Critique my planned setup
Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2004 11:46 pm
Hi Everyone!
First of all, I'd like to thank the makers of this website for all the wonderful information. I found the recommendation articles extremely helpful.
Anyway, I'm planning to buy the following parts to quiet down my system. Does this sound like a good setup? Is there anything else I should do to get it even quieter (mods, etc.) or anything I should know?
Antec SLK3700-BQE case /w the stock 120mm fan and a Nexus 120mm fan in the front. Will I need anything to mount that second fan or does the case come with everything needed? Would it be worth it to go with 2 Nexus fans?
Antec True550 PS (already own it and it seems awfully quiet to me).
Zalman CNPS7000A-Cu heatsink /w Nexus 92mm fan attached with double-sided tape (cooling a P4 3.0C). I'll probably just run that fan at 12V. Does anyone know whether the Zalman 7000 works in the BQE case using a recent P4 motherboard (Asus P4P400-E)? I'm not certain whether there will be enough clearance at the top of the motherboard and from the rear fan.
3x Samsung Spinpoint SP1614C hard drives.
Thanks for the help =).
First of all, I'd like to thank the makers of this website for all the wonderful information. I found the recommendation articles extremely helpful.
Anyway, I'm planning to buy the following parts to quiet down my system. Does this sound like a good setup? Is there anything else I should do to get it even quieter (mods, etc.) or anything I should know?
Antec SLK3700-BQE case /w the stock 120mm fan and a Nexus 120mm fan in the front. Will I need anything to mount that second fan or does the case come with everything needed? Would it be worth it to go with 2 Nexus fans?
Antec True550 PS (already own it and it seems awfully quiet to me).
Zalman CNPS7000A-Cu heatsink /w Nexus 92mm fan attached with double-sided tape (cooling a P4 3.0C). I'll probably just run that fan at 12V. Does anyone know whether the Zalman 7000 works in the BQE case using a recent P4 motherboard (Asus P4P400-E)? I'm not certain whether there will be enough clearance at the top of the motherboard and from the rear fan.
3x Samsung Spinpoint SP1614C hard drives.
Thanks for the help =).