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by Luminair
Wed Aug 22, 2007 9:01 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Building a NAS
Replies: 9
Views: 5529

WHS is just a version of Server 2003 with some new stuff added. So you can log in and go to drive management and set up a software raid 5 array in WHS just like you can in any version of Server 2003. The default WHS pooling system is good if you don't want to or aren't able to plan out and maintain ...
by Luminair
Wed Aug 22, 2007 7:01 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Best P35 Motherboard?
Replies: 16
Views: 8150

Techreport liked the Gigabyte boards except for the legacy ports, and the new 2.0 versions of the boards replace those legacy ports with USB ports. So the DS3 2.0 line looks pretty sweet to me.
by Luminair
Sun Aug 19, 2007 7:48 am
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Lian Li V600
Replies: 25
Views: 17194

Bumping this to hopefully add more to the V600 thread. I hope some current owners can offer input on my quandary. I'm considering using this with a hard drive caddy and 5-7 hard drives. SE16-style drives that are on the low end of heat and vibration. Seek noise isn't a problem, but I AM worried abou...
by Luminair
Sun Aug 19, 2007 7:31 am
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Antec Solo - the hum, noise
Replies: 5
Views: 4002

Is the "hum" from the Antec Solo case rattling against itself? Like the door rattling?

PS: don't worry about the language as long as we understand each other :)
by Luminair
Thu Aug 16, 2007 10:22 pm
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Can SPCR get a sample of the Lian-Li PC-B25 to review?
Replies: 8
Views: 6319

I hope that case is a sign of things to come -- quieter, less vibration, less dust, lian li cases!
by Luminair
Thu Aug 16, 2007 8:52 pm
Forum: General Gallery
Topic: The Lian Li PC-A16B Gets Hacked (dialup users beware)
Replies: 26
Views: 29019

Looking good, I like all the empty space between 120mms -> unobstructed air flow!
by Luminair
Tue Aug 14, 2007 2:50 pm
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: ATI HD 2600 and HD 2400
Replies: 79
Views: 65932

The 2400/2600 8400/8500/8600 cards are more desirable than the fun 7300s just because of the ability to decode HD stuff. So they're in a new class of card. It is rare to find one of those WITH passive cooling and WITH a slim half-height design. I see the powercolor ones at newegg, but they don't see...
by Luminair
Tue Aug 14, 2007 2:42 pm
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: ASUS, Gigabyte or ABIT P35 board for Q6600?
Replies: 39
Views: 25090

TechReport liked the Gigabyte the best except for the old ports on the back and the fancy heatsinking. The new 2.0 revs of the Gigabyte boards fix both of those problems.
by Luminair
Sun Aug 12, 2007 10:55 pm
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: Gigabyte P35 Lineup - Revision 2.0
Replies: 52
Views: 36159

Awesome change that probably makes the Gigabyte P35 boards the best. I remember the TechReport review giving them Editor's Choice, but two complaints were that the heatsink was crazy and the ports on the back were old. Fixed now though! Here is a comparison of their new high end DDR2 boards, FYI: ht...
by Luminair
Mon Jul 23, 2007 9:10 pm
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: Thermalright IFX-14 - a first review
Replies: 49
Views: 50374

wow, crappy crappy review. ... the review is rubbish ... You guys are overreacting. The article wasn't meant to be a full-fledged review. It's only a PREview. The article isn't good. But it isn't as bad as some HardOCP articles either. PS: The fact that the guy is happy to have a heatsink with pret...
by Luminair
Tue Jul 10, 2007 5:08 pm
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Coolermaster Cosmos
Replies: 48
Views: 36554

Hello, The air flow through the HD area looks to be less than optimal... :? People need to ask themselves if they really want hot air from their hard drives passing over other components, or if they want hot air from other components passing over hard drives. Or neither. I think most people will fi...
by Luminair
Wed Mar 21, 2007 11:10 am
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Chenbro from CeBit 2007
Replies: 4
Views: 4054

Chenbro from CeBit 2007

Here is their lineup: http://www.chenbro.com/corporatesite/news_release_det.php?serno=44&PHPSESSID=5470e5710b46f9ea911d07a10852de09 I'm still waiting for some press coverage or more info from the official website. Throw a link down here if you see anything! Some of the things that heat me up: ES340 ...