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Frosstbyte · 10-08-2008, 01:55 PM

I guess that's a good question, now that you mention it, xeph. What the fuck version of Vista should I be trying to buy off newegg? I was expecting the 6 or so versions that MS has on its website, and there are about a zillion, many of which say OEM at the end and include some sort of disclaimer. Are those full versions? Can I buy that and use it? Or do I need to buy the $250 version from MS iteself? I thought the OS (once I picked the level-Home Premium) was going to be the easy part. Way to go MS!

Also, I was going for the CoolerMaster because of its clean aesthetic and price. The Antec that lucifer linked is a bit flashy for my tastes and a bit more than what I was looking to spend. I like the look of the Lian Li, but again, kind of more than I wanted to drop. I'll go check out the Solo, though. Edit: The Solo worries me because I can't see a lot of side or front venting and there is only the back fan. I'm definitely looking for at least a 2 fan system. You don't have any heat problems?

I was looking at this CoolerMaster, too: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119068 which lucifer indicated he'd gotten for his wife and she liked and someone else on another forum told me the Centurion 5 was solid.

Were the CoolerMaster problems you were having specific to that case in particular or to the brand?

10-08-2008, 01:55 PM	#23 (permalink)
Frosstbyte Winter is Coming Location: The North	I guess that's a good question, now that you mention it, xeph. What the fuck version of Vista should I be trying to buy off newegg? I was expecting the 6 or so versions that MS has on its website, and there are about a zillion, many of which say OEM at the end and include some sort of disclaimer. Are those full versions? Can I buy that and use it? Or do I need to buy the $250 version from MS iteself? I thought the OS (once I picked the level-Home Premium) was going to be the easy part. Way to go MS! Also, I was going for the CoolerMaster because of its clean aesthetic and price. The Antec that lucifer linked is a bit flashy for my tastes and a bit more than what I was looking to spend. I like the look of the Lian Li, but again, kind of more than I wanted to drop. I'll go check out the Solo, though. Edit: The Solo worries me because I can't see a lot of side or front venting and there is only the back fan. I'm definitely looking for at least a 2 fan system. You don't have any heat problems? I was looking at this CoolerMaster, too: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119068 which lucifer indicated he'd gotten for his wife and she liked and someone else on another forum told me the Centurion 5 was solid. Were the CoolerMaster problems you were having specific to that case in particular or to the brand? Last edited by Frosstbyte; 10-08-2008 at 02:03 PM..