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COOLER MASTER HAF 932 RC-932-KKN1-GP Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16811119160

Western Digital VelociRaptor WD1500HLFS 150GB 10000 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive (bare drive) - OEM x 2 for RAID0
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16822136296

Tuniq Tower 120 Universal CPU Cooler 120mm Cooling Fan and Fan Controller/Heatsink - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16835154001

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit for System Builders w/ Tech Guarantee - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16832116677

Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16835100007

Arctic Silver ACN-60ML (2-PC-SET) Thermal material Remover & Surface Purifier - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16835100010]]> Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:15:52 -0500 http://www.geekempire.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=164429 http://www.geekempire.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=164393 http://www.fusionio.com/ioxtreme/

For a long time most systems have had lagging IO in the designs. You may have a Raptor 10K but this will make your Raptor seem like it is spinning in tar.


Best part is .... it releases this month.

Now I hope you have a MoBo with a third PCIe slot in your SLI config. Don't You?!!

Go bottleneck your CPU and GPU.]]> Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:40:03 -0500 http://www.geekempire.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=164393 http://www.geekempire.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=164130
When I pulled it out of there it sounded like the arm was sitting on the platter.. When you shake the drive ti sounds like scratching a record on your favorite 80s rap album. So the joy of raid 5 is you can recover from a drive failure which I did. I then copied the data off the degraded array to the new drive I bought. I then blew the array away and created an array with only 4 drives this time.

So what am I going to do? Well I ordered a quad core proc for my gaming rig and will take the dual core in my gaming rig and pop it in the new gigabyte mobo I bought. The mobo has 8 SATA II slots on the mobo. I will use 2 of those 300s in a mirror for the OS. I then bought 6x1tb western digital green drives which I will run in raid 5. After all is said and done I will have ~ 4.75 TB of usable space. I am also dropping 4 gigs of ram into that bad boy.. It's rediculous how cheap ram is these days. So that should give me some breathing room for now. Having kids means there goes all the disk space when you are talking home video.]]> Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:19:04 -0600 http://www.geekempire.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=164130 http://www.geekempire.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=163759 I've been trying to find big differences between the normal ones and the Intel Core 2 "Extreme" ones. I'm kind of on a budget and extreme is higher up. If I get the Extreme edition I'll get the QX6700, but if not I'm getting the Q9300. I don't plan on OC'ing it. For the money, which is really the better CPU?
PS. I'm using the rig for gaming, lots of it, Crysis, All the new games and maybe some MMO's.
And the mobo im getting.... XFX 790i Ultra.
]]> Fri, 23 May 2008 12:39:51 -0500 http://www.geekempire.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=163759 http://www.geekempire.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=163610
So i was thinking about doing one of the following.

1)Straight milling out the Geekempire symbol and then the the GEEKEMPIRE in its font. Just huge on the side or top of my case.

2) Making a plexiglass window on my rig with the GE logo frosted into it with a blacklight behind it or both.

Problems. In order for me to do this I need a jpeg or other photo file of the symbol in straight black and white. And then of course some ras to vector software.
Or for the second idea i need the photo file so i can have a sticker made so i can frost the window.

I'm actually thinking of milling GEEKEMPIRE into the top of the case but i would need the geekempire font then.

What do you guys think and can someone help me out with the font or the jpegs?]]> Tue, 11 Dec 2007 22:05:12 -0600 http://www.geekempire.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=163610 http://www.geekempire.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=163609
So i was thinking about doing one of the following.

1)Straight milling out the Geekempire symbol and then the the GEEKEMPIRE in its font. Just huge on the side or top of my case.

2) Making a plexiglass window on my rig with the GE logo frosted into it with a blacklight behind it or both.

Problems. In order for me to do this I need a jpeg or other photo file of the symbol in straight black and white. And then of course some ras to vector software.
Or for the second idea i need the photo file so i can have a sticker made so i can frost the window.

I'm actually thinking of milling GEEKEMPIRE into the top of the case but i would need the geekempire font then.

