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• how much? : massdev
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  Watch the Sonata series from an airflow POV, they're designed to be quiet, not to cool extremely well. : Toraz Chryx
  • well i'm sticking low spec card(s) in there so they don't run so hot : filthysock
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  I'm pretty surprised by how much faster my i7 with Win7 is than my C2Q with Vista. It's a significant dif... : derelict515
  • thats win7, this laptop with win7 is snappier than when it used to run xp : filthysock
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    really? How much would you consider that to be the i7 and how much Win7? I'm running Vista on a Core i7 a... : halophoenix
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      hard to say obviously but I do think both are a factor. Win7 is definitely a large factor though as it's ... : derelict515
      • I think a lot of that is Win7, its quite a bit snapper on my C2D @ 3.2Ghz : Shadowdane
• you will love it. :D : halophoenix
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  my i7 setup shows up tomorrow (unless UPS fucks it up)
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  May 21, 2009 6:42pm PDT
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  my i7 setup shows up tomorrow (unless UPS fucks it up) :D :D :D :D : mwasher
  • Also, I was able to pick up an Antec P182 locally for $99. They were on clearance to make room for the ... : mwasher
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  What video card? The Sonata will have issues with the big nasty new nvidia cards. : abrasion
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    low spec card for now, asus 2600. This is a development workstation, not a gaming rig. Probably stick ano... : filthysock
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      4 monitor goodness? my neck hurts just thinking about that : gyokuro
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        I think 3 is a good number, although 2 24" is usually enough (especially if you just have some virtual de... : derelict515
        • yeah, i'll probably end up with just 2x24 : filthysock
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        Same here :( I have 4 monitors at work (because I can) but honestly, 3 was fine, the 4'th one just means ... : abrasion
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          i was thinking of sticking monitors on the wall up behind the other two : filthysock
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            So difficult to read then. : abrasion
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              i was thinking having one displaying a little program i'd write that shows coloured lights for various st... : filthysock
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                Is this for work or home btw? If it's for home just be a man and go for at least a 4870 1gb, they are c... : abrasion
                • i already have a video card, don't need to buy another one : filthysock
        • I have a terminal at work with four monitors and my problem is none of them are in the middle. : RogerDandy
    • atari 2600? niiiice : yacoub35
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  a beast approaches http://picasaweb.google.com/filthysock/DropBox?authkey=Gv1sRgCLHzh_OJpe7DDA&feat=direc... : filthysock
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    that was quick delivery : mwasher
    • I can't wait to see that i7 box tomorrow :D : mwasher
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      naw, went and picked it up, the cheapest place in melbourne doesn't deliver : filthysock
      • order yourself a nice cooler and oc that shit! :) enjoy. : mwasher
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        Someone just went to MSY ! : abrasion
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          yep! : filthysock
          • Let us all know how the overclocks go. : abrasion
• Swap Hitachi drives for the Samsung 3 platter ones, the speed difference on mine is very noticable, I've ... : dignan
• Stay away from Kingston. Get Corsair. : vx2o
• Ahahaha Aussie shackers scope this out. http://www.msy.com.au/Parts/PARTS.pdf Look at the second last... : abrasion
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  Where are you ordering your parts from, filthysock? I'm looking at almost identical specs and at the mome... : Goblin au
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    P6T is fine and you save $$$ - he went to MSY in Caulfield I'd bet, based on where he lives - cheap as h... : abrasion
    • MSY Ultimo is my closest. also, check out www.ccpu.com.au. Not a fantastic range, but some cheap parts... : Goblin au
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  Anyone know if the PSUs they're putting in Sonata cases are different than the pieces of shit they used t... : Sapiens
  • Buy their better high end cases and put your own PSU in. : abrasion