Case & Power Supply

The flaming Cow · 01-19-02, 05:59 PM

I am building my own PC for the first time, I was thinking of getting an AMD 1600+ CPU, and was curious what kind of case and PSU people would suggest to a newbie. I was kind of thinking of getting an aluminum case, so any suggestions for a well made case that isn't too expensive would be much appreciated. Oh yeah, and I plan to overclock as well. thanks.

-The Flaming Cow

flounder43 · 01-19-02, 06:10 PM

Well, if you are looking at aluminum, you are not going to find anything too cheap. Lian Li makes the good ones...

With regard to psu, read through this topic and you will learn a lot. Besides looking at overall wattage, look for the "combined" wattage" of the 3.3V and 5V lines. This is a better comparison, and important when using a power hungry Athlon. Again, there is a thread in this topic where Hoot discussed this issue.

ColdMiser · 01-19-02, 08:11 PM

Excuse me, Sir. Your bovine is on fire.

klosters64a · 01-19-02, 09:42 PM

If you need to conserve money, aluminum cases are too expensive. I suggest going to AMD's approved for Athlon list of PS's. Every one has an opinion, I like PC Power&Cooling's PS's the best. Because PC Power&Cooling's PS's are quite expensive, I bought a Sparkle 350W PS recently. I like it a lot, so far.

Why not have a look at www.a-pro.com ? You can learn a lot about cases there.

01-19-02, 05:59 PM	Thread Starter #1
The flaming Cow Registered Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Canada, eh!	Case & Power Supply I am building my own PC for the first time, I was thinking of getting an AMD 1600+ CPU, and was curious what kind of case and PSU people would suggest to a newbie. I was kind of thinking of getting an aluminum case, so any suggestions for a well made case that isn't too expensive would be much appreciated. Oh yeah, and I plan to overclock as well. thanks. -The Flaming Cow
	QUOTE Thanks

01-19-02, 06:10 PM	#2
flounder43 Senior Lawyer-clocker Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Minneapolis	Well, if you are looking at aluminum, you are not going to find anything too cheap. Lian Li makes the good ones... With regard to psu, read through this topic and you will learn a lot. Besides looking at overall wattage, look for the "combined" wattage" of the 3.3V and 5V lines. This is a better comparison, and important when using a power hungry Athlon. Again, there is a thread in this topic where Hoot discussed this issue.
	QUOTE Thanks

01-19-02, 08:11 PM	#3
ColdMiser Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Georgia	Excuse me, Sir. Your bovine is on fire.
	QUOTE Thanks

01-19-02, 09:42 PM	#4
klosters64a Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Seattle, Wa	If you need to conserve money, aluminum cases are too expensive. I suggest going to AMD's approved for Athlon list of PS's. Every one has an opinion, I like PC Power&Cooling's PS's the best. Because PC Power&Cooling's PS's are quite expensive, I bought a Sparkle 350W PS recently. I like it a lot, so far. Why not have a look at www.a-pro.com ? You can learn a lot about cases there. __________________ It's too big to digest and the memory will never fade away. Let our armed response spare as many innocents as is humanly possible. Or reconcile ourselves to reading terrorist attack headlines every day.
	QUOTE Thanks

Thread Tools	Search this Thread
Show Printable Version Email this Page	Search this Thread: Advanced Search

Case & Power Supply

Internet Services

Website Development

Tech Hardware