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Good thinking, Rahul. This may just be the breakaway hit of the year, nay, *decade.*]]>Jan 8th 2009 1:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/Jan 8th 2009 2:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/Jan 8th 2009 2:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/
Core i7 920 2.66 GHz = $295

The Core i7 920 outperforms the Core2 QX9770 ($1400) in most tasks, and is cheaper than the processor that they used. So none of this 'It's more expensive' BS]]>Jan 8th 2009 3:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/I guess you didn't take into account that the MoBo for the i7 is a lot more expensive?]]>Jan 8th 2009 4:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/Jan 8th 2009 4:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/core-i7-overclock,2112.html
forget about Dell, HP and other greedy companies. This $1250 build outperforms HP's piece of crap made of old components.
And yes, its i7, and motherboard is only $245. And get an aftermarket cooler so you can overclock it properly and quietly, its only $60.]]>Jan 8th 2009 5:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/
Box is definitely overpriced, yet not by such huge margin. Overall, with added HP support, it is quite good value.]]>Jan 9th 2009 5:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/Jan 9th 2009 4:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/Jan 9th 2009 4:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/Jan 8th 2009 1:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/Jan 8th 2009 1:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/
Oh and the '90's called. They want their cathodes back :P]]>Jan 8th 2009 2:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/Jan 8th 2009 3:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/Jan 8th 2009 1:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/Jan 8th 2009 4:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/
But what is a 9800S?]]>Jan 8th 2009 1:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/GTX > GT > GS > S

the "S" suffix is the underclocked version of the regular chip. GT is probably what would be considered "regular". It's a nice sweet spot for most nVidia cards IMO. The "X"s take you more enthusiast and the "S" cards take you more value/mainstream.

]]>Jan 8th 2009 2:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/Graphics Clock (MHz) 600 MHz
Processor Clock (MHz) 1500 MHz
Texture Fill Rate (billion/sec) 19.2
Memory Specs:
Memory Clock (MHz) 800 MHz
Standard Memory Config 1024 MB
Memory Interface Width 256-bit
Memory Bandwidth (GB/sec) 51.2

sounds like a 9600 GT with slower GDDR3]]>Jan 8th 2009 3:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/My... someone seems to have bought too much of different crap and now is trying to sell machines with that crap just because they don't know where to put it...]]>Jan 8th 2009 5:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/Jan 8th 2009 1:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/Jan 8th 2009 1:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/Jan 8th 2009 1:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/On you're part yes you obviously didn't get the point or the joke.
You = Dumbass.]]>Jan 8th 2009 2:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/
If you're going to insult two people for a lack of intelligence, you may want consider doing it using the proper form of "your".
]]>Jan 8th 2009 2:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/Jan 8th 2009 3:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/]]>Jan 8th 2009 3:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/
Oh yes, and gaming too with some sick directX10.]]>Jan 8th 2009 2:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/Jan 8th 2009 2:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/Jan 8th 2009 2:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/
If you're going to insult two people for a lack of intelligence, you may want consider doing it using the proper form of "your".

]]>Jan 8th 2009 2:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/http://www.firebirdnews.org/?p=2293]]>Jan 8th 2009 2:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/Jan 8th 2009 2:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/Jan 8th 2009 3:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/]]>Jan 8th 2009 3:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/Jan 8th 2009 3:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/Jan 8th 2009 4:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/Jan 8th 2009 5:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/
The only thing I'm disappointed with the Firebird is the size (like another person, I thought it would be much smaller), and the fact that it only use 5400rpm hard-drives (it uses notebook 2.5" hard-drives).]]>Jan 9th 2009 4:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/
Regardless, the prices on Pre-Built PCs can be just be ridiculous. Would I pay $1800 for this? Heeellll Noooo]]>Jan 9th 2009 6:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/Jan 8th 2009 3:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/Jan 8th 2009 3:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/rig
I thought we were talking about computers, not oil excavators.
>classy gaming PC light kit
No such thing. Case LEDs are meant to appeal to 13-year-old pR0 GaM3Rz and idiots that think their computer needs to replace a lamp.]]>Jan 8th 2009 5:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/
VoodooDan from HP here. I just wanted to help address a few questions raised in this thread:

1. The Firebird is an energy efficient, performance PC – it performs on a high level with a 350W power supply (that draws only 280W under load and around 180W in power save mode). We’ve worked hard to bring this type of balance, which is hard to achieve in a do-it-yourself built system.

2. The Graphics chip is a new form factor called MXM and the 9800S should not to be confused with the old 9800 chips in the PCI-e cards. This is a new line and the 9800S is the top of the MXM line.

3. The HDD's offered are 5400 RPM, but the box will support 7200 RPM and even Solid state drives if you choose to install them. Right now capacity and price point make offering SSD less desirable.

4. There is no i7 cpu for a very specific reason: i7 does not support ‘hybrid’ SLI, and that feature that is critical to achieving an energy efficient and performance PC

5. The optical drive is a standard slim line, and will have the life you would expect with any other slim line optical, and if needed in the distant future, can be easily replaced.

I hope this help, and I’m happy to answer any other questions.

Cheers
VoodooDan

]]>Jan 16th 2009 12:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/hp-firebird-with-voodoo-dna-hands-on/
Bring on the benchmarks, reviews and head-to-head bake-offs.

That way we *all* can make an educated decision if the convenience of a pre-built (relatively inflexible) "gaming" rig is worth the sacrifice in flexibility, and possibly, performance of a custom-made rig. I have building my own desktops for years (at least eight), and there is definitely a draw to not having to piss around with another water-cooling kit.

If it turns out that it really does not perform to my expectations (for a $2K system), then I'll just chalk this up as a competitive move by HP / Voodoo towards the traditional console gamers (let them play WoW and Crysis)... Yet if this move increases the user base (and demographics) of PC gaming, so much the better for us all. It would eventually mean more and varied games. I'll save my $2K and build yet another system ('cause I'm sure as sh!t not spending $7-$15K on a full-blown Voodoo rig).

So... Let's see some numbers!

ReneGamer]]>Jan 23rd 2009 1:04PM