Aspire X-Qpack cooling question

[mrwabam]

Hello All,

Just ordered my rig from Newegg:
Aspire X-Qpack for a case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811144160

CPU:
AMD 64 3700+
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103539

Hard Drive:
Western Digital Raptor WD740GD 74GB 10,000 RPM 8MB Cache Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822144160

Ram:
Patriot Signature Series 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Kit System Memory - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820220037

Gonna be using onboard sound/video to start.

Pioneer a110 or something from another machine for the DVD burner

I realize the ram isn't Ideal, i just wanted to see how much I like the rig before attempting to overclock....

Anyways...

What type of Cooling will I need for this sytem? In the other micro-atx machines I've bought in the past they came with pretty good replacement fans/heatsinks for the CPU. Do I need to pick one up? If so which one?

Also, how hot do the Raptors run, should i be looking to upgrade all the fans in the case?

 

[Zap]

Use the retail box HSF that came with the CPU. Fans in case should be fine unless you're a "quiet" fanatic. RAM should be perfectly fine. What motherboard?

 

[VballCoach]

I built a rig using that case. oem fan should be fine as Zap has said. I was disappointed with the carrying handle...really flimsy. I read some reviews and they all said the same about the handle. The case stays pretty cool. It's light until you load it up with your gear.
I do wish that the paint was clearcoated though.

 

[Zepper]

There are lots of threads here on the X-QPack/Chenming 118 - some good ideas there.

.bh.

 

[VisionxOrb]

Im using a Zalman 7700cu in my aspire x-Qpack, it bearly fits but still fits! ( foxconn geforce 6150 ekrs motherboard, 3800x2 @2.5 )

Also you might want to looking into a phyiscly shorter optical drive so you can fit a better ATX powersupply down the road. lite-on and benq are shorter drives ( personally I went with a benq)