If you wait awhile for Tiger, you'll get it for free instead of $100. I'm not guessing any changes will be done for awhile, besides maybe a bigger HD option. It's worth noting that the Radeon 9200 doesn't fully support all of Tiger's new features. Perhaps a new video card can ship around the same t...

A question for the Macheads here: Does it make sense to wait till the "middle of the year" when tiger (OSX 10.4) comes out and buy the Mac Mini with this improved OS?

Thanks.

[posted this originally to off-topic/not-silent but then realized that the reason i am looking at these cards is because they are silent, so this forum should be ok to post as well -- an i may get a response or two...] Is Matrox display quality that much better than ATI (or even NVidia) based cards ...

Have you suspended the Raptor yet? No I haven't -- I got the bungee cords but felt that they were not securing the drive properly (the hooks on the cords could have disengaged from the cage). So, I put the Raptor back in the 3.5 bay at the bottom of the case. A pair of tin snips should separate the...

If anyone is interested, a review of motherboard based audio:
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,3 ... 150,00.asp

You don't have to remove the P4 heatsink from the CPU as they are packed seperately in the retail box.

pingu666 wrote:*looks at pcs on desk* ah thats where im going wrong

pingu666 wrote:cant u take out the 3.5 drive bays? thats what did on mine

I wish I could remove the 3.5 drive bays but they are part of the case structure...

SometimesWarrior wrote:Thanks for the report, ai. What video card are you running in the machine? I assume it's a fanless model...

I am running a fanless Radeon 9000 PCI -- I had this card already and I don't game, so it is working out just fine.

Hello Everyone, Thought I'd share my recent build experience as most of the component decisions were based on the information I gathered here. Parts: Asus P4P800D, P4 2.4c, WD Raptor 10k RPM, Coolermaster 201c, Thermalright SLK-800U, 2x NMB 80mm, Fortron 300FSP, EAR fan mounts from McMaster. Build: ...

Received an email from XPDirect yesterday: We are pleased to let you know that your back order item become available as we have 400pc just got in today. Would you like us to send you the back order now. Please simply to response this email. Thank you for your patient ! regards, XP Direct Customer Se...