Looks interesting! - http://voodoopc.com/#/productsfirebird
350w external PSU - 90% efficiency
factory sealed liquid cooling
Nvidia HybridPower
Core2 Quad

but holy cow.!... $1800 US.

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I totally understand the need to keep personal expenditures down, but I would reconsider what you have said - ...$2600 can be built for about $2000 on my own... so you're saying it's a difference of $600 and on your own time would take ...approximately 12-15 hours That's $40 -$50 per hour from the v...

fwiw, just ran across this http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/01/onkyos-hdc-1-0-hd-audio-pc-for-audiophiles/ pretty spendy for what it is and the author notes they "could have packed in an SSD and ULV processor to ace the fan and cut the vibration completely". Looks pretty swanky though. maybe it will ...

That does look pretty nice! And it says the m-300 can hold "a PCI card and/or addind [sic] 3.5" drives (2.5" drive installation is also possible)" i guess that means that w/o a PCI card it can old a notebook hdd AND an optical drive? I wish they had a photo of the interior of the case. They don't ac...

All I can say about 400GB Seagate is that it's damn noisy when seeking! A whole lot louder than 400GB Western Digitals that are out right now. I'd seriously suggest you stay away from 400GB Seagates for now. I have on in my computer and it bugs the hell out of me at night. (Although I have really s...

From what I've been told I can only use a standard IDE drive and not a SATA drive. Can someone confirm or deny this? If I can indeed use a SATA drive I should buy one for the extra speed over IDE drives I guess. I've been looking at enclosures for SATA drives. They're out there. I'm looking at some...

I found one of these tiny machines in a local second hand PC store and was surprised to find a 6? year old desktop using an external PSU. Is this the first machine to be sold with an external PSU? http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2676/2249/320/P1050768.jpg Don't be misled by the tiny 8" LCD, it m...

I searched for this on SPCR but didn't find anything, so I thought I'd pass it along. sorry if it's been discussed before. I saw this on epiacenter's site - http://www.fujitsu-siemens.com/products/deskbound/personal_computers/esprimo_q_series.html "the ESPRIMO Q5000's specifications are basically a ...

The screenshot is correct (my previous statement about 7V is incorrect, I didn't actually check what I said). The main fan will go down to 8V and will stay there. The two OTES fans will go down to 6V and will completely switch off below 6V. (I didn't check that with a voltmeter, that's just the beh...

I have an Abit AN8 Ultra, which is very similar to the SLI version you're considering. It allows 3 fans to be controlled via the BIOS. They can all be controlled from 7 to 12 volt... I have an Abit An8 Ultra as well, but my bios (rev 17) only goes from 8 - 12 volts. I'd love to know the diff from y...

I just RMA'd my NEC for that BenQ. I think my NEC had some major issues, so take that into consideration - The BenQ is quieter. However, it isn't 'quiet'. When first playing a CD or DVD, it roars pretty loud, then settles down. But if I FF (with either format) it roars away again and then eventually...

greeef wrote:Sorry to be rude and bump but i need to buy relatively soon, could i get a thumbs up or thumbs down on these parts?

there's a good thread in the silent storage forum on a BenQ drive and others

To add to Thomas' confusion, and my own, take a look at www.quietpc.com/uk/components.php#dvd They claim that the NEC ND-3540A is "very quiet during DVD playback, which is where quietness is a must!". Of course they do sell it, but still, their whole reputation is riding on being quiet. This is the...

Aka, heatpipes. Not extremely revolutionary, but somewhat refreshing to see them in a very mainstream product. Pretty revelotionary a year ago , but still didn't stir much interest here. Maybe the two large side case holes put people off :lol: and here I thought the case was kinda cool looking - no...

that didn't work either...at least in preview. .hmmm. so maybe if I submit...
like this?

yeah! thanks!

I just saw on their web site that Sony has liquid cooled PCs the "RA" series - anyone seen/heard one in real life? I'd give you the link but I still can't figure out how to do links without getting the entire url in text!

I have had nothing but boot problems with my Abit An8 Ultra. I agree with mginou in that I wish I had gone with Asus. (I need a board that my Thermalright XP-120 will fit, though)

I'm currently using an Asus A8V Deluxe and having Speedfan do all of the fan controlling for me automatically. Since I plan on going PCI Express by the holidays, I decided to look into buying either the Asus A8N-SLI Premium, or the Abit AN8 Ultra. regardless of the capabilites or lack thereof, chec...

You can check in the BIOS to look for the CPU undervolting -- or if it isn't there, you can use CrystalCPU. Actually, you might check to see if CnQ is actually working: with CPUID. It should drop to 1v and 1gHz, I think? right, I just checked the bios - and there doesn't seem to be anything below t...

Hello, You could undervolt the 3000+ Venice -- with any luck, you can go down by 0.2v or more. Your idle temps should plummet...and you should be able to run the Nexus at 5-8volts! :twisted: What is the PSU? Does the Abit have a fan (or 2?) on it? What about the video card? These can contribute sig...

Most processors have very high tolerances to heat. The mobile Athlon64s, for example, are rated up to 95*C. I'd recommend keeping it around or under 65*C, though. Also, what power supply are you using? Do you think the Nexus @ 12V is responsible for the majority of the noise coming from your system...

searched, but didn't find anything specific - Is there a guide or list of what are considered "normal" or "average" temps for amd processors? specifically i have a 3000+ venice, abit an8 ultra with CnQ enabled, with a fanless thermalright xp-120 and one 120mm nexus case fan in an evercase 4252. moth...

The NEC drives are actually good as far as noise goes compared to other drives, i have 2 The original ND-3500AG and a ND-3520A. Man, not mine (3520A) - a screaming banshee while I was installing XP and Office 2003. Maybe different parts? There's another thread here about "How to silence...NEC 3520"...

Well I went for the AMD solution and it hasn't been the greatest experience. though I should emphasize, this isn't an AMD problem, per se. MB problem it appears. here's what I ended up with (briefly): Evercase 4252 Venice 3000+ Abit Ultra, 939 Seasonic S12 380 Thermalright xp-120 Nexus 120 case fan ...

ah, ok. thanks!

k, i'm gonna fly my ignorance flag here.
I suppose that if a motherboard says it has:
"Storage Devices
PATA 2 x ATA 133 up to 4 Devices
SATA 4 x SATA II
SATA RAID RAID 0/1/0+1"

that means it for sure does not support sata150 right?

It has a few bios issues right now

could you elaborate on those issues?

Have you considered the Pentium 4 820? mmm.... beyond my self-imposed budget. ok so add to silent+stable... not too expensive. :wink: Thanks for good comments. Thanks for the search links, frankgehry Choice of motherboards has/is a big factor, along with processor. And MikeC points out, one always ...

thanks for the welcome! yes it is the 2.8 - not a 520J, though, just 520. AMD stability was discussed here, for what its worth: http://forums.legitreviews.com/about1550.html dang, can't remember how to do proper links, sorry true about systems in general - they are just that - systems. disparate com...