The CX430 is not as good as other power suppliess with "400-450W".
I've built some 560Ti-systems with this Cougar - it is quite good and absolutely enough. :)
(for example the 12V rails are about 50W more and it has two pci connectors)
Alternatively, I recommend the Seasonic S12II-430 / Antec...
I've already built a lot of systems with Fractal Design cases, here are just two of them:
Components:
CPU: AMD Athlon II X3 450 (3x 3,2GHz, 1,225V)
CPU cooler: Xigmatek Loki SD963 @ Enermax T.B. Silence UCTB9
Mainboard: Gigabyte GA-880GM-UD2H
RAM: 2x 2GB Crucial Value DDR3-1333 CL9 1,5V...
Hello folks,
this is Phenom. from the German PCMasters-community!
I'd like to introduce my newest Q07 build with an interestig way of cpu cooling. ;)
(usage: office-stuff, internet, photoshop)
To begin with the hardware:
CPU: Intel Core i3-2120 (2x 3,3GHz, stock voltage, HT/SMT enabled)
CPU...