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Article: Big gamer speaks softly but runs at a swift clip; Voodoo Rage F-50.(Product/Service Evaluation)
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- Computer Shopper
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- May 1, 2004
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ESSENTIALLY A GIGANTIC HEAT SINK WITH A high-end PC inside, the fan-free Voodoo Rage F-50 is nearly noiseless. But at $5,195, its silence is golden. The Rage F-50's matte-black aluminum case uses convection to dissipate heat via a snaking array of 6mm copper pipes, making for an extremely quiet system. The pipes make expansion difficult, however. For upgrades other than PCI cards and memory, Voodoo recommends its lifetime upgrade assistance. Four lockable wheels and two dorsal handles help you transport this 50-pound beast.
Our system came with a 2.2GHz AMD Athlon 64 3400+, 1GB of Corsair DDR400 RAM, an ATI Radeon 9800 XT card with DVI and VGA outputs, two ...