Looming PC build

[kandrathe]

perhaps my PSU but definately not my cards.

The power gets mostly converted into heat. Another factor in limiting the number of heat generating chips that need cooling. All my graphics cards have eventually died of heat stroke.

[Nomad25055]

Greetings!

The power gets mostly converted into heat. Another factor in limiting the number of heat generating chips that need cooling. All my graphics cards have eventually died of heat stroke.

This is why I will be using the Cooler Master Nvidia case. It has two slots in the top for 120mm fans, two in front of the drive bays, one on the side, two in the back and one 80mm slot behind the motherboard. Combine these fans with my aftermarket heatsink and fan which supports two 120mm fans, and there should be more than enough airflow.

-Nomad

[Jim]

Greetings.
I think you are confused. I currently have an AMD Athlon XP 3200, 1GB of Kingston Hyper X DDR 400, a Seagate Barracuda 80GB hdd, a BFG Tech Nvidia 7300GT agp card, a Soundblaster live 24bit, and a TT Volcano 12. I am getting the 8800GT pci-e from a friend who just upgraded. I am human so I make mistakes. I looked at several cases and perhaps confused the model. The case I will be getting in addition to all my parts, is on newegg. The case I refer to is the special edition Cooler Master Nvidia case. I am well aware of how old this hardware is, and am not worried in the slightest. I build all my own PC`s and know from experience how quickly things become outdated. This current rig has lasted far longer than any before it, but I have built several rigs for friends over the past couple of years. My budget for this budget build, is $1000 us. I failed to mention I will be getting a new keyboard, mouse , and monitor. All in all, I am on track for my budget thus far. For those curious, I will be getting a logitech g15 keyboard, a logitech 518 mouse, and a 22 or more inch lcd monitor of some sort. Cheers !

-Nomad

Hi, :)

I have one question, please, is your post for advice and suggestions or just to say Hello & give an update to your new build ???

I offered advice which I feel you took an offense too ?

And YES you do have much more experence than I do, but we can still learn from each other, that is what a forum is for learning & sharing knowledge...good luck & may you boot on your first try :P

[Klaus]

Greetings!
This is why I will be using the Cooler Master Nvidia case. It has two slots in the top for 120mm fans, two in front of the drive bays, one on the side, two in the back and one 80mm slot behind the motherboard. Combine these fans with my aftermarket heatsink and fan which supports two 120mm fans, and there should be more than enough airflow.

-Nomad

Two words: Hovercraft Enthusiast.

I used to have a machine with lots of fans. I almost couldn't stand to be in the room with it, it was so noisy. My current box has two 120mm low-speed fans, a passive CPU heatsink, and one quiet fan in the power supply. If there's nothing else in the room making noise and you have a moment to stop and listen, you can identify that it's on. It's very nice.

[--Pete]

Hi,

I used to have a machine with lots of fans. I almost couldn't stand to be in the room with it, it was so noisy. My current box has two 120mm low-speed fans, a passive CPU heatsink, and one quiet fan in the power supply. If there's nothing else in the room making noise and you have a moment to stop and listen, you can identify that it's on. It's very nice.

Yeah, you're right. You actually don't need a lot of fans, you need good airflow. I've looked at many boxes, and few of them are set up right. I've seen boxes where almost all the fans are intake and only one (often little) fan is an exhaust. Good for building case pressure, bad for cooling. I've seen cases where the fans do nothing -- a straight shot from intake to exhaust with no real airflow over the components that actually need it. Part of the problem of course, is that cases aren't designed worth a damn. Some now actually have baffles or guides to channel the air where it is needed. But even those that aren't can be cooled very well if some thought is given to airflow and the interior is kept clear. One doesn't need to live with a tornado

--Pete

[Nomad25055]

Greetings!

Hi, :)

I have one question, please, is your post for advice and suggestions or just to say Hello & give an update to your new build ???

I offered advice which I feel you took an offense too ?

And YES you do have much more experence than I do, but we can still learn from each other, that is what a forum is for learning & sharing knowledge...good luck & may you boot on your first try :P

No worries mate, I simply made a statement to try and save you some effort:). As for the reason behind this topic, I created this thread to discuss my build. Advice, even if not needed/wanted for whatever reason is always welcome. For example, I have decided to go with a pair of EVGA GTS 250 512mb 256bit cards until the 400 series prices drop a fair bit. I can get two of those cards for less than a single 470 currently.

Pete: I won`t be installing a zillion fans in this case haha. I was simply saying it has good ventilation. It will have a 120mm in back, one up top, and one in the side. I may or may not install an 80mm behind the board.

-Nomad

[Deathbystupidity]

Two words: Hovercraft Enthusiast.

I used to have a machine with lots of fans. I almost couldn't stand to be in the room with it, it was so noisy. My current box has two 120mm low-speed fans, a passive CPU heatsink, and one quiet fan in the power supply. If there's nothing else in the room making noise and you have a moment to stop and listen, you can identify that it's on. It's very nice.

Using low dbs fans and fan controllers can give you good air flow when gaming and quiet when not. The warmer the inside of the case is the hotter parts are going to run. So the more air you move through the case the cooler every thing will be. i currently have 4 120mm 2 cooler master and 2 generic 120mm R4-L2R-20CG-GP (1 80mm but as soon as i get me acrylic this one is gone) fans on my case and a cooler master hyper 212 and with all the fans going full speed it is a little loud but if i turn the all except the 2 cooler masters and the 120 on the hyper 212 the only fan you here is the hyper 212. But with them all going on low the temps in my case drop by 10c

[Drasca]

Nomad, what resolution and what games will you be playing? IMO, that 8800 you have (assuming it is free), is plenty for a lot of games so long as you don't push the resolution beyond 1900x1200. If your primary gaming is WoW, then it should be above and beyond.

[Nomad25055]

Greetings!

I plan to get a nice LCD monitor around 22" - 24" in size. So I will be using high resolutions to play games such as Modern Warfare and Crysis. I will also be playing games like Dragon Age and Diablo 3 (obviously haha). Much of my gaming time will be spent on online shooters though. I want a system that will allow me to turn all settings to maximum at resolutions that will boggle my mind and never drop below 50 fps with titles such as F.E.A.R. 3 and Crysis 2. By the way, whenever I still turn on my 8 year old hardware, I`m running 1024x768 on a 17" CRT and I am lucky to run CoD 4 on anything but minimum settings. I am tired of settling for 2nd and 3rd best parts when building/upgrading PC`s and then holding onto the stuff until it`s ancient.

-Nomad