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Re: Building a computer
« Reply #30 on: August 31, 2009, 05:20:20 PM »
Dont worry about a different cooler if your not overclocking.  For $5 more, you get 140 extra gb, why not?  And the bigger the hdd, the faster it will be.  I only recommended a new case because I personally dont like the looks of it.  Dont buy it just because it has 4 fans. More then 2 fans will just add extra noise and dust.  Maybe if you were ocing it might be a good idea, but since thats not an issue
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Re: Building a computer
« Reply #31 on: August 31, 2009, 05:24:35 PM »
Quote from: computeruler on August 31, 2009, 05:20:20 PM
Dont worry about a different cooler if your not overclocking.  For $5 more, you get 140 extra gb, why not?  And the bigger the hdd, the faster it will be.  I only recommended a new case because I personally dont like the looks of it.  Dont buy it just because it has 4 fans. More then 2 fans will just add extra noise and dust.  Maybe if you were ocing it might be a good idea, but since thats not an issue
i agree with computeruler about having 4 fans
more fans will make it very anoying and may
create excessive eletrical noise
so you here buzzing out the speakers all the time (if you can here the speakers over the fans)
and how computeruler says more gb is faster is wrong
infact its opiset of what is true
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Re: Building a computer
« Reply #32 on: August 31, 2009, 05:25:00 PM »
Quote from: lectrocrew on August 31, 2009, 03:53:21 PM
I agree. I only wanted to note that if, in fact, a stronger cooler is needed it may require the removal of the motherboard to install the new cooler, so don't spend a lot of time on permanently securing wiring ect. yet.
Only reason I mention this is because I spent a lot of time cutting nylon wire straps and undoing/redoing wiring routing when I replaced the factory fan/heatsink on my Quad core 8200 with a Zalman unit.
Just a thought based on my experience.  :)

Do the build...
Run it thru it's paces for 2 weeks...
Stress it out after that and post your SpeedFan readings and we'll go from there.
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Re: Building a computer
« Reply #33 on: August 31, 2009, 06:10:37 PM »
no smeezekitty, the bigger the drive, the faster
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=32815
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    Re: Building a computer
    « Reply #34 on: September 01, 2009, 03:56:11 AM »
    so what other cases would you guys recommend instead?
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      Re: Building a computer
      « Reply #35 on: September 01, 2009, 04:32:48 AM »
      Quote from: computeruler on August 31, 2009, 06:10:37 PM
      no smeezekitty, the bigger the drive, the faster
      http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=32815

      acctually its the number of rpm's but thats differnt.
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        Re: Building a computer
        « Reply #36 on: September 01, 2009, 06:11:28 AM »
        I think I'm gonna end up going with this case:
        http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147033
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        Re: Building a computer
        « Reply #37 on: September 01, 2009, 10:10:24 AM »
        Quote from: squall_01 on September 01, 2009, 04:32:48 AM
        acctually its the number of rpm's but thats differnt.
        No, it's not just rpm that matters.  Go back and read the quote in my previous post.
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          Re: Building a computer
          « Reply #38 on: September 01, 2009, 10:23:40 AM »
          I didnt think that you had put anything about that in it.
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            Re: Building a computer
            « Reply #39 on: September 01, 2009, 10:41:37 AM »
            so are you guys gonna help me at all?
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              Re: Building a computer
              « Reply #40 on: September 01, 2009, 10:48:05 AM »
              fairly nice, I mite get one then.
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              Re: Building a computer
              « Reply #41 on: September 01, 2009, 11:55:06 AM »
              Quote from: UmarAllAroundYou on September 01, 2009, 10:41:37 AM
              so are you guys gonna help me at all?

              I thought we had; what do you want to know now? By the way, a word of advice: petulant posts like that one are not a good way to get good quality help.
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