Random Thoughts - Part Deux [NO POLITICS]

[Cole]

Shit got real tonight boys. Just missing RAM and the SSD. I figure it's best if I just have the SSD plugged in while setting the computer up, rather than both HDs in.

Cable management is super lame too. Especially in this micro atx case. Next case will be a not 35 dollar micro atx case.




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[Ashikabi]

Originally Posted by Cole

Shit got real tonight boys. Just missing RAM and the SSD. I figure it's best if I just have the SSD plugged in while setting the computer up, rather than both HDs in.

Cable management is super lame too. Especially in this micro atx case. Next case will be a not 35 dollar micro atx case.




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I would set it up with whichever drive you plan on running the OS on, then plug in the other one so it (you?) doesn't get confused during setup. Also, it should run without ram if you were itchy to install

[Cole]

Originally Posted by Ashikabi

I would set it up with whichever drive you plan on running the OS on, then plug in the other one so it (you?) doesn't get confused during setup. Also, it should run without ram if you were itchy to install

I'm missing the HDs. And a mouse and keyboard. And a front fan. All of those I'm picking up tomorrow AM.

One question about fan placement. It came preinstalled with one in the back, has spots for one in the front and one on the side. Should I do the one in the front? Or would the side be more important? For the side, air going in or out?

[Phijkchu]

Originally Posted by Cole

I'm missing the HDs. And a mouse and keyboard. And a front fan. All of those I'm picking up tomorrow AM.

One question about fan placement. It came preinstalled with one in the back, has spots for one in the front and one on the side. Should I do the one in the front? Or would the side be more important? For the side, air going in or out?

I don't know much about building one (prebuilt peasant race) but if the one in the back is exhaust, have the fan you're getting be intake and place it where there is less restriction for airflow. Take this opinion with lots of salt though.

[Andrew025]

Originally Posted by Cole

I'm missing the HDs. And a mouse and keyboard. And a front fan. All of those I'm picking up tomorrow AM.

One question about fan placement. It came preinstalled with one in the back, has spots for one in the front and one on the side. Should I do the one in the front? Or would the side be more important? For the side, air going in or out?

Do the front (intake).
Side would also be intake usually.
You generally want the upper fan areas to be the exhaust.

[Ashikabi]

Originally Posted by Cole

I'm missing the HDs. And a mouse and keyboard. And a front fan. All of those I'm picking up tomorrow AM.

One question about fan placement. It came preinstalled with one in the back, has spots for one in the front and one on the side. Should I do the one in the front? Or would the side be more important? For the side, air going in or out?

If you put it in the side I'd probably blow inwards so it's blowing fresh air on your CPU but it almost certainly will make no difference. It's kinda like putting an oil cooler on a car that never gets raced. Do you go 13row? Or 19? Won't matter. If you start over clocking or something, then it may. More fans you add the louder it is. Don't forget a mouse pad

[finch1750]

Originally Posted by Phijkchu

I live about 50 miles from Stockton


No passengers under 20 and no driving from 11pm-5am without an adult above the age of 25 in the vehicle.

Shiiiit

[krayzie]

Originally Posted by Cole

Cable management is super lame too. Especially in this micro atx case. Next case will be a not 35 dollar micro atx case.

At least no more fucking wide IDE ribbon cables to deal with these days.

The first SSD on my ThinkPad was a Toshiba and it crapped out only after 2 years and got super slow. Then I got an Intel one and it's still just as a fast as the first day I got it 5 years running.

When I had a crappy gaming rig long ago (and I mean ages ago who even remembers 3DFX Voodoo cards when Nvidia was trash lol) I found the intake fan at the case front got a shit ton of dust and made things worse overtime so just make sure you clean it often. The exhaust fan blades seemed to be fairly clean all the time for some reason.

Overclocking also sucked for me cuz after a few years those expensive ram started to cause weird characters on the screen during POST lol!

[Cole]

Does the fan go here? With the front panel covering it, or behind this grill?




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[Ashikabi]

Originally Posted by krayzie

At least no more fucking wide IDE ribbon cables to deal with these days.

The first SSD on my ThinkPad was a Toshiba and it crapped out only after 2 years and got super slow. Then I got an Intel one and it's still just as a fast as the first day I got it 5 years running.

When I had a crappy gaming rig long ago (and I mean ages ago who even remembers 3DFX Voodoo cards when Nvidia was trash lol) I found the intake fan at the case front got a shit ton of dust and made things worse overtime so just make sure you clean it often. The exhaust fan blades seemed to be fairly clean all the time for some reason.

Overclocking also sucked for me cuz after a few years those expensive ram started to cause weird characters on the screen during POST lol!

Everything is built with over clocking in mind now though. Just don't do it on trash parts. At least those are cheap so it won't hurt to replace them

[Ashikabi]

Originally Posted by Cole

Does the fan go here? With the front panel covering it, or behind this grill?




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Yes. Fan will attach to the grating
They move so little air that no matter how blocked it looks, it will breathes fine. Again, until you build a hot as shit overclock beast... The exhaust fan alone would be enough

[Cole]

Originally Posted by Ashikabi

Yes. Fan will attach to the grating
They move so little air that no matter how blocked it looks, it will breathes fine. Again, until you build a hot as shit overclock beast... The exhaust fan alone would be enough

Doesn't matter. Fucking Rosewill biffed on their specs. 140mm fan is too big. Need a 120mm.


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[Ashikabi]

Originally Posted by Cole

Doesn't matter. Fucking Rosewill biffed on their specs. 140mm fan is too big. Need a 120mm.


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Does it fit on the side?

[soulreapersteve]

Originally Posted by Ashikabi

So just do it. It's only a couple hundred bucks. I don't even hardly stop to consider purchases under 500$. I just click add to cart

If I did this, I'd have a much lower bank account, many more mods on car, and many, many more anime figures :o