1) Will 3 Scythe S-FLEX Ds at 800RPM (one on CPU heatsink, one front intake, one rear exhaust) be likely to provide sufficient cooling for the following system:
- Prescott 3.0GHz P4 with Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme
- Gigabyte 915P chipset motherboard
- Passively cooled 7600 or 8600
- 2x Hitachi FDB 500GB HDDs
- All mounted in a Thermaltake Matrix
Note that I am in Western Australia; our house is airconditioned but our little computer room with two people and two PCs can still get into the high 30s on a hot day (when it is in the 40s outside).
2) Will a 430W PSU cope with this load?
Thanks!
Slightly longer version:
My faithful old system is pretty noisy. I recently moved it into a new case with a 120mm rear exhaust instead of noisy old 80mm, cleaned out all the dust, and tidied the cables. This has already made a big difference.
Now I've identified the main sources of noise.
#1: CPU. Plan: replace stock cooler and fan with a Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme + Scythe S-FLEX D
#2: Graphics card. My good old Geforce 5850 has done a good job for me, but it has a whiny little fan. I've been hanging out for a good card to come out to replace it. It's a real shame the 3850s are PCI express 2 only
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#3: Power supply: I think this is next noisiest, but I'll probably leave it be for the moment. It's the 430W PSU that came with the Thermaltake Matrix case.
#4: System fan: Stock 120mm case fan not too loud, but I suspect that it will become one of the noisier parts. Replace with 2x Scythe S-FLEX D (one exhaust at rear, one intake at front near HDDs).