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cabbot

Nov 27 2005, 11:10 PM

Im building a new rig that looks like this

LITE-ON Black ATAPI/E-IDE DVD Burner
Maxtor QuickView 6L100M0 100GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive
ASUS A8N-SLI Premium Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard
eVGA 256-P2-N515-AX Geforce 7800GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16
2x Crucial 512MB (1 gig) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200)
AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Processor

I need to choose a case that looks good, affordable, and has sufficient cooling.. along with a PSU powerful enough to run the comp... here are my choices

for the case Im looking at the
ASPIRE X-Dreamer II ATXB4KLW-BK Black Computer Case With Side Window
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16811144026

then replacing the 420W PSU it comes with either one of these...

ASPIRE ATX-AS520W BLACK 520W Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16817148008
---------------OR-------------
Antec TRUEPOWERII TPII-550 550W Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16817103931

Is the Aspire PSU 520W enough to power it, and is the case with those 2 80MM fans good enough to keep my system from firing up? I am taking suggestions for other cases and psu. remember im not trying to go overboard price wise... use the prices i have as reference. thanks

hardnrg

Nov 28 2005, 04:26 AM

don't buy an aspire psu

the antec one is fine... there are better, but they may cost more...

suchuwato

Nov 28 2005, 04:33 AM

Aspire are pretty lame at PSUs

cabbot

Nov 28 2005, 08:20 AM

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cchalogamer

Nov 28 2005, 08:32 AM

QUOTE(cabbot @ Nov 28 2005, 02:10 AM)

Is the Aspire PSU 520W enough to power it
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NO better PSU is a must

QUOTE(cabbot @ Nov 28 2005, 02:10 AM)

is the case with those 2 80MM fans good enough to keep my system from firing up?
[right][snapback]585922[/snapback][/right]

NO

the case is pretty good, actually great for the price (I have one) but you will need to add the two 80mm Intakes and a 120 in the back for it to keep cool.

Ohh and cut out the fan grills, it works great for my main rig, but anyway, there are hundereds of better cases, but they all cost more

cabbot

Nov 28 2005, 04:29 PM

anyone else have input? Im thinking of just adding 1 120mm fan to the front of it... along with having the 2 80mm fans the comp comes with... please share your thoughts.

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