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28. December 2006 @ 14:53 |
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xomblei
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28. December 2006 @ 15:24 |
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yeah that's what i'm talking about, it's cool in more than one aspect haha
thanks
Edit: wow i really like the setup of this case, psu on bottom, mobo on top, usb and fpa on the top so it's PRACTICAL!! i'm totally getting this case
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28. December 2006 @ 16:45 |
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and it holds a 120mm fan in the side also, match it up with the front fans with the neon blue lights . thats what i did looks totally cool.
check out my PC spes.( per my sig) everything i have fit perfectly into this case
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xomblei
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29. December 2006 @ 08:40 |
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i just ordered one!
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29. December 2006 @ 09:22 |
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great , you will def. be happy with it . let me know how it works out
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29. December 2006 @ 10:58 |
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Any ideas where to get a full tower case [ need to hold 3 bennqs and 1 controller and 1 sound carg " x-fi fatal1ty"] lots of fans also
Win. 7/Case- Thermaltake Armor11 bays "full case"-with side fan panel... removed stock fans replaced with SCYTHE 92mm 2ea. and SCYTHE/s-flex sff21f 120mm 2ea./ sunbeam 4 fan controller/Processor-Intel Core2Duo E6850 3.0 w/ Zalman CNPS7700-CU cooler/motherboard-Asus P5N32-E SLI p680I/PSU-Cooler Master RS 850 watt real power pro sli/Sound Card-Creative Sound Blaster X-FI FATAL1ty/Cables-Thermaltake Rounded IDE ATA & ATA2/Memory- 4 Gig Corsair XMS 800 MH/HDD-1ea. WD 300GB 10K VelociRaptor Sata-1ea.WD 320GB 7200rpm Sata/Drives- 2ea. Benq 1655 [Rev.BCDB]2ea.LG GH24NS70[rev.GN00]/52in1 card reader&Writer&USB/ Video cards- 1ea. EVGA Gforce Nvida GTX 550Ti /Monitors- 2ea. ACER AL2017 LCD 20 in. ea/Printer-
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29. December 2006 @ 12:38 |
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herrick , that Antec nine hunderd will hold your parts fine and cools very well
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29. December 2006 @ 13:54 |
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Really, looking at it seems there are only two fans and three bays... so that case has 5 bays on top of those fans....
Win. 7/Case- Thermaltake Armor11 bays "full case"-with side fan panel... removed stock fans replaced with SCYTHE 92mm 2ea. and SCYTHE/s-flex sff21f 120mm 2ea./ sunbeam 4 fan controller/Processor-Intel Core2Duo E6850 3.0 w/ Zalman CNPS7700-CU cooler/motherboard-Asus P5N32-E SLI p680I/PSU-Cooler Master RS 850 watt real power pro sli/Sound Card-Creative Sound Blaster X-FI FATAL1ty/Cables-Thermaltake Rounded IDE ATA & ATA2/Memory- 4 Gig Corsair XMS 800 MH/HDD-1ea. WD 300GB 10K VelociRaptor Sata-1ea.WD 320GB 7200rpm Sata/Drives- 2ea. Benq 1655 [Rev.BCDB]2ea.LG GH24NS70[rev.GN00]/52in1 card reader&Writer&USB/ Video cards- 1ea. EVGA Gforce Nvida GTX 550Ti /Monitors- 2ea. ACER AL2017 LCD 20 in. ea/Printer-
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29. December 2006 @ 14:09 |
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do you need to put the 1 controller in a front bay? your sound card will go in the rear of the case.
it will hold three drives in the front with the two fans . if you take one fan out you will have three more bays you can use for a total of 6 bays
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30. December 2006 @ 03:43 |
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Yup Nine Hundred is a sexy case...
