Suggestions Needed for Mini-Itx system

The HD4890 with an i7 965, 6x DDR3 sticks of RAM, and a single HDD/OD will only pull around 300W at stock clocks, according to reviews I've read.
 
enginurd said:
The HD4890 with an i7 965, 6x DDR3 sticks of RAM, and a single HDD/OD will only pull around 300W at stock clocks, according to reviews I've read.
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Thats pretty good.
But unfortunately i will have an e5200 with Hd 4890, 4gb Ram and 1tb hhd not i7 sytem yet.
 
Ride2kmax said:
Thats pretty good.
But unfortunately i will have an e5200 with Hd 4890, 4gb Ram and 1tb hhd not i7 sytem yet.
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Sorry, I didn't quite finish that post...

Since an E5200 (65W) pulls half the power of an i7 965 (130W), then a 450W Corsair unit will definitely be enough. ;)
 
enginurd said:
Sorry, I didn't quite finish that post...

Since an E5200 (65W) pulls half the power of an i7 965 (130W), then a 450W Corsair unit will definitely be enough. ;)
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Great, but i been having thoughts about crossfirex and i want a psu that would be able to handle 2 4890 if i actually get them later on.

Now i got another question i need 4 fans a silent as possible but with good cooling. I need 2 120mm fans and 2 60mm fans. There are just too many fans to choose from and i have no idea which are quieter and provide a good air flow.
 
Ride2kmax said:
Great, but i been having thoughts about crossfirex and i want a psu that would be able to handle 2 4890 if i actually get them later on.

Now i got another question i need 4 fans a silent as possible but with good cooling. I need 2 120mm fans and 2 60mm fans. There are just too many fans to choose from and i have no idea which are quieter and provide a good air flow.
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For two HD 4890 CF, I'd recommend at least a quality 750W PSU.

Excellent page/site for quiet fan info and recommendations:
http://www.silentpcreview.com/article63-page2.html
 
I typically get Yate Loon 120mm fans because they're so cheap. If someone thinks its too loud, I simply volt mod it. /shrug.
 
Jab-Tech normally have them the cheapest. They can also be found at FrozenCPU, Petra's Tech Shop, and a few other locations for around $4-$6 per fan.
 
Ride2kmax said:
Shipping suck on this places.

Thanks for the info..
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I guess it depends where you are, since shipping 3 - 9 120mm fans (D12SL-12) to me is only $6 from jab-tech (regardless if its 3 or 9). So its only $16 for 3 fans, whereas a single Scythe Slipstream is $9 + $3 shipping from newegg. I guess you could try those 120mm cooler master or other brand fans from newegg if they're cheaper.
 
I want to thank everyone who help me with this build. I know that i didnt quite follow your suggestions but they did help me alot.

The final parts i ended up with are:
RAM-2x2GB Patriot Viper DDR2-800 (PC2-6400)
-2x2GB Kingston HyperX DDR2-1066 (PC2-8500)
MB G33M-DS2R
This items above i got from the same person on the fs section.
HHD 1tb hitachi.
CPU E5200
VC XFX Hd 4890 1gb
Dvdr rom- reuse old one.
HSF Cooler Master Hyper 212+

Corsair - 750W ATX - I got this because i might cross fire later when i go i7.
Generic case I had from my first build 6 years ago. I pulled apart cut some fan holes and side window and painted flat black.

The only things that i think i'm missing are Some case fans and cpu hsf.

What would you guys recommend for a cpu hsf?.


Now i just got to put it together when some parts arrive.

Thanks for everyone's help.
 
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DS2R? Nice board.

Could you please post some HDTune screenshots of that 1TB Hitachi when you get it all set up?

As for the HSF, these are popular choices: Cooler Master Hyper 212+ and Xigmatek Dark Knight.

Post pics of the build! :)
 
enginurd said:
DS2R? Nice board.

Could you please post some HDTune screenshots of that 1TB Hitachi when you get it all set up?

As for the HSF, these are popular choices: Cooler Master Hyper 212+ and Xigmatek Dark Knight.

Post pics of the build! :)
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Sure will when i get it all together.

Thanks
 
I just wanted to share the progress with you guys.
Here a link with pictures of the items on hand and the case i will be using before i did i little clean up. I was just waiting for the motherboard which just arrive. So hopefully it should be up and running by tomorrow.

Here is the Link.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ride2kmax/sets/72157623148317120/
Sorry about the bad pictures. Took them with my cell phone.
I will upload new pictures when i put it together.
 
enginurd said:
DS2R? Nice board.

Could you please post some HDTune screenshots of that 1TB Hitachi when you get it all set up?

As for the HSF, these are popular choices: Cooler Master Hyper 212+ and Xigmatek Dark Knight.

Post pics of the build! :)
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www.flickr.com/photos/ride2kmax/4251771145/

Here is hd tune screen shots of my drive.
I dont know much about it. The windows index experience gave me 5.9 for disk data transfer.
Is it good according to the picture?
 
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Ride2kmax said:
I posted the results a few post back. Just so you know.
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Yah, looks ok. Hoped it would be faster, but I guess its not using 500GB-platters. Thanks for the pics! Nice paint job. I actually have one of those cases, lol, but I gave it to one of my cousins.
 
enginurd said:
Yah, looks ok. Hoped it would be faster, but I guess its not using 500GB-platters. Thanks for the pics! Nice paint job. I actually have one of those cases, lol, but I gave it to one of my cousins.
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This case is from my first build 6 years ago. My wife bought it for me so i had to do something to it and not just leave it collecting dust. That why i kind of retouch it.


Now i got a question i'm using the cm 212plus hsf on a e5200 and i'm getting a idle temp of 32c and maximum temp after 24 hours of prime95 52c average was 42c.
Is that about right ?
 
Hehe, 42°C @ load? nice. If and when you decide to OC, just make sure the load temps don't go over ~60°C (ie. you have a lot of headroom :p).
 
enginurd said:
Hehe, 42°C @ load? nice. If and when you decide to OC, just make sure the load temps don't go over ~60°C (ie. you have a lot of headroom :p).
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I started overclocking. Right now the e5200 is running at 3.5 with vcore at 1.29. Ran prime95 for 8hrs highest temperature was 52c. I wil keep it like this for sometime.
 
Nice OC. As you can probably tell, it should go higher. Though, I agree, leaving it at 3.5Ghz should be fine for quite a while.
 
enginurd said:
Nice OC. As you can probably tell, it should go higher. Though, I agree, leaving it at 3.5Ghz should be fine for quite a while.
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Now i want to overclock the video card but i dont know much about it. How to test and tell if is stable after the overclock.
 
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