good to see the low-cost & low-power mATX and mITX boards in a few months. AMD A8-based all-in-one computers might sell well, and be able to game as well as look pretty. I'm mostly looking forward to a $700 gaming laptops with a...
I have been really happy with the VX450 that I have been using. With C2Q over-clocked and a single axial-fan-equipped 5770, Prime95 + Furmark draws ~300 watts. In non-gaming use I draw 150 watts and the power supply is quiet. I consider <22 db @ 1m to be quiet, and the 5770 is the loudest part...
My mistake.
Having never seen the mobile bench before, I must say that it is hard to use due to only being able to see the notebook name in the list (would like to see CPU and GPU in listing).
I was wanting to show a friend the performance of the new A8 CPUs. I noticed that the recently-tested CPU was not in the Anandtech CPU benchmark-comparison page yet. Does anyone know when the A-series CPUs will show up on the page?
(Also, Anandtech should start testing mobile CPUs and GPUs like...
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