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Placebo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-13-04 09:04 PM
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You Know You Want This FAST & BEAUTIFUL PC!


If it's good enough for predicting hurricanes, it'll probably do a pretty slick job running "Doom III."

That's the thinking behind a new line of PCs from specialist VoodooPC, which has adopted liquid-cooling techniques typically reserved for supercomputers and thrill-seeking hobbyists.

The Calgary, Alberta-based company has offered several liquid-cooled systems over the past year, but the new Rage f:5 ups the ante by using two Nvidia graphics cards incorporating the company's Scalable Link Interface (SLI) technology.

As a result, hard-core gamers can run PC games twice as fast as before, without worrying about their PC achieving vertical liftoff from all the high-speed fans typically required to cool such a rig.

Based on testing by VoodooPC engineers, the f:5 can run its Athlon processor 15 percent to 20 percent faster than its rated speed, Sood said. F:5 systems are available now, with prices starting at $5,000.

http://news.com.com/Filling+the+need+for+game+speed/2100-1003_3-5489504.html?tag=nefd.top

It may be fast, but it's f'n hideous. :eyes:
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tridim Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-13-04 09:14 PM
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1. I like going to MicroCenter and laughing at all the neon computer gadgets
There's two aisles worth. Seems like neon colored products carry about a 2x markup over normal black/silver/red products. It's silly, but if people really like the hobby, so be it.

I'm a purist when it comes to computers.. I let form follow function. My box is tucked nicely under the desk so I don't have to look at it.
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