Hello all. (Sheesh - been a while since I've been here... ).
I'm asking around, as I've been searching around the net for a few hours now, and would much rather just get your experience in, as I seem to be having problems finding what I want.
Let's start with where I'm heading:
"Got":
MB: Intel D875PBZ
CPU: Prescott P4 3.4 GHz
HD's: 2 x 250 GB SATA drives (for starters)
Memory: 1 GB (for starters).
<the usual stuff like DVD-RW and so need hardly mention >
"Needs":
* 1 quiet Chassis
* (Maybe fans to go into chassis)
* Quiet PSU with the "oomph" to power the system.
* Quiet CPU FHS?
* Top-range NVIDIA or ATI GFX-card to be out soon. (Mention due to PSU needs)
What I'm looking for / notes:
OK, to be blunt, I'm going on a bit of a spending spree, so money is not so much of an issue. Yes, this is intended to be a bit of a monster .
My irritation comes from the fact that it seems to be a herculean effort to find what I want. That is - in essence - a QUIET case, with good space inside. I'd like this monster to be a QUIET monster, if at all possible.
I'm starting with 2 HD's, but I'll likely be needing more fairly soon.
I want to have 120 mm fans (the sound of silence, eh?)
I want to have a case which has got an air intake filter
IDEALLY - have the chassis be able to swivel the mobo section out (but that's optional - can live without it).
I want a meaty, but quiet PSU. I am thinking 450W minimum, having made a rough power budget of my needs/planned usage.
Yes, I am quite aware that this likely isn't going to come cheap, but I am mostly concerned with FINDING the right stuff, rather how to pay for it (for once) .
Problems:
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- NVIDIA's and ATI's next top of the range babies will require 2 additional molex connectors, supposedly from two seperate power-channels, where nothing else can be hanging off. Be that as it may, it's serious power suckage. Hence, I need a beefy PSU - preferrably with lots of Molex connectors (I count I'll need a minimum of 8). :disgust:
- Finding a PSU which has 450 Watts (preferrably more) that doesn't try to emulate a jet trying to take off is not easy, as i've found :frown:
- Finding a case which has got 120 mm fans, AND offers the expansion space I want, AND comes without PSU, AND has an air filter (AND - ideally - can swivel out the mobo section tothe side) ... hard to find.
- Ideally, I'd like the case to be silvery/aluminium - but that's just icing on the cake/chassis
- Anyone know if there's a way to cool a 3.4 GHz Prescott without making it appear as if I'm living near a runway? At the moment, I'm looking at the boxed Intel cooler, which came with the CPU, but would prefer a nifty quiet solution.
I've looked at various cases, Lian-Li, Coolermaster, various smaller ones ... but either have not found the "right" model yet, or have just not seen the forest for the trees. Please help.
What I DON'T want/need:
- Modding the case.
- Glass panels in case.
I am quite happy with just a "solid box", really. Long as it ideally looks nifty, but is quiet .
Please help, if you would. My search is becoming considerably more painful than I'd planned on it being. Many thanks
- Shathal
I'm asking around, as I've been searching around the net for a few hours now, and would much rather just get your experience in, as I seem to be having problems finding what I want.
Let's start with where I'm heading:
"Got":
MB: Intel D875PBZ
CPU: Prescott P4 3.4 GHz
HD's: 2 x 250 GB SATA drives (for starters)
Memory: 1 GB (for starters).
<the usual stuff like DVD-RW and so need hardly mention >
"Needs":
* 1 quiet Chassis
* (Maybe fans to go into chassis)
* Quiet PSU with the "oomph" to power the system.
* Quiet CPU FHS?
* Top-range NVIDIA or ATI GFX-card to be out soon. (Mention due to PSU needs)
What I'm looking for / notes:
OK, to be blunt, I'm going on a bit of a spending spree, so money is not so much of an issue. Yes, this is intended to be a bit of a monster .
My irritation comes from the fact that it seems to be a herculean effort to find what I want. That is - in essence - a QUIET case, with good space inside. I'd like this monster to be a QUIET monster, if at all possible.
I'm starting with 2 HD's, but I'll likely be needing more fairly soon.
I want to have 120 mm fans (the sound of silence, eh?)
I want to have a case which has got an air intake filter
IDEALLY - have the chassis be able to swivel the mobo section out (but that's optional - can live without it).
I want a meaty, but quiet PSU. I am thinking 450W minimum, having made a rough power budget of my needs/planned usage.
Yes, I am quite aware that this likely isn't going to come cheap, but I am mostly concerned with FINDING the right stuff, rather how to pay for it (for once) .
Problems:
=======
- NVIDIA's and ATI's next top of the range babies will require 2 additional molex connectors, supposedly from two seperate power-channels, where nothing else can be hanging off. Be that as it may, it's serious power suckage. Hence, I need a beefy PSU - preferrably with lots of Molex connectors (I count I'll need a minimum of 8). :disgust:
- Finding a PSU which has 450 Watts (preferrably more) that doesn't try to emulate a jet trying to take off is not easy, as i've found :frown:
- Finding a case which has got 120 mm fans, AND offers the expansion space I want, AND comes without PSU, AND has an air filter (AND - ideally - can swivel out the mobo section tothe side) ... hard to find.
- Ideally, I'd like the case to be silvery/aluminium - but that's just icing on the cake/chassis
- Anyone know if there's a way to cool a 3.4 GHz Prescott without making it appear as if I'm living near a runway? At the moment, I'm looking at the boxed Intel cooler, which came with the CPU, but would prefer a nifty quiet solution.
I've looked at various cases, Lian-Li, Coolermaster, various smaller ones ... but either have not found the "right" model yet, or have just not seen the forest for the trees. Please help.
What I DON'T want/need:
- Modding the case.
- Glass panels in case.
I am quite happy with just a "solid box", really. Long as it ideally looks nifty, but is quiet .
Please help, if you would. My search is becoming considerably more painful than I'd planned on it being. Many thanks
- Shathal