Nope, the case is by a company called NZXT and they make some really pretty ones but the gamers are now demanding these visigoth-based designs like this one and they are indeed UGGGLLY! 73 Neal Campbell Abroham Neal Software www.abrohamnealsoftware.com (540) 645 5394
On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 11:42 PM, FlexRadio Support, Dudley Hurry < supp...@flex-radio.com> wrote: > Neal, > > If you substract the $150 for the operating system, that means the system > HW (less the monitor) is $248.. Not bad. and they showed a 19" monitor for > $99.. But the case isn't pretty.. hi hi > > > 73, > Dudley > > WA5QPZ > FlexRadio Systems > > (512) 250-8595, Option 2 > Email: dud...@flexradio.com <dud...@flex-radio.com> > Web: www.flexradio.com <http://www.flex-radio.com> > > "Tune in excitement!" ™ > > > > > On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 10:21 PM, Neal Campbell <nealk...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I been following all this and agree with the Timbo-summary. >> >> This anecdotal testimony reflexts general PC speedup instead of PSDR >> speedup. >> I do not remember if this was done by someone at Tomshardware.com or >> Anandtech.com or Computerpoweruser.com but it was one of the three. >> >> They took a baseline 4-year old system, benchmarked it, then tried >> various >> different upgrades: cpu/motherboard upgrade; fast memory and overclocking >> cpu; solid-state disks. It turned out that the only upgrade that showed >> appreciable difference in the benchmarks was solid state disks. I can say >> that I definitely agree, based on building a ton of systems both with and >> without. I have the luxury of building the same models of computers so, >> for >> instance, my premium system normally includes 2 10,000RPM Raptor disks >> from >> Western digital. This is a really fast system (i7 875 quad core with >> hyperthreads, etc.). Put a 128GB SSD in it and its another mach faster. My >> medium tier system, upgraded with the 1090T 6 core processor and a SSD is >> damn close to the base premium system. >> >> So, if you are thinking of upgrading systems, you can try a solid-state >> drive. Even if it doesn't make it all good, you can reuse it in the >> replacement system. >> >> The other thing is that a whole new system is honestly so cheap that its >> almost not worth the effort dragging an old system into the modern age. >> >> To illustrate this point, and show that I am not solely interested in >> self-promotion, here is an AMD X2 250 dual core 3.0GHz system with a 500GB >> drive, 4GB of memory, a really decent video card for $399.99! >> >> http://www.walmart.com/ip/iBuypower-811121014902/15261868#Manufacturer%27s+Warranty >> >> I said $399.99 (how loud can I shout this in type!) >> >> I make no guarantee that this system will work but I would bet 400 bucks >> on >> buying it and seeing (if I needed yet another computer). Seriously, this >> is >> about the cost of a 200GB solid state disk! >> >> Get ye to a Walmart! >> 73 >> Neal Campbell >> Abroham Neal Software >> www.abrohamnealsoftware.com >> (540) 645 5394 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 10:32 PM, David Walker <vk...@bigpond.com> wrote: >> >> > I have made some improvement to my situation by overclocking the >> 2.13Ghz >> > CPU to 3.01Ghz. I run this until after christmas and then get a new >> board >> > and CPU. >> > >> > Many thanks for the info and suggestions. >> > >> > >> > Dave. >> > >> > On 1/12/2010 12:02 PM, Tim Ellison wrote: >> > >> >> "Would getting a better graphics improve the situation?" >> >> >> >> Probably not. The rendering of the PowerSDR Panadapter does not use >> and >> >> graphics hardware acceleration. Most GPUs are optimized for 3D >> graphics, >> >> not 2D rendering. >> >> >> >> I would make sure you have the latest Win7 drivers installed. >> >> >> >> >> >> -Tim >> >> >> >> >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > FlexRadio Systems Mailing List >> > FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz >> > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz >> > Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ >> > Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: >> > http://www.flexradio.com/ >> > >> _______________________________________________ >> FlexRadio Systems Mailing List >> FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz >> http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz >> Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ >> Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: >> http://www.flexradio.com/ >> > > _______________________________________________ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
