Decent Build?

PopCorn · Post by **PopCorn** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 8:20 pm

This is a build I have been working on, keep in mind I'm 17 and dont have a job..... pics coming soon

P180
1GB Corsair DDR2 800
Abit KN9 Ultra
Scythe SCMN-1100
AMD X2 3800+
2 Maxtor satas (stripe 0)
Radeon X1650PRO 512MB 128-bit GDDR3 iSilence

havent chosen fans yet

Open to comments or suggestions.. i have every thing but the heatsink and video card. I'll be getting the heatsink in a week and the video card in two weeks so ill have pics in about a week

And this is the 1st build that im gonna make as silent as possible

Howard · Post by **Howard** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 8:43 pm

What's the budget?

PopCorn · Post by **PopCorn** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 8:58 pm

about $700-$800 USD but iv been saving for awhile... my current system is a sempron 3200+, 512MB om kingston, some cheapo 128MB video card, stock heatsink... a 250 maxtor.... and evermax 400w liberty (wich will be used in the new system)..... so its a huge improvement over what im useing now

i already have every thing but the MoBo (on its way), heat sink and video card

Shadowknight · Post by **Shadowknight** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 9:12 pm

Wrong forum.

PopCorn · Post by **PopCorn** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 9:17 pm

no.... im gonna have pics in a couple of days thats why i put it in the gallery

TheRove · Post by **TheRove** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 4:00 am

I built my first computer when I was 17, and noise was the least of my concerns... neither was airflow.

The case I used had a really restrictive rear exhaust fan grill and the most ridiculously unstable PSU ever built. It only had a single 60mm fan, but it was completely sealed off otherwise.

There was no way to mount an intake fan, and the only fan inside the system was on top of my CPU heatsink trying desperately to cool it by spinning at a million RPM.

It killed three harddrives.

Good to see you're not entirely obsessed with performance!

PopCorn · Post by **PopCorn** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 4:28 am

o this isnt my 1st build, just the 1st build i posted here. my stepdad works for microsoft (i hate microsoft) shhhhhh, and my real dad used to work for some computer company..... my very first build was when i was about 13...ish

s_xero · Post by **s_xero** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 4:21 pm

Hehe, me too, I'm doing "quiet" builds since my 13th

Post by **NeilBlanchard** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 7:11 pm

Hello,

In general, it looks fine; though personally I would not do the RAID 0. It adds very little, if anything to the performance -- you'd be better off getting a Raptor.

Maxtor is not on the short list of quiet(er) drives, either. Samsung and some of the newer Western Digitals.