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kyanwan:
Not bad imo.

Just two things I have stupid comments on.

1: I wouldn't have bought a soundblaster.   Their usefulness died as soon as half-ass onboard cards started appearing.   Of course, unless you do audio work/editing.

2: That case.   I'm NEVER going to buy myself a case with a speaker-grill front again.   Ever.   I loathe those cases so much.   They're like dust magnets that are a pain in the ass to clean, never have good airflow - thanks to 1 ton of dust stuck behind that damn grill.  Take a shop vac to that bastard, and it STILL doesn't get clean.   Cleaning those things out is a bitch.

GoGeTa006:

--- Quote from: kyanwan on July 08, 2009, 07:35:34 PM ---Not bad imo.

Just two things I have stupid comments on.

1: I wouldn't have bought a soundblaster.   Their usefulness died as soon as half-ass onboard cards started appearing.   Of course, unless you do audio work/editing.

2: That case.   I'm NEVER going to buy myself a case with a speaker-grill front again.   Ever.   I loathe those cases so much.   They're like dust magnets that are a pain in the ass to clean, never have good airflow - thanks to 1 ton of dust stuck behind that damn grill.  Take a shop vac to that bastard, and it STILL doesn't get clean.   Cleaning those things out is a bitch.

--- End quote ---

I currently have this baby:


and it aint so bad. . .it does get really dusty. . .and I cleaned it like after a month. ..it has like little cloths . . .just water them and voila. but thats also because its in my dirty-carpet room.
keep it on regular tile or wood floor. shouldnt be dusty. . .
It has great airflow tho! Ive never seen any high tmps there. . .and when i put my hand on the back i feel nothing but cool air comming out.

kyanwan:

--- Quote from: GoGeTa006 on July 08, 2009, 08:28:34 PM ---
--- Quote from: kyanwan on July 08, 2009, 07:35:34 PM ---Not bad imo.

Just two things I have stupid comments on.

1: I wouldn't have bought a soundblaster.   Their usefulness died as soon as half-ass onboard cards started appearing.   Of course, unless you do audio work/editing.

2: That case.   I'm NEVER going to buy myself a case with a speaker-grill front again.   Ever.   I loathe those cases so much.   They're like dust magnets that are a pain in the ass to clean, never have good airflow - thanks to 1 ton of dust stuck behind that damn grill.  Take a shop vac to that bastard, and it STILL doesn't get clean.   Cleaning those things out is a bitch.

--- End quote ---

I currently have this baby:


and it aint so bad. . .it does get really dusty. . .and I cleaned it like after a month. ..it has like little cloths . . .just water them and voila. but thats also because its in my dirty-carpet room.
keep it on regular tile or wood floor. shouldnt be dusty. . .
It has great airflow tho! Ive never seen any high tmps there. . .and when i put my hand on the back i feel nothing but cool air comming out.


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Yours isn't nearly as bad as mine.

I have THIS:

http://img.tomshardware.com/us/2005/04/11/midi_towers/coolermaster_centurion-tota.jpg

and THIS:

http://mobilepcmedic.org/images/Coolermaster%20Elite_330.jpg

They suck so hard to clean.   Maybe pull those filters off and wash em with water - but I've got other cases where *pff* blow the air thru em and they're dust free.   Not these.

fohfoh:
Ok, since AMD was mentioned, what do people think about this processor?

AMD Opteron 2346 HE Quad Core Processor Socket F 1.8GHZ Barcelona 2MB 55W 65NM

I was considering seeing if I could swap this thing into an old P4 (I have no idea what socket that p4 is so I don't know if I need to upgrade mobo and all that crap) and maybe use it for some crap gaming. (Maybe SC2/D3 is enough) and maybe some storage stuff.

bloody000:
You need a new AMD server board.

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