Okay...
After reading through this forum, I have come to the conclusion that this is no simple matter. Everyone has their own opinions and success (and failure) stories.
So, I now pose the question...if you built a system for yourself, what you put into it? I mean all the way down to the hose clamps...
I am not going to get a kit as they seem overpriced and you can't get exactly the right part within it. My original budget was $200, but I can go above that now (thanks to convincing the wife that the fan noise is really driving her nuts on my current solution).
Speaking of current solution. The idle temp is 49C and load 64C. My system is:
After reading through this forum, I have come to the conclusion that this is no simple matter. Everyone has their own opinions and success (and failure) stories.
So, I now pose the question...if you built a system for yourself, what you put into it? I mean all the way down to the hose clamps...
I am not going to get a kit as they seem overpriced and you can't get exactly the right part within it. My original budget was $200, but I can go above that now (thanks to convincing the wife that the fan noise is really driving her nuts on my current solution).
Speaking of current solution. The idle temp is 49C and load 64C. My system is:
- Abit IC7-G Maxx II
- Intel P4 3.4E (currently at 3.8)
- Thermaltake Silent Tower (modded with two 120cfm fans)
- 1Gb Corsair XMS PC3200
- 2x Maxtor 120Gb SATA in Raid 0
- Ati Radeon X800XTPE
- Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS
- Antec Server Case