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[Gravewyrm]

way back in time AMD's color was green

Way back in time? You mean, back in 2006? Soo long ago ... /chuckle.
But yeah, I remember the Green days.

@Raedeon I currently have 2x Xigmatech 120mm Purple LED fans in the top of my R4. Love it, but I want to try a cpl tricks with this red setup.

[Cyanotical]

Way back in time? You mean, back in 2006? Soo long ago ... /chuckle.
But yeah, I remember the Green days.

2006 might as well be 1906 in the computer world

[Deleted]

Way back in time? You mean, back in 2006? Soo long ago ...

In terms of technology? Yes. Going a bit off topic, but some things that happened in 2006 was...

In 2006 GPS functionality was fairly uncommon in mobile phones. Today, almost every phone has a GPS chip and antenna.
Video on Demand was brand new and pushed to (amongst other devices) the iPod. Today, we have a multitude of streaming and on-demand services.
Video Logs were more or less introduced in 2006 (2005 was the year of the blog, 2006 the year of the vlog).
Google more or less entered the phone market in 2006. As did Microsoft.
Integrated home theater systems became popular in 2006 that connected your CD, DVD, video, TV, sound system and iPod to one box.
WiFi was already fairly big, but Edge was introduced in 2006 (the technology before 3G).
Playstation 3 and the Wii was released. The Wii with its ~730MHz "Broadway" CPU (IBM).
HD-content and HDTVs (also refereed to as "HD-Ready") became popular in 2006.
Apple starts using intel chips in their computers. This also paved way to BootCamp and running Windows on a Mac.
A typical memory stick in 2006 had 4GB capacity. Today they have 64GB.

That is, in the tech world, a long time ago. Really long time ago.

[Beergod]

In terms of technology? Yes. Going a bit off topic, but some things that happened in 2006 was...

In 2006 GPS functionality was fairly uncommon in mobile phones. Today, almost every phone has a GPS chip and antenna.
Video on Demand was brand new and pushed to (amongst other devices) the iPod. Today, we have a multitude of streaming and on-demand services.
Video Logs were more or less introduced in 2006 (2005 was the year of the blog, 2006 the year of the vlog).
Google more or less entered the phone market in 2006. As did Microsoft.
Integrated home theater systems became popular in 2006 that connected your CD, DVD, video, TV, sound system and iPod to one box.
WiFi was already fairly big, but Edge was introduced in 2006 (the technology before 3G).
Playstation 3 and the Wii was released. The Wii with its ~730MHz "Broadway" CPU (IBM).
HD-content and HDTVs (also refereed to as "HD-Ready") became popular in 2006.
Apple starts using intel chips in their computers. This also paved way to BootCamp and running Windows on a Mac.
A typical memory stick in 2006 had 4GB capacity. Today they have 64GB.

That is, in the tech world, a long time ago. Really long time ago.

Ahhh, the good ol' TiVo days..

[BicycleMafioso]

Starting to get sick of being confined to my laptop for gaming. I should do a tour of it.

Ahhh, the good ol' TiVo days..

TiVo is just now launching in Sweden.

[Zangu]

Back with new Fans and a some lighting :D

Installed two Bitfenix Alchemy Connect White LED-Strips.


Obligatory angled shot because new fad in Computer Case photography ;)


More interior showing the superiority of red/black vs. buff/wine in my system.


Rear side HDD Cage Wiring/Sleeving - Not necessarily pretty but functional.

[Drunkenvalley]

Very tidy. I sometimes wanted to try and get my hands on that case, but alas it's quite unavailable here. Admittedly, I'm a real sucker for tall, but small footprint cases.

[DeltrusDisc]

That was a quick upgrade/update from the new guy. :P

Next week he'll be telling us about his GTX 790!

oh... shit, I wasn't supposed to say it was I?

[Gravewyrm]

Seagate eats ass. 3 year old drive. -_-. Good thing I managed to save the vital stuff on it before it blew.

[Zangu]

Very tidy. I sometimes wanted to try and get my hands on that case, but alas it's quite unavailable here. Admittedly, I'm a real sucker for tall, but small footprint cases.

As much as I love the Case for being very sleek and simple on the outside I totally hate if for it's limited design on the inside.

With the inside being painted black as well it does also look nice if you take a peek inside but there's pretty much no possibility to install a water cooling system in there which is kind of a bummer - Not unless you do some HEAVY Modding of the case which you can't do unless you take it apart.

For an example there's no place for a decent sized Radiator in the 360/420 range ( I believe you can't even fit a 240/280 radiator in there ) and with the rear Side Panel being this close to the Motherboard Tray you can't even route cables in the back for a neater look - Not even an unsleeved Fan Cable!

The PC-X2000FN, the successor of my TYR PC-X2000B, at least offers better cable management but still no decent water cooling capabilities ( unless you plan to route your cables to the outside - lol )

Next week he'll be telling us about his GTX 790!

Nah, probably no Upgrades happening in quite a while.

[Deleted]

Seagate eats ass. 3 year old drive. -_-. Good thing I managed to save the vital stuff on it before it blew.

Here I was thinking your thumbnail would be linking to a source but then it's just a thumbnail linking to the same picture in the exact same size which can then be zoomed in on to see a picture of the same size, speak of redundancy

Here is something backing up "Seagate might not be the best HDD choice"

[Drunkenvalley]

As much as I love the Case for being very sleek and simple on the outside I totally hate if for it's limited design on the inside.

