Ok im building a higher-end pc for a freind but I want to get some opinions about the system setup such as comments about if you think I need better cooling or known issues about the parts I'm selecting. I will be using an ANTEC SOHO File ServerTower ATX Case Model SX1040BII with 400 Watt Smart Power, Power Supply **Black**Performance 2 Series case LINK , a MSI K7N2 Delta-L (nforce2 chipset) motherboard LINK , 512MB CORSAIR MEMORY XMS Extreme Memory Speed Series 512MB 64M x 64 PC-3200C2 With Heat Spreader RAM ,
an AMD ATHLON XP 2800+, a CoolJag AMD (Socket A) and Intel (Socket 370) Heatsink and fan Model JVC258A Retail to cool the processor
LINK (scroll down a little) , a 80GB Maxtor 8MB cache HD, CDRW +DVD drives, 2 80X80 VANTEC STEALTH SF8025L case fans LINK (scroll down a little) , soundblaster live 5.1 card, and a ATI RADEON 9800 PRO 128MB DVI/TV 8X AGP RETAIL graphics card (heh, odd I thought these things were more than $364 bucks?) LINK (scroll down a little) . Now I heard that the Radeon 9800 Pro's can generate alot of heat and seeing how much heat my past Athlon XPs have generated, I would asume this 2800+ is going to generate quite a bit too. Do you guys think my cooling methods will work with no problem? (cooljag HSF + 2 Vantec Stealth Vans in ANTEC SOHO case) This system will NOT be overclocked but it will be under stress from all the games he'll be playing on it all the time. I also dont want this pc to be loud either. Also do you think the 400 WATT power supply is enough for the system? It comes with the case and it would be REALLY nice if I could use it for the system instead of having to buy another. THANKS!!
an AMD ATHLON XP 2800+, a CoolJag AMD (Socket A) and Intel (Socket 370) Heatsink and fan Model JVC258A Retail to cool the processor
LINK (scroll down a little) , a 80GB Maxtor 8MB cache HD, CDRW +DVD drives, 2 80X80 VANTEC STEALTH SF8025L case fans LINK (scroll down a little) , soundblaster live 5.1 card, and a ATI RADEON 9800 PRO 128MB DVI/TV 8X AGP RETAIL graphics card (heh, odd I thought these things were more than $364 bucks?) LINK (scroll down a little) . Now I heard that the Radeon 9800 Pro's can generate alot of heat and seeing how much heat my past Athlon XPs have generated, I would asume this 2800+ is going to generate quite a bit too. Do you guys think my cooling methods will work with no problem? (cooljag HSF + 2 Vantec Stealth Vans in ANTEC SOHO case) This system will NOT be overclocked but it will be under stress from all the games he'll be playing on it all the time. I also dont want this pc to be loud either. Also do you think the 400 WATT power supply is enough for the system? It comes with the case and it would be REALLY nice if I could use it for the system instead of having to buy another. THANKS!!
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