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lemonadesoda · Apr 8, 2009, 07:19 AM

Very nice design! This thing would look GREAT in an audio rack. Just imagine the digital sampler/VSTi capability of one of those.

The Q about noise is important. The passive coolers on the CPUs look good, BUT how noisey are those exit fans to the front? (Big holes visible in the front, looking like some Turbo's exhaust pipes

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Tech specs claim Turbo boost... but I thought that server based Nehalem-EPs didnt have that overdrive feature.

WAIT is that a slot CD/DVD drive in the upper RHS. Apple have really designed something desirable here.

System Name:	ICE-QUAD // ICE-CRUNCH
Processor:	Q6600 // 2x Xeon 5472
Memory:	2GB DDR // 8GB FB-DIMM
Video Card:	HD3850-AGP // FireGL 3400
CRT/LCD Model:	2 x Samsung 204Ts = 3200x1200
Sound Card:	Audigy 2
Software:	Windows Server 2003 R2 as a Workstation

Apr 8, 2009, 07:19 AM	#5
lemonadesoda Eligible for custom title Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 5,337 (2.17/day) Thanks: 749 Thanked 960 Times in 710 Posts System Specs	Very nice design! This thing would look GREAT in an audio rack. Just imagine the digital sampler/VSTi capability of one of those. The Q about noise is important. The passive coolers on the CPUs look good, BUT how noisey are those exit fans to the front? (Big holes visible in the front, looking like some Turbo's exhaust pipes ) Tech specs claim Turbo boost... but I thought that server based Nehalem-EPs didnt have that overdrive feature. WAIT is that a slot CD/DVD drive in the upper RHS. Apple have really designed something desirable here.