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    Noctua D14 too big for caseNoctua D14 too big for case

    Wouldn't taking the fan off mess up the air flow and pressure. I don't really want a fan mounted on the outside of the case. I do have a Corsair H50 my wife gave me for Christmas that I've heard bad stuff about so it's still in the box. Now I'm think of using this and mounting the radiator on...
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    Noctua D14 too big for caseNoctua D14 too big for case

    Hi, I'm building a p6x58d-premium with a i7 930 1366 and I'm putting it into a last generation Alienware case that has a 120mm fan on the door that is hitting the D14 when I try to close it. I haven't actually installed the D14 on yet, I just did a dry mount with the motherboard and heat...
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    New Build, i7 1366, x25-m 160... Opions please

    Hi again, I was going to put my new system together and I dry mounted the Noctura D14 on my motherboard inside the case and it doesn't fit. The case is a last generation Alienware that has a 12mm fan on the door that hits the D14. It looks about an inch too tall. Can you guys recommend a...
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    New Build, i7 1366, x25-m 160... Opions please

    I bought , I bought it!! Yahoo!! I left it pretty much as I had it laid out but got a Seasonic 750 and a Noctua NH-D14 (As per Btry and Chaib) though I really wish I could have done water cooling or something instead of putting that hulking sink in. After all done it was $2100 plus $290 for...
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    New Build, i7 1366, x25-m 160... Opions please

    Thanks for the input Chewthebubuchihu. I haven't had the time to read up on things as I did on my p4. I used an Antec 550 back then and in my breif research this time it seemed people were recommending Crosair but after further reading I'll go Seasonic 750w for now, Thanks for that. Your...
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    New Build, i7 1366, x25-m 160... Opions please

    Thanks guys, I wrote a long thought out reply but it crashed so here is a nutshell: I can't afford a 980x. Your confused, I'm confused! My P4 system crashed and I'm working on a win98 rig that is slooooooooooo........w And thanks for the Eyefinity clarification, I didn't know that! That's two...
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    New Build, i7 1366, x25-m 160... Opions please

    Hi all, I want a smokin' fast system to handle mainly advanced photo editing, lots of them as fast as possible, so I can have part of my life back. Some video encoding, torrent client, other stuff and monitoring of a webcam, often a few at the same time. New Build: asus p6x58d premium $295...
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    New build, 3 monitors, seeking best ATI Card option

    Hi, I'm building a new system. I'm looking at a i7 930 1366 socket on an ASUS p6x58d premium, intel x25-m 160 ssd, Mushkin Enhanced Redline 6GB (3x2gb)... I'd like this thing to be smokin' fast. I want to run 3 monitors and would like to know the best options with Radeon cards. Is one 5870...