Components and Software

Sweeet!

Don't forget to install the fan controller that comes with the Polo 735 aftermarket cooler. If you do not install the controller, this cooler sounds like a helicopter hovering over your house. This thing is loud because it's designed for maximum cooling; the controller allows the fan to run much slower when the processor isn't so hot.

When we designed the Ultimate Dude, we were pretty excited about building and using such an elegant beast. To be honest, this isn't something—like sky diving or coffee with Scarlett Johansson—that we get to do very often. Most people don't build a machine with this type of processing ...

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