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Thermaltake Eureka

Thermaltake Eurekawhat is the differance?I have a Thermaltake Tai Chi Liquid cooling case. I got the Thermaltake AquaBay M1, four of the Aqua RX Series R1 Ram jackets and the Thermaltake Flow TX sensor to boot. I got all Thermaltake hoses and connectors and used only...

Tags: ThermalTake

Discussion threads 2009-02-24

Thermaltake Tai-Chi

Thermaltake Tai-ChiNothing but a bunch of trouble in a box.I have a Thermaltake Tai Chi Liquid cooling case. I got the Thermaltake AquaBay M1, four of the Aqua RX Series R1 Ram jackets and the Thermaltake Flow TX sensor to boot. I got all Thermaltake hoses...

Tags: ThermalTake

Discussion threads 2009-02-24

Friday Rant - A tale of two PC cases

Two different mid-tower PC cases from the same company, two very different experiences.Last year we built some new PCs here at the PC Doc HQ.  One system mine used a Thermaltake Armor Jr chassis while the other (which would belong to Kathie, my wife) was based on the Thermaltake Tsunami. ...

Tags: PC, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2007-08-10

Thermaltake Eureka

Attempting to camouflage a full-tower PC case is no easy task. The oversize $170 Thermaltake Eureka offers a unique solution, hiding its bulk behind a front-panel door that vaguely resembles a giant mesh speaker cover. Of course this works best if your interior design aesthetic is more '80s stereo shop...

Tags: Thermaltake

Product reviews 2006-03-24

Additional Resources

Ballmer to headline Windows 7 launch in New York City

Developers, developers, developers, developers... [nt][nt]Here's to that rounding error getting smaller:DRE: Ballmer to headline Windows 7 launch in New York CitySweet! Wish I could be there to see it. Who knows, maybe something will come up in NYC and I'll be there.RE: Ballmer to headline Windows 7 launch in...

Tags: Chipsets, Branding, developer, Microsoft Windows 7, Steve Ballmer, Gigabyte Technology, motherboard, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-08-27

Der Frankenputer: A Last Hurrah at System Building

It all started with two extra Opteron CPUs and RAM and a bunch of hard drives which I had lying around, that mushroomed into a Build-Your-Own monster PC project. Like a modern day Victor von Frankenstein, who digs up bodies in graveyards in order to bring his...

Tags: PC, AMD Opteron, Amazon.com Inc., Power Supply, CPU, Desktops, Processors, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-08-12

AVADirect Custom Gaming PC

A dirty secret of gaming PC reviews is that vendors frequently try to submit systems with aggressive overclocking that they won't actually sell because of poor reliability, but that will last long enough to score well on our benchmarks. Imagine our skepticism when this $2,900 AVADirect Custom Gaming PC showed...

Tags: Network technology, PC, AVADirect Custom Gaming PC, gaming PC

Product reviews 2009-04-23

Recommendation for Dwight Silverman's $300 PC upgrade

Recommendation for Dwight Silverman's $300 PC upgradeWould his OS allow this?I thought XP and up would have a fit if you made too many hardware changes, and if you replaced a motherboard...well, just add another $200 or so for Vista, just to slow everything down again! Of course, if he...

Tags: Operating systems, Processors, Dwight Silverman, PC Upgrade, operating system, PC

Discussion threads 2009-03-03

The $2,000 build-it-yourself gaming/video editing/photo editing PC

The $2,000 build-it-yourself gaming/video editing/photo editing PCWhy such an expensive processor?Surely you can cut a couple of hundred dollars off the price and not lose too much performance by getting a lower spec processor.That way you could keep both hard drives (great for keeping the data separate from the...

Tags: Corporate communications, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), video, PC, game

Discussion threads 2008-09-12

Poll of the Day - How old is your main computer?

Poll of the Day - How old is your main computer?Had to checkTime passes so quickly- I answered 1 year, but then had to check my Newegg confirmation email, and yep- 6/18/07=CPU COOLER TT|CI-P0374 R - Retail (Qty=1, Price=$19.99)KB&MS MS|BASIC BLK VALUE PK PS2/US% - OEM (Qty=1, Price=$16.99)CASE FAN|SS 120MM...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, PRODUCTIVITY, OPEN SOURCE, Processors, Desktops, Most Linux user, computer, Qty=1, Linux

Discussion threads 2008-05-01

XP SP3 - Downloaded and installed

XP SP3 - Downloaded and installedRTMAm on the RTM final build--no issues found here. Schweet.What version does "help" -> "about windows" show?I see the following:version 5.1 (Build 2600.xpsp.080413-2111 : Service Pack 3)Can anyone confirm this is the RTM version?download doesnt work for meI'm trying to download from the Top Downloads...

