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]-[itman
10-30-01, 09:17 PM
Okay doing my best to keep it in the right board so the mods won't move(if you think you need to move it go ahead). Can you give me a suggestion for a good case for a system i'm going to build that will be best for the purposes of folding 24/7? (if this needs moved can you give me warning first so i can try and change it a little to keep it in here?). I just want a good case that I can mod myself. In the past i always bought good cases with extra fans already on because i was to lazy/scared to do it myself. Anyway sorry bout the rant but here's my system.

1.Abit KT7A mobo non raid ver1.3 (incase i get money to upgrade)
2.t-bird 1ghz 266FSB(133 if you want to get picky)
3.2 sticks of 256 pc133 crucial memory unbuffered
4.Sony 52xcdRom drive
5.Netgear 10/100 ethernet card
6.20 gb 7200 rpm hdd
7.floppy drive
8.here's (http://www.chenbro.com.tw/products/pc.asp) the case i was looking at because it was really cheap. Yes or no? It's $47 so any suggestions will be highly welcomed. Also, is this big enough to fit a radiator water cooling system in?
9.Tnt2 m64 vid card(it's in my system now i'm getting a new one for my b-day :))

That should be it if i missed something plz tell me(i'm having one of those days). Any and all suggestions welcome just remember what I'm goibng to be using this for folding and not much else. Thanks.

Edit:I've been able to keep this thing below $500 dollars so far and want to keep it that way just so you know but if it's a must then i can shell out a few extra bucks.

flounder43
10-30-01, 10:10 PM
Looks good, I say go for it! Sounds like a better system than most people get for $1000 at compusa...

I just got a "supercase" full tower. It has wheels, it is cheap, I love it. You can get them at servercase.com, but I got mine in town for $65, with 300W cheap PSU.

Otherwise, this one looks big enough for what you want. I am a big fan guy, myself. I keep my 1.0Ghz Athlon cool with lots and lots of air...

Anyway, hope I helped. Let's get folding...

Ploaf
10-30-01, 10:10 PM
Well, here's a bump more than anything else. I can't answer about your case, because-honestly- I have no idea. Don't know about h2o cooling or about more than a couple of fans. I am using whatever I have with decent hsf. #1 rule- Silence is Golden ie. a couple of 120mm Panaflo's work well for me in a mid tower.
You may be better off if this were moved to the cases forum.

nihili
10-30-01, 10:15 PM
Here's (http://forums.overclockers.ws/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=37067&highlight=supercase) a link to the supercase thread.

nihili

sfa ok
10-30-01, 10:26 PM
That would be a really nice system for anything! Without a case, you can get a decent folding box for under $200. What I would do for yours is eliminate the non-essentials: that much ram isn't necessary (I know, ram is cheap), 256 is good (although a little overkill for only folding), floppy and cd-rom aren't necessary. With the money you save there, get a faster cpu. That is the only thing that matters in folding.

]-[itman
10-30-01, 10:30 PM
Thanks for the info guys hopefully I'll have the system set up buy mid Nov.(shipping and i have school and what not) but maybe sooner.

]-[itman
10-31-01, 09:02 AM
Ok I changed some things around and here's the new system.

AMD 1600+XP
Shuttle ak31 ver 3.1
2 128 sticks of pc2100 Crucial ddr ram
same case(don't have room for a bigger one)
and everything else is the same.

Ok, does anyone have this board? How easy is it to oc? I'm looking for a mild to moderate overclock nothing major.