Slim desktop and questions...

gwarren007

gwarren007

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I need to build less cumbersome boxen and was thinking about using this case:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...sid=m37&satitle=300171807079&category0=&fvi=1

with this motherboard:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131230


ram: (maybe even 1X2gb crucial)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145539

1hd and either a E4500 or wait for the E7200 I need to stablize my production and promote a slight boost in ppd. Currently I have a e4500 (thanks killerMob!) and a q6600.
I dare not put the 6600 in this case.



 
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100w psu? WT? I'd rather have the 240w in the other case. Plus the shuttles are known for 1 pci slot only.
20.00 ram+65.00 motherboard+ 24.99 case=shuttle
 
I like the case in the first post mainly because it looks decent and it's cheap. THe small size would be good to put away in a corner for your boxen, and if the cooling is insufficent, it only cost $25 so you won't feel bad cutting out a few more fan holes.
 
Having a small case is not really good for airflow. I doubt it could sustain the heat while folding 24/7 unless you don't overclock too much...

 
Xilikon said:
Having a small case is not really good for airflow. I doubt it could sustain the heat while folding 24/7 unless you don't overclock too much...

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that too was my concern. I enjoy the hell out of my TRUE HSFs and being able to push them to 3.2-3.6 with them it just is so hard to give that up for just a bit of space. Plus the larger cases I put in 3 front fans and 2 rear fans all 78cfm each. That puts a lot of air flow through the case and truthfully the TRUE and that airflow has allowed me to keep pretty stable even @ 90F. I also buy these coolermaster chipset fans for $3.00 each and put between 2-4 fans per mobo for NB, SB and PWM cooling!

I know the key to stability is keeping the components cool at full load! Well that and a stable network!



 
I wouldn't overclock much with these. More for stablity and space saving that all out points.
My power supply went out on the wifes(main computer) computer this morning :rolleyes:
 
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