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How old your main pc is?

<1 Month 9 6.62%
 
<0.5 Year 15 11.03%
 
0.5-1 Year 23 16.91%
 
2-3 Years 48 35.29%
 
4-5 Years 27 19.85%
 
<6 Years 14 10.29%
 
Total:136
goddog on 15 February 2010

got an old crate for 03 though with 6gb of ram and dual 2.0 ppc processors shes still lays down the law, i have her scheduled for replacement in 2012-13, sniff it will be bad to see her go... maybe i should make her a file sever for the home... well ill cross that bridge when i get there.



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Strategyking92 on 15 February 2010

Well, I got my desktop in 2003, so 7 years.
I really need something more than a 256mb graphics card.



And that's the only thing I need is *this*. I don't need this or this. Just this PS4... And this gaming PC. - The PS4 and the Gaming PC and that's all I need... And this Xbox 360. - The PS4, the Gaming PC, and the Xbox 360, and that's all I need... And these PS3's. - The PS4, and these PS3's, and the Gaming PC, and the Xbox 360... And this Nintendo DS. - The PS4, this Xbox 360, and the Gaming PC, and the PS3's, and that's all *I* need. And that's *all* I need too. I don't need one other thing, not one... I need this. - The Gaming PC and PS4, and Xbox 360, and thePS3's . Well what are you looking at? What do you think I'm some kind of a jerk or something! - And this. That's all I need.

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greenmedic88 on 15 February 2010
Squilliam said:
Cypher1980 said:
Built 18 months ago as a power saving PC.

Fully loaded but with a fanless GPU and fanless CPU heatsink.

Whisper quiet and 2/3 the energy pull of my last PC.

Ohhh details? Im curious about building a proper HTPC.

No discrete VGA card Squil.

There are a fair number of good HTPC mini ATX motherboards with HDMI outputs and integrated video (yet still HD video capable), which means less power, less heat and less need for active cooling. I don't know about going fanless with the CPU though; stock CPU fans don't make that much noise. Unless you want to go with a really low clock single core and undervolt everything in the BIOS.

Of course if noise is a deal breaker, you could always build one of the few (maybe first) liquid cooled HTPC for totally fanless and silent operation. Too much hassle IMO.

 



Severance on 15 February 2010

2-3 years it needs a bit of repairing thought.



I live for the burn...and the sting of pleasure...
I live for the sword, the steel, and the gun...

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Squilliam on 15 February 2010
greenmedic88 said:
Squilliam said:
Cypher1980 said:
Built 18 months ago as a power saving PC.

Fully loaded but with a fanless GPU and fanless CPU heatsink.

Whisper quiet and 2/3 the energy pull of my last PC.

Ohhh details? Im curious about building a proper HTPC.

No discrete VGA card Squil.

There are a fair number of good HTPC mini ATX motherboards with HDMI outputs and integrated video (yet still HD video capable), which means less power, less heat and less need for active cooling. I don't know about going fanless with the CPU though; stock CPU fans don't make that much noise. Unless you want to go with a really low clock single core and undervolt everything in the BIOS.

Of course if noise is a deal breaker, you could always build one of the few (maybe first) liquid cooled HTPC for totally fanless and silent operation. Too much hassle IMO.

 

But I needs a discrete VGA card for HTPC, ATI has some good video accelleration/improvement technologies. Luckily the HD 5450 is fanless. I wonder if I can design a fanless PC based off convection cooling? It'd be an interesting challenge!



Tease.

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greenmedic88 on 15 February 2010
Squilliam said:
greenmedic88 said:
Squilliam said:
Cypher1980 said:
Built 18 months ago as a power saving PC.

Fully loaded but with a fanless GPU and fanless CPU heatsink.

Whisper quiet and 2/3 the energy pull of my last PC.

Ohhh details? Im curious about building a proper HTPC.

No discrete VGA card Squil.

There are a fair number of good HTPC mini ATX motherboards with HDMI outputs and integrated video (yet still HD video capable), which means less power, less heat and less need for active cooling. I don't know about going fanless with the CPU though; stock CPU fans don't make that much noise. Unless you want to go with a really low clock single core and undervolt everything in the BIOS.

Of course if noise is a deal breaker, you could always build one of the few (maybe first) liquid cooled HTPC for totally fanless and silent operation. Too much hassle IMO.

 

But I needs a discrete VGA card for HTPC, ATI has some good video accelleration/improvement technologies. Luckily the HD 5450 is fanless. I wonder if I can design a fanless PC based off convection cooling? It'd be an interesting challenge!

You're not going to be gaming on an HTPC, at least not if it's a true HTPC. Intel G45 based mobos (like http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131336) have enough GPU power for BD playback or any 1920x1080 video source, so there's no need for a discrete VGA card at all.

If you did a build based on an Asus P5Q-EM, technically the only fan you'd need would be on the CPU.

Less power, less money. The HTPC lies in the motherboard (mATX) and whatever small form enclosure you want to use.

 



Sephiroth357 on 15 February 2010

2006-3 years going for 4.




Squilliam on 15 February 2010
greenmedic88 said:
Squilliam said:

But I needs a discrete VGA card for HTPC, ATI has some good video accelleration/improvement technologies. Luckily the HD 5450 is fanless. I wonder if I can design a fanless PC based off convection cooling? It'd be an interesting challenge!

You're not going to be gaming on an HTPC, at least not if it's a true HTPC. Intel G45 based mobos (like http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131336) have enough GPU power for BD playback or any 1920x1080 video source, so there's no need for a discrete VGA card at all.

If you did a build based on an Asus P5Q-EM, technically the only fan you'd need would be on the CPU.

Less power, less money. The HTPC lies in the motherboard (mATX) and whatever small form enclosure you want to use.

 

It wouldn't be a game PC, strictly for surfing the web and watching movies. I tend to hate noise so I make quiet PCs whenever possible, but a silent PC has always intrigued me!



Tease.

greenmedic88 on 15 February 2010

If I had the extra parts for it, I will have a spare P5Q-EM that I incidentally *was* using for gaming, albeit in a case with 5 chassis fans and an HD4870 running fans at 33%. The Arctic Cooling HSF on the CPU was probably the quietest fan out of the whole build. If it was thrown into an insulated mATX case, I bet it would be almost silent.

Little mini ATX mobos with GMA X4500HD graphics in general are ideal for just HD movies and web. Pretty much the backbone of any HTPC. You could probably build a good one out a Shuttle PC.



Zlejedi on 15 February 2010

Hard to say floppy drive is 11 years old, dvd burner is like 5 years, case is 4-5 years old, gpu,cpu,ram,hdds are anything beetween 3 and 12 months :)



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