Do I need a Wind Tunnel II?

kohrah

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Mar 16, 2001
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I'm putting together a budget overclocking system. I would like to know if a Wind Tunnel II would help out, or whether I'll have sufficient cooling. Here are the specs and what are going to be in it: The motherboard is going to be an AsusTek A7V133 (VIA KT133A chipset, of course), Sound Blaster Live Value, Adaptec 2940 Ultra Wide, Duron 700MHz, PowerColor Evil Kyro 64MB AGP, 256MB Corsair PC133, Dell case (not actually from Dell, but their OEM manufacturer). I've chosen these aftermarket cooling devices: ThermalTake Blue Orb (for the Kyro, I'm going to try and o/c it above the 115MHz core), Vantec Chipset Cooler (for the Via Northbridge/Southbridge), ThermalTake Volcano II for the CPU. The hard drive and CD-ROM will be in an external SCSI enclosure. So what do you think? Should I ditch my current case and get the WTII or do I have sufficient air flow already?
 

GasX

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Feb 8, 2001
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The local cooling (i.e HSF combos) seem to be good, but how much air is circulated in your Dell case? Ideally you want a MINIMUM of 1 intake and outake (power supply). Additional fans are a bonus, and may be required if your house gets warm or you are going to OC like a madman.

You can't go wrong with an Enlight 7237 with an extra fan exhausting in the back...
 

DoOLiE11

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id otn think uw ill need that big wind tunnel thing. do u know how loud those things are!!

get an antec sx1030 and put some panaflos l1as and u will be fine