5 cm, seems like a pretty close call. would the cooling be good if it were rotated? oh, and jab-tech no longer sells the xp-120. eitherway, would this card still be more beneficial than the added gig of ram?

If the XP-120 fits your motherboard, I would recommend getting that over the SI-120. Its ~25mm shorter so it will be easier for the ASUS 6600GT to fit. might have been a good idea; unfortunately i already ordered the SI-120 and the nexus fans from Jab-tech. I think i might be stuck with the SI-120 ...

Thanks for all the input! Alright, so when i was looking at the pictures of the MB, I saw this blue connector on one of the accesory backplates, turns out that its a "COM port". i guess this is my noobie side talking, but what the *&)(*^ is a COM port? anyway, thanks for that link, warriorpoet, but ...

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Awesome! thanks for all the help, so here is what ive got it to: Antec SLK-3000b case Asus A8N-SLI premium Athlon 3000+ Venice Corsair Value Select (2x 1GB) Seasonic S12-430 2x Samsung SpinPoint P 200GB SI-120 with Arctic Silver 5 I figure the SI-120, since it doesnt have fins that extend to the bas...

I'm finally going to build a new PC, been wanting to for about a year, but didnt have the funds. This will be my first build. From looking at posts and reading reviews, ive narrowed it down somewhat, but i still cant decide on a few things, and need some pretty specific advice. I also wanted to see ...

anybody have any ideas on whether or not it would cool the northbridge any better than the sli-premium?

awesome. thanks for the help.

anybody?

Am I posting in the wrong spot?

im building a new system, and had intended on using the winchester 3000, would upgrading to the venice be worth it? as in thermal performance/price?

sorry, this might not be the right place to post that question

i just thought that maybe it would be quieter with the silent psu... as long as i can run it with one fan though (two with the HSF). maybe i could add another nexus 120 to the front. does anybody have any thoughts or suggestions on this?

I posted a little while ago, here is what I was going to order in a couple days: Antec Solution SLK3000-B Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case ASUS A8N-E Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Winchester Integrated into Chip FSB Socket 939 Processor CORSAIR ValueS...

alright then, im gonna wait for my next paycheck in a couple weeks, then its ordering time. ill let yall know how it goes

awesome, thanks. so aside from a couple small quibles, this seems like a solid system to everybody?

-capleton

oops, my bad, my mind is shot right now sorry, i had meant the coolermaster wavemaster, same questions apply about tamptek (expecially b/c its alluminum) my main concern as far as cases go, is to have a front door covering the 5inch drive bays since the drive and the removeable hd im going to put in...

bluefront, what do you recommend as a good silent case? ive been looking at the tj05 with the temp and fan control; i would try to tamptek it too, just seems like a lot of $. Anybody have experience with this case? without damptek? Im not even sure that the kit would fit into the case as it is suppo...

here is my current idea for a system, this will be my first build. Antec Solution SLK3000-B Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case ASUS A8N-E Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Winchester Integrated into Chip FSB Socket 939 Processor CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x...

awesome, thanks a lot. alright, im gonna start a new thread now and see what the overall consensus is on my new system. Thanks soo much for all the help!

-capleton

well you are getting paid in making yourself look like an absolute god, and me like a wanna-be. :shock: Thanks sooo much bro, you have no idea how helpful all this is. my very last question is how do i know if stuff is in stock at jab-tech or not? thanks again, -capleton I think i might start a new ...

hey. i think that is a newegg misprint. they list the s12-380 as delivering 330w power. i dont know, do you think i should get in touch with them? also, i couldnt find the xp-90 in alluminum at jab-tech, they only have the copper version (granted for the same price as the allum. on newegg) I was con...

(two of those seagates)

alright, first, thanks for all the help everybody, couldnt have done it w/o yall. samwc, i do want a somewhat powerfull system, one that can do everything faster, and that has a few added capabilities, like OS monitoring of the raid array (what has your experience been with this m0002a?) and well, k...

thats the card im going to put in. does it look any longer than your 6600GT?

awesome! I saw the diagram with the dust filter, thank you! alright, i think i will opt for the lower wattage s12. will the 380 be sufficient, or should i opt for a 430? I will eventually throw in an audigy 4, or eventually an even better card once it comes out. and i will probably have 4 sata drive...

awesome, thanks.

im building a new system, and i had intended on getting the alluminum version of the xp-90, but now im wondering about the copper. It seems to way in at 690g, im assuming it would be above 800g with a fan. is that too much stress on the motherboard? oh yeah, and does anybody know anything about the ...

thanks for all the help!!!! yes, i do want raid 1 b/c i lost a lot of valuable stuff a couple years ago and have been paranoid about drive failure since. i think i miss-named what i thought to be a hot swap drive. what i wanted was capability to use another drive in the array that would stay dormant...

does anybody here know what the audible difference between the s12-500 and the lower s12s would be. Im getting this PS for the connections (3x SATA) and the pci-e, and im wondering if the noise will be noticeably different from the s12-300 for example or the s12-430. Any thoughts? Also, I saw that s...

i dont know how big those cards usually are, so i dont know if the zalman nb would interfere.

Hey! although im new to the spcr forums, im by no means new to the site. I have been thinking of building a new computer, and all my decisions the past couple months have been largely influenced by this site. There was no way i would go through with my build without consulting everyone here first. T...