Proposed New System, Please tell me what you think.

Bobendren · Post by **Bobendren** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 8:13 am

Hi all,

I want to put together a new pc with the following components:

*Abit IP35 (not the E version) - the double boot issue has been fixed. Fan control from bios and speedfan, i'll see which works the best.

*Intel E6750 - only slightly more expensive than E6550 and it'll allow me to run the chipset and ram at lower speeds when overclocking.

*2 x 1GB DDR2-800 Generic Ram - bought it already at a very good price.

*Sapphire X1950GT - same price but around 50% faster than the 8600GT

*Western Digital 3200AAKS 320GB Hard Drive - quiet, apparently.

*Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme

*Thermalright HR-03 or Arctic Cooling Accelero S1

Stuff from my existing system:

*Antec NeoHE 430W PSU

*AOpen Case

*Sony DVD Writer

Opinions please!

angelkiller · Post by **angelkiller** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 5:53 pm

Bobendren wrote:Opinions please!

I like it. I wouldn't change anything. I say the S1 over the HR-03 simply because of the price difference. S1 keeps my X1950 Pro at 45C idle and 70C load even when OC'ed (640/700). No intake fan either.

Bobendren · Post by **Bobendren** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 5:57 pm

The S1 isn't available locally though, so once you add on all the costs of importing, it'll probably work out to the same price. But with that said, I really like the S1.

For anyone interested in comparing the two, i found this really in depth review:

http://www.abchw.com/node/19

The S1 does a much better job here when running passively, although there isn't much between them once fans are added.

Has anyone here tested both of these coolers?