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    Velocity Micro Second Try - Mixed

    Scott, Yeah, 70° C does seem pretty damn high, especially for a thermal electric cooling solution. What's reporting those temps? The temp monitoring program that came with the motherboard? Have you tried Intel's Thermal Analysis Tool, also sometimes called TAT? That's a pretty solid method of...
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    Anxiously awaiting my new Velocity Micro Gamer's Edge

    Scott, Sorry for the delayed response. I've been very busy and haven't had as much time to keep up with the forums. Yes, my system can run 3DMark2006 overnight. GPU core seems to peak at around 80° - 84° C (the currently Beta ForceWare drivers only report one GPU temp for the 7950GX2) and...
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    Anxiously awaiting my new Velocity Micro Gamer's Edge

    With VM's upgrade plan, I decided that I'll likely be keeping this system for a while (at least 18 months or more) so I called yesterday to upgrade my warranty. Quick and painless call and the gentleman that I spoke to was extremely helpful and efficient. I also ordered an extra set of the...
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    New VM Purchase... Another Conformist :D

    Grats, Liberty. :) Fantastic system and I'm sure that you'll be pleased. -Ben
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    New VM Purchase... Another Conformist :D

    Very, very nice system, DrBeer. I'm thrilled with my own new VM system, but your specs make me a little jealous. I'll have to send my fiance a link to this post, so she can see what other guys are being allowed to order when they splurge. ;) -Ben
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    My first REAL computer is a Velocity Micro!

    Grats, Zerogravity. It seems we VM customers are a growing club. :) I'm sure that you'll be thrilled with your purchase. -Ben
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    Another Velocity Micro Success Story (with pics)

    Cost. I was trying to stay within a $100 or so of $4500, and managing the 2407 and the components that I wanted from the VM system would have put me a few hundred dollars outside of that. That said, I got a lot more system for the money with the VM. I could have pared back a few components and...
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    Another Velocity Micro Success Story (with pics)

    Thanks, Kamal007. No, he doesn't have any of the nice discounts that I know a lot of folks were able to get early on when the XPS 700 first became available through EPP, coupons, etc. He did get a processor bump and an offer to switch out the feature-limited Xi-Fi XtremeMusic with a retail card...
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    Anxiously awaiting my new Velocity Micro Gamer's Edge

    There definitely do seem to be some issues with the Lite-On drives and certain copy protection schemes and/or pressed DVD-ROMs. That said, I've reinstalled approximately 40 or so games so far and only had problems with that one Thief: Deadly Shadows DVD-ROM. I'm not yet convinced the minor...
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    Another Velocity Micro Success Story (with pics)

    Not happy with the XPS 700? I have a friend who kept his order in place with Dell and is still waiting on his system. Having received one of the Core 2 Duo XPS 700 systems, would you recommend keeping the order or bailing? I've been trying to convince him to cancel and go with VM since receiving...
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    Anxiously awaiting my new Velocity Micro Gamer's Edge

    It's actually a copy of Thief: Deadly Shadows that was included with an old Gigabyte Radeon X800XT. So far it's the only DVD-ROM that I've ran into issues with. For some reason The Movies has a few weird quirks - the install and/or play game functions won't work from the autoplay menu, but...
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    Company of Heroes freezing

    No, Vista has a "sidebar" which allows you to run gadgets that perform a variety of functions; calendar, clock, RSS feeds, virtual Post-It notes, etc. That said, I play Company Of Heroes on my rig with no problems, especially since the 1.2 patch fixed the SLI performance issues. Have you...
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    New Computer Purchase

    Grats, Jim. That system, paired with the 24" 2407, should make for an incredible experience. :D -Ben
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    Anxiously awaiting my new Velocity Micro Gamer's Edge

    Hi Randy and thanks for taking the time to reply. Yes, I'm very happy with the system and so far everything has exceeded my expectations. My thanks to the entire VM family. :) I really don't suspect a failure issue with the Lite-On drives as a) the read issues are specific to a few disks...
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    Anxiously awaiting my new Velocity Micro Gamer's Edge

    On a happy note, the Company Of Heroes v.1.2 patch improved performance significantly and puts that game comfortably in the list of games that the system appears to handle at 1600x1200 without visibily stressing it much. Fantastic game too. I couldn't remember the shutdown error while at the...
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