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    New gaming rig - some q's on cooling

    Thanks for the replies. Yeah, I've heard the 4870 can get pretty noisy, but I did see some mention of some models of the card coming with better coolers, I might just put off buying the card until then. No,not using any type of raid. Could you suggest any good case fans?
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    New gaming rig - some q's on cooling

    Hi there folks, I will be building my new PC over the next couple of days, and would like a couple of tips. Current build looks like: Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Motherboard: Asus P5Q Pro Intel P45 RAM: 4GB G.Skill DDR2 PC2-6400 Video card: ATI Radeon HD4870 HDD: 2x Western...
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    centurion 534 - large enough for HD 4870?

    OK thanks, might look into the 590 as well!
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    centurion 534 - large enough for HD 4870?

    Hi all, Trying to put together a new build, and am currently deciding on a new case. Would the cooler master centurion 534 be large enough to hold an ATI HD4870? If not, could you suggest some better ones? Other hardware would include intel E8400 asus p5q pro 2 hard drives 2 optical...
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    small, simple case for gaming pc

    Hi all, Would like to get a new case as part of a possible PC upgrade. Ideally, I'd like a case that's not too big or noisy, with good cooling. I'll be running a gaming PC with a single high-end GPU e.g 8800/ 9800 type. Case should have: 2x 5.25in external bays 1 or 2x 3.5in external...