Hey.. can you guys post pics of insides of branded systems?? so that we can troubleshoot easier and can know the exact specs..Thanks!

what branded system are you looking for? acer, dell, etc.

If you want to know the specifications of all hardwares and wish to find the drivers for them, you can use Lavasys Everest.

Yea...which branded system u looking for?

maybe hp ?i see at senQ the hp dam unique. the cooling style blow out fan at bottom y you want to know inside of branded system?

manufacturers like Dell post the internal pics of the pc.

This is 1 of the DELL's internal structure.

Dimension E521.

Quite messy ah the cables,maybe they need some help in cable management..

yeahh..like that..any branded ones would do..thanks!!keep posting..

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Added on October 12, 2007, 10:57 amswt..the pci slots facing top..

This post has been edited by ericmaxman: Oct 12 2007, 10:57 AM

And this is my workstation.
Its a Dell Precision 690.

Spec:
2g RAM, 1 Xeon processor and 4x250g stripped hdd and Nvidia Quadro FX3500.


This post has been edited by chalorlay: Oct 12 2007, 10:39 PM

This is my Dell Dimension E521.

wow... a BTX branded desktop... impressive...

dell is using foxconn motherboard is it ?

i heard Dell bought Foxconn parts and assemble themself...

They produce their own motherboard,casing,PSU.

I saw once foxconn CPU cooler in my mom's HP pc... hehe =)

Showing off thread ah?

For showing RIG or just for Branded ??

branded rig.

Alienware: Area-51 ALX Desktop

swt..insides..acer uses Foxconn and Leadtek boards..

me also think so because my acer t180 motherboard seem similar as the foxconn 6100 motherboard just no the foxconn name only, use delta psu, harddisk use hitachi deskstar, dvd burner use lg ?me really want to know acer dvd multi recorder use what brand burner? who can tell me?

ppl want inside ler... this 1 any1 also can see la...

no big deal... they already become the "behind the scenes" manufacturer... Gigabyte used to be like tat... so is MSI... Asus is following suit...

This post has been edited by t3chn0m4nc3r: Oct 20 2007, 03:23 PM

It's the other way round lar... these folks have been doing "behind the scene" for ages before coming up front lar. Ditto gheygabyte, msi and asus.

Dell XPS 700






This post has been edited by Liuteva: Oct 20 2007, 09:29 PM

dell xps or alienware whatever tu
wont get here
rugi je post

Love this design, prefer something simple...

although the DELL XPS desktop wont reach M'sia,
but at least we still got the laptop XPS~

wao ! i like this dell casing .. izzit 88 with SLI ?

This post has been edited by likito: Oct 21 2007, 11:15 AM

i like to check how much is the notebook?

i second that opinion. and they are really dammed expensive~!!

custom build system much much more cheaper even get sli system.they use what motherboard then?dell build own sli motherboard?own true power psu ?

For XPS i not sure, but for desktop like mine, they build their own motherboard and PSU.

the XPS laptop with 17" screen one, damn heavy lar
its not a laptop but a desktop replacement
rm7k++ only iinm, its still a better deal than Sony Vaio at the same price range, i bet u wont get the same specs in sony vaio

vaio dam exp.5k vaio also cheapo spec only need at least 9k or 10k to get good spec

to be exact,
it is RM7999 lo,
RM8k and balance RM1

With that money,
u can get a SLI 8800 ultra rig

btw, I think the XPS laptop will be power eating monster,
duno how long the batteries will last on the laptop...

This post has been edited by cschun86: Oct 22 2007, 12:04 AM

back to topic..certain HP workstation uses ASrock boards! recognized by its lying down PS/2 ports..

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Added on October 24, 2007, 6:43 pmlol..i was wondering, does anyone have local comp pics?

This post has been edited by ericmaxman: Oct 24 2007, 06:43 PM

alienware pc.. price is killing

hp com hard lor me just know they use hipro psu and foxconn 8cm blow out fan because see before in the mag

Wut Bout HP Blackbird??
Link

want to ask izzit branded pc can upgrade processor?
mine am2 socket hope to upgrade to x2.will it out problem ?

depends on ur mobo

Yeah.

HP Workstation Processor Heat sink fan is a blow out fan. the air got into the heat sink and goes out the other end, then the hot air goes through the back fan.

But not sure why, HP workstation design is pretty good too.
You can feel the air goes into the front (Quite strong)

I know because i use HP Workstation XW4100.