SEX
Now Ive got your attention please read my post above
Own: Computer, PS2, PS3, PSP and Asus UX32VD i5 Ultrabook
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Rob_K
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30. December 2006 @ 09:36 |
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Hi guys it's me again, I'm almost done building my dream machine but I come to you for a different reason. I posted my problem in the PC Hardware section but it seems to be getting overlooked. I thought since I got such a good amount of help from this thread before that I would ask you guys. Basically the rig I have now is 2 years old and is running Call of Duty 2 beautifully(though not Company of Heroes, but that's another thread for another day :P ), but my friend's brand new machine runs CoD2 like crap. He is getting close to single digit fps at some points and we can't figure it out. Anyway, if anyone feels generous, take a look at the thread(link below) and see if you have any suggestions. As always, any input is highly appreciated.
http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/443152
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taz1974
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30. December 2006 @ 15:12 |
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1. January 2007 @ 16:18 |
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hey guys i've got a quick question; i recently bought an external hdd and have transfered ~30gb of stuff. i was wondering if i could partition the thirty gigs of data and format the rest of the hdd to ntfs and then copy the data over and format the old partition and finally destroy the partition. would this be possible with an external hdd?
Intel C2D E8400|Asus P5Q Pro|Diamond Radeon HD 4850|WD 640GB SATA 2| Pioner DVR-215BK|2GB Corsair PC 6400| Corsair HX-520|Antec Three Hundred
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1. January 2007 @ 21:40 |
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@aabbccdd
[quote=aabbccdd]do you need to put the 1 controller in a front bay? your sound card will go in the rear of the case.
Yes... the sound card I will be using has of course the PCI card but also the I/O Drive, as for the controller yes also... so I can have controll manually at a hands reach, thats just me?
For the life of me I cannot remmber which thread I was at and we were speaking of fans and someone stated that they had like 10 or so on a case... and then left a link to this massive case... that is not what I am looking for but I am sure that site would have something I need- or any suggestion where to get full cases would be great... just dont seem to have much luck lately?
Win. 7/Case- Thermaltake Armor11 bays "full case"-with side fan panel... removed stock fans replaced with SCYTHE 92mm 2ea. and SCYTHE/s-flex sff21f 120mm 2ea./ sunbeam 4 fan controller/Processor-Intel Core2Duo E6850 3.0 w/ Zalman CNPS7700-CU cooler/motherboard-Asus P5N32-E SLI p680I/PSU-Cooler Master RS 850 watt real power pro sli/Sound Card-Creative Sound Blaster X-FI FATAL1ty/Cables-Thermaltake Rounded IDE ATA & ATA2/Memory- 4 Gig Corsair XMS 800 MH/HDD-1ea. WD 300GB 10K VelociRaptor Sata-1ea.WD 320GB 7200rpm Sata/Drives- 2ea. Benq 1655 [Rev.BCDB]2ea.LG GH24NS70[rev.GN00]/52in1 card reader&Writer&USB/ Video cards- 1ea. EVGA Gforce Nvida GTX 550Ti /Monitors- 2ea. ACER AL2017 LCD 20 in. ea/Printer-
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1. January 2007 @ 22:19 |
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@taz1974
The components are compatable...
Not familiar with power supply might look at:OCZ 700 gamexstream spec are wrong on tiger direct should be (4 X 12volt rails) 18amps each $129.99
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/...4&Sku=O261-2005
OCZ has a great reputation...I picked this PS up on black friday at TD for $79.99...Wish I had bought 2...
You do not need the CPU the cooler if you buy the Retail Box (Cooler Included) the one you listed is no improvement over stock...
Are you stuck on AMD...Intel is the better processor right now...
Video Card is JUNK not worth the price...Not SLI worthy...
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Much better:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/...&Tab=2&NoMapp=0
If you are wanting to Game...the video card is were you should spend your CA$H...
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Skip SLI spend more on a single card....
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I would recommend this for memory...at least you would have 2 sticks for Dual Channel Support...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145539
(11)case fan (bay slot) A joke don't waste your money...
Case spec say (3) 120mm fan bays...only comes with (2) fans...add another 120mm fan...
Try this: Best price & cfm to Db ratio...I would buy 3 and replace the one's that come with case...can't beat them...
http://www.svc.com/tlf-s12-eb-19.html
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taz1974
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2. January 2007 @ 12:27 |
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lp531
thanks, just what i wanted to know. now i can complete my list and began to order. thanks for all your help. ill be back if i need help again. which im sure i will.
what os do you recomend? windows xp pro or windows media center. let me know please. have a great day and thanks again.
