upgrade time

nprime · Post by **nprime** » Sat Jun 19, 2004 10:26 am

Once again the time has come to upgrade.

I am thinking of the following set-up:

MSI K7N2 DELTA-L NFORCE2
AMD ATHLONXP BARTON 2600+
512 MEGS KINGSTON KVR400X64C3

Does anyone know of any compatibility issues with any of the above? Should I stay with Intel boards?

HAS ANYONE BOUGHT ONE OF THESE SO-CALLED QUIET CASES? are they quieter enough to justify the expense?

petal · Post by **petal** » Sat Jun 19, 2004 11:02 am

I have a so called "quiet case" (Noise Control) and it does help some, but it's a lot of money to spend on it though. Your first priority should be to get a good and quiet PSU! I bought one a really expensive one, and it is worth the money!

Thomas

maakbow · Post by **maakbow** » Mon Jun 21, 2004 1:39 am

whatever you do get that has quiet [or no] fans, you still have to deal with HDD noise and monitor noise ...so build a big fat timber box for you puter and get a LCD.

a 18mm MDF box internally damped with clever air path will do more to reduce noise than most comercial quiet cases i,ve seen ...unless you have the $$$ for this...
http://www.zalmanusa.com/usa/product/vi ... 4&code=020

Maak

firubbi · Post by **firubbi** » Mon Jun 21, 2004 10:56 am

you might need 1Gb Ram.
thanks