02-28-2004, 10:00 AM
Any $33 case with a power supply is guaranteed to have a shite power supply. You're right to replace it. Beyond that, when you buy a cheap case, you get a cheap case. The drive mounts are simple with no quick release mechanism. There's not enough fan mounts in the case, either.
Spend a little more, unless you're just trying to build a cheap machine.
Best Buy has been the best deal I've found (retail anyway) for hard drives. Yes, you have to mail in the rebate and wait for a check, but money is money and a 120GB or better driver for uner $100 is a good deal no matter how you slice it.
The fans you linked to may look cool, but they'll do fuck all for lowering noise in the case. $5 fans are $5 fans. Spring for some ball-bearing joints and skip the LED bullshit.
I've never had a problem with ASUS mainboards.
I love my Radeon 9000 Pro, so the 9800 should be great as well, even if it is a bit expensive.
The biggest thing I'd worry about with your proposed system is heat. Your case doesn't seem to have much ventilation (as I mentioned above), and you're talking about overclocking the system as well. I tried to click the link to the CPU cooler, but it's a link to more LED fans.
At the end of the day, you can always upgrade the small stuff as more money becomes available. But, I think the case is very important. Spend at least $100 on a decent case and you'll be happier in the end.
Good luck with it. Take some pics when you get it assembled. (I'm gonna upload pics of my system soon)
Spend a little more, unless you're just trying to build a cheap machine.
Best Buy has been the best deal I've found (retail anyway) for hard drives. Yes, you have to mail in the rebate and wait for a check, but money is money and a 120GB or better driver for uner $100 is a good deal no matter how you slice it.
The fans you linked to may look cool, but they'll do fuck all for lowering noise in the case. $5 fans are $5 fans. Spring for some ball-bearing joints and skip the LED bullshit.
I've never had a problem with ASUS mainboards.
I love my Radeon 9000 Pro, so the 9800 should be great as well, even if it is a bit expensive.
The biggest thing I'd worry about with your proposed system is heat. Your case doesn't seem to have much ventilation (as I mentioned above), and you're talking about overclocking the system as well. I tried to click the link to the CPU cooler, but it's a link to more LED fans.
At the end of the day, you can always upgrade the small stuff as more money becomes available. But, I think the case is very important. Spend at least $100 on a decent case and you'll be happier in the end.
Good luck with it. Take some pics when you get it assembled. (I'm gonna upload pics of my system soon)