Advice request; will this AMD Antec P180 system work?

[zech]

Hey all, I've just put together the following for my new system and would like some general input, mostly to assure it's all compatible with one another.

Case:
Antec P180

Mobo:
Asus A8N-SLI Premium

CPU:
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+

RAM:
OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM

PSU:
Antec TPII 480

HD:
Western Digital Raptor 74GB 10,000RPM

Video:
ATI x800 XL (from my previous machine)

Is the PSU enough for this system? I was considering 550 TPII (even though it is out of stock ATM @ NewEgg) but decided not. I may upgrade my video to nVidia 7800GT if I have cash and feel like it. It feels odd to use ATI under SLI motherboard, but ah well.

Any recommendations/advice? What are good fans & heatsink for this setup in the Antec P180? The Scythe Ninja looks quite alluring. Optimally looking for a balance of quiet and coolness (hence the P180). I may decide to go with stock though.

Much thanks. ;-)

 

[XARiUS]

For the P180 case, since I'm not an AMD user, the only thing I can recommend is grabbing one of the newer NeoHE power supplys from Antec. They should be sparsly available now as I've seen a few builds on here that have one.. Just check the antec site, they're right smack on the front of the page..

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[scrawnypaleguy]

That psu should be fine since you're not running SLi or multiple hard drives, plus that video card doesn't have any external power requirements. Save your money.

 

[JEDIYoda]

what scrawny said,,,as long as ya not running dual SLI cards and alot of dual hardrives etc....🙂

 

[JBDan]

Originally posted by: zech
Hey all, I've just put together the following for my new system and would like some general input, mostly to assure it's all compatible with one another.

Case:
Antec P180

Mobo:
Asus A8N-SLI Premium

CPU:
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+

RAM:
OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM

PSU:
Antec TPII 480

HD:
Western Digital Raptor 74GB 10,000RPM

Video:
ATI x800 XL (from my previous machine)

Is the PSU enough for this system? I was considering 550 TPII (even though it is out of stock ATM @ NewEgg) but decided not. I may upgrade my video to nVidia 7800GT if I have cash and feel like it. It feels odd to use ATI under SLI motherboard, but ah well.

Any recommendations/advice? What are good fans & heatsink for this setup in the Antec P180? The Scythe Ninja looks quite alluring. Optimally looking for a balance of quiet and coolness (hence the P180). I may decide to go with stock though.

Much thanks. ;-)

Nice rig! Welcome to AT Zech 🙂 PSU is plenty. Ninja/xp120/si120 are all excellent choices for quiet performance. If you really want quiet, trade out the stock Tricools with Nexus.

 

[zech]

Thanks for the feedback guys.

At NewEgg, Scythe Ninja is reported to work with Athlon 64FX (socket 754) and XP-120 with Athlon64 FX 3200+ (socket 939/940).

Since I plan to get Athlon 64 x2 socket 939, my choices are probably then between XP-120/SI120, which both look great.

Is it generally good practice, in consideration of a better performing/cooler PC, to replace a high-end (e.g. Athlon 64) CPUs stock heatsink with a 3rd party one?

I don't really plan to overclock my CPU.

I'll take a gander at Nexus fans, thanks for the tip JBDan.

 

[potato28]

If ur a HUGE, extreme gamer, get a 3rd party HSF. If ur not, just go with the X2's HSF. It already has heatpipes, but it's made of Aluminum.

 

[andrewbabcock]

Originally posted by: XARiUS
For the P180 case, since I'm not an AMD user, the only thing I can recommend is grabbing one of the newer NeoHE power supplys from Antec. They should be sparsly available now as I've seen a few builds on here that have one.. Just check the antec site, they're right smack on the front of the page..

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NeoHE Looks like Clubmac, Macmall, PCmall, and a few others but Techonweb does it again! $101! Get it from techonweb...

 

[eastvillager]

eh, scythe ninja is fine for socket 939 too... I'm typing this on a rig that is proof of that. 🙂

 

[CraKaJaX]

If your not a big overclocker, I would still overclock at 4400+ to 4800+ speeds. Save you alot of money, and also isn't hard at all... 200mhz? Looks nice though 🙂