Crimson Posted January 25, 2004 Share Posted January 25, 2004 Well, I finally found out a way to put some of my Christmas money to use. My PC sounds like a 747 comming in on approach. So I went over to NewEgg and bought a new case, HS/F for my CPU, a bigger power supply, and some thermal compound, for $235. Thermaltake Highest Xaser III Vantec AeroFlow HS/F Thermaltake Silent PurePower 420W Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound Basically I was shooting for cooling and a quieter setup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYR_32 Posted January 25, 2004 Share Posted January 25, 2004 One thing...I would have gone with an Antec PSU....sacrifice the quietness there for reliability...if that other PSU isn't as good of quality there's a better chance of it going and taking components with it...but thats just what I woulda done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannik Posted January 25, 2004 Share Posted January 25, 2004 I wouldn't worry about it, NYR_32. Thermaltake is a top name in high-performance gear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Posted January 25, 2004 Author Share Posted January 25, 2004 (edited) One thing...I would have gone with an Antec PSU....sacrifice the quietness there for reliability...if that other PSU isn't as good of quality there's a better chance of it going and taking components with it...but thats just what I woulda done I did think about this for awhile. My current PSU is an Antec 350W, and I can't say anything bad about it. I took the time and read the reviews on all the products, and decided the Thermaltake was a good choice. Edited January 25, 2004 by Crimson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruin Posted January 25, 2004 Share Posted January 25, 2004 Dangit, just beat me to the cahse That's similar to what I've been looking at for my computer (cause this thing get's HOT!). Good stuff Crim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
=MM= SHADOW Posted January 25, 2004 Share Posted January 25, 2004 (edited) Nice case One thing you might need though is some molex splitters.. That case has 7 case fans and you will need some if you have DVD, CDRW, 2HD's etc.. I know cus i got one and it is totally silent Edited January 25, 2004 by =MM= SHADOW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Posted January 25, 2004 Author Share Posted January 25, 2004 One HDD, one CD-ROM drive. (Actually CDRW) My other optical drive burned out on me. Wish I would've thought about that yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruusher_AS Posted January 31, 2004 Share Posted January 31, 2004 I've been researching PC Cases for days and days. When I read the details on this little Jewel here I was whippin-out that credit card "like yesterday" . It also looks like you could fit a variety of Mainboards in this thing. Its gonna be fun throwing good quality hardware into this beauty !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruusher_AS Posted January 31, 2004 Share Posted January 31, 2004 I'm planning to run an AMD Athlon XP 3200 CPU with it......i was wondering if that same Power pak will make a difference with that CPU? Thanks, Cruush Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Posted January 31, 2004 Author Share Posted January 31, 2004 (edited) i was wondering if that same Power pak will make a difference with that CPU? I assume you mean power supply. If so, then yes, it's working perfectly. Nice and quiet, with good, stable voltages. I take it you are buying the Xaser III? Edit - Shadow was right. I would pick up a few molex splitters also. Edit 2 - Heres some shots of it at my place: One Firewire slot, two USB 2.0's, and a plugin for your mic and headset. My lovely wiring job. Theres the "Hardcano" LCD temp display that I've yet to hook up. And from the front, with my ADSL modem sitting on top of it. The thing is BIG. Too big to fit in my dresser thing. (Whats the word? Not a dresser.) So now it sits on the carpet. Edited January 31, 2004 by Crimson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruusher_AS Posted January 31, 2004 Share Posted January 31, 2004 as I said, I've been checking out diff-types of cases for weeks online and this Xaser III IS impressive. Extremely versatile with plenty of fan locations, which was the main concern here- "ventilation". Doubtful that i'll run the entire fan capacity that it accomidates and while hydronic cooling applications are on the market, this can take up much room in the case. Not that I won't have room in here for such an application. Liquid cooling....well, lets say that we all have the same fear i think.....something breaking loose and spewing all over the hardware and your back to square-one. I'm just doing my homework. And again, the feeback i've received through these forums has been extremely helpful. Certainly I can pre-order a custom job online "made-to-order but I'll save a few hundred going this way. As for the case itself?......it's on its way as we speak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruin Posted January 31, 2004 Share Posted January 31, 2004 Looks good Crim. Excellent wiring job, lmao I'm jealous... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteKnight77 Posted January 31, 2004 Share Posted January 31, 2004 No wonder you have such temps in your system. Time to start thinking about round cables. Also check out my PC Guide to see what you need to get from AutoZone to wrap up the cables from the PSU (1/4" spiral wrap) to help control that rats nest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Posted February 1, 2004 Author Share Posted February 1, 2004 41C idle is pretty darn good considering the overclocking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakebite1967 Posted February 1, 2004 Share Posted February 1, 2004 (edited) round cables made a big temp diference in mine tho i still have some serious wire tidying up to do its getting there had to make a loom for my second psu and connect all my fans to it and havent got around to hiding the wiring yet Edited February 1, 2004 by snakebite1967 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Posted February 1, 2004 Author Share Posted February 1, 2004 (edited) Sweeeeeeeet! Today I installed my AS5 and Vantec AeroFlow... now for the results: Stock HS/F - Idle 41C | Full Load 50C AeroFlow HS/F - Idle 33C | Full Load ~37C This is with an OC'ed 2500+ Barton @ 11x187. Edited February 1, 2004 by Crimson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakebite1967 Posted February 1, 2004 Share Posted February 1, 2004 thats excellent Crimson good results and temps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruusher_AS Posted February 8, 2004 Share Posted February 8, 2004 Crimson, I bought the same case - but i'm not seeing any guides to mount the CD Rom or Hard drive. Did you get some Rail-guides in your package to mount the CD Rom and Primary HD? or did they short me some parts here...... any info. appreciated... Thanks, cruusher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Posted February 8, 2004 Author Share Posted February 8, 2004 (edited) You see where your floppy drive would go? Below that is where you can place your hard drive(s), and below that they're should be two different sizes of grey mounts. When you find em, look at them carefully to make sure you got a L(eft) and a R(ight) mount. Edit - They're in red. Edited February 8, 2004 by Crimson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Crimson Posted February 9, 2004 Author Share Posted February 9, 2004 Did you get it all hooked up Cruusher? It can be a pain, I didn't bother hooking up that yellow black cord, which only tells you when your case is open. I also unhooked those little black cords in the front, which stops the "Thermaltake" on the front of the case from lighting up blue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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