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2. January 2007 @ 13:10 |
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@taz1974
I would go XP Home for the price...nothing extra on Pro that you would probably need...Media Center is fine if you are familiar with it...Feel Free to Private Message me if you need instant help...
Are you Stuck on AMD vs Intell...I normally prefer AMD...but Intell would be my choice...they are the performance & price leader right now...
Just a suggestion...
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2. January 2007 @ 18:24 |
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Well for the home user making a new system right now, I would recommend Windows XP Media Center Edition.
The three are Home, Media, and Pro.
Home: is the basics of xp and the cheapest XP version. OEM copy at newegg is $90. Home is good for most users but there is one major flaw right now, Vista. If you get XP home now, you get a free upgrade (coupon) to Vista basic. This version doesn't support 64bit and might or might now have Aeroglass if I remember correctly.
Media: It's $110 and it's basically Home with more features optimized toward you guessed it Media. That extra $20 will be worth it because u get a free upgrade (coupon) to Vista home preminum.
Pro: Mostly home with more networking options. Recommended for bussiness users and laptop owners that take their laptops around. At $140 it's the most expensive and most home users won't need the benifits of Pro. It will include a free upgrade (coupon) to Vista Business Preminum. Once again most home users won't need the extra features like encrypting your hard drive.
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taz1974
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2. January 2007 @ 19:33 |
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thanks to both you guys. i was thinking about media due to the backing up of my dvds and cds. tigerdirect has several version and different prices with them. since this is a computer being built ground up, does it matter which version i choose. will either one boot right with the the new system.
i like amd better. it is what i have in my old computer and its what i have studied more about. makes me feel smarter knowing a little about computers. ok thanks again. ill write back if i need you.
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2. January 2007 @ 19:50 |
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They will all work...Vista is coming...however after everything I have read about Vista...I will never install it on a computer...I think it will be a huge bust for micro$uck...especially for people burning movies and using downloaded software...
Good Luck...
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taz1974
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2. January 2007 @ 19:51 |
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thanks again.
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2. January 2007 @ 20:05 |
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Vista= Bill Gates hijacking your download manager ** BEWARE**
The Pro in XP also give you remote acces from anywhere on any computer where home ver. does not- I am not totally sure on that but its been so long, I belieave thats why I went to Pro from Home.
Win. 7/Case- Thermaltake Armor11 bays "full case"-with side fan panel... removed stock fans replaced with SCYTHE 92mm 2ea. and SCYTHE/s-flex sff21f 120mm 2ea./ sunbeam 4 fan controller/Processor-Intel Core2Duo E6850 3.0 w/ Zalman CNPS7700-CU cooler/motherboard-Asus P5N32-E SLI p680I/PSU-Cooler Master RS 850 watt real power pro sli/Sound Card-Creative Sound Blaster X-FI FATAL1ty/Cables-Thermaltake Rounded IDE ATA & ATA2/Memory- 4 Gig Corsair XMS 800 MH/HDD-1ea. WD 300GB 10K VelociRaptor Sata-1ea.WD 320GB 7200rpm Sata/Drives- 2ea. Benq 1655 [Rev.BCDB]2ea.LG GH24NS70[rev.GN00]/52in1 card reader&Writer&USB/ Video cards- 1ea. EVGA Gforce Nvida GTX 550Ti /Monitors- 2ea. ACER AL2017 LCD 20 in. ea/Printer-
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xomblei
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3. January 2007 @ 08:00 |
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i hate vista
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xomblei
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3. January 2007 @ 09:14 |
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does anyone know of a case fan that fits in between sli cards??
i'm afraid that space is going to get really hot and effect my performance...
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l34merik
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3. January 2007 @ 14:35 |
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Well then since u hate Vista don't use it. If you happen to buy XP right now and totally hate Vista, I'm sure you could sell the coupon on eBay or give it to a friend.
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