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post #41 of 50
7/13/04 at 10:55am
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Originally Posted by Chez
Yes he actually did order it, I've read his review on Voodoo's forum and here and he's quite pleased with it. I'm hoenstly happen for both of u, he may have spent more but that extra money went to Voodoo because you just can't go wrong with Voodoo. Only thing he was upset about was that they didn't overclock cause system might have crashed which I dont blame them. You both have kick ass computers and if I dont build one of my own I'm def. gonna look at both of them. Not sure how u get frames on Farcry but their official boards should definatly have them and how u can.
I'll try to find his Hexx review in the Voodoo forums. I was curious how he liked it.
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post #42 of 50
7/13/04 at 11:19am
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Originally Posted by monka
jswriter, I am deeply looking into getting a Hornet. What kind of CD-Rom / DVD-Rom drive do you have in there, and did you get it from monarch with the hornet. Also did the hornet come with any accessories at all? (if it did can I see )

Also, did you look @ www.gateway.com for a ATI X800 XT PE - $499 shipped 1 - 2 weeks.
My optical drive is a Lite-On 8X DVD+-RW + 40x24x40 CDRW. Yes, I bought directly from Monarch. I live in Atlanta, so their store is just about twenty minutes from my home. It's great to be in the same city with Monarch (on-site warranty!! ) The only "accessory" I got was an extra PCI board with 4 USB 2.0 ports, which upped the total to 12 . Those two little items on top of the Hornet are my digital camera's USB charging/downloading cradle and the Audigy 2 NX. My all-in-one printer has a built-in card reader, so I didn't need that in my Hornet. I consider stuff like paint jobs, clear panels and fancy lights to be a waste of $$. I put my money towards top-shelf internals like the motherboard, hard drive, RAM, upgraded cables, etc. Besides, the standard black case matches my monitor, keyboard, speakers, mouse and even mousepad perfectly. I recommend the Hornet Pro highly to anyone. I love its small form and Monarch is a great company to work with.

I've got my ATI X800 XT PE pre-ordered from Ecost.com for $450. If Gateway plans on shipping within 1-2 weeks, maybe mine will ship in the same time frame. I'm gonna call Ecost and see what they have to say about it. Whenever my card finally arrives, I'll post some pics of the installation process.
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post #43 of 50
7/13/04 at 1:38pm
If you go to superiorpcs.com and navigate through there, I believe they posted my impressions of the HeXx system there. In short, I think it's a great system. I'm not thrilled with the case design and I wasn't too happy that they said it would be overclocked and it wasn't, but it's a seriously smokin' rig. Unfortunately, I've come into some financial hardship and was forced to sell it. Luckily, a member of the Voodoo forums took pity on me and bought it at a reasonable price so I didn't lose my shirt on it. I'm really going to hate to see it go. I'll probably order something a little more modest now (maybe a barebones Hornet! ) and use the additional money to pay bills. *Sigh*
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post #44 of 50
7/13/04 at 3:47pm
Whoa man didn't see that coming, how much did u spend on that system anyway?
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post #45 of 50
7/13/04 at 4:27pm
Somewhere in the $3500 range.
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post #46 of 50
7/13/04 at 5:11pm
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Sorry to read about your $$ troubles, TJ. I hope things get better.
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post #47 of 50
7/13/04 at 7:28pm
Geezus. I'm sry TJ but thats just way to much to spend on a PC. If u were gonna spend that kind of money and u needed a SFF I'd def. go with monarch because there is no configuration u can make with Monarch that will go that high.
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post #48 of 50
7/13/04 at 7:37pm
The HeXx isn't an SFF. It's basically a regular mid-tower computer. It has a full-size motherboard and power supply.
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post #49 of 50
7/14/04 at 2:26pm
Yea but does it have the upgrade possibilities as a gaming tower?
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post #50 of 50
7/14/04 at 3:16pm
If you mean PCI slots and drives, yes it does. It holds a standard motherboard, so you have 6 PCI slots. It doesn't have as many drive bays as a full tower obviously, but no mid-tower does. I believe it can hold up to four hard drives though. The HeXx is basically the same as the Rage without the full-size fancy case. Is it a little more difficult to install stuff in the smaller case? Without question. If I could do it all over again and didn't run into financial issues, I would've bought a Rage instead. The HeXx is every bit as powerful, but it's more difficult to upgrade and slightly louder.
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