What do you guys think and can someone help me out with the font or the jpegs?]]> Tue, 11 Dec 2007 22:05:09 -0600 http://www.geekempire.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=163609 http://www.geekempire.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=163222
My mother board says it can handle 800mhz duel channel ramzors. When i originally started building i skimped on ram and got a "kit" composed of 2 512 sticks, for a total 1gig. I recently picked up more ramz, got the same brand same timing, 2 gig "kit" 1 gig each. So i have 2 512 sticks in one set of slots and 2 1gig sticks in the other slots.

With only 1 kit, doesn't matter which, the comp boots fine, go into bios and says its at 800mhz. Pop in the other kit, comp doesn't boot. Reset CMOS and it boots, bios says its at 533mhz duel channel. If i leave it at auto it will not reboot. I must manualy set the speed at 533mhz or it wont boot with both kits.

I've futz with the voltages a tiny bit. The defaults are too low for the chip and memory.

Am i misreading the 533 value? Is that really considered 1066 since it's duel channel?]]> Tue, 15 May 2007 19:30:42 -0500 http://www.geekempire.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=163222 http://www.geekempire.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=163082 I currently have a Geforce 7600GT made by EVGA.

I noticed that the same card is now only $120 bucks so I bought another one...
Even though I don't need the performance gain.. what the heck... my first Geforce SLI config.]]> Tue, 13 Mar 2007 10:25:51 -0500 http://www.geekempire.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=163082 http://www.geekempire.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=163028
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16814102630

would be more than good enough.

Any opinions?]]> Wed, 21 Feb 2007 14:37:53 -0600 http://www.geekempire.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=163028 http://www.geekempire.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=162945 This one was a logitech some model USB...

I really like the USB head sets....
Has anyone tried that wireless one that viktor posted a while back?

I need to go get a new headset tonight.. any recommendations..]]> Tue, 06 Feb 2007 14:28:38 -0600 http://www.geekempire.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=162945 http://www.geekempire.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=156529
TIA,]]> Fri, 12 Jan 2007 14:01:32 -0600 http://www.geekempire.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=156529 http://www.geekempire.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=154990 I'm leaning more and more towards getting another year out of my current system. To do so, I want to upgrade the video card and sound card. See other post for sound card.


I can upgrade the following I think and get at least another year out of my computer:
Video card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16814143046
or
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16814150210

I didn't see a better 7600GT as someone else mentioned in another post for $100. If you have a another 8X AGP video card that will be an upgrade to my ATI RADEON 9600 Series AGP 128 MB video card, please post it.

I am willing to spend up to $350 upgrading on this computer vs. $1000-$1500 on a new DIY pc.

Current specs are below:

MOTHERBOARD:
MLB System Manufacturer: ABIT
System Model: KT880-8237
BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
Processor: AMD Athlon™ XP 3000+, MMX, 3DNow, ~2.1GHz
Memory: 1022MB RAM
Page File: 382MB used, 3542MB available

VIDEO CARD:
Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.
Card name: RADEON 9600 SERIES
Chip type: ATI RADEON 9600 Series AGP (0x4151)
Display Memory: 128.0 MB
Current Mode: 1024 x 768 (32 bit) (75Hz)

SOUND:
Sound Description: Realtek AC97 Audio
Model: TSSTcorp CD/DVDW TS-H552B
Model: SONY DVD-ROM DDU1622
Name: Intel® PRO/100+ PCI Adapter]]> Tue, 09 Jan 2007 15:23:43 -0600 http://www.geekempire.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=154990 http://www.geekempire.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=154989
Sounds card looking to buy:
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?...N82E16829102006
or
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?...N82E16829102011

The reason I am trying to go middle of the road is that sound is not that important, but need an upgrade. Will only use for games, not for movies, etc.

Looking to buy a new AGP card too. I am leaning towards spending $300-$350 on upgrading my current pc for another year or two rather than buying a new computer with the new DirectX 10 video cards not out yet, plus the new Quad core, etc.

