Voodoo/HP Firebird PC

daremo · Post by **daremo** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 9:35 am

Looks interesting! - http://voodoopc.com/#/productsfirebird
350w external PSU - 90% efficiency
factory sealed liquid cooling
Nvidia HybridPower
Core2 Quad

but holy cow.!... $1800 US.

m^2 · Post by **m^2** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 10:05 am

Voodoo isn't known for making silent machines. And this one's unlikely exception.
EDIT: It has Asetek WC. Surely not quiet.

whispercat · Post by **whispercat** » Mon Jan 19, 2009 11:40 am

Well, their old Eden and Omen units were quiet, as they used the old Zalman TN silent cases.

Glad to see they trimmed the size of the Firebird a little from the former model. I've seen the Blackbird in person and it was a huge tower, and heavy.

$1800 isn't that bad considering a Mac Pro starts at $2500. I wonder what happened to Voodoo's new $7000 Omen. Maybe it's permanently on hold given the economic recession.

VoodooDan · Post by **VoodooDan** » Thu Jan 22, 2009 5:35 pm

Hey there,

VoodooDan from HP here. The motherboard is custom in the Firebird, and itâ€™s the only way we can deliver such a unique system. By the way, an external power supply on a desktop is has advantages. Imagine what happens if you power supply failed on a standard desktop, very difficult to replace. If you have any other questions, please feel free to ask me or give me a shout.