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Pastimes : Dream Machine ( Build your own PC ) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Paul K who wrote (5267)	1/18/1999 6:47:00 PM
From: RagTimeBand	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 14778

Paul Thanks for the info. >>Initally, I think I can stagger drives with out forcing air directly on them. But if I do end up using most drive bays I can add a fan on each side to blow though the side vents.<< The I-Storm might be an option for HD bay cooling. globalwin.com.tw They've told me that the I-Storm is rated at 26db. The p/s you chose is rated at 34db. I'm trying to imagine what the noise would be like if I had the same p/s and the I-Storm. That's 60db for the two. Do you happen to know if that's getting up into the vacuum cleaner range? >>The case came with one fan, and I ordered an extra ball bearing fan for $7.<< I'm not sure what the right buzz words are but is this the type of fan that the RPM's can be monitored (by the m/b software)? >>There is a 3.5" fan mount location on the back panel just above the i/o jacks... I will probably mount one there to help the cpu/video card area.<< I'm looking at the Engineer's drawing from the Addtronics web site. Is the fan mount locatiion you refer to above the p/s? >>The case push-botton power switch connects to a 2-pin header on the MOBO (low voltage DC triggering), the board then activates the PS though it's harness... no heavy duty AC wiring required.<< I was wondering about that. At the PC Power & Cooling site they had some text saying that you had to know how the on/off switch on the case worked in order to make sure they sold you the right p/s. I'm thinking that the Addtronics 3890A mid-tower will probably be big enough for my needs. The only drives I've identified that are going to be internal are the HDD, a CD/DVD and an LS-120. I'd been considering an ASUS P2B-S but after reading many posts on this thread, I'm starting to wavier as to whether I need to go with SCSI Ultra 2. I might go with the ASUS P2B instead. Either way, I need to find out if the ASUS P2B BIOS will allow the LS-120 to be a bootable A drive. After reading the graphic cards comparison I'm leaning towards the ASUS V3400TNT/TV card. Emory

To: Paul K who wrote (5267)	1/18/1999 10:10:00 PM
From: Zeuspaul	Respond to of 14778

I will probably mount one there to help the cpu/video card area. How much heat do add on cards generate? I am looking for a place to add another fan<g>. I have eleven installed. I need one more as I need an even number of fans..pairs wired in series to reduce noise. I spent the day installing fans. I discovered that a lot of fans generate a lot of wires:( I used a lot of stick on wire clamps and ran the wires in the corners. All connections soldered with heat shrink. I spent over $100 on the upgrades. The machine is quieter with 13 fans (including the PS and CPU fan) than it was with three. The 3M HEPA filter I have over the three front intake fans got dirty over night. This house does not have a lot of dust. I put a rag over an intake on a work computer and it took weeks to show dirt. The work environment is a lot dustier than my home environment. Most of my work machines have a thick layer of dust after a year or so. This has to affect heat build up. If you have more air blowing in than out ( I know it is equal) you should be able to have all the air flow through the filter(s). If there are unfiltered vents in the case and there is positive pressure in the case the air flow will be out the vents..the dust will not come in. Zeuspaul