A small idea how to mount the SSDs http://i936.photobucket.com/albums/ad210/perhapps/DSCF1707_lr.jpg http://i936.photobucket.com/albums/ad210/perhapps/DSCF1706_lr.jpg I felt that the usual cable chaos inside a PC might not be be beneficial for a good sound. There seem to be no guidelines for this. H...

Today I end this project. It has sufficiently gained in quality to finish work on it. Thanks in particular to Linnofil to have pointed out the importance of this digital stuff - by my own I had never thought to care about it! - and the PC world is that large, that without a decent compass I just wou...

Not much to say, pictures tell it all. A definite improvement. The aspects of congestion and lazyness disappeared. It is running 1 day only, so more detailed listening will follow. http://i936.photobucket.com/albums/ad210/perhapps/DSCF2303_lr.jpg http://i936.photobucket.com/albums/ad210/perhapps/DSC...

Thanks for your reports, Paolo and Nicolav! In the light of the mechanics' importance, it is perhaps a good idea to stick to the solid Streacom cases. Regarding the softness of the alu construction and the adverse shape of the MoBo mounting bolts in the LianLi, I would advise to keep clear of that. ...

Thanks, Nicolav! I think at this moment it is only important to learn that there is a difference, and mechanics do matter. It is another thing to optimize them. (I agree that metal feet might not be exactly the best. I always start with pieces of medium hard wood.) This morning, I finished the drawi...

The E2K makes promising progess. At the moment, the little beast is very sensitive to stress/strain on the MoBo, with sound tending to congested vs. natural, free, and lively. As the sole E2K user I report this here only, because I can imagine that the problems with E45-s not sounding convincing mig...

I fear I must apoligize to put this request into this place - but where else is a place to do so? If one of the Swedish forum members (or readers) occasionally comes by a second hand record shop, and can spend the time to check whether the mentioned LP (Shostakovich, 24 Preludes, op. 34, backside : ...

Post scriptum: It makes sense to care about the heat sink mounting. I disassembled my set and found that the six screws were unevenly tight. Without observing any special torque value, I tightened them alike. The sound got better (less analytical, more musical). It remains to be checked whether ther...

Can you be more precise? Yes, graag, easy to tell. The complete installation of the E45 with I320 in the Q08 case initially played simply lame and tame, veiled, without any musical flow. Whether Cannonball Adderley, Joe Henderson, Bach piano fugues, Shostakovitch string quartet or piano solo - ther...

Update: E2KM1I-deluxe now playing. I was able to get one of the first boards delivered. They deviate a bit from the layout of the CES presentation, but overall they are pretty similar to this, and to the E45 deluxe, too. At least connectors are at the same place, so installation was easy. But everyt...

Plays great now. (Still upside down.)

Nicolav wrote: But keep in mind that the result could be affected because on the other side there are no feet.

I suggest to use the same support for a comparison, e.g. small pieces of wood, plastic, eraser rubber, or similar. If that's not possible, the result is nevertheless interesting.

@Nicolav:
Can you test your PC _upside down_ ?
This is the only position my own is playing OK (= lively) in the moment.
I do not dare to describe the others.
Thanks, Klaus

Are the changes I made for W7 and BIOS OK?: - turned off Aero design and chose 'Windows Classic' - turned off Windows features as shown by Nicolav - disabled C-state P-min in BIOS (Allows you to determine whether to let the CPU enter C1 mode in system halt state. When enabled, the CPU core frequency...

• Case; Lian Li Q08 • PSU; Seasonic Platinum 460FL 460W • Motherboard; Asus E45M1-I DELUXE mini-ITX / AMD E-450 / HD 6320 • RAM; G.Skill, 2x 4GB, see OVL, F3-10666CL7D-8GBRH • Music storage; Intel SSD 320, 120 GB • OS storage; same disk • 2 * SATA cable included with motherboard; Serial-ATA 6Gb/s 0....

Nicolav, why don't you just sell your Intel 320 and get a new one? In fact, is what I'll do. Can you change the order of action? I think it would be benefitial to be able to compare a new and the present SSD. If it is not for the sake of speediness, it would perhaps be possible to expedit the seemi...

Music Lover wrote: previously user changed bios, upgraded the firmware etc

What differences did you observe between the firmware versions?
Which did you compare? How is that related to BIOS settings?

My 120 GB SSD was supplied with 362 as well. Klaus

(E2kM1-I) It could be better or worse. I would like to test it! I'd indeed like to stick with a mITX if it sounds comparable to what is top now. The main advantage for me is that I can place it vertically or horizontally within reasonable space. Extension boards are superfluous, so this is not an a...

@ Nicolav: Can you describe in more detail what is lacking? Is there only lacking something or is there a benefit with respect to certain aspects, too? I don't think the SSD can easily be ruined. My own E45 deluxe mobo is unfortunately defective (returned today). I'm not sure whether to hunt for the...

I decided to stick with 8 GB (2x4GB) of the KIngston Hyper X. I think the Hyper-X might very well pass the Corsairs after burn in, they are pretty close (musically) as it is now. Did you use the Kingston spec of 1.65 V, or did you use 1.5 V? Behaviour seems to alter a bit with voltage: http://www.h...

Nicolav wrote: It remains to investigate which of the two slots is better.

Asus recommends to use the blue socket if only 1 socket is used. But this is based on computer design criteria, of course.

I think they are directional, so they may benefit from reversing when recording. I think you are the only one who can test this. If it is the difference between writing and reading from the SSD via the Sata cable, it must affect all kinds of access to the SSD - ripping, download, etc.. (If I tought...

Interesting test of the RAM.

Another question about the SATA cables:
After having determined their optimum direction by playback, is it advised to change their direction for ripping/download?

2 short questions:

- According to the QVL of the DIMMs, the A-Data requires a voltage higher than 1.5 V. Later in the manual there is a warning not to adjust it above 1.65 V. To what value did you adjust it?

- If you do nothing, the CPU Q-Fan control is enabled (= default). Did you switch that off?