Hi, I am a newbie that has just completed building my first computer.
AMD Athlon XP 2600+ (Thoroughbred) w/packaged heatsink
Abit KD-7 MB
Maxtor 160GB
Antec SLK3700AMB Super Mid Tower (350 Watt p/s)
(2) Kingston 256MB PC 2100 DDR
(2) K-Byte 256MB PC 2700 DDR
PNY GeForce4 MX440se 64MB DDR AGP Video Card
I am wondering about the temperature of my system. I have not found anything reliable to tell me what temperature I should keep my CPU/system at. Obviously, "as cool as possible" is preferred, but what is realistic for me to be shooting for?
Also, I recently added a front case fan. I am sure this is helpful (I used AMD's reccomendation for air flow) but this fan is extremely noisy. I want to take it out because it's just too loud. Any suggestions on an alternative for keeping the unit cool AND quiet?
I am on a pretty tight budget so keep that in mind when offering tips (I'm sure a water cooling unit would be nice, but's its a little out of my price range.)
Also....I know I know my RAM is cheap (it was free, not much cheaper than that!). Eventually I'll get some good stuff so feel free to comment on this as well....
thanks!
AMD Athlon XP 2600+ (Thoroughbred) w/packaged heatsink
Abit KD-7 MB
Maxtor 160GB
Antec SLK3700AMB Super Mid Tower (350 Watt p/s)
(2) Kingston 256MB PC 2100 DDR
(2) K-Byte 256MB PC 2700 DDR
PNY GeForce4 MX440se 64MB DDR AGP Video Card
I am wondering about the temperature of my system. I have not found anything reliable to tell me what temperature I should keep my CPU/system at. Obviously, "as cool as possible" is preferred, but what is realistic for me to be shooting for?
Also, I recently added a front case fan. I am sure this is helpful (I used AMD's reccomendation for air flow) but this fan is extremely noisy. I want to take it out because it's just too loud. Any suggestions on an alternative for keeping the unit cool AND quiet?
I am on a pretty tight budget so keep that in mind when offering tips (I'm sure a water cooling unit would be nice, but's its a little out of my price range.)
Also....I know I know my RAM is cheap (it was free, not much cheaper than that!). Eventually I'll get some good stuff so feel free to comment on this as well....
thanks!