[22:10] <azcn2503> you all seen the hp firebird?
[22:11] <Skillers> no?
[22:11] <azcn2503> Skillers you probably won't like it
[22:11] it's a gaming pc with laptop parts
[22:11] watercooled, and it looks nice
[22:12] <Skillers> i appreciate a good bit of inginuity
[22:12] and if its voodoo designed, its got to be good
[22:13] ah, its the dwarf cousin of the blackbird
[22:13] <azcn2503> indeed
[22:15] <Skillers> i like it
[22:15] i can imagine plonking it under a HD TV
[22:15] and laighing at the console fan boys
[22:15] hack it to work with 360 controlers for extra lulz
[22:16] <azcn2503> hehehe, indeed
[22:16] <Skillers> get a NAT for storing all the pr0... I mean, recorded TV and movie collection and you're good to go
[22:17] <azcn2503> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgUjMlxyMk8
[22:17] <Skillers> though, tbh, something like that would be something id want to do myself
[22:18] <azcn2503> i imagine you looking at firebird and thinking of all sorts of scary metal working tools
[22:18] not my bag
[22:18] filthy engineer
[22:18] <Skillers> lul, the fanciest thing I have access to is a minature pillar drill
[22:18] the dremel i have isnt that good
[22:18] and the jigsaw is bah
[22:20] <azcn2503> anyway yes, that youtube link is a hp/voodoo video
[22:21] <Skillers> hmm, when hes carrying it, doesnt look much smaller than mine
[22:21] <azcn2503> indeed, looks large-ish
[22:22] <Skillers> and the external psu is meh
[22:22] i would do one myself
[22:22] and better
[22:23] <azcn2503> pics? specs?
[22:23] <Skillers> emphasis on the would
[22:23] if i had a use, the money and the time
[22:24] <azcn2503> i'm still eyeing up a phenom system
[22:24] <Skillers> ok, the firebird - my very poorly informed opinion - nice concept, bit of a lacklustre result
[22:25] <azcn2503> you think? i think voodoo did good with this one. it's a gaming capable pc that could appeal to joe average, imo
[22:25] <Skillers> i think a phenom might make a nice front room pc
[22:25] well, im not their target customer
[22:26] it has a really nice concept
[22:26] but its really not all it could be
[22:26] but it could be great for people
[22:26] *other
[22:26] <azcn2503> ok, price
[22:26] models start at $1799
[22:26] <Skillers> its shit
[22:26] <azcn2503> settled
[22:27] so anyway, yeah, the phenom quad's are actually not half bad from an energy efficiency perspective
[22:27] <Skillers> its really not worth that cost
[22:27] it does have a nice processor
[22:27] but the graphics are a bit of a letdown
[22:27] and looking at the watercooling system, its a bit meh
[22:27] <azcn2503> yeah, it's nothing super special, not like EK or anything

And then we talked about cheap media PCs etc