super lanboy and true 430 or sonata

[rocketman14]

I wanted to build a silent computer and so originally i wanted to get the sonata. then i started reading about how the sonata has trouble moving air and so tends to run hot and would not be good for overclocking. since the super lanboy and true 430 together would also be pretty quiet, would this combo be a better option for me then the sonata? has anyone run into problems oc-ing with the sonata? the sonata does look much better then the lanboy.

 

[MDE]

I run my system in a Sonata. It runs a bit hot but nothing that affects my overclocking.

 

[Thor86]

The Sonata with a 380watt powersupply will only oc an intel platform to 3.4ghz max. Anything higher than 3.4 and you should go with the 430watt.

 

[MDE]

Originally posted by: Thor86
The Sonata with a 380watt powersupply will only oc an intel platform to 3.4ghz max. Anything higher than 3.4 and you should go with the 430watt.

Ahem, bull. I've got my 3.2C at 3.6 right now, running strong at full load 24/7. There's also three hard drives and a 6800GT in the system.

 

[Thor86]

Right, great for you, so it's tested stable? What test.

 

[MDE]

Originally posted by: Thor86
Right, great for you, so it's tested stable? What test.

Running two instances of Folding@Home for nearly 6 months without any issues.

 

[jspeicher]

Originally posted by: Thor86
Right, great for you, so it's tested stable? What test.

owned.

 

[KevinH]

Originally posted by: MDE

Originally posted by: Thor86
The Sonata with a 380watt powersupply will only oc an intel platform to 3.4ghz max. Anything higher than 3.4 and you should go with the 430watt.

Ahem, bull. I've got my 3.2C at 3.6 right now, running strong at full load 24/7. There's also three hard drives and a 6800GT in the system.

INteresting. Do you have the newer PSU? I bought my Sonata about 6 months ago and it came with the 18A on the 12+ V rails which is pretty abysmal for a 380Watter. I read somewhere that the Sonata now has 22A which explains why it can power your rig.

 

[MDE]

Nope, I have the older 18A version.

 

[BOLt]

I agree with jspeicher.

 

[RedWolf]

The new psu's do 24A on the 12v rail.

 

[Spike]

Originally posted by: jspeicher

Originally posted by: Thor86
Right, great for you, so it's tested stable? What test.

owned.

I fail to see what this has to do with anything. Guess what, you can have a stable computer without running any or paying attention to any stability testing programs. My computer is a prime example, due to something wierd with my NF7-S, I always fail prime 95 after about 41 min... always. This is with numerous processors, GPU's, HDD's, PSU's, and about every other component. It passes every other test, just not this one. To me it is not a big deal as, guess what, I can count the number of times my comp has crashed during regular (non-prime95) use on a single hand... 4! And that is with over a year of almost constant 24/7 operation including gaming, rendering, editing, surfing, etc...

If his little 18a rail 380 gets that CPU up at 3.6 with no crashing problems, then it sounds good to me regardless of what program he uses. I don't know why so many people put so much stock in these stability programs as well as gameing benchmarks. In my opinion they are decent problem diagnostic tools, but nothing else.

-spike