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  1. George

    George Bah

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    What you all think of the system im building atm...

    AMD XP2000+

    abit KR7A-133

    256mb DDR Crucial (512mb when i get the extra cash)

    Chieftec Scorpio Black 340 Watt

    Gainward GeForce4 Powerpack Pro 650XP Golden Sample

    Akasa Icicle 765 (not ocing, just need quiet)

    Creative® FPS1600 Speakers

    Hercules Muse XL Gamesurround

    60gb 7200RPM Maxtor HDD

    19" Sony FD Trinitron CPD-E430

    Then, KB, Optical Mouse, Floppy ect

    thanks,

    .icecube
     
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  2. Alaric

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    sounds sweet... for sensible comments Hardware & OC is prolly best... hold on to your seats... moving now :)
     
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  3. George

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    oh, thanks for the comment man. and thanks for moving it.

    .icecube
     
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  4. Lazy

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    i would get very different cooler. The Alaska ones are very cheap and low quality. If you want it very quiet then geta zalman cooler or get an alpha pal 8045 and put a silent fan on it such as an evercool.
     
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  5. Will

    Will Beware the judderman...

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    Taisol 760 over the Akasa.....I have used both in my time and the Akasa is very cheap and cheerful, but far inferior to the Taisol. No noticeable noise difference either!

    :)
     
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  6. Lazy

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    i had the old taisol 760 without the copper base and it was pretty good.
     
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  7. George

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    hmmmm.

    the HSF will be tempoary.

    im not going to OC, but i may still upgrade the HSF in the near future.

    thanks for your comments all.

    .icecube
     
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  8. DaSuperFly

    DaSuperFly What's a Dremel?

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    Sweet monitor :)
    If you're in the UK, then i'd go for that 550W PSU from ebuyer, you never know when you'll need extra power.
     
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  9. Lazy

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    it doesn't matter if you don't overclock t is a very poor cooler and i am not sure that it is rated to an xp 2000+. You would also get very high temps which would shorten the life of the chip. You would be a lot better off getting a decent cooler straight away. The taisol 760 would be much better and its not that expensive either.
     
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  10. George

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    ok, ill get another cooler shortly, ive alreadsy ordered the Akasa.

    will the cpu be ok with the akasa in the mean while ?

    thanks,

    .icecube
     
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  11. Lazy

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    it might be. You will have to check whether or not the cooler is rated that high. I wouldn't trust a £7 cooler on a chip that cost that much.
     
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  12. George

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    its rated upto XP1900+

    do you think it will be ok untill i get a better cooler ?
     
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  13. Lazy

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    it should be but you want to watch the temps very carefully and if they get to high then shut down the machine untill you get a new cooler. How long do you think it will be untill you get another cooler.
     
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  14. George

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    it wont be long, hopefully.

    thanks for the info.

    .icecube
     
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  15. Lazy

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    always glad to help :D
     
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  16. George

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    ive decided im not going to put the akasa in, ill just have to wait. better safe than sorry.

    and once again, thanks for your help.

    .icecube
     
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  17. George

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    right, im getting the Taisol 760.

    anybody got any objections ? lol.

    thanks,

    .icecube
     
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  18. Lazy

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    no not his time :D

    ou could for an even better cooler though like an Alpha Pal 8045
     
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  19. George

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    no, its ok :D

    as long as the Taisol 760 is good enough for my XP2000+ im fine.

    what do you think the CPU temo will average at with the Taisol 760 ?

    thanks,

    .icecube
     
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  20. Lazy

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    i don't know 40 - 50 C maybe.
     
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