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So, after a couple initial starts and stops, I've got my new machine up and running.
Things I discovered in the process:
1. The person who is inheriting my MSI745 and AthlonXP1800+ needed a new fan, since the Volcano9 is GIGANTIC, and the stock fan is anemic, and the other one I had lying around was LOUDER THAN OZZFEST 2002! So I go to Micro Center, and they have this fan that says "designed by Thermaltake". I figure... "ok". So I look at the price. $10! Then I look at the fan - it's like a Volcano9, only a little smaller and more generic-looking. And it ROCKS. The supposed noise output is 21dB, but I can't hear it at all with the case on. Not at all. Like "hey is this even running? It might be broken" quiet. I'm buying several more just to have around!
2. The "free" stick of DDR400 that I got is, in fact, flaky at 400. It runs fine at 266 or 333 though. I guess beggars can't be choosers, and I'll get another 512MB of DDR400 when I have a spare $100 to blow.
3. My Western Digital 120GB has gotten LOUD. I don't know if it was always this loud and it was just drowned out by the Volcano 9, or what. But it's LOUD and WHINY. It also performs sporadically, so I might have to get WD to replace it. In the meantime, I'm too over-budget to buy another Seagate at the moment. But next $100 I have goes to that, methinks.
4. My Radeon 8500 has some life in it yet. The huge boost in processor speed has compensated quite well for the lack of a DX9 card.
- Gurm
P.S. The way cool fan? It's by TR2. I think they're just a ThermalTake one-off.
The one I have is an M1, it has GAY Red/Green/Blue LED's. There are also M3 and M5 though, which do not. The M3 is slightly beefier (same noise though) and the M5 is for big P4's.
Things I discovered in the process:
1. The person who is inheriting my MSI745 and AthlonXP1800+ needed a new fan, since the Volcano9 is GIGANTIC, and the stock fan is anemic, and the other one I had lying around was LOUDER THAN OZZFEST 2002! So I go to Micro Center, and they have this fan that says "designed by Thermaltake". I figure... "ok". So I look at the price. $10! Then I look at the fan - it's like a Volcano9, only a little smaller and more generic-looking. And it ROCKS. The supposed noise output is 21dB, but I can't hear it at all with the case on. Not at all. Like "hey is this even running? It might be broken" quiet. I'm buying several more just to have around!
2. The "free" stick of DDR400 that I got is, in fact, flaky at 400. It runs fine at 266 or 333 though. I guess beggars can't be choosers, and I'll get another 512MB of DDR400 when I have a spare $100 to blow.
3. My Western Digital 120GB has gotten LOUD. I don't know if it was always this loud and it was just drowned out by the Volcano 9, or what. But it's LOUD and WHINY. It also performs sporadically, so I might have to get WD to replace it. In the meantime, I'm too over-budget to buy another Seagate at the moment. But next $100 I have goes to that, methinks.
4. My Radeon 8500 has some life in it yet. The huge boost in processor speed has compensated quite well for the lack of a DX9 card.
- Gurm
P.S. The way cool fan? It's by TR2. I think they're just a ThermalTake one-off.
The one I have is an M1, it has GAY Red/Green/Blue LED's. There are also M3 and M5 though, which do not. The M3 is slightly beefier (same noise though) and the M5 is for big P4's.
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