badbadtz560
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I'm looking to build a new system.. maybe dual or quad core.. can I get suggestions? I am a silentpc enthusiast.. but I do want some decent gaming components
1)case and Heat sink - $200
a) should fit standard PSU.. i'd like to put a corsair unless there's somethin quieter
b) I'd like something that is tall and slender as I don't have the space for a wide system.
I've been looking at the sg03, but there's some antec NSK3480? that seems to have a better layout (psu seems to be isolated and cpu gets its own fan). Is there anything w/ that layout but isn't as ugly as a glock? I do like the looks of a silverstone or lian li and want to make sure the case is sturdy enough to move around.
Hell, I've seen standard atx cases that were around the size of the two above.. that would work for me too...
c) What would be the best heatsink configuration I could install in the case above? Once again I'd prefer the heat from the cpu to be isolated from the psu if possible.
mobo: $150 limit
a) How's the onboard sound nowadays? I just need somethin that will give some good 4.1 sound as I'll be using an emu-0404 for music listening. My concern would be if the drivers can be compatible w/ my emu. I know creative sound cards work well with it
b) needs to support whatever vid card I'd get... hd4870 or gts260? from nvidia?
c) It'd be nice if it had space for a tv tuner with the vid card w/o ruining airflow
cpu? - $200 limit
where's the sweet spot for dual cores? or quad cores? Lookin for somethin that will work well w/ teh vid card.. If there's a bottleneck, i'd rather it be the video card than the cpu though
oh.. and any heatsink recommendations for the vid cards above? hd4870 or gts260 (might've gotten the letters or numbers wrong)
1)case and Heat sink - $200
a) should fit standard PSU.. i'd like to put a corsair unless there's somethin quieter
b) I'd like something that is tall and slender as I don't have the space for a wide system.
I've been looking at the sg03, but there's some antec NSK3480? that seems to have a better layout (psu seems to be isolated and cpu gets its own fan). Is there anything w/ that layout but isn't as ugly as a glock? I do like the looks of a silverstone or lian li and want to make sure the case is sturdy enough to move around.
Hell, I've seen standard atx cases that were around the size of the two above.. that would work for me too...
c) What would be the best heatsink configuration I could install in the case above? Once again I'd prefer the heat from the cpu to be isolated from the psu if possible.
mobo: $150 limit
a) How's the onboard sound nowadays? I just need somethin that will give some good 4.1 sound as I'll be using an emu-0404 for music listening. My concern would be if the drivers can be compatible w/ my emu. I know creative sound cards work well with it
b) needs to support whatever vid card I'd get... hd4870 or gts260? from nvidia?
c) It'd be nice if it had space for a tv tuner with the vid card w/o ruining airflow
cpu? - $200 limit
where's the sweet spot for dual cores? or quad cores? Lookin for somethin that will work well w/ teh vid card.. If there's a bottleneck, i'd rather it be the video card than the cpu though
oh.. and any heatsink recommendations for the vid cards above? hd4870 or gts260 (might've gotten the letters or numbers wrong)
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