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Put together a system with this board today, can confirm that the Scythe SHURIKEN does just barely fit with a graphics card. It touches the back of the graphics card and you have to watch memory heatspreader height as the tips of the heatpipes overhang the 1st memory module (it touches the top...

You likely aren't given the option for 5.1 audio because the target device (TV) doesn't support it. When the HDMI connection is made the TV tells the computer (or other device) what it's capabilities are, for a TV don't expect it to handle more than 2-channel PCM and DD. (what it can decode or...

To be clear, you can only have TWO DVI/HDMI displays enabled at any time using any combination of DVI/HDMI/DP ports. You need to use a native displayport monitor or an ACTIVE displayport adapter to get a 3rd display. (a passive adapter counts against the two dvi/hdmi display limit)

Cypress isn't so much a 2 X Juniper as Juniper is a busted down Cypress, both are (obviously) an evolution of the RV770. Juniper lacks DPFP support for one thing, which (likely) accounts for most of the 73 million transitor difference between it and 1/2 cypress. In any case Nvidia is still...

It wouldn't fit without it, as the expansion slot openings run horizontally, it does fit full-height cards though (the primary reason for using a riser) it will even fit dual-slot cards. (It's extremely important that your PCIe x16 slot is the 6th from the bottom for it to fit correctly)...

Considering the trouble people have had with HDCP handshaking and DVI/HDMI devices, having a standard rarely saves you from incompatiability especially with early products. For single-link DVI connection it will work passively, which is what he did to check that the cable works. On the 58xx a...

It somewhat depends on what CPU you're looking at, if you don't mind a Socket LGA775 chip then the zotac/mITX route isn't bad. Although i'd also suggest the Silverstone SG05 case as it will fit dual-slot cards without issue, although the included PSU is going to limit you in terms of how...

If you're looking for something short, the Lian-Li A05 will fit the 5870, even SLI with all drives installed, although i wouldn't try it without modding some extra fans/vents in there. Otherwise it meets all your criteria, you can also buy a pre-windowed one from performance-pcs.

Frequency response isn't just integrated Vs. discrete sound, it will vary between the individual chips used. eg. this. (the X-Fi is no better than the integrated realtek for Freq. response) One thing to keep in mind is that aside from not having the ability to hear these sounds, most material...

Companys do afterall have to pay THX to get their products tested/certified, so of course there are a lot more good speakers/products without the THX label. The problem with the THX labeling is that they don't publicly disclose what standards actually have to be met.

I'd say that most could handle a resonable 'mid-range' card like the Radeon 4850 or Geforce 9800GT/GTS250 which would be more than enough to power TF2 on anything up to a 30" monitor. You'd have to be a bit more specific in what model, but the shuttle PSUs are generally pretty good. One thing...

Some video cards (like that one) will mix SPDIF audio into the HDMI stream, you just need to connect a cable from the header on your mobo/soundcard to the header on the board. Also i believe that card has an onboard audio codec as well.

They practically don't exist, the closest you see these days are Quad-1080p or "4k x 2k" (3840 x 2160) displays which are 56"+ in size and will run you upwards of $50,000. e.g. this

The components you've chosen are fine (not sure how well that heatsink will fit tho). Depending on how soon you're building the system you could hold out for the Zotac - GeForce 9300-ITX WiFi. It's a socket 775 based mATX board with an x16 slot (16x electrically as well, unlike the minix) and...

The DVI->VGA adaptors only pass through an analog signal. This won't get you ANY picture on most monitors assuming you can even plug it in (These adaptors fit in DVI-I or DVI-A ports, most monitors use DVI-D ports) and in no way will you get a digital signal. Since the VGA signal has to be...

Hmm, looks like some idiot has been updating with the wikipedia entry; The Atom 230 has a 4W TDP and the N270 is 2.5W, both have hyperthreading. The 8W TDP entry was originally for the dual-core Diamonville processors, which have been on the roadmap for quite some time now. The targeted...

Most manufacturers of embedded products don't sell them to consumers nor do they appear in the retail channel often. You could try getting a few boards for 'sample/evaluation' purposes :) (keep in mind this board won't be available until Q4 regardless). If you can find another company that...

An 8800GT with a QX9770 consumes around 200W at load, from the wall (about 160W from the PSU). So i'll join jrobdog in being surprised if it goes over 140W with the setup you're proposing.

