Comments on: It’s Getting to That Time Again http://www.aelon.net/2007/10/its-getting-to-that-time-again/ Random babblings from a few digitally inclined people Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:28:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Jumbi http://www.aelon.net/2007/10/its-getting-to-that-time-again/#comment-3753 Wed, 31 Oct 2007 14:05:40 +0000 http://www.aelon.net/2007/10/its-getting-to-that-time-again/#comment-3753 Being the friend with the P182SE, I have to say, I love it. The mirror finish is just awesome and it keeps things noticeably quieter than my old case. Upon opening the front door you can hear a subtle difference as the higher pitches of the fans begin to escape. Still, even with the side off, my machine is fairly quiet (XFX 8800GTX, Gigabyte mobo with stock heatsink, Q6600). The loudest component I have is actually my PSU (Chris I think you may have mistaken that noise as coming from the 8800). For the record, it’s a Silver Stone. I have my pc on the desk to my right so if it’s too loud (like my old one was despite water cooling) it can be very frustrating. I keep my system fans on low and have no problems bar the PSU. Personally i prefer to go for quality over cost as in the past I've been burned by the cheaper option. That said, not everyone has $3000 to blow on a new pc. Only problem I’ve faced is lousy graphics drivers for 64-bit Vista. Still, I tried to future proof as much as I could so in the long run I'm sure it will pay off. Other than that I would recommend anything in my pc with the exception of the power supply. Looks like it’s time to bite the bullet Chris and spend some money. Can I suggest only ordering in-stock parts from your supplier as I had to wait several weeks for parts to come in which wasn't much fun! Oh, and make sure you get a burner this time! Being the friend with the P182SE, I have to say, I love it.
The mirror finish is just awesome and it keeps things noticeably quieter than my old case. Upon opening the front door you can hear a subtle difference as the higher pitches of the fans begin to escape. Still, even with the side off, my machine is fairly quiet (XFX 8800GTX, Gigabyte mobo with stock heatsink, Q6600). The loudest component I have is actually my PSU (Chris I think you may have mistaken that noise as coming from the 8800). For the record, it’s a Silver Stone.

I have my pc on the desk to my right so if it’s too loud (like my old one was despite water cooling) it can be very frustrating.
I keep my system fans on low and have no problems bar the PSU.

Personally i prefer to go for quality over cost as in the past I’ve been burned by the cheaper option. That said, not everyone has $3000 to blow on a new pc.

Only problem I’ve faced is lousy graphics drivers for 64-bit Vista. Still, I tried to future proof as much as I could so in the long run I’m sure it will pay off. Other than that I would recommend anything in my pc with the exception of the power supply.

Looks like it’s time to bite the bullet Chris and spend some money. Can I suggest only ordering in-stock parts from your supplier as I had to wait several weeks for parts to come in which wasn’t much fun!

Oh, and make sure you get a burner this time!

]]> by: Cyrris http://www.aelon.net/2007/10/its-getting-to-that-time-again/#comment-3752 Wed, 31 Oct 2007 09:52:33 +0000 http://www.aelon.net/2007/10/its-getting-to-that-time-again/#comment-3752 Sparkle is a well-known budget brand down here, and given how hot this GPU runs I am extremely wary of any passively cooled versions. That said, I am eager to see a full review on it, and if Sparkle can do that, then it brings with it a good chance that others may try some more interesting cooling options as well. So that is really an awesome find, DarkFlow. So far my usual retailer has only one 8800GT listed, from XFX and rather overpriced. Hopefully the rest of the brands they stock (including Sparkle) will show up soon. Sparkle is a well-known budget brand down here, and given how hot this GPU runs I am extremely wary of any passively cooled versions. That said, I am eager to see a full review on it, and if Sparkle can do that, then it brings with it a good chance that others may try some more interesting cooling options as well. So that is really an awesome find, DarkFlow.

So far my usual retailer has only one 8800GT listed, from XFX and rather overpriced. Hopefully the rest of the brands they stock (including Sparkle) will show up soon.

]]> by: Holliday http://www.aelon.net/2007/10/its-getting-to-that-time-again/#comment-3751 Wed, 31 Oct 2007 00:03:33 +0000 http://www.aelon.net/2007/10/its-getting-to-that-time-again/#comment-3751 I highly recommend eVGA. I've purchased both nVidia cards and nForce motherboards from them and each time the price was reasonable and the product really great. I actually got a free motherboard from them when I got my 7800GTX. And the warranty on self-modding cards is pretty impressive. They always seems to feature one of the higher factory overclocked cards at the best price too. It looks like the world is begging for you to upgrade chris. All the pieces are in place! That sparkle card sounds too good to be true and the website looks a little sketchy but if its true I'd be interested. I highly recommend eVGA. I’ve purchased both nVidia cards and nForce motherboards from them and each time the price was reasonable and the product really great. I actually got a free motherboard from them when I got my 7800GTX.

And the warranty on self-modding cards is pretty impressive. They always seems to feature one of the higher factory overclocked cards at the best price too.

It looks like the world is begging for you to upgrade chris. All the pieces are in place! That sparkle card sounds too good to be true and the website looks a little sketchy but if its true I’d be interested.

]]> by: DarkFlow http://www.aelon.net/2007/10/its-getting-to-that-time-again/#comment-3750 Tue, 30 Oct 2007 14:25:38 +0000 http://www.aelon.net/2007/10/its-getting-to-that-time-again/#comment-3750 Just thought I'd point out a little news item I encountered today: http://www.sparkle.com.tw/News/SP8800GTpassive/news_SP8800GT_passive_EN.html An 8800GT with passive cooling. Just thought I’d point out a little news item I encountered today:

http://www.sparkle.com.tw/News/SP8800GTpassive/news_SP8800GT_passive_EN.html

An 8800GT with passive cooling.

]]> by: Droniac http://www.aelon.net/2007/10/its-getting-to-that-time-again/#comment-3748 Mon, 29 Oct 2007 13:03:30 +0000 http://www.aelon.net/2007/10/its-getting-to-that-time-again/#comment-3748 Judging by the most recent Geforce 8800 GT reviews, you'd be crazy not to buy one. It outperforms the GTX on some fronts, particularly with AA/AF off in lower resolutions. Meanwhile it generates less heat than a GTX, less noise than a 320MB GTS and consumes less power than a 320MB GTS. Even the more expensive Radeon HD2900XT is outperformed on all fronts. It doesn't really matter what ATI/AMD have done to their new altered version of the R600 chip (out on the 15th) - it's simply not even going to get close to this. As long as you don't start laying down insane loads of anti-aliasing and anisotropic filtering in your games, you should be fine for GTX-quality performance at half the cost. Yikes. Judging by the most recent Geforce 8800 GT reviews, you’d be crazy not to buy one. It outperforms the GTX on some fronts, particularly with AA/AF off in lower resolutions. Meanwhile it generates less heat than a GTX, less noise than a 320MB GTS and consumes less power than a 320MB GTS. Even the more expensive Radeon HD2900XT is outperformed on all fronts.

It doesn’t really matter what ATI/AMD have done to their new altered version of the R600 chip (out on the 15th) - it’s simply not even going to get close to this. As long as you don’t start laying down insane loads of anti-aliasing and anisotropic filtering in your games, you should be fine for GTX-quality performance at half the cost. Yikes.

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