Pentium M: System Component Recommendations
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2006 10:45 am
I currently have the following components:
AOpen i855GMEm-LFS (Japanese Edition supporting 533FSB)
2 x 512MB Corsair XMS3200C2PT
nVidia GeForce 6800GT (with Arctic Cooling NV5)
80GB Fujitsu MHT2080AH 2.5" HDD
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I am having dilemmas as to what to get for CPU, Heatsink and PSU
Possible candidates at the moment:
Pentium-M 740 1.73GHz (533FSB)
Scythe SCNJ-1000 Ninja
Seasonic S12-430 SS-430HB
Antec Phantom 350
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At the moment, I'm having major concerns about the heatsink in particular. I heard the torque and weight of the Scythe would crush the core of the Pentium M. I would really like to have a passive heatsink.
If going passive on the CPU, I may opt for the Seasonic PSU to have some airflow at least around the CPU heatsink. I don't know if a passive PSU like the Antec Phantom would do any good to cooling the CPU considering my case only has a small 80mm exhaust.
Here's a link to what my case looks like inside,
Coolermaster ATC-210 Aluminum Case:
http://www.gamepc.com/labs/view_content ... 210&page=3
Ultimately, I'm trying to get the most silent set up rather than performance. First priority is silence! This is going to replace my current AthlonXP-M set up in the same case. Please advise, suggest what I should do or recommend what other components I should consider.
Thanks for your time!
AOpen i855GMEm-LFS (Japanese Edition supporting 533FSB)
2 x 512MB Corsair XMS3200C2PT
nVidia GeForce 6800GT (with Arctic Cooling NV5)
80GB Fujitsu MHT2080AH 2.5" HDD
_______________________________________________________
I am having dilemmas as to what to get for CPU, Heatsink and PSU
Possible candidates at the moment:
Pentium-M 740 1.73GHz (533FSB)
Scythe SCNJ-1000 Ninja
Seasonic S12-430 SS-430HB
Antec Phantom 350
_______________________________________________________
At the moment, I'm having major concerns about the heatsink in particular. I heard the torque and weight of the Scythe would crush the core of the Pentium M. I would really like to have a passive heatsink.
If going passive on the CPU, I may opt for the Seasonic PSU to have some airflow at least around the CPU heatsink. I don't know if a passive PSU like the Antec Phantom would do any good to cooling the CPU considering my case only has a small 80mm exhaust.
Here's a link to what my case looks like inside,
Coolermaster ATC-210 Aluminum Case:
http://www.gamepc.com/labs/view_content ... 210&page=3
Ultimately, I'm trying to get the most silent set up rather than performance. First priority is silence! This is going to replace my current AthlonXP-M set up in the same case. Please advise, suggest what I should do or recommend what other components I should consider.
Thanks for your time!