Brokerage fees are one of the reasons you have to be careful when shipping from US->CAN via courier, generally only the more expensive shipping methods will include brokerage fees, otherwise you will have to pay them. Unless you need it fast, USPS is generally preferred as you don't have to...

The 3007WFP-HC should support 1280x800 when using a single-link DVI connection. Things to try are using a different cable, video card or on another computer.

The 3007WFP is capable of HDCP at 2560x1600. The problem that guy likely ran into is his card doesn't support HDCP over dual-link DVI. Most newer cards don't have this problem, your Radeon HD4850 certainly will do HDCP over DL-DVI.

It depends on the monitor you have, but in general you should get a picture even with a single-link cable. All of them should support at least 1280x800 with a single link.

There are no SLI capable boards coming out that we know of. However there are some Crossfire boards scheduled for release later this month. thread

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The mounting distance may be nonstandard but it's easier to mount something else with through-board mounting holes than the hook system that intel uses on their boards. True, but like many feature omissions with these boards the functionality is already there, they just have to provide a...

If you download the manual you can see that the atom is still at the top, 945GC below and the ICH7 is under the tiny black 'sink. With the added length it would have been nice to get a second expansion slot, like in this ECS board. (which looks pretty damn nice) Another interesting point...

Technically the Atom should work with just about any chipset that works with a 533MHz FSB. As for SiS chipset compatability, they might have been considering reusing the same chipset as on the D201GLY boards for their own design initially. Right now i believe Intel is only selling the Atom...

The EEE Box uses the mobile platform (N270/945GSE), not the desktop/nettop (230/945GC) platform that the D945GCLF does. I didn't see anything that would preclude them from having SATA drives since the ICH7-M provides the functionality.

His point is that it has two PCIe x16 slots, interestingly they've carried over in the G45 the same dual-8x crossfire capability that the P45 has. So we might see some G45 mATX boards with crossfire as well.

If you followed my link you'll see that the Atom MID chipsets are the System Controller Hubs, the US15W for example has hardware video decode. Wikipedia says lots of things which aren't quite correct, link.

It's no error, if you look closely at that picture you can see the slot is also labeled PCIEX4. The annoying part is that otherwise it would be an ideal board if only because it'll have some sort of Live DD/DTS encoding over SPDIF, plus it has a nice set of backpanel ports. Still 4x PCIe 2.0...

The "Mini" P180 has some unique features, but it's also the same size as a small Full ATX tower like the Lian-Li PC-A05.

The Q6600 i have here manages 3GHZ (9x333) with factory voltage (1.275 Vcore in the bios) and 3.2(8x400) with a minor boost +0.1v FSB/1.325 Vcore. The CPU can go faster but this particular motherboard isn't the most cooperative overclocker so i'm just leaving it at these speeds until i can swap...

Yes, Enough about your promiscuous mother. He actually wants Three hard drives, one raptor and two storage. Most mATX cases only provide mounts for two 3.5" internal drives, although you can mount the third one in either an empty 3.5" external bay or into a 5.25" bay with an adaptor. For...

For the most part the boards are equivalent, there are some differences in layout for USB and SATA headers but that's minor (although i prefer the right-angle connectors). Some extra features the 790GX board has over the P45 one are a 2-digit POST code display and it has Onboard video which...

Actually the SG01 is somewhat of a bad choice as you'll need to remove the 3.5" drive cage for the card to fit, but it is doable. pic The newer/cheaper (plastic&steel instead of aluminum) SG02 is designed to fit large video cards. (its drive tray is adjustable) As to the OPs original...

I think we were all distracted by your statement that you couldn't see the battery :) . That mounting is actually quite typical, especially on smaller mini-itx boards.

The Atom N270 (netbook) or Atom N230(nettop) processors are limited by Intel for use with the 945GSE or 945GC chipsets respectively. So don't get your hopes up about other manufacturers using different chipsets. The chipsets you're thinking of are for use with the Atom Centrino platform...

Also interesting is that he has a picture of a AMD 790GX based mATX board from DFI, good to see DFI is going all out with the mATX formfactor. (Amusingly the picture says it uses all sold caps, but clearly almost NONE of the caps on that board are. :D) Nice catch, yeah you'll have to watch...

The P45 officially only supports DDR2-800 or DDR3-1066, however manufacturers can offer support for faster speeds in their BIOSes. (everybody will offer at least DDR2-1066/DDR3-1333 support) The ALC885 is an 8+2 channel HD Audio codec, so that part matches. It's highly likely that when...