[Brann Mitchell]

Hi Paul,

Well, we bought two Dell’s for just the LS cards, non PCI-Express. We didn’t need the HD because our cameras can’t do it yet, but we did need the digital audio inputs.

For the third computer, we’re custom building it for the LHe. This includes the Tyan Tempest you have, but I am thinking along the lines of some Enthusiast kit, a Lian-Li PC-V2000 and a PCP&C Silencer 750W PSU.

But, now that you’ve mentioned it, the Intel case is pretty nice, and less expensive. In reading the specs, here, it’s clear that Intel adheres to the SSI standard, which includes EPS12V PSU’s. So, the Tyan should work beautifully. Now, the next question is whether the Tyan board can control all the fans in the SC5400, which the answer is yes, of course it can.

Good luck!

Cheers,
Brann

[Brann Mitchell]

I didn’t even know that Intel made cases, and it’s true that Intel doesn’t list the PSU as either ATX12V or EPS12V. However, by inference, you can see that the motherboards that Intel wants you to buy with the case are indeed EPS12V, which would mean that the PSU is most likely EPS12V.

Now the good news is that it probably won’t matter, running an EPS12V motherboard with an ATX12V PSU is OK. Going the other way won’t work without the 24-20 pin and 8-4 pin adapters.