Posted 09/26/2008 at 07:28:49pm

I know I seem like a hound for answers. I hope at some point they can test this on any system to see if there is or isn't a difference as I think it poses some interesting questions into why they mark there blocks in/out. such as Does it impede flow? When filling does it introduce a longer air removal time? Is there any effect on tempurature? What happens if someone uses the quad mid-block insert and misinstalls? these are some of the questions that come to mind. So thank you for your reply and I hope at somepoint someone can answer these questions.

Posted 09/12/2008 at 09:16:34am

Okay, I know the dave left but he had said earlier monday of that week before he left he was going to retube the dream machine to prove or disprove that it doesn't effect performance it's coming up on the second week is this something I'll read about in the magazine or has anybody even done it. Iknow you have more to worry about than this silly question but with conflicting veiws from you and d-tek I'd like to know.Is there any measusable temp difference and if so how much. also as a side note do you use the quad insert or do you feel there just a gimmick.

Posted 09/08/2008 at 10:47:05pm

I don't mean to be a bother but it is my belief that I was told something to shut me up.

I know that you have a publication to run but to be told something the beginning of last week by Mr. Murphy knowing he was not going to be there by the end of the week is just poor I waited the whole week for something that could be worked on in a few hours knowing the busy schedule maximumpc has I did not expect results till the end of the week.

I would respect the results given,I must also say I have posted my thoughts on a website on this subject and these people are interested to know also your results maybe these people don't read your magizine,maybe they do all I know is there is an interest for them to know if it makes a difference.

I'm also assume you don't use the seperate d-tek v2 fusion quad core mid chamber.

Posted 09/01/2008 at 12:50:14pm

I knew I've read about the rumble pack suit thought it was hillcrest sorry about lumping the wireless controller with this my bad. 

Posted 08/30/2008 at 10:40:13am

I'm no Scientist but when something hits basicly a wall "center insert" you've effected flow does the same happen with air sure it does,on the same note when you write a review do you do it with a typewriter and then scan it to a computer no because it effects your flow to get it done as quick as possible.

Now take yourself away from the DM08 project say that the case came in for review your telling me you would not ding that case points for the way the water cooling was set up,I for one have read over the years how thorough you guys are on dell,cyberpower,polywell,and on.

And last I e-mailed D-tek heck the dog would and heres part of what they said, "just got done examining how they hooked it up and you are 100% correct that it is wrong. I never even noticed :)

Posted 08/29/2008 at 06:22:08pm

Then why do they stamp in / out on the top peace why do the have the inside copper base designed the way they do? I looked up these blocks on several review sites looking for a good cpu block the explained why the pins are in the center or installing the optional quad core insert which goes in the center it hits the center to get turbulance and get the most heat tranfered to the coolant the side fins reduce that turbulance to almost nil on exit,which is why I got the fluid XP+ vortex clone similar design where your flow asumption wouldn't matter is a themaltake acrylic top waterblock thats just a wavy line.I mean you guys are the first to complain about another cases detailed insides well I see a problem installing that paticular water block like that your reducing it's performance in cooling maybe not a great deal there's no way to make a comparison you don't give your idle or load temps for the system and there are no other sites that I know of that built the same rig the way I see it should have done.

Took a little while but heres a clip strait from there instruction manual Spoiler does matter

Posted 08/29/2008 at 01:11:18am

Anybody that has the magazine look at the page with the machine guts trace the watercooling lines, see anything wrong ? look up d-tek fuzion v2 block , how bout now? either the pumps being fed hot water a pump no no or the tubings installed wrong.I believe the wrong picture got put in the mag but still I mean I didn't realize it myself at first quick read through the first time.

Posted 08/22/2008 at 06:16:30pm

This group also successfully got sony and microsoft to pay for the vibrating controllers amazing how a company never puts out a product the reason a patent is taken in the first place and then sue someone for a design that could be radically different from there intended purpose just through generalizing a patent.I personnally feel if we had some good judges out there my first question would be do you have a working prototype of your patent and explain to me both visually and in non technical englsh what the parts do then dissect it and explain how the cicuits interact as basically as posssible if they can't do this then the patent is invalid for wii's controller if every part of the wii controller works exactly how they engineered there proto type then nintendo has a problem.On a side note can I claim patent on the locking sata plugs I've got a few people that will vouch I came up with the idea first when I bought my chaintech 9cjs the first thing I told my wife is why didn't they make the cable lock in place considering it always wiggled loose over time oh well. lol

Posted 07/17/2008 at 07:40:56pm

Amd is'nt the only company to buy graphics companies Intel has done it too the difference is the capitol these two companies command is drasticly different so when something goes wrong for Amd they feel the sting. On a side note I don't think any cpu except there business line should be above $600 that would be both companies cause if you are willing to pay that much for a cpu what's to stop them when they get the graphics proc to do more cpu work to cost that premium. 

Posted 06/02/2008 at 11:41:06pm

Awsome comic series especially being the one where spidey got his symbiant suit and for the kiddies Mr. fantastic is the one that gets the symbiant off with a sonic gun.