The (new) Official PC building thread!

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  1. Lp531

    Lp531 Regular member

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    Good Buy from SVC...On Cases...
    COOLER MASTER RC-632S-KKN1-GP MYSTIQUE 632S BLACK STEEL ATX MID-TOWER CASE
    Regular Price: $119.99
    Sale Price: $89.99
    Price After Rebate: $69.99
    http://www.svc.com/rc-632s-kkn1-gp.html

    COOLER MASTER RC-534-KKN2-GP BLACK CENTURION STEEL MID TOWER ATX CASE
    Regular Price: $49.99
    Sale Price: $39.99
    Price After Rebate: $29.99
    http://www.svc.com/rc-534-kkn2-gp.html
     
    Lp531, Oct 19, 2007
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  2. greensman

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    What do you guys think about HDD coolers? Is there a need for one on a SATA 320 or 500? I would think that a 10,000rpm drive might need one but I'm not sure on a 7,200rpm. Here's one on sale from SVC of all places. link to HDD cooler

    tia for the advice.... ;)

    ....gm

     
    greensman, Oct 20, 2007
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  3. sammorris

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    I have a Raptor in a box with no fan it and it doesn't overheat, I think they're a bit unnecesary most of the time. The only drives I would recommend fans for are 500GB and above Seagate drives, and the 1TB Drives.
     
    sammorris, Oct 20, 2007
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  4. crowy

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    If there was a need for extra cooling on these hard drives they would come with some sort of stock heatsink!!Otherwise they would be prone to failure..Which they're not.As long as your case has adequate ventilation.....
    Save your money!!.
    Regards,Crowy.
     
    crowy, Oct 20, 2007
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    Thanks guys!! Just what I needed.....SAVE MONEY!! :D

    ....gm
     
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    Lp531,

    I wonder why cooler master has decided to go to steel on their mystique cases? the all aluminum construction is one of the things I like about my mystique case.
     
    Mort81, Oct 20, 2007
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    @Mort
    It must be a Misprint...If you look at the Pic's...Its still All Aluminum...
     
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    hmm, under features it says "Durable and sturdy cold rolled steel" and under specs it say "Material Aluminum Bezel, SECC Body"
     
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    here's an even better deal on the CM mystique 632S.

    @Lp531,

    I looked on cooler masters website and from what I can gather the "S" after 632 designates steel chassis. the 632 with no "S" after it is still all aluminum construction. they're just giving you more options of a great chassis.
     
    Mort81, Oct 20, 2007
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  10. rdp55

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    I am building my first totally new system in about 4 years. I've been upgrading but now I want to restart from scratch. I've ussually used AMD processors so I am going down that road again. The amd 5000 brisbane can be overclocked from what i've read so i'll start there. Which motherboard will be compatible with that?
    I'm going to play the new Team fortress 2 and use a Sapphire ATI Radeon HD2600 Pro Advantage 512MB video card. I also don't have an unlimited amount of $'s
    thanks
     
    rdp55, Oct 22, 2007
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    AMD have indeed been good (and typically better) in the past, but overclockers move with the times. Pick up a cheap core 2 duo, an E6750 ideally, if you can't afford that then something like an E4300. It didn't take great skill to overclock that to 3Ghz from its original 1.8.
    besides, what is this doing in the PC building thread?
     
    sammorris, Oct 22, 2007
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  12. abuzar1

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    Yeah I agree with Sam, go with the C2Ds for now. AMD's heyday is over by now, it's back to Intel. Also go with a GA-P35-DS3(what ever letter you want to buy goes here), to pair with that E6750 and you will be good to go for a long time.
     
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    Lol there are differences between the DS3, DS3L and DS3R you know!
     
    sammorris, Oct 22, 2007
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    Not as far as overclocking goes. They are the same motherboard, it's just that the more expensive ones have more features. Performance wise the should be the same, except for maybe the better heatsink on the more expensive model which probably helps you overclock a little further.
     
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    Better power regulation on the DS3R I heard, that's important...
     
    sammorris, Oct 22, 2007
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  16. crowy

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    rdp55,
    The AMD black edition x2 5000 is the cpu to get if your going to stay with AMD.These are the best of the best 65nm brisbane chips complete with an unlocked multiplier.Overclocked, it will beat Intel's Core 2 Duo E6550 at stock speeds but overclock the Core 2 Duo E6550 and its a different story.Personally I would wait if your building a complete new system until the new AMD Phenom processors are released(hopefully next month).
    Regards,Crowy.
     
    crowy, Oct 22, 2007
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  17. rick5446

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    what is the difference between an Intel Pentium Duo core chip and an Intel Centrino Duo Core chip
     
    rick5446, Oct 22, 2007
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  18. abuzar1

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    Kinda nitpicking but it's dual core, not duo core. Anyway the Centrino is made for laptops, is clocked lower and consumes less power.
     
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  19. rick5446

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    abuzar1..OK Thanks
     
    rick5446, Oct 22, 2007
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  20. abuzar1

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    No problem.
     
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