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I'd like some further blown up detail of the insides though, to see exactly how those cards are mounted.]]>Dec 23rd 2008 11:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/
1. Holes in case for air

2. Reflective case that acts like a mirror.

(someone must have taken this guy somewhat seriously http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20060923202508AAKhUd3)

Revolutionary on so many levels!]]>Dec 23rd 2008 11:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/Dec 23rd 2008 11:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/Dec 23rd 2008 11:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/
LOL!]]>Dec 23rd 2008 11:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/Dec 23rd 2008 3:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/
How can it play bluray movies through DVI to my plasma?]]>Dec 23rd 2008 11:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/Dec 23rd 2008 11:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/Dec 23rd 2008 11:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/Dec 23rd 2008 11:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/Dec 23rd 2008 11:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/Dec 23rd 2008 11:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/
For PC gaming to be competitive again costs need to come down. hopefully this system is a step in the right direction. ]]>Dec 23rd 2008 12:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/Dec 23rd 2008 11:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/Dec 23rd 2008 11:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/Dec 23rd 2008 11:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/Dec 23rd 2008 11:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/Dec 23rd 2008 1:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/
What I'd really like to know is if those small form factor 9800S card will see a retailer anywhere. ]]>Dec 23rd 2008 12:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/Dec 23rd 2008 12:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/Dec 23rd 2008 12:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/are they mATX?]]>Dec 23rd 2008 3:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/http://www.thenextbench.com/t5/Blog/You-asked-for-it-and-you-re-getting-it/ba-p/22504#A574]]>Dec 24th 2008 5:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/Dec 23rd 2008 12:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/Dec 23rd 2008 12:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/Dec 24th 2008 9:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/
Real PC gamers use cords for the fastest and most reliable gameplay.]]>Dec 23rd 2008 12:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/
the end of high system requirements is over, where you need to spend $500 each on 3 video cards just to play a game?

What the @#$% is he talking about? i played cod 4 maxed out on my 8800gt ($130) q6600 ($189) open box mobo ($90) 8gb ram ($140) and the rest of my components are just average (i.e. what you need for ANY computer to run, monitor, psu, etc.).

If he is talking about Crysis, that is ONE game, which still demands more than any game out there. and it is the only one to do so, farcry 2 scales very well, as does fallout 3 and left 4 dead, and i can't really think of any other games he is talking about...plus crysis is plenty "playable" on a ton of different systems. it doesn't REQUIRE 3 $500 video cards at all.

people will spend lots of money on their rigs to get those extra frames....and that mentality isn't going anywhere, just like supercars cost sometimes millions of dollars, people still pay for the clout, bragging rights, and performance. who is that guy?]]>Dec 23rd 2008 12:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/
He's not accusing the game companies, just the gaming PC boutiques.

If this here Firebird 803 is price competitive with consoles, it could be a revolution akin to netbooks.]]>Dec 23rd 2008 1:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/Dec 23rd 2008 7:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/
Even HP Canada hasn't released a Core i7 configuration yet.

Thanks but I will wait.

Punchy]]>Dec 23rd 2008 12:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/
PS, Rahul Sood's rant was dead-on. Don't call it dubious just because you find the truth painful.]]>Dec 23rd 2008 12:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/I would not feel bad about owning this, I think.]]>Dec 23rd 2008 12:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/Dec 24th 2008 12:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/
Tell me the gaming PC is dead when Total War: Empires comes out. I'll be rocking on an i7 extreme, as many $500 video cards as possible, and an array of 4 Intel X25-E's. Why? Because that's what I worked my whole life for, and when I game, I want the best possible sound, graphics, and performance humanly possible.

There will always be a market for quality PC games, and always a niche of people like me who want the best. This guy Sood is a real jerk, and a traitor to the fan base and philosophy which made him rich. He's destined for failure. I hope Voodoo goes down in flames and HP cans him.]]>Dec 25th 2008 6:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/Dec 23rd 2008 1:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/Water cooling on video??? the Box is simply not big enough to do that.
HP is the last company on Earth to do water cooling in desktops.

So bringing my point - How loud is this thing?? Like my Xbox 360 ? (which also have external power supply)]]>Dec 23rd 2008 1:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/Dec 23rd 2008 1:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/Dec 23rd 2008 1:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/Dec 23rd 2008 1:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/http://www.nvidia.com/content/DriverDownload/nforce/chipID.txt
http://www.nvidia.com/object/product_geforce_9800s_us.html

Both exist. The more I look at this form factor, the more attractive it becomes to me. I can not think of any component I would need to install that USB or eSata would not take care of. With the exception of a front USB port just for ease of use.
I assume Picture 7, item 4 is the multi card reader. Having it around back is awkward as well.
Any guesses as to what the highlighted are is on picture 13? It seems to be missing on pictures 2 and 3.]]>Dec 23rd 2008 1:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/Dec 23rd 2008 1:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/
did i win?]]>Dec 30th 2008 1:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/
Now to the question: why the hell it is located on the arse of the case???]]>Dec 23rd 2008 1:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/Dec 23rd 2008 2:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/
There is no worse feeling than seeing Core i7s and high end video cards being released that absolutely wipe the floor with whatever you're using, and not being able to upgrade.

Do you know how terrible it feels being stuck with an Ati 2600xt?]]>Dec 23rd 2008 1:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/hp-firebird-803-tower-with-voodoodna-leaked/Dec 23rd 2008 2:27PM