My new system

[Kitty*{MEOW}*]

well its ummm, what is that word i am looking for uhhhhhh   oh, yea its BLUE!!!!!!!!!


   Looks good smooth i am fixing to start ordering mine.

[Smooth*{MEOW}*]

Any ideas on the sound?  I'm not familiar enough with Vista yet to really troubleshoot it.

I played the Crysis demo yesterday and it looked rediculously good and played well.  Aside from the sound thing, which I seem to have a problem with under any OS, I like Vista so far.  The one thing that really impressed me was the ease of setup.  I put the disk in, it formats over my old XP install from an app not a prompt like XP, and is running and updated within 20 minutes.  I also like that you can just plug stuff in, like usb stuff and external drives, and it just recognizes it and things start working, no digging around for drivers.

[Smooth*{MEOW}*]

Got it!  Had to disable HD audio in the bios.

[Smooth*{MEOW}*]

Yes Wild, its a 110mm nickel plated copper Zalman 9700NT cpu cooler.  I have a pretty good airflow setup going.  120mm intake, 110mm cpu cooler exhausting right into a 120mm exhaust, two 90mm exhausts 1 up top and 1 in the back, 60mm northbridge fan, dual slot video card cooler, 140mm fan on the psu also.  Everything is pushed right out of the case.

[Smooth*{MEOW}*]

Replaced the keyboard with a Saitek Eclipse II which I found on Newegg during a 24hr sale for almost 40% off and the mouse with a Razer Deathadder coupled with an Xtrac 17''x11'' mousepad.

[Felix*{MEOW}*]

windows 7 is on it's way it's affectionatley called.....

[WildKatZ*{MEOW}*]

i've got the merc stealth keyboard. was eyen that Xtrac, how u liking it smoothy?

[Smooth*{MEOW}*]

The mousepad?  Pretty nice, good balance of speed and control.  It's only about a millimeter thick too so your wrist doesn't snag on it.  The thing is huge, 1/3 of it is tucked under the keyboard.  Never have to reset the mouse anymore because I've reached the end of the pad.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817114174

[NighEve*{MEOW}*]

I use the back side of this..works great. 
You can wash the cheetos of easily.

http://www.hancockfabrics.com/Gridded-Cutting-Mat---12-X18--Front-Page_stcVVproductId47580671VVcatId537258VVviewprod.htm

[Smooth*{MEOW}*]

I haven't used a Razer since the original ball Boomslang.  I've got to say I'm impressed.  First time out managed 38/4 close range sniping with a few crazy no-scope bolt action shots in CoD4.  Very smooth mouse, rubberized top and rubber scroll wheel feel great, quick response from the buttons, overall good mouse.  Got this one btw:

http://www.razerzone.com/p-69-razer-deathadder-gaming-mouse.aspx

[NighEve*{MEOW}*]

I have gotten to like the razors.  I have one for my laptop even (copperhead).  I have a deathadder on my gaming computer.  They can be picky about what surface you use them on but well worth getting. 

Looks great Smooth. I don't know half of what you guys talk about most of the time, but that is one fine looking set up!

[WildKatZ*{MEOW}*]

i currently use the G5.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826104076&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-_-NA-_-NA-_-NA



  as for the size of the Xtrac Pad(17x11).  i built my own computer desk about 5 yrs ago. the keyboard and mouse tables are separated from each other,& slide into the desk for storage. the mouse table is 11.5W x 16L. should be a nice fit, for that pad. would hang over the back side about an inch.

[Smooth*{MEOW}*]

I was considering the G5 too, but wanted to try a Razer this time, last 2 were Logitech.  Believe it or not Wild, 17x11 is the smallest of 3 sizes they offer.

[WildKatZ*{MEOW}*]

love my Logitech, all i've used in about 4 or 5 yrs. and i'd hate too see those monster pad's,why would they that big? 

[Smooth*{MEOW}*]

No idea, some of them fit across a whole keyboard tray.