I'm surprised how well the free www.quakelive.com works. It seems smoother than my unreal tournament GOTY running on my pc.

Also, the NF7-S came with soundstorm - which made mp3's sound like they were eminating from a hifi. I miss soundstorm - I bought the shuttle SN45G which had it and took soundstorm for granted until I 'upgraded' my system. Tried the renowned asus xonar sound card but it's no match for the soundstorm ...

Is there a version number for the revised version?

Yes, the P150!!! thanks.

Aesthetics aside, which how do you rate the following combos:

1. Antec A150 (with included psu)
2. Antec SLK3000B + seasonic
3. Evercase + seasonic

With all the psu troubles of the A150, I'm thinking perhaps the less painful route would be number 2.

What do you folks think?

It's a pity you cannot get hold of the AEGO2's - they are great. Come with high quality gold-plated cables/connections also.

I'm tempted to buy another set just incase they get even harder to find over here.

I would very strongly recommend Acoustic Energy AEGO2 if you can get them. They are excellent but very hard to find. I bought my set for 99 GBP and I absolutely love them. Sound quality at very low volume is excellent and you won't feel the need to turn them up to appreciate the sound even though th...

I was putting together a spec that didn't materialise around 4 months ago. Before I go out and buy, would appreciate your advice on the components. almost sure on: mobo - abit ax8 psu - seasonic s12 380w psu case - antec 3000b chip - amd 3000 venice cpu mem - Geil Value 3200 2x512mb unsure of: hdd? ...

My server pulls 42W on idle and 60W under load. Specs: P3 733MHz slot1 512MB 133MHz sdram intel mobo, integrated sound matrox millennium 1 (from 1997) seagate barracuda iv 80GB 4* papst 80mm fan @5V no floppy, no cd, no nothing Ways to take it further: - more efficient PSU - swap 3.5" hdd with a 2....

How quiet is this case compared to an SLK3000B+SeaSonic PSU?

This case would cost half the price of the above here in the UK.

Are the fortron/powerman psu's very competant?

The AX8 has a 20-pin connector. How can you tell if the AX8 is 20-pin? I tried searching for it on the Abit site and looked at the manual aswell but couldn't tell. If it is 20pin for sure, then I think I will compromise and buy the following case: http://www.arctic-cooling.com/pc_case2.php?idx=12&d...

I was preparing for the election, but alas I was defeated this time around. The trouble with political jokes are that they always seem to get elected! I wonder which country will be picked on this time :( Anyway, I've read that with Geil value ram an fsb of 230-240 could be achieved. It costs around...

You are aware of my thread that deals with similar decisions: http://forums.silentpcreview.com/viewtopic.php?t=21772 There is a good thread on anandtech for the AX8: http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.aspx?catid=29&threadid=1545591&enterthread=y Which also mentions and gives url for a review ma...

Thank you!

Anyone know where I can get the Antec 3000b from in the UK?

Thanks Longbow. Is the sp2004c just a larger version of the 1614N, or is it faster/better as well? I couldn't tell from the samsung website.

(I'll have to read up on this aam thing - first time I've come accross this).

Thank you for your very imformative reply Tibors. I am getting more confident with my final spec. I still need to source the antec 3000b in the UK. Any thoughts on the Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 10? I am reading conflicting advice - some say it is as good or better than the samsung, others say it is onl...

Tibors, I noticed your sig:

3) RS480M2-IL | A64 3000+ | Freezer 64 | SS-301HT | 7200.7 PATA 40GB


Are you satisfied with the freezer 64? or would you recommend I go for the Thermalright 90 if there is a big difference in noise?

Whilst trying to find out where to get the Seasonic S12-380 psu - I found the following site that will stock them two weeks from now (mid May 2005). Not sure on price though http://www.xcase.co.uk/acatalog/Seasonic_Psu_s.html HOWEVER!! - I notice this case already has a seasonic psu: http://www.over...

I think I'm going to go for the 6600GT in the following link: http://www.overclock.co.uk/customer/product.php?productid=18059 I think it has a passive heatsink (pipe/silentpipe jobby) - need to confirm though. I can't source the seasonic in the UK and the one from the US seems to expensive. Is there...

Hi All, Long, long, time reader, first time poster. Thank you all for providing info on Shuttle silent mods, it helped me a lot. I am now onto an upgrade and would like a sanity check, please: Antec Solution SLK3000-B Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Winchester Integrated ...