new system with 8600gt/gts

Pierce · Post by **Pierce** » Mon May 07, 2007 4:08 am

Hi I'm planning to get me a new silent computer.

The main purposes are browsing the internet, watching films and some gaming.
I want it to be quiet and fairly cheap (about 650â‚¬, 850$)
My plan:

CPU: e4300
Mobo: Abit Fatality F-I90HD
Case: NSK 2400
Ram: 2gb kit (as cheap as possible)
Hdd: 2,5" 120gb Samsung
dvd: any dvd rw
cooling: thermalright si-128 with a 120mm fan
video: passive 8600gt or gts?

Is there a significant improvement of the video power between GT and GTS?
Or should I wait for ATI mid-range which wouldn't be a problem since the mobo has onboard graphics.

Thanks for any help.

Pierce

Max Slowik · Post by **Max Slowik** » Mon May 07, 2007 1:25 pm

Wait a couple of weeks. If the Internet rumors are to be believed, uh, wait until 6:00AM EST May 15th.

klankymen · Post by **klankymen** » Tue May 08, 2007 3:44 am

I would advise to stay away from notebook HDDs >80GB if you want true inaudibility, for these larger models have multiple platters.
At least I think 80 is the largest single platter - can anyone confirm this?

rjhythloday · Post by **rjhythloday** » Tue May 08, 2007 10:32 am

Max Slowik wrote:Wait a couple of weeks. If the Internet rumors are to be believed, uh, wait until 6:00AM EST May 15th.

new card or dropped prices? hint please.

derekchinese · Post by **derekchinese** » Tue May 08, 2007 12:16 pm

BOTH!
if ATI brings their new cards to the market, we can expect new cards and dropped prices!

Good to know that the new cards may only be one week away!

Derek

Pierce · Post by **Pierce** » Tue May 08, 2007 10:50 pm

I just found out that the SI-128 doesn't fit the NSK with a 120mm fan on top.

Which other heatsink is able to cool my cpu at a low noise level?