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Old 04-12-2009, 01:06 PM   #11 (permalink)
Willravel
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Will, I'd lose that case - Heat dissipation is important and a micro ATX case is too small to do it well.
Even if I slapped another 120mm fan on there?
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Additionally, the board you chose is an ATX board, which is too large for a micro-ATX case.
Heh, oops. I read the specs on the mobo too fast. Let this be a lesson to everyone? Read twice, order once.
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You didn't put a powersupply in there (I'm only looking at the gaming rig - though if you also wanna talk about the bargain rig, stay the hell away from Rosewill. They suck). Again, I recommend Thermaltake, at least 500W, and make sure it's a Toughpower, not a Purepower.
I'm pretty sure the case comes with one.
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Also, WD makes nice stuff, but Seagate has in my experience been more reliable.
Didn't Seagate recently have a huge problem with hard drive failures? Back in January, I think it was. I've used both, and I'm happy with WD.
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