quote:Originally posted by Jhrono
Wtf, for the price of that (odd) motherboard you can get a C2D + A decent 775 motherboard..
Passive cooling Besides, do you really need a C2D for a Media PC?
was put impeccably into words at DebianDay for me last Saturday, by Knut Yrvin of Trolltech - adults try something once, fail, and then are like "ffs this doesn't work". Children try, fail, and then try again, and succeed - maybe on the second, or even fifth retry. But the thing is that they keep at it and overcome the problems in the end.
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RE: Building a Media PC / Network storage
quote:Originally posted by Verte
Passive cooling Besides, do you really need a C2D for a Media PC?
for the same price, why not?
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quote:Originally posted by Verte
Passive cooling Besides, do you really need a C2D for a Media PC?
for the same price, why not?
Um, passive cooling? plus the power usage and form factor bonuses, I guess.
was put impeccably into words at DebianDay for me last Saturday, by Knut Yrvin of Trolltech - adults try something once, fail, and then are like "ffs this doesn't work". Children try, fail, and then try again, and succeed - maybe on the second, or even fifth retry. But the thing is that they keep at it and overcome the problems in the end.
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RE: RE: Building a Media PC / Network storage
quote:Originally posted by Jhrono
quote:Originally posted by Verte
Um, passive cooling? plus the power usage and form factor bonuses, I guess.
No, (I think) we meant why not a C2D system..
That is why not a C2D system. If you go with mini ITX, the motherboard is extremely tiny, and everything is integrated. They also only use about 60-120 watts of power. The form factor and power usage are why Verte is praising mini ITX over a C2D.
This post was edited on 08-28-2007 at 02:42 PM by lizard.boy.
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RE: Building a Media PC / Network storage
Oh, sorry. I understand now.
Anyhow, I still believe that, if it was me, I'd invest in an ATX board and on a C2D. Well and if size is any issue you can always go mini-ATX. Imo, it would be disappointing to have a (largely) "weaker" system just for the sake of low power usage and size, but that's just me lol
Oh, I agree, it kind of feels bad. If you were putting together a system for general use, or especially one for gaming or something, VIA are out. But, it seems Veggie is in share accommodation. Don't really know about their experiences, but if it's likely the server will end up near Veggie's room and always be on, I'd say fanless is looking pretty good. Bonus points if you have beancounting housemates.
Besides, does anyone actually consider VIA without knowing what they are doing? I always thought they were mostly an enthusiast brand.
was put impeccably into words at DebianDay for me last Saturday, by Knut Yrvin of Trolltech - adults try something once, fail, and then are like "ffs this doesn't work". Children try, fail, and then try again, and succeed - maybe on the second, or even fifth retry. But the thing is that they keep at it and overcome the problems in the end.
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lol. Well, Veggie could go with raid0+1 
then.
plus the power usage and form factor bonuses, I guess. 
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