http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/tranquil-pc-serves-up-a-pair-of-high-end-but-laid-back-htpcs/ Engadget Comments for Tranquil PC serves up a pair of high-end but laid-back HTPCs http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/tranquil-pc-serves-up-a-pair-of-high-end-but-laid-back-htpcs/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/tranquil-pc-serves-up-a-pair-of-high-end-but-laid-back-htpcs/I love it being quiet, but I'd worry about the i3/i5 heating my room like my bedroom heater]]>May 18th 2010 9:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/tranquil-pc-serves-up-a-pair-of-high-end-but-laid-back-htpcs/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/tranquil-pc-serves-up-a-pair-of-high-end-but-laid-back-htpcs/
Underclock them.]]>May 18th 2010 9:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/tranquil-pc-serves-up-a-pair-of-high-end-but-laid-back-htpcs/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/tranquil-pc-serves-up-a-pair-of-high-end-but-laid-back-htpcs/I haven't tried, but I can imagine one of those new CULV ones with a decent heatsink wouldn't really give that much het at all. Heck, if an old Athlon (first K8, 1GHz) with a double heatsink (glued together with thermally conductive glue) doesn't, this surely shouldn't.]]>May 18th 2010 9:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/tranquil-pc-serves-up-a-pair-of-high-end-but-laid-back-htpcs/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/tranquil-pc-serves-up-a-pair-of-high-end-but-laid-back-htpcs/May 18th 2010 9:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/tranquil-pc-serves-up-a-pair-of-high-end-but-laid-back-htpcs/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/tranquil-pc-serves-up-a-pair-of-high-end-but-laid-back-htpcs/If anything, it's going to be replacing a core duo mac mini with the POS gma 950 video card. ]]>May 18th 2010 10:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/tranquil-pc-serves-up-a-pair-of-high-end-but-laid-back-htpcs/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/tranquil-pc-serves-up-a-pair-of-high-end-but-laid-back-htpcs/Hey, don't worry - the ixVL and ixL only consume (emit) around 22-24W of heat when idle rising to around 70-80W fully loaded (all cores max'ed out) - so you'll still need your heater :)]]>May 18th 2010 10:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/tranquil-pc-serves-up-a-pair-of-high-end-but-laid-back-htpcs/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/tranquil-pc-serves-up-a-pair-of-high-end-but-laid-back-htpcs/
but yes, you fan-less designs don't change the laws of physics.]]>May 18th 2010 10:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/tranquil-pc-serves-up-a-pair-of-high-end-but-laid-back-htpcs/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/tranquil-pc-serves-up-a-pair-of-high-end-but-laid-back-htpcs/Heatpipes and the whole case being a massive heatsink usually helps.]]>May 18th 2010 11:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/tranquil-pc-serves-up-a-pair-of-high-end-but-laid-back-htpcs/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/tranquil-pc-serves-up-a-pair-of-high-end-but-laid-back-htpcs/May 18th 2010 10:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/tranquil-pc-serves-up-a-pair-of-high-end-but-laid-back-htpcs/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/tranquil-pc-serves-up-a-pair-of-high-end-but-laid-back-htpcs/ We haven't heard from the folks at Tranquil in some time
That's because you've not covered any of the "series 2" home servers and barebones nor the SQA SuperStor or the AVA RS5. Quite a few things have changed since you reviewed the original Squash and RS3 back in 2008.]]>May 18th 2010 12:46PM