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IcarusFountain wrote:

Awesome, glad to hear it should come back up soon.

And that sucks on the UPS.  What make?  Did you order direct from the company, or through something like CDW-G?

Naw the vendor ordered with with all the rest of the equipment.

The UPS specs brought to you by CDW-G:

APC Smart-UPS RT 7500VA RM with 2U Step-Down Transformer - UPS - 7500 VA - 
Mfg. Part:   SURT7500RMXLT-1TF5

Main Features
•  7,500VA
•  6,000W battery backup RM 208V with 208V to 120V 2U Step-Down Transformer

Performance power protection with scalable runtime for space-constrained computer rooms, and voice and data networks

APC Smart-UPS RT is a high-density, performance UPS for voice and data networks, medical labs, and light industrial applications. Featuring double conversion on-line topology, the Smart-UPS RT protects your data by supplying reliable, network-grade power. An unlimited number of matching battery packs can be added to comply with aggressive runtime demands of "always on" business-critical systems. Rack-optimized model is an ideal choice for space constrained environments. With capacity up to 10kVA in a convenient rack-mountable 6U form, users can support power hungry blade servers or heavily loaded equipment racks. Customers looking for extremely tight voltage and frequency regulation, internal bypass, and input power factor correction will find them in the Smart-UPS RT.

Features:
Automatic internal bypass
Scalable runtime
Intelligent Battery Management
Hot-swappable batteries
Automatic restart of loads after UPS shutdown
InfraStruXure Manager Compatible
Network manageable
SmartSlot
LED status indicators
Serial Connectivity
Plug-and-Play external batteries
Rack/Tower Convertible
Flash-upgradeable firmware
User-replaceable batteries
Automatic self-test
Predictive failure notification
Disconnected battery notification
Audible Alarms
Frequency and voltage regulation
Power conditioning
Input Power Factor Correction
Generator Compatible
Cold-start capable
Resettable circuit breakers
Safety-agency approved

Includes:
CD with software
Rack Mounting support rails
Service Manual
Smart UPS signalling RS-232 cable
User Manual
Web/SNMP Management Card

On a side note...I'm in heaven. My wife starts her new job at TigerDirect on Oct. 3rd. Can you say "Cost!!!".

She's going to do both. The huge problem with Partylite is the ups and downs. Sept-Dec is frantic for her and where most of her income is made. After the holidays-May it really starts to die down. June-Aug is just dead. The Tiger job is for stability. Needless to say is much easier to budget on and do better planning with that.

Neither of us is upto speed on how the job actually works. Some details like employee discounts and how the web site ties in with her accounts are unknown. I'm not even sure if I can be her customer for work related items since I work for local gov't. They may have dedicated gov't reps like CDW does. We'll see....

Oh and not just for me. She'll be willing to help anyone.

IcarusFountain wrote:

LLEVIATHANN wrote:

Oh and not just for me. She'll be willing to help anyone.

I was really hoping you'd say that.  I doubt you've been following much in the Halo forum, but long story short, I've been shopping for some new hardware (need a new case and PSU)

There's a used Koolance case just like mine but blue selling on ebay now for $20....it's a $300 case.

Weeeeeeeeeeee MA3 should be up.

IcarusFountain wrote:

I'm seeing a few for $40-50, but nothing in the $20 range except parts.  I'm not sure how comfy I feel workign with liquid cooling yet, anyway.  Knowing my luck, I'd fry everything.  I mean, I had to really steel my resolve to remove the stock heatsink from my 9800 Pro to put on an aftermarket heatsink/heatpipe assembly (I so wish I had 4 hands to deal with that kind of stuff).

Yeah after I posted I took another look at it. The case had doubled in price in a couple hours.

I'm hitting a year on mine now. Follow the directions and I'd think you would be fine. I think the key (in directions) is to run the case for a couple days empty. Make sure all the air is out and there isn't any leaks.