Tags: Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Document management, Modi, XP SP3, Microsoft Windows XP, Downloaded

Discussion threads 2008-04-24

Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Apr 08/May 08

OK, it's time once again for ... drum roll please ... The Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Apr 08/May 08. Here I've put together a list of the best high-end and mid-range components currently available, with some decent budget parts listed too, along with a few honorable mentions. These components are on...

Tags: ASUS, Card, Video Card, Performance, Board, Motherboard, CPU, List, Intel Core 2 Duo, RAM, Graphics, Intel Corp., LGA775, AM2, ASUS Maximus Extreme, Maximus Extreme, DDR3, PSU, Corporate Governance, Performance Management, Processors, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-03-28

Examining Intel's Skulltrail platform - and Skulltrail "on the cheap"

Examining Intel's Skulltrail platform - and Skulltrail "on the cheap"TrueI would like to see an article on building your own cluster, nothing like turning a closet into a pc case. *looks off into distance with glazed eyes*Yeah ...... he's not at that level ... yet!Why not take a page......from the...

Tags: Corporate communications, video editing, video, Skulltrail, Intel Skulltrail, Apple Inc., video editing software, Intel Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-03-10

Running+naked+%28with+hard+drives%29

Running+naked+%28with+hard+drives%29Not so much anymore...Like you I used do have I don't know how many drives laying around with different installs on them. Mostly for doing developemtn testing on various platforms and software. But now with VMWare, not so much.Looking at my main dev machine it has almost a...

Tags: Backups, enclosure, external enclosure, Serial ATA, virtual machine, backup, hard drive

Discussion threads 2008-02-29

Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Feb 08/Mar 08

Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Feb 08/Mar 08What about optical drives?What about the need for the latest and greatest optical drives? I know you can get a LG BluRay/HD DVD combo drive for under $300, or a Light-On BluRay player for under $200.I have not been following HD...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Processors, NVIDIA 8800GT, service pack, PC ecosystem, Hardware 2.0, E8400, x3850, X3650, NVidia Corp., hardware

Discussion threads 2008-02-12

Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Feb 08/Mar 08

OK, here it is folks - The Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Feb 08/Mar 08. Here I've tried to compile a list of the best high-end and mid-range components currently available. These components are on this list because I firmly believe them to be the best either in terms...

Tags: Video Card, Performance, Board, Motherboard, CPU, Intel Core 2 Duo, RAM, Graphics, Intel Corp., LGA775, AM2, ASUS Maximus Extreme, Maximus Extreme, DDR3, PSU, Corporate Governance, Performance Management, Processors, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-02-12

AMD lets Spider platform out for holiday season

AMD lets Spider platform out for holiday seasonWhat a waste of slots for having four video cards...Try fitting 4 dual-slot video cards as you'll need ThermalTake Armor+ for that. It comes with 10 expansion slots.AMD is putting all their eggs on ATISeems like AMD's CPUs aren't making many waves and...

Tags: Video cards, Corporate communications, Games, radiosity, card, video card, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., GPU, video, game

Discussion threads 2007-11-19

Build the $340 NAS for half the price but double the speed

Build the $340 NAS for half the price but double the speedHard Drives not included in this articleGeorge doesn't mention the cost of hard drives, currently a 500GB drive is about $120-130. The Elite 340 case George specifies in this article is a MicroATX case with two 5.25 and...

Tags: Network-attached storage (NAS), Storage, NAS, FreeNAS

Discussion threads 2007-10-22

Friday Rant - A tale of two PC cases

Friday Rant - A tale of two PC casesComputer cases rarely are heard aboutSo I am happy to hear your rant on the subject. The thing that frustrates me is the sudden popularity of one case design or another. Like the Antec Dragons that were also sold...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Consumer electronics, DVD, Newegg.com, bay

Discussion threads 2007-08-10

The homeowner's guide to systems development

The homeowner's guide to systems developmentProof ReadMurph, this really needs a proof read cause it's a bit nonsensical at the minute.Rules four and five:Rule four:You don't know what you want until you decide you don't like what you've done.Rule five:Ask: What will the neighbors think? Be sincere and...

Tags: Construction, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, homeowner, nail, wall

Discussion threads 2007-08-03