Current PC is:
MOTHERBOARD:
MLB System Manufacturer: ABIT
System Model: KT880-8237
BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
Processor: AMD Athlon™ XP 3000+, MMX, 3DNow, ~2.1GHz
Memory: 1022MB RAM
Page File: 382MB used, 3542MB available

VIDEO CARD:
Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.
Card name: RADEON 9600 SERIES
Chip type: ATI RADEON 9600 Series AGP (0x4151)
Display Memory: 128.0 MB
Current Mode: 1024 x 768 (32 bit) (75Hz)

SOUND:
Sound Description: Realtek AC97 Audio
Model: TSSTcorp CD/DVDW TS-H552B
Model: SONY DVD-ROM DDU1622
Name: Intel® PRO/100+ PCI Adapter]]> Tue, 09 Jan 2007 15:07:52 -0600 http://www.geekempire.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=154989 http://www.geekempire.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=154657 ]]> Mon, 08 Jan 2007 21:16:48 -0600 http://www.geekempire.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=154657 http://www.geekempire.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=142745 Mon, 11 Dec 2006 15:17:54 -0600 http://www.geekempire.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=142745 http://www.geekempire.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=142262
Can you guys help me find a sickly cheep AMD duel core socket 939 processor. I'm checking out tigerdriect and newegg ATM.]]> Sun, 10 Dec 2006 14:57:27 -0600 http://www.geekempire.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=142262 http://www.geekempire.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=136685
It runs older games decently.. With most things set to high on Counter Strike Source i get about 60+ FPS.

For under $250, the GeForce 7600GT looks pretty darn good for $189 on newegg.

Anyway, i'd like some input on whats out there, since i've not bought a card in many years.
Anything better than the 7600GT for under $250?

GIVE ME INPUT!]]> Tue, 28 Nov 2006 16:25:22 -0600 http://www.geekempire.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=136685 http://www.geekempire.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=122104
Edit: I guess this need to be in the pimpPC forum, cuz thats what I'm talking about.]]> Thu, 26 Oct 2006 17:44:27 -0500 http://www.geekempire.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=122104 http://www.geekempire.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=96844 I recently built my current system back in aug of 05 (dinosaur) and Im lookin to upgrade my CPU and possibly my video at the same time...im lookin to go to amd fx chip (what ever i can afford when im outa debt) along with a new MB and lookin into SLI and PCI-E i know NOTHING about this and could use some advice on who to buy and what not ot buy. just for what i run game wise its primarly WoW and thats about it... any input would be awesome. Im also thinkin about goin water cooled to reduce noise currently im runnin around 91 degrees F at around 28ish db when gaming (amd 64 2ghz OCed to 2.4)]]> Sun, 03 Sep 2006 19:29:53 -0500 http://www.geekempire.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=96844 http://www.geekempire.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=90211
Area-51® 7500
Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Extreme X6800 2.93GHz 4MB Cache 1066MHz FSB
Operating System (Office software not included): Genuine Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005 with Service Pack 2
Chassis: Alienware® P2 Chassis - Space Black
Chassis Upgrades: Alienware® AlienIce™ 3.0 Video Cooling + AlienFX™ System Lighting + High-Performance Liquid Cooling - Nebula Blue
Power Supply: 650 Watt Alienware® Multi-GPU Approved
Motherboard: Alienware® Approved NVIDIA nForce 4 SLI Motherboard
Memory: 2GB DDR2 Performance SDRAM at 800MHz - 2 x 1024MB
System Drive: Extreme Performance (RAID 0) - 500GB (2 x 250GB) Serial ATA 3Gb/s 7,200 RPM w/ 2 x 8MB Cache
Primary CD ROM/DVD ROM: 16x Dual Layer DVD±R/W Drive w/LightScribe Technology
Secondary CD ROM/DVD ROM: 52x32x52x CD-RW Drive
Graphics Processor: 1024MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ 7950 GX2L
Video Optimizer: AlienAdrenaline: Video Performance Optimizer
Monitor: No Monitor
Sound Card: High Performance 7.1 Audio - Standard
Keyboard: Alienware® USB Full-Size Keyboard
Mouse: Alienware® Optical 3-Button Mouse with Scroll Wheel
Warranty: 1-Year AlienCare Toll-Free 24/7 Phone Support w/ Onsite Service
AlienRespawn: Alienware® Respawn Recovery Kit
Alienware Extras: AlienInspection - Exclusive Integration and Inspection - $99.99 Value - FREE!
Alienware Extras: AlienWiring - Exclusive Internal Wire Management - $99.99 Value - FREE!
Alienware Extras: Exclusive AlienGUIse Theme Manager]]> Sat, 19 Aug 2006 14:13:57 -0500 http://www.geekempire.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=90211 http://www.geekempire.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=86599
CNC of the inside. kind of. i modified it since i posted that