With the inside being painted black as well it does also look nice if you take a peek inside but there's pretty much no possibility to install a water cooling system in there which is kind of a bummer - Not unless you do some HEAVY Modding of the case which you can't do unless you take it apart.

For an example there's no place for a decent sized Radiator in the 360/420 range ( I believe you can't even fit a 240/280 radiator in there ) and with the rear Side Panel being this close to the Motherboard Tray you can't even route cables in the back for a neater look - Not even an unsleeved Fan Cable!

The PC-X2000FN, the successor of my TYR PC-X2000B, at least offers better cable management but still no decent water cooling capabilities ( unless you plan to route your cables to the outside - lol )

So I saw reading reviews. It's interesting to see the changes they made when shipping the upgraded brother, and is available to me via caseking.de... But I don't know if I would bother ordering anything yet. I'm still waiting to see how the RVZ01 is before I do anything else. :P

[DeltrusDisc]

Here I was thinking your thumbnail would be linking to a source but then it's just a thumbnail linking to the same picture in the exact same size which can then be zoomed in on to see a picture of the same size, speak of redundancy

Here is something backing up "Seagate might not be the best HDD choice"

I question the legitimacy of that link. 75%~? No HDD manufacturer would stand for that. I'm interested in seeing other charts from more reliable sources. I saw Linus Sebastian link it, but I am still not convinced.

Not to say I am a hater or lover of Seagate, but not to mention, Hitachi is the company after all who had a HDD called the "DeathStar" for a reason...

[Deleted]

I question the legitimacy of that link. 75%~? No HDD manufacturer would stand for that. I'm interested in seeing other charts from more reliable sources. I saw Linus Sebastian link it, but I am still not convinced.

Not to say I am a hater or lover of Seagate, but not to mention, Hitachi is the company after all who had a HDD called the "DeathStar" for a reason...

Hitachi/Western Digital

No company would stand for that? Do you remember OCZ SSDs?

[DeltrusDisc]

You make a very fair point.

[glo]

Hitachi/Western Digital

No company would stand for that? Do you remember OCZ SSDs?

OCZ didn't stand for it. It wasn't really an OCZ issue, that was a controller problem that had the same effect on many other manufacturers. Corsair and Mushkin come to mind off the top of my head. They also turned around and never used it again. All of their drives have been as reliable as the others since (Agility 3/Vertex 3 and onward). I've had this as my OS drive for quite a while:



Anyway, it's a shame that their name is still tarnished because of the Sandforce debacle. They even went to the length of acquiring and developing their own in-house controllers to avoid such an issue in the future.

[Gravewyrm]

Here I was thinking your thumbnail would be linking to a source but then it's just a thumbnail linking to the same picture in the exact same size which can then be zoomed in on to see a picture of the same size, speak of redundancy

Here is something backing up "Seagate might not be the best HDD choice"

If you would like, I can do a pic in full 1080p glory, for your eyes to savor. Sorry if me sticking to the rules of "Thumbnails" is a bit... overzealous

[Arukoth]

I'm proud of my always changing PC

Case Cooler Master HAF-X
CPU I5-2500k at 4.3Ghz
HSF Zalman 9900max red
Ram 4x4 GB G-skill Sniper 16GB at 1600mhz
SSD: 60GB Corsair, 256GB Agility 4
HDD: 2X320GB
Motherboard: Asrock z68 Fatal1ty Pro Gen3
Sound Card: Fatal1ty Pro by Creative - Red
PSU: Corsair AX850 Professional
GPU: Asus DCUII 670 GTX & Evga 670 GTX FTW SLi
Accessories: BitFenix LED fan controller w/all BitFenix fans Red LEDs
Keyboard/Mouse: Roccat Isku w/CoolerMaster Recon on Roccat dual sided mouse pad
Monitor: 27" Samsung 1080

I went for a full red theme. Only light i need to replace is my ram fan (I know it's a waste but I like it for ascetics). I get to play WoW on Ultra everything turned up and it stays between 40-60FPS in Orgimmar during peak hours. 100+ FPS if standing somewhere quieter

[Drunkenvalley]

Anyway, it's a shame that their name is still tarnished because of the Sandforce debacle. They even went to the length of acquiring and developing their own in-house controllers to avoid such an issue in the future.

I've not really been aversive of them, but I never had reason to pick it anyway. So take this with a pinch of salt: What I heard was that it was the company's complete denial of the problem until well after the fact. That would make any choice of controller moot tbf.

[n0cturnal]

OCZ didn't stand for it. It wasn't really an OCZ issue, that was a controller problem that had the same effect on many other manufacturers. Corsair and Mushkin come to mind off the top of my head. They also turned around and never used it again. All of their drives have been as reliable as the others since (Agility 3/Vertex 3 and onward). I've had this as my OS drive for quite a while:

[.img]http://i.imgur.com/D7MXJKR.png[/img]

Anyway, it's a shame that their name is still tarnished because of the Sandforce debacle. They even went to the length of acquiring and developing their own in-house controllers to avoid such an issue in the future.

Sandforce was the least of their problems, having up to 50% return rate on the Petrol and Octane series was a lot worse.