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3rd December 2003, 13:25 | #1 |
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| Some Epia lovin' So I bought a Via Epia low power system 2 weeks ago. While my P4 2.6C was fast, it was just impossible to get completely silent. This Via Epia M10000 isn't. I don't feel like uploading all the pic so I'm going to attach them one by one. Teh board: Small thingie, 17*17cm.
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3rd December 2003, 13:28 | #2 |
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| And this nice case to put it in: It's a lianli PC402B. Normally it has a plexi front, but that's not my kind of taste.
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3rd December 2003, 13:30 | #3 |
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3rd December 2003, 13:33 | #4 |
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| The standard cooling is way overkill and prett noisy. The 40mm fan keeps the processor below 30 degrees all time... yet it's completely stable up to 85 degrees. I dismantled my Zalman 80C-HP videocard cooler from my R9800 and modified it somewhat to fit the Epia board. The processor doesn't get hotter than 50 degrees this way. Good enough.
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3rd December 2003, 13:36 | #5 |
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| Other side: The only PCI slot is filled with my good ol' hauppage TV card. I had to modify the PSU somewhat to fit, the case is designed for miniATX PSU's, which are much, much smaller. The Lianli comes with a 180W miniatx psu, but it's waaaaay to loud.
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3rd December 2003, 13:36 | #6 |
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| top view of PSU and DVD:
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3rd December 2003, 13:37 | #7 |
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| Thats really nice done RB. How loud is the PSU ? (relative , not in dba) edit : i was typing the question while you were posting i see
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3rd December 2003, 13:41 | #8 |
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| Benchmarking: mp3 load: 3% mpeg2 (DVD + 5.1 sound): 70-80% [i]I haven't managed to enable the hardware mpeg2 decoder under linux yet, but it's just powerfull enough to decode it through software. mpeg4 (divx): 30-40% load Office & internet: fast enough For those who have a fast backup rig to play games and love silent rigs, I would seriously recommend it.
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3rd December 2003, 13:42 | #9 | |
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-edit- I can't hear the fans when they're running at 5V, so I hooked them up today. They're even more quiet than a papst NGL 13dBa, but move (even less) air. To give you an idea of the noise it produces: I can't tell by hearing whether it's on or off.
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3rd December 2003, 13:55 | #10 |
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| very nice, where did you buy tha tlian li ? and the price was ?
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