Recent content by charlied

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    Does anyone have an opinion on the Soltek EQ3401A SFF?

    Nice enough machine with a decent power supply (250 w. compared to w00 on many other SFF systems). Not as uncluttered an interior as Biostar, but documentation is probably better and the system may be quieter than the Biostar. My own preference would be for an Athlon 64 based system, but then...
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    AGP graphics card that won't block PCI slot

    Whoops! Finger check ;) -- The graphics card I have is a BFG Asylum GeForce4 Ti4200SE. Big difference! I'd want to go with at least a Radeon 9600XT if ATII route. If NVidia, at least a 5700 or 5900. I'd much rather a GeForce 6600GT -- I'd bought an XFX GeForce 6600GT and installed it, only to...
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    AGP graphics card that won't block PCI slot

    :confused: I'm looking for a better graphics card for my Biostar iDEQ 210p SFF computer. I currently am using a 128 MB BFG GeForce3 Ti4200SE card. I want the best card possible that won't interfere with the Avermedia TV tuner card in the adjacent (and only) PCI slot, I'm looking for something...
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    Best choice for graphics card for SFF system

    Further info on my request: current configuration is Athlon 64 3400+, 250 GB WD Caviar HDD, 2x512 MB Corsair Value Select PC3200 RAM, LG tri-format DVD writer, Windows XP MCE2005. As I said, I currently have a GeForce4 Ti4200SE graphics card in the system. I'm installing an Avermedia Ultra1500...
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    Best choice for graphics card for SFF system

    I'm looking for the best AGP 8Xgraphics card for my SFF HTPC (Biostar iDEQ 210p based) that won't interfere with the PCI slot, and doesn't demand a 300 watt power supply. I currently have a BFG Asylum GeForce4 Ti4200-SE card with 128 MB of RAM and would like to get better performance. Any...
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    Looking to build a very low powered mini server...

    If you're thinking SFF, you might want to look into the Biostar and Soltek barebones systems. The Biostar IDEQ 210p and Soltek 3801 series both support 2 hard drives (IDE or SATA), and are Athlon 64 socket 754 boxes. The Soltek has a 300 watt power supply vs. the 250 watt supply on the...
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    Biostar iDEQ 210p problem

    When building a new PC mainly for HTPC use, I bought a Biostar iDEQ 210p barebones and outfitted it with an Athlon 64 3400+, WD Caviar 2500SE HDD, 2 x 512 MB Corsair ValueRam, LG tri-format DVD burner, XFX GeForce 6600GT graphics card and Windows XP MediaCenter 2005. Upon puttine the system...