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zax
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System advice please

Post by zax » Fri Nov 16, 2007 3:17 pm

Please can anyone advise on the following system which is a prebuilt Scan system with all silent options chosen:

Silverstone TJ09B-W (Black) TEMJIN Aluminum Supertower Case inc Side Window
850W Coolermaster Modular PSU Quad PCI-E, 6x12V Rails, >85% Efficiency, Intelligent 135mm fan
ASUS M2N32-SLi Deluxe WiFi NF590 SLI, Socket AM2, PCI-E (x16), DDR2 800, SATA II, SATA RAID, ATX
120mm Akasa Amber Case Fan, 3 Pin, 2 Ball Bearing , Ultra Quiet and Long life
50cm 3XS Round ATA133 Certified IDE Cable
50cm 3XS Round Floppy Drive Cable Certified
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound for CPU and Chipset Coolers
Corsair Dominator Airflow Fan (Fits onto the Memory slots to cool the memory)
AKASA 8 Pin (F) to 8 Pin (2x4 Pin) (M) Extension cable (30cm) (End to End) AK-CB8-8-EXT

Qty Selected Specifications

1 AMD AM2 Athlon 64 6000+ Dual Core 3.0GHz, 2x 1MB Cache, Retail
1 Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro - S754/939/940
1 2GB (2x1GB) CorsairTwinX XMS2, DDR2 PC2-6400 (800), 240 Pins, Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 4-4-4-12, EPP
1 512MB XFX 8800GT XXX, PCI-E (x16), 1950 MHz, GDDR3, GPU 670 MHz, 2x Dual Link DVI-I/HDTV, HDCP, Fan
1 500 Gb Samsung HD501LJ Spinpoint T, SATA300, 7200 rpm, 16MB Cache, 8.9 ms, NCQ
1 AKASA 3.5" AK-ICR-01E Internal Multi Memory card reader, Dual Fasica Black/Ivory inc USB 2.0 Port
1 LG GSA-H55LBRL 20xDVD±R, 16x DVD±DL, DVD+RW x8/-RW x6, PATA,Lightscribe, Black/Beige Retail inc Nero
1 Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi Xtreme Gamer Sound Card UK Retail
1 NVIDIA DVD - Bronze edition - Dolby 2.1
1 30" Dell 3007WFP-HC Black Widescreen LCD, 2560x1600, 1000:1, 300 cd/m2, 8 ms, VESA
1 Logitech 967688-0120 Desktop MX 3200 Cordless Keyboard, USB 1.1/2.0, 1000dpi Laser Mouse, Black
1 Creative GigaWorks T20 2.0 Speakers 28W RMS Retail Hi-End
1 AcoustiPack Deluxe (v2) Acoustic Material Kit

I am looking for a computer that is fast, reliable and silent (at a distance of about two feet). Does the above system qualify? Should I change any of the components?

Thanks in advance for any assistance,

Zax

djkest
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Post by djkest » Fri Nov 16, 2007 4:49 pm

Well, definately not. The 6000+ from AMD is a beast, it produces over 125 W of heat. Also I have that freezer pro, it's quiet but not silent. You'll hear that at 2', but you'll need it at full RPM to cool that thing.

*Coolermaster PSU is probably not the quietest.
*Fans on Corsair dominator RAM is loud.
*8800GT is going to be not-silent with the stock cooling.
*Akaska Amber fans are not quiet.

I'd recommend going with a different vendor if you can. Also, with the money you are spending you should look at an Intel Q6600 or E6850 CPU, OR if you really want AMD go with the 5000+ Black Edition or the 5600+ Brisbane.

zax
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Post by zax » Sat Nov 17, 2007 6:32 am

Thanks for your response Djkest. I will check out your recommendations and go back to Scan to see if they can deliver a silent pc.

Zax

protellect
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Post by protellect » Sat Nov 17, 2007 6:51 am

I'd also recommend the 5000+ black edition, or the 4mb+ cache versions of the Core2Duo's.

The 6000+ 90nm chip as said, makes a lot more heat than it should. I've read the 65nm chip supposedly clocks to 3ghz out of the box, simply by changing the unlocked multiplier.

Its cheaper, too.

sikbok
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Post by sikbok » Sat Nov 17, 2007 7:29 am

Be sure to check the clearance between the:
- Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro - S754/939/940
and the heatsinks on the:
- ASUS M2N32-SLi Deluxe WiFi NF590 SLI, Socket AM2


I'm looking at that same motherboard and I'm planning to use the:
Thermalright SI-128

Had a look at the Ninja Mini, but that definately has clearance issues with the motherboard heatsinks.

sikbok
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Post by sikbok » Sat Nov 17, 2007 3:27 pm

MikeC did manage to get a Minja on a M2N32 Sli Deluxe, see.

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