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by timbyrd
Tue Oct 26, 2010 8:40 pm
Forum: Quiet Prebuilt, SFF and Barebones Systems
Topic: Puget Serenity SPCR Edition v.2
Replies: 50
Views: 36830

Re: Puget Serenity SPCR Edition v.2

I'm sure readers here will be anxious to hear your thoughts once yours arrives :) It's in QC now - I think it's pretty iffy whether I'll get it by this weekend. Anyway, to be on-topic, the "Picked by Ear" blurb on your site says: For the Serenity SPCR Edition, we take our quest for quiet to a whole...
by timbyrd
Fri Oct 22, 2010 8:11 pm
Forum: Quiet Prebuilt, SFF and Barebones Systems
Topic: Puget Serenity SPCR Edition v.2
Replies: 50
Views: 36830

Re: Puget Serenity SPCR Edition v.2

Hi Jon, Yes, there were various differences, between v1 and v2, but I wasn't concerned with that. As you said, it was to show what could be done with a system. It's just that the price quoted in the review was for a 4GB system, not the 8GB reviewed. I don't know where that mis-communication slipped ...
by timbyrd
Wed Oct 20, 2010 8:08 am
Forum: SPCR Announcements
Topic: Successful phpbb upgrade
Replies: 35
Views: 74414

Re: Successful phpbb upgrade

We have not touched the main site. Maybe you're referring to the server build article, which was assembled using a different format that allows for every page to have its own title. It's the only article done that way so far. There will be others... but not all. Could there at least be a dropdown t...
by timbyrd
Mon Oct 18, 2010 9:14 am
Forum: Quiet Prebuilt, SFF and Barebones Systems
Topic: Puget Serenity SPCR Edition v.2
Replies: 50
Views: 36830

Re: Puget Serenity SPCR Edition v.2

I found out the reason for the price discrepancy. This is their quote for the system: http://www.pugetsystems.com/?u=51848 . It only has 4Gb of memory. Bump it to 8Gb, as reviewed, and the price is $2809. (And then I threw in the Tuniq thermal compound for $6 which got me $2815.) Between that the bi...
by timbyrd
Fri Oct 15, 2010 10:11 pm
Forum: Quiet Prebuilt, SFF and Barebones Systems
Topic: Puget Serenity SPCR Edition v.2
Replies: 50
Views: 36830

Re: Puget Serenity SPCR Edition v.2

You'd have to ask Puget -- and I think you should. And I have... RoGuE, there is time and value. As the owner of Puget said in the thread for the first version : First, on pricing -- we definitely don't compete with building it yourself, and we don't try to. If you have the knowledge to pick the ri...
by timbyrd
Thu Oct 14, 2010 4:02 pm
Forum: Quiet Prebuilt, SFF and Barebones Systems
Topic: Puget Serenity SPCR Edition v.2
Replies: 50
Views: 36830

Re: Puget Serenity SPCR Edition v.2

I've been seriously considering buying one of these. I went to the configuration page and started out by setting up the same system that got reviewed. Things I noted: - The 875 CPU isn't an option, just an 870. - The power supply is back down to a CP-850 - the price is $2815 so ~$120 more Is this ki...
by timbyrd
Sat Sep 10, 2005 1:13 pm
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: Running hot
Replies: 4
Views: 2412

Running hot

I have a system that I'd bought from ARM a year ago which has recently started running very hot under load - hot enough to lock up. Right now, it's running at 33/36 (CPU/MB) according to Asus Probe, but if I run a game (Diablo II in this case) the CPU temperatures shoots up to 65 in a few minutes. T...
by timbyrd
Sun Aug 28, 2005 1:02 pm
Forum: Quiet Prebuilt, SFF and Barebones Systems
Topic: Brief Review: ARM Systems Stealth AMD64 system
Replies: 11
Views: 7529

To both of you ARM owners, what CPU cooler did they use? The invoice says "CP-TR-SLK948U Heavy Duty Cooper Heat Sink Cooler" The CPU temps seem OK to me. Nothing to worry about. Okay - at what temp should I start worrying? How high should I set the alarm in Asus probe? [Also will check for accumula...
by timbyrd
Sun Aug 28, 2005 12:30 pm
Forum: Quiet Prebuilt, SFF and Barebones Systems
Topic: Brief Review: ARM Systems Stealth AMD64 system
Replies: 11
Views: 7529

Temps are running at 28/32 C. Maybe I need to clean the dust out. I'd bought an ARM Stealth last fall (level 4 like you with cut up mousepads underneath). Asus K8VSEDX Athlon 64 3400+ (socket 7) ATI 9600 WinXP pro sp2 It sits on top of my desk to reduce dust intake It was great (and quiet!) for mon...