ROTFLMAO!

[dedanna1029]

I so wish I could post this in html!



And I thought my fan was loud

[rolf]

That's pretty funny. Last year, I got the upgrade itch and, considering some reports of a good price/performance and other perceived niceness, went over to the Inhel dark side for my first dual-core: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz and installed my first x86_64 os with Mandriva 2010.0
I've noticed my more recent case acquisitions have this provision for a fan and directional horn on the case side over the cpu location, where I put a manually speed-controlled case fan.

[viking60]

Not exactly a gaming PS you've got there rolf. So we can deduct from that that you are a serious computer guy
Do I see right; do you have a "pipe" from the fan down to the cpu?
While we are at it: Let me introduce myself. I don't have that big a fan but I have lot of them:)

id: core description: Motherboard product: P6T DELUXE V2 vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC. physical id: 0 version: Rev 1.xx serial: 101184290000109 slot: To Be Filled By O.E.M.

id: cpu description: CPU product: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz vendor: Intel Corp. physical id: 4 bus info: cpu@0 version: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz serial: To Be Filled By O.E.M. slot: LGA1366 size: 2668MHz capacity: 2668MHz width: 64 bits clock: 133MHz

Nvidia Geforce GTX 275 and 8 CPU's

[dedanna1029]

Very very nice, both of you! I can see the advantages of each one, but they're different for each one. For instance, rolf's computer is probably more hardware-customizable, while Viking's would be geared more towards gaming.

And yes, I myself know for a fact that rolf is a serious computer guy. Go look at his posts at "that other forum". I've learned a lot from him CLI-wise, and in other areas as well.

[viking60]

Yes - actually I have 3 other boxes here but I picked the nicest one. And you are correct about the gaming specs. I want the fastest and the best - always (It should be fairly modern in 5 years). Turns out i can tune the older boxes to be (almost) as fast if I put my mind to it. Still I am running Mandriva cooker on that one (and ahem Win7 ultimate ). Let me reserve some space here where you can imagine every excuse in the book:





There that should be enough space for that. Any way you guys have me thoroughly beat on the fan.

[rolf]

Don't do games
Yes, it's a sort of aiming tube for the case fan and gets remarkably close to the cpu heatsink. I just use the pc for browsing, email, business records, a lot of things a pc is good for, even passing the time or as a hobby. I, also, like to buy quality with not-too frequent upgrades. After a couple of years, I feel ok about investing in slightly newer technology but it is not vital that I do so.

[dedanna1029]

That's how I am, too, rolf. Kinda "meh" on the newer computers, but that's me. I do have plans though for next month, get a newer computer (specs I'm not sure of yet; probably custom built again), a new home stereo system, and turn this one into a music server. I can do my HTPC finally.

Any recommendations?

[rolf]

Oh, I have no idea. When I'm in the market, I do a lot of reading about what's currently popular and what the hardware fanatic consensus is. It's been quite a while since I was in research mode; computer tech goes obsolete quickly. There are a couple of sites I've been to, anandtech and Tom's Hardware:
http://anandtech.com/
http://www.tomshardware.com/us/

[dedanna1029]

Both great sites. Had forgotten about them. That's how long it's been since the last computer. Thanks so much!

[b1o]

1366 chipset you must have at least..
get an nvidia graphic card, and you should be fine

[dedanna1029]

I always do nvidia anyway.

With this thing just being a server at that time, I may take out my 7300 GT and use it for the new computer, who knows. This thing's done really well for me.