Hi I'm new and I have a couple questions

[octones]

Hi.. I've been reading here for the past couple days because I am looking at building myself a new computer. So here are the specs I'm looking at:

Athlon XP 1800+
Asus A7V266-E Motherboard
VisionTek Xtasy GeForce3 TI 200 Video Card
This Case (http://store.yahoo.com/directron/imt4000.html)
(Probably) 512 Pc2100 DDR Ram
Plextor 16/10/40 CD/RW
Phillips sound card

What I am wondering is what kind of fans to get for the case? And what heatsink to get for the CPU? Also some kind of fan/heatsink for the video card? I am looking for passive overclocking on the cpu and video card because I do not want to burn them out. If you can provide help or reccomendations I'd appreciate it. Thanks!

Josh

[Shadow ÒÓ]

Welcome to the forums!

I highly recommend the Glaciator as a HSF, especially if you're definitely not going with water.

I'm sure you'll get other suggestions on this tho.

As far as fans, are you looking for quiet, high output or what?

Are you gonna cut holes or try to use existing holes?

I'll leave a redirect here, but normalll the General Hardware or Cooling section would be a better area for this post as the real experts hang out in these areas.

[bodezafa]

Welcome to thr fourms!!:D
Sounds like a sweet rig, that case looks cool too!
I agree with shadow on the HSF
I think the video card will have a HSF on it allready


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[octones]

Thanks for the suggestions guys. Sorry about posting in the wrong area.

For fans I guess I'm just looking for good output. Don't want them to be too loud you know, but to try to get good cooling. I'm probably just going to use the existing spots for fans as there is a spot for 2 fans on front, 1 on back, and 1 on each side. 4 fans seems good to me as long as they serve their purpose.

HSF a Glaciator.. what about the Glaciator II? any big difference there? I'm kinda new to this stuff.. so does it hook up real easy? Any how-to's or guides on this stuff? Thanks!

Josh

[WyrmMaster]

If you want to keep it quiet i would go with big slow fans, 120mm is good. You can get 120's that move 60cfm at almost no noise. I have two 120's in my case 90cfm at reasonable noise levels. I got mine at allelectronics.com, they have lots of fans at REALLY LOW prices.

Im looking at getting a glaciator myself, the old one is a bit cheaper, but the new one cools better.

EDIT: the only problem with my sugestion is you will have to cut new holes for big fans, but they do move alot of air. Mine can move all the air in my room through my case in under 15min. (theoreticaly of course)

[Softwebdev]

my 120 mm fans are like jet engine.........but it give my case a lot of air 130 cfm per 120 mm................i can hear music and watch tv from my computer without hearing anything............