jlehtone wrote: ↑Sat, 27. Jun 20, 14:57
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* All RAM models do not have tall RGB. Are lights a must?
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Thanks Kitten
And no, I don't need any fancy lights but this particular RAM does not come without. Will check alternatives, maybe even go for a water cooler instead of air.
What is the expected power draw of those components, idle and loaded? To me 1 kW sounds a lot.
Quite right! Partpicker estimates the power requirements around 600W, not taken into account the external dvd and the 2 HDDs from my current rig. I've checked and a 700-750W psu will save about £30. Checking the availability now.
pjknibbs wrote: ↑Sat, 27. Jun 20, 17:05
This is the case I got when I upgraded last year:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01 ... UTF8&psc=1
I got this one because it (a) claimed to be built for quiet and (b) doesn't have pointless and irrelevant glass panels on it. Having used it for a year now I think it definitely fulfils the quiet claim, and it was nice and easy to build in too. No DVD drive, so I have this external one:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07 ... UTF8&psc=1
I've used this several times with my laptop, never had to use it on the desktop machine yet. Works fine.
Thanks Paul
The case is a silent runner but I think it might lack airflow (no front fans) and dust filters. The external dvd looks good; will consider that one.
burger1 wrote: ↑Sat, 27. Jun 20, 15:29
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The more common problem these days seems to be there's front case fans but the front is blocked off so they can't actually pull much air or in some cases no air (mounted directly onto a metal plate). You'll probably want top exhaust fans also if you want better air cooling since hot air rises. Graphics cards run cooler these days usually but there might be no fans providing cool air to them. I think noisier high air flow (haf) cases aren't common any more?
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Yes, decent air flow, fans and dust filters are more important to me than noise reduction. However, now I am considering a water cooler (for the CPU) rather than the noisier air cooler. Thanks for the input, appreciated.
Thanks but that is quite a humongous case and won't fit on the shelf mounted to the wall of my "mancave".
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