|
Velocity Micro Pre-Overclocked PCs & CoolIT Cooling
Velocity Micro was great for shots as they'd brought with them one of their exemplary limited-run pre-overclocked PCs. And even though the computer parts are all off-the-shelf, I'm personally envious of their immaculate cable management. It's immediately obvious that these fellows have some strong ties with CoolIT Systems. Their CPUs' overclocks are kept in check with a custom logo'd Eliminator CPU cooler–an all-in-one peltier-driven water chiller unit–made to match Velocity Micro's branding, which is clearly framed in their windowed chassis. More interesting than that, Velocity Micro is using a re-fitted CoolIT cooler in their upcoming home theater PC, and in a very unusual way. With the housing and mounting hardware removed, they're using the water chiller to cool not the CPU, but the GeForce 7950GT, which is easily the primary source of loud for an HTPC. The radiator for the CoolIT cooler is sandwiched between an Arctic Cooling CPU cooler and the case exhaust. And if I'm not mistaken, they're using a factory-customized Zalman HD160 chassis for their nice little media solution.    Another thing to point out is that even though the motherboard (nForce 680i) and video card are both nVidia products, the TV tuner card is an ATi product; nVidia does have their own (more expensive) tuner, so there should be an eyebrow raised, especially when the computers will probably be able to upgrade well past $4000. I have some theories about this but there's an NDA keeping me from waxing long about this. We'll keep you posted. They will be offering them soonish, with configurations starting around $2400. Because we know you like your news to have specifics like "around" and "soonish".
0 Comments - Be the first to comment on this article.
0 User Reviews - Be the first to share your experience with this product. 
|
Related Articles Recent Reviews Video Cards July 23, 2008
Video Cards July 21, 2008
Video Cards July 15, 2008
Portable Media Players July 13, 2008
Recent News Bit-Tech Jul. 24, 2008 - 11:00 pm
CNET Jul. 24, 2008 - 10:53 pm
Engadget Jul. 24, 2008 - 11:32 am
joystiq Jul. 23, 2008 - 7:54 pm
High-Def Digest Jul. 23, 2008 - 7:27 pm
GayGamer.net Jul. 23, 2008 - 7:17 pm
collegehumor Jul. 23, 2008 - 1:54 pm
Shack News Jul. 22, 2008 - 11:57 pm
Wired Blog Jul. 22, 2008 - 2:11 pm
Recent Affiliate News Bit-Tech Jul. 12, 2008 - 12:22 pm
[H] Enthusiast Jul. 12, 2008 - 12:22 pm
Techgage Jul. 12, 2008 - 12:21 pm
Legit Reviews Jul. 12, 2008 - 12:20 pm
X-Bit Labs Jul. 12, 2008 - 12:20 pm
X-Bit Labs Jul. 12, 2008 - 12:19 pm
Futurelooks Jun. 25, 2008 - 5:39 pm
PC Perspective Jun. 25, 2008 - 5:39 pm
Guru3D Jun. 25, 2008 - 5:38 pm
The Tech Report Jun. 25, 2008 - 5:37 pm
|
||||||||||||
