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I'm undertaking a small/simple Antec Nine Hundred mod project (I know a lot of people don't like the Antec Nine Hundred, but there's something about it I like, and the fact it has some unmodded cable management issues, is more of just a fun challenge to me). I figured, that while I'm focusing...

Hi everyone, I've been in the market for a laptop for the past couple of months. I was waiting for a DX10-card to debut (something that was mid-range or higher), but I've heard that we likely wouldn't be seeing actual DX10-based notebooks until later in the Spring, so I've decided to go ahead...

X-Gene http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=21044 Surprised noone else had mentioned it.

So, uh, where is this case available from? :p

I love how the Apple die-hards come in and begin to bash Windows relentlessly. I've been using OS X since it was a beta, when OS 9.x ran faster across the board. I was a user on a Quicksilver PowerMac 867 when OS X came out, and didn't run much faster. 10.1 changed that, and now it is quite...

While I generally do agree that MacBooks are nice, this is one point I can't help but be rather annoyed about. There is no "true notebook" anymore. The whole reason there are so many of them is because companies make them to fit each person's definition - one person may have a problem with...

The question is: when is the G1 coming out?

I have the case, but I only have 3 fans (plus PSU), and it's not loud at all.

QFT. And I liked how somebody said that it would be adding $50 to the power bill. A mini-fridge on constant power pulls more power per-day than the 8k series will at peak power, and a mini-fridge costs like $25 a month. So please, cut the bullshit. Thanks.

The only double-sided memory I've seen supported just yet is Crucial's DDR2800 (atleast as far as DDR2 800 memory goes), and I know that it works just fine with the P5B (although not at it's defined voltage and settings), as I have both the P5B and the Crucial memory.

I *highly* doubt you would be able to run two GTS' on that PSU. Also, it'd be interesting to see what the deviation for voltage and amperage is on your +12v rails.

Two relatively modern HDD's don't use *that* much power. People tend to view them as a huge drain of power. I'm fairly certain that nVidia likely tested a system with a GTX that is more power-demanding than yours.

If nVidia truly does only suggest a 450W PSU, then I trust that that's all that's required, as long as it's a good, reliable unit. Besides, if you're willing to shell out $600-700 on a top-line graphics card, I'm hoping that you'd atleast be willing to drop down $150 on a decent power supply...

I consider a clean installation one where unneccesary programs are installed. As far as I can see, the likes of iTunes, iPhoto, etc., all constitute non-necessary applications, and yet they come on "fresh" OS X installations unless you configure the OS installation to not install them.

The recommended power supply for the "overall system" is 450W. For the past couple of years, it's been 350-400W, so 50W is not that big of an increase.