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you could get an acrylic rod and bend it into any shape, then rough up the surface and insert an LED into an end

I'm building a 2TB rig myself, I'm opting to go with the Stacker, not that I'm bashing TT or anything but I have 2 Xasers and I'm just about fed up with them

I'm looking to get I was thinking I could run the fans , accessories and the caviars off the second power supply and everything else off the first

I used extreme PSU calculator v1.3 and calculated the total wattage I would need then, using Howard' [on Anandtech] formula came up with the amperage so I do this, extreme psu calculator gives me a total of 945 watts 90% of that is 850.5 watts divided by 12 is 70.875 amps I dont...

I'm thinking of building a case where the hardrives are mounted vertically but I'm not sure if that would be safe on the harddrives...anyone know if it's an issue or not?

get some hoodpins for a car

well here's what I'm considering DFI LANPARTY UT NF4 SLI-DR EXPERT AMD ATHLON64 X2 4800+ COOLERMASTER STACKER STC-T01-UWK [BLACK NO P/S] OCZ DDR PC-4000 GOLD GX XTC 2GB DUAL CHANNEL 4 x MAXTOR MAXLINE PLUS IV 500GB SATA2 16MB NCQ 2 x WESTERN DIGITAL RAPTOR 74GB SATA 4.5MS 2 x EVGA...

where do you live, my friend is interested in the x800

looks like most of you are leaning toward the DFI, and after talking with some friends so am I in that case, does anyone have suggestions for solving the chipset cooler issue?

how do I change the size of the text in my sig like everyone else? [EDIT] nvm

A bit pricey don't you think?

My buddy came running to me a few days ago complaining about his video card. Sure the 9800 is AGE OLD like I keep telling him, but he's stuck with a SocketA rig for now since he has no money. His problem is that his car is hitting temps of around 110F. I told him to try and clean some dust...

how much extra power would this take? I ran the Juice calculator a few days ago to figure out how much power I'd need for a new rig. With the following Athlon 64 x2 4800+ 2x 1gb OCZ DDR PC-4000 GOLD GX XTC 8 Maxtor 500GB SATA2 2x EVGA 7900GT CO SUPERCLOCK 6x 120mm fans about 6 usb...

also, does anyone have any suggestions in solving the noise from the chipset cooler if I do end up getting the DFI

I cant decide between the two for my new rig. The DFI looks good to me since it has the option of 4 SATA2 and 4 SATA drives. On the downside, I've heard some bad things about the chipset cooler. I like the ASUS since its a fanless board, but it lacks the 4 extra SATA slots. Any opinions?