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Building a new computer. HELP!

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EpOxY

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I'm going to build a new computer soon, but I haven't built one since 1999. I didn't do a very good job with the case or the cooling as the computer's pretty loud.

So, I'm trying to do a better job this time. I'm probably going to build an AMD 2100+ with the ASUS nForce2 mobo. I have some older parts that I'm going to put into it, but I need a case!

I don't really want to spend a whole lot, hopefully under $100 or so. I never knew how much cases cost since I bought the last one when I didn't really know anything. I don't need a lot of bays, since I only plan on having 2 HDs and 2 CD/DVD Drives and a 3 1/2" Disk Drive.

What do you suggest?

OH! Since this is also the cooling forum too, what kind of heatsink/fan combo should I use? I don't really plan on overclocking, but who knows about the future...
 
Here is a nice Chieftech for $42.00 also Antec are good for the price but a little higher then the Chieftech. The Lanboy is ok but their not that good for airflow with only 1 small exhaust outlet.



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Originally posted by: WaTaGuMp
Here is a nice Chieftech for $42.00 also Antec are good for the price but a little higher then the Chieftech. The Lanboy is ok but their not that good for airflow with only 1 small exhaust outlet.
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WaTaGuMp, you don't think that the Lanboy will keep it's cool? Granted it only has 1 80mm at the rear, but coupled with another 80mm in front and the quality Smart Power Blue 350W PSU is should keep a good airflow going. One big point is that its an aluminum case which should greatly decrease the case interior temps.
 
Originally posted by: MarkFahey
Originally posted by: WaTaGuMp
Here is a nice Chieftech for $42.00 also Antec are good for the price but a little higher then the Chieftech. The Lanboy is ok but their not that good for airflow with only 1 small exhaust outlet.
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WaTaGuMp, you don't think that the Lanboy will keep it's cool? Granted it only has 1 80mm at the rear, but coupled with another 80mm in front and the quality Smart Power Blue 350W PSU is should keep a good airflow going. One big point is that its an aluminum case which should greatly decrease the case interior temps.
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No, AL won't affect it that much. Think about it, with good case ventilation the case shouldn't absorb more than a few degrees of heat. And plus, a box is not very good hs design. So will AL lower your case temps, probably. Will it make a big difference, nope.
 
epoxy,

i just built a computer with almost similar stuff(still in the process of building). I have
ASUS A7N8X Deluxe MoBo
AMD 2100+ XP Processor OEM
PNY 2 256MB DDR266 (aka DDR333) RAM
XFX Ti4200 64MB Graphics Card
Cendyne DVD-ROM/CD Writer 32X
Liteon DVD ROM 16X
Floppy Drive
WD 80GB JBRTL
Alpha 8045 Heatsink (with Mechtronics Fan)

I have bought a Antec 660AMG for 80 bucks (case alone).
The one thing I observed is 660AMG is not that big and right now its silent really silent. But I am planning to put couple more fans and I will know how different it will be then. I have bought NMB fans, so I will use them later.

Right now the temperatures are from 32 - 36 initial period and they are going up to 40 when I am running SETI or continously after 6 hours or so. But I am still tweaking this and I want to see temperatures of mid 30's before I start ocing this machine.

 
Thanks for the info sunnyoc, please keep me informed about your case and how it sounds...

I've actually been looking at a couple of those cases with windows in them... They look cool, but i'm not sure how practical it is.

Oh and SETI is that Distributed Computing thing, right?
 
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