I decide to change it into HP Workstation xw8000

Always been a HP fan hehe

acer desktop...installing graphic card


dell...cleaning heatsink

the dell is optiplex series, right? my office still using it~

all is your pc ? but the acer motherboard purple colour not same as mine

yes, think so

nop, not mine
that one old system, P4 only

What's in a notebook ?
Nothing much to see, except some opening to allow upgrades....

These are profile of Dell Inspiron 1720 (upgraded to 2g ram, 17" display with 1920x1200 n cam)
One taken side-by-side to my desktop's display, Dell 24" Ultrasharp (relative sizing). The computer is rather (very!) large for a notebook, call it desktop replacement.

The top-panel exposed. got nothing to say here, there is a space and connector for something (top-right).
Love the keyboard, with separate numeric.

From underside, hmmm now I see that Dell's technician really in a hurry assemblying a PC. They missed a screw holding the hdd to the chasis (bottom right). Hell...the also (missed ??) the holding-panel for the second hdd. No choice then, have to buy the second hdd from them....haaaaah)

Top right, I know WLAN but WPAM FCM & WWAN FCM ??). Someone could shed a light here.

Middle-center, a very hi-tech cellophane-tape holding the battery down.
And the ram...no comment. Anyone, on the ram - quality ?

lol..din expect such warm response..thanks, and keep postings!!

how much did you bought it?you make it bogel to let us see

Yeah, suits the thread topic. Nice idea for showing-off (edu as well).

Bought exactly RM5915.00 (2007-09-23) with extra options :

Nvidia 8600M GT 256MB DDR2
9 cell battery
17" ultrashart with 1920x1200 display (a mistake, the font too small on native resolution, can enlarge though)
3 years warranty plus 1 year phone support
2g ram

else, standard

anyone has pics of the new Dell XPS desktop?

walao who say dell desktop nvr reach malaysia..
haha i just bought one.. haha wait i take internal pics first

dell desktop? which one? Inspiron, Vostro, XPS, Dimension..lol..

xps 420 =D





This post has been edited by punkysue: Dec 25 2007, 05:33 PM

Very interesting thread, i always wondered how it looks like inside the branded case

dell needs ppl who know cable management or theyre just too lazy =.=

not enough time and their case is closed, no window so cable management is no2 btw, cable manage only reduce small temperature only.

That very small temperature means alot in terms of maintaining the hardwares lifespan

I think they don't care. If PC lifespan shorten they will untung, cos consumer will buy new PC hehe

lol..like my fren..bought HP..i think exactly one year old his system, HDD kaput..

lol.. so no warranty?? eesh pity him.. lol..

get new hdd lar rm150 also enough edi

Hi Shinjun,

Can I check with you on the PSU for ur DELL 521? I noticed that you changed it from the stock PSU to a CM extremepower PSU. Do you faced any difficulty replacing/changing the unit? i was thinking of changing my E521 PSU.

Thanks.

Huhu talk about NEC gov sponsored school pc lately...It suk.
Not that it was slow....simply cant boot up.PentiumD cpu.When they( 2 pc ) came it was perfect.But after few days of use it goes wrong.Cannot turn on for 10minutes.After that simply wont power up and have to wait for few hours.

Will give the pic next week.

This post has been edited by Terence573: Dec 30 2007, 08:03 PM

this kinda things biasa ma..cant wait for the pics..

Optiplex 745 SFF - ultra compact desktop with laptop components. even include a 230W power supply. nearly no cable management since there is so little cables and most are very short



the nicest desktop i've ever had. although thumbs down for upgradeablity


edit: C2D E6600, 1gb ram, gigabit network - the rest are pretty average. it was bought when C2D E6600 is just released. last time damn fast, now feel slow sudah when i started to use a xeon quad core running Win2k3 server.

This post has been edited by lucifah: Dec 30 2007, 10:41 PM

may i know the specs? TIA

WAHH.. so cute haha.. so small..
o.0 same monitor wid u i think

where's the NEC?

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Added on January 16, 2008, 6:33 pmi realised that some NEC uses MSI boards..good or bad?

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Added on February 5, 2008, 12:45 pmhey..i raelised that branded systems have no front cooling fan for HDD...

This post has been edited by ericmaxman: Feb 5 2008, 12:45 PM

Share some more pictures?

Acer M1610

Once you see inside an enthusiast PC then u look at branded PC, you will notice branded using many cheap component (fans, heatsink, PSU, mobo - no solid caps)

yeah i agree with you.... why no solid caps?

are they trying to save cost or what?

mac pro insides

If want to save cost, they would not use FSP PSUs, would they?

My 1st DELL desktop

^ what specs?