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Just wanted to report about my new Qbic EQ3901. I ordered a Shuttle SN95G5 and had nothing but problems with it for 4 days. Same old temp/fan/BIOS problems that everyone else had. Shuttle was no help so I returned it in favor of this QBIC.
What a difference! This thing is great. Worked flawlessly from first boot with BFG 6800GT, Audigy 2, 120 ATA, 160 SATA, NEC -DVD Burner 2 x 512 DDR-400 and Athlon 3500+. With CnQ (which also didn't work on the Shuttle) it is SUPER quiet and I am really enjoying it.
Only problem I had is that i can't fit 2 optical drives with my Audigy 2 because it bumps it. The audigy is too tall - also a word of advice. The corsair RAM with the large heat sink and lights will not fit either (TWINXLPRO), I just switched the RAM with another machine I had and it works great.
Anyway, just wanted to note that I was hesitant to come from shuttle because I loved my last one but this experience changed my mind. I love this 939 box.
One question: I am idling at around 44C and with rthdribl running at 640x480 the CPU Die temp reached 74C. WoW puts the processor at around 70C. Are these normal temps? Also, does anyone know of a CPU temp monitor that will overlay (like FRAPS) while I am playing games? I can't get an accurate CPU temp reading after playing full screen.
What a difference! This thing is great. Worked flawlessly from first boot with BFG 6800GT, Audigy 2, 120 ATA, 160 SATA, NEC -DVD Burner 2 x 512 DDR-400 and Athlon 3500+. With CnQ (which also didn't work on the Shuttle) it is SUPER quiet and I am really enjoying it.
Only problem I had is that i can't fit 2 optical drives with my Audigy 2 because it bumps it. The audigy is too tall - also a word of advice. The corsair RAM with the large heat sink and lights will not fit either (TWINXLPRO), I just switched the RAM with another machine I had and it works great.
Anyway, just wanted to note that I was hesitant to come from shuttle because I loved my last one but this experience changed my mind. I love this 939 box.
One question: I am idling at around 44C and with rthdribl running at 640x480 the CPU Die temp reached 74C. WoW puts the processor at around 70C. Are these normal temps? Also, does anyone know of a CPU temp monitor that will overlay (like FRAPS) while I am playing games? I can't get an accurate CPU temp reading after playing full screen.