Hey guys, I'm kind of a newbie and could use some help before I spend money! I'm in Canada so parts are sometimes hard to find.
Goal is to build a quiet budget work/game machine that is entirely passive or cooled entirely by a single 120mm fan. Am I crazy?
Plan so far:
Passive video card
E.g. Radeon HD 4650
Low wattage processor (45w?)
E.g. AMD Athlon 64 X2 5050E
Passive CPU Cooler
E.g. Thermalright HR-01
Passive Power Supply
E.g. Silverstone Nightjar
SSD (no hard drive)
No optical drives
Questions
Are these good choices?
Can you recommend better parts?
Can you recommend motherboard and case?
Help!
And thanks!
Advice on new build
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Do you think the video performance will be better than my old 7900GS and also is there any better card that maybe runs cooler?
Could I stick with my 65w brisbane x2 or do I really need to go to the 45w processor?
Also any ideas for case and motherboard? I'm scared that the heatsink won't fit or something...
Do you think the video performance will be better than my old 7900GS and also is there any better card that maybe runs cooler?
Could I stick with my 65w brisbane x2 or do I really need to go to the 45w processor?
Also any ideas for case and motherboard? I'm scared that the heatsink won't fit or something...
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