zoatebix wrote:Newegg came out with a coupon code for the Asus card (VGA7420) and I bit. So much for trying to avoid the shady rebate company

Yeah, that's a ridiculous deal. $175 before rebate.

AuraAllan wrote:

kfuglsang wrote:Hope I'll be able to make it quiet

With a VF-900 it wont be really quiet imo. I find the VF-900 too noisy. Damn noisy Zalman fans.

Your ears must be much more sensitive than mine. I have a Sapphire X1950 Pro that has a VF-900 on it, I think it's pretty quiet.

They're bright, but I don't mind.

I've been ruined as well. I used to be running my loud computer, my DLP tv, and my ceiling fan all at once. They kindof blended together into one big WHOOOOSH. But now, I'm sitting here with the ceiling fan off because I can't stand the noise of it, the DLP tv off because I can't stand the fan, and ...

Scrooge wrote:Oh, and this drive was quiet for an optical. It certainly rose above the rest of the very quiet system, however it was a very even and low hum, rather than a buzz or rattle or grind.

Well I don't have any buzz, rattle, or grind either, but it is a loud hum.

I have the same drive.

It is NOT quiet.

how're the temps btw? The temps are very nice, at full load the CPU only gets up to 52c, and that's with a 50% overclock. I'll post some screenshots later on. why dont you just unplug your cpu fan and go passive? you seem to have enough airflow and the best cpu heatsink there is so there shouldnt b...

The 8600 Ultra looks amazing, I may end up selling my X1950 Pro when it comes out.

First off I would like to thank SPCR and everyone on the forum, I've learned a lot on here and I couldn't have done this without you guys. You can see the specs in my signature below. Here are the parts I purchased: http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/mattcoz/PC/IMG_0614.jpg My soft-mounted 92mm...

pyogenes wrote:Avoid this Samsung drive. Loud! I'm just happy i rarely have to use it.

I have the SATA version, ridiculously loud. Even the tray is loud, with a huge clunking noise when it goes in.

I haven't heard a peep out of my suspended Samsung 321KJ. I actually thought something was wrong when I first booted up my PC.

Pauli wrote:Wow, you "show off" the inside of your computer to people? Man, that's nerdy.

Isn't that pretty much stating the obvious?

paulesko wrote:

mattcoz wrote:*signs*

The black interiors look sooooo good.

looks good but you´re not going to see it since the p180 doesn´t have a side window. I don´t see the point....

Well, you'll see the back, also when you want to open it up and show off to people.

RAFH wrote:I have 2x 92mm Nexus RealSilents in front of my SOLO. They are very quiet and I have no complaints.

I'm in the process of building mine and that's what I have up front. I'm using some anti-vibration mounts as well.

I'm having a system built using a P150 case. Based on info I got from here, my builder is ordering three Scythe Kaze-Jyu SY1025 SL12L fans with 14 dBA and 28 CFM. Two will go in the front and the third will be added to the Noctua NH-U9F CPU cooler. Will two Kaze-Jyus fit in the front? They are 100m...

False alarm, just cut off the ends and the filter fits now.

Yeah, so I got all my components and was mounting my 92mm fan to the front with some anti-vibration mounts. First off, wow those are a pain in the ass to install. Second, after I finally got it mounted, I tried to put the filter back on. D'oh! Doesn't fit. I guess I should have realized that they wo...

Comments appreciated: EVGA 8800 GTS - http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=321209 Antec Solo - http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=140124 Top-notch system from what I can tell (I'm no expert), but I am not sure that the 8800 Video card will fit into th...

Found a better picture of the Micro Fusion.

http://common.ziffdavisinternet.com/uti ... 306,00.jpg

I really like it. You can see the regular Fusion to the right for a size comparison.

Why is the low-end card the filet mignon? Shouldn't that be the high-end card?

From high to low it should be: filet mignon, new york strip, ribeye, sirloin

If you want to go passive, go with the Ninja. The Ultra 120 would probably be ok in your setup, but the Ninja would perform better.

Well, Ninjas are masters of disguise... http://www.techpowerup.com/img/07-02-21/Vindicator_4.jpg http://www.ocztechnology.com/images/awards/CES2007_Vindicator.jpg There are a few differences, but that is definitely based on the Ninja. Would be interesting to see if the Z cutout or the different corn...

*signs*

The black interiors look sooooo good.

Hopefully they go with something a little less confusing for the R600 series. :p

They could have at least used ATi terminology instead of nVIDIA... or spelled Rancor correctly.

I also looked hard at X1900XT 256MB as it's not that much more money, £170 vs £140 for basic 256MB cards. The performance may be significantly higher as has higher GPU clock, 48 vs 36 pixel something or others and 1800 vs 1400MHz RAM. That's not right. The X1900XT has a memory clock of 1450MHz, t...

The X2 has more technologies than your friend will ever need.

I ordered the X1950 Pro Ultimate, thanks for the opinions. As for the 7950GT, it definitely is nice that I could get it passive, but at $300 it is out of my current price range.

Definitely go widescreen, you'll never want to go back.

JazzJackRabbit wrote:So I understand HD321KJ is a two platter drive, is this correct? (seems like it would be a nice successor to 2504C)

Yeah, it's a Spinpoint T166, as in 166GB per platter.