Help me with this case cooling...(new)
After reading over all your ideas I have decided not to make this computer such an over kill, so I have some new parts listed below with questions.
Questions
1) Cooling
2) PSU
3) MISC.
MOBO
GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3R LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard
$130
CPU
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz 2 x 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor
$280
RAM
GeIL Esoteria Series 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
$255
GPU
MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E-HD OC GeForce 8800GTX 768MB 384-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card
$510
CASE
Antec Performance One P180 Silver cold rolled steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
$130
HDD
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKB 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache IDE Ultra ATA100 Hard Drive
$110
MONITOR
Acer X191Wsd Silver-Black 19" 5ms DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 800:1
$160x2= $320
Total Cost so far
$1625
Optional
For an extra $100 I could get this RAM would that be worth it?
CORSAIR Dominator 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
NOTES:
1) I will be using my 80GB Seagate 7200rmp HDD as the master and the new one as slave.
2) I will be using my Dual-layer DVD/RW CD/RW combo drive.
3) I will be using my Mouse and Keyboard I have now.
4) I use my computer for 3D graphic design (hobby) and playing MMORPGs. I also multi-task all the time. When doing 3d design I am watching a movie, using MS word (for notes), Maya, and Photoshop.
After reading over all your ideas I have decided not to make this computer such an over kill, so I have some new parts listed below with questions.
Questions
1) Cooling
a) Should I use fan or water cooling?
b) Should I use cooling on my RAM and/or GPU?
c) Should I replace the 3 120mm fans that come with my case with better ones?
b) Should I use cooling on my RAM and/or GPU?
c) Should I replace the 3 120mm fans that come with my case with better ones?
2) PSU
a) How big of a PSU should I buy (watts)?
3) MISC.
a) Am I forgetting some part that I will need to buy?
b) Will those monitor do good with my Graphics card?
c) If not what monitor would work well?
b) Will those monitor do good with my Graphics card?
c) If not what monitor would work well?
MOBO
GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3R LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard
$130
CPU
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz 2 x 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor
$280
RAM
GeIL Esoteria Series 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
$255
GPU
MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E-HD OC GeForce 8800GTX 768MB 384-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card
$510
CASE
Antec Performance One P180 Silver cold rolled steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
$130
HDD
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKB 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache IDE Ultra ATA100 Hard Drive
$110
MONITOR
Acer X191Wsd Silver-Black 19" 5ms DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 800:1
$160x2= $320
Total Cost so far
$1625
Optional
For an extra $100 I could get this RAM would that be worth it?
CORSAIR Dominator 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
NOTES:
1) I will be using my 80GB Seagate 7200rmp HDD as the master and the new one as slave.
2) I will be using my Dual-layer DVD/RW CD/RW combo drive.
3) I will be using my Mouse and Keyboard I have now.
4) I use my computer for 3D graphic design (hobby) and playing MMORPGs. I also multi-task all the time. When doing 3d design I am watching a movie, using MS word (for notes), Maya, and Photoshop.