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My overclock blew up last month and I needed a PC quick, so I stopped at my local CC and found a pretty nice HP that would due until I had the cash to build something new and figure out what parts of my old PC survived. So quick summary...
Athlon XP 2800+, 1 gig DDR333, 120GB Seagate HDD, CD-RW, DVD +/- RW and I upgraded it from a stock Radeon 9200SE to my still usable Radeon 9600XT.
It's really not a bad little box, built on a stock Asus motherboard and after a quick clean install of Windows performs pretty comparably to similair set ups. I did put an Antec Cyclone exhaust blower under the Radeon, but that is about it.
Work is looking questionable right now and a lay off might be in the cards, so I may need to live with this machine for a while. So I figure the next best move would be to upgrade the video card (seeing as the price on 9800XTs should start falling shortly). The only barrier is actually the power supply, which is a Bestec rated at 250w. Since some of the higher end cards are calling for 300w or better I figure I can swap out the power supply and pop in any card I want in the immediate future, giving this machine at least a few extra months of life.
Problem is, it's a small case and my experiences with Antec and TT are that power supplies have tons of cabling, I have no place to hide those cables and don't want to disrupt my airflow. So does anyone know of a model, say in the 350w range, with shorter/less cabling? I need 4-6 4 pin connectors, don't need any floppy connectors and need a 20 pin/ATX cable under 14 inches if posssilbe. I have looked at Fortron and Sparkle and like some of what I saw, but those main 20 pin cables still look pretty long? Any suggstions outside of modding one myself, which I am not comfortable with. Anyone have any experience with these power supplies, could it handle a 9800xt or similair without heaving it's guts up? I don't want to damage anything. All input welcome.
Athlon XP 2800+, 1 gig DDR333, 120GB Seagate HDD, CD-RW, DVD +/- RW and I upgraded it from a stock Radeon 9200SE to my still usable Radeon 9600XT.
It's really not a bad little box, built on a stock Asus motherboard and after a quick clean install of Windows performs pretty comparably to similair set ups. I did put an Antec Cyclone exhaust blower under the Radeon, but that is about it.
Work is looking questionable right now and a lay off might be in the cards, so I may need to live with this machine for a while. So I figure the next best move would be to upgrade the video card (seeing as the price on 9800XTs should start falling shortly). The only barrier is actually the power supply, which is a Bestec rated at 250w. Since some of the higher end cards are calling for 300w or better I figure I can swap out the power supply and pop in any card I want in the immediate future, giving this machine at least a few extra months of life.
Problem is, it's a small case and my experiences with Antec and TT are that power supplies have tons of cabling, I have no place to hide those cables and don't want to disrupt my airflow. So does anyone know of a model, say in the 350w range, with shorter/less cabling? I need 4-6 4 pin connectors, don't need any floppy connectors and need a 20 pin/ATX cable under 14 inches if posssilbe. I have looked at Fortron and Sparkle and like some of what I saw, but those main 20 pin cables still look pretty long? Any suggstions outside of modding one myself, which I am not comfortable with. Anyone have any experience with these power supplies, could it handle a 9800xt or similair without heaving it's guts up? I don't want to damage anything. All input welcome.
