Complete system review: Maingear Prelude Evaluation

Sidney · 11th January 2006, 22:39

In our opinion, the best way to evaluate a PC is to go through the entire customer experience ourselves. We intend to evaluate not only the hardware but also the entire purchasing process from start to finish. We also evaluate the technical knowledge and the support of the vendor. And the only way to do this is to purchase a system, just like any other customer would.

We don’t get hand picked, extensively tweaked systems that are not for consumer consumption. Instead, we take a sample from a company’s everyday production queue and look at everything from a consumer-eye view.

http://www.hardocp.com/article.html?art=OTMzLDE=

Sidney · 11th January 2006, 22:40

One of best system [H] evaluated insofar.

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One area of concern is noise. During the torture test with the PSU fan turned all the way up, the computer ran at 52.5 decibels, with ambient noise of 36.5 dB. That’s reasonable but still a bit loud – even with the PSU at its lowest setting, the computer still ran at 48.5 dB – both of these are about as loud as a quiet street, so you won’t have any trouble talking or hearing a normal conversation over the computer, but it’s still noticeable.

Nice to know the white noise level at your room. Don't tell me how good you can hear.

Mine is ~37dBA, in another word I don't give a darn on a fan that generates <37dBA.

jmke · 11th January 2006, 23:06

yes that white noise level is SWEET to know and read; should be more of those statements made by review sites, as some sites just won't realise that <30dBA readings are not possible in the average house.

11th January 2006, 22:39	#1
Sidney Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 15,738	Maingear Prelude Evaluation In our opinion, the best way to evaluate a PC is to go through the entire customer experience ourselves. We intend to evaluate not only the hardware but also the entire purchasing process from start to finish. We also evaluate the technical knowledge and the support of the vendor. And the only way to do this is to purchase a system, just like any other customer would. We don’t get hand picked, extensively tweaked systems that are not for consumer consumption. Instead, we take a sample from a company’s everyday production queue and look at everything from a consumer-eye view. http://www.hardocp.com/article.html?art=OTMzLDE= __________________ lazyman Opteron 165 (2) @2.85 1.42 vcore AMD Stock HSF + Chill Vent II

11th January 2006, 23:06	#3
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,019	yes that white noise level is SWEET to know and read; should be more of those statements made by review sites, as some sites just won't realise that <30dBA readings are not possible in the average house. __________________

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