The real deal

The other side

Let me know what you guys think]]> Thu, 10 Aug 2006 12:43:24 -0500 http://www.geekempire.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=86599 http://www.geekempire.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=79514
And for anyone that doesn't know who I am, I'm not a geek just a gamer. I'm a newb when it comes to PCs, just ask Army Chimp haha]]> Tue, 25 Jul 2006 10:48:44 -0500 http://www.geekempire.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=79514 http://www.geekempire.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=77187
But every couple of weeks i head over to overclockers.com and check out the forums. You know? To see whats hot in the streets. I check out other sites too but it has been a long time favorite of mine because of the high level of knowledge to be found against the low level of fanboy flaming. In the computer hardware world these days the fight is always, ATI vs. Nvidia or AMD vs. Intel...

Well today I'm talking processors. Apparently half of the known computer hardware world believes the death of AMD is soon to come because Intel is releasing a new processor known as the Core 2 Duo. To keep it simple AMD has nothing on the 65nm market that can compete with this and it seems like the entire industry is calling this the death of AMD.

This crap annoys me to no end.

A)Why would anyone be happy to see AMD go down the tubes?

B)Who cares who made it as long as you have the best product for the dollar

C)Who do you know who absolutely has to have the best of the best literally all the time)

I like AMD. I always have. I nejoy the act of buying a cheap processor and overclocking the hell out of it. I love the fact that usually when I'm done it is faster than the expensive stuff. Well the reason why i stopped doing it is because the overclocking world became less about value and more about paying through the nose to be the first guy on the block to OC to 4.5 GHZ. AMD is priced too high right now and they are getting a nice cross check from Intel on pricing. As far as i see it everyone wins. Its competition. you know that whole thing capitalism runs off of?

The only guys i know who can afford to have the best of the best all the time are people who got that money by not buying the best of the best all the time.

Anyway the point of this thread is whether you are an Intel guy or an AMD guy don't go counting AMD for dead yet. I'm not silly enough to believe they have a trick up their sleeve but i think in a couple of months processor prices are gonna hit rock bottom and once again AMD's market share will rise. In order for one to be on top their has to be one on the bottom.

Also, I'm sick tired of this crap where you have to have two memory sticks, and two video cards, and two dual core processors, and two --> 8 harddrives to have the fast computer. It's just gay and ridiculous to me.

well thats my rant for the day]]> Thu, 20 Jul 2006 10:31:44 -0500 http://www.geekempire.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=77187 http://www.geekempire.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=67845 Alright, my former PC died a horriable death (Some one spilt soda In it). So im ressurcting it to a better life. So far i have used an Asus P4P800SE motherboard, pentium 4 3.0GHZ prescott, 2GB of Kingston PC 3200 ram, and a western dig. 120GB 7200 rpm HDD. I have an ATI radeon 9800pro 128MB and also a GeForce FX5500 256MB. Now the FX5500 has more memory, but a lower core clock of 270MHz vs the radeon at 380 MHz. The memory clock for the FX550 is also lower at 400MHz, vs the Radeon at 650MHz. Im wondering which would run Counter Strike Source, and WoW better than the other. Now i would test both cards out the same, but the proscessor and ram are still coming in the mail. (newegg) ... so give me your input b4 they get here! Fri, 30 Jun 2006 05:43:18 -0500 http://www.geekempire.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=67845 http://www.geekempire.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=24093 I am thinking of this sucker....
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16817194004]]> Mon, 06 Mar 2006 12:48:31 -0600 http://www.geekempire.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=24093