Decent gaming computer ~650

Bob Jeffery

Bob Jeffery

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looks good. the case is NOT good. I would go with an antec 902. tried, true, tested, cheap, awesome. you can get a cheaper 5770 as well.
 
Pretty much a max of 700. Also, this is a build for a friend, not me. I have built a computer for someone using that case and he loves it.
 
Really when it comes to cases, simpler the better. As long as you have a case with a 12cm fan front bottom and a 12cm fan top back, your sorted. Ive build pc's with antec 1200's and cheap TT cases and theres no difference, in fact i think having a big top fan messes with airflow and they can remove cold air that has not reached the cpu heatsink.
 
we all know hot air rises, but the air passes though in seconds, it got no time to collect and rise to the top.
 
ok this is what i mean, underneath is a diagram of my case, the hhd's, dvd drives and psu are separated from the motherboard and its components. I only get heatsinks which pull air for the front of the case and blow to the back. This means its just a simple air in at the front straight though the heatsinks and straight out the back. My friend baz has the same cpu, V1 cpu cooler, gpu and ram as me (yes he copies me as i know more about computers than him), but a different mobo and he has the antec 1200 all cable managed. My inside case temps are lower than his and my cpu, ram and gpu are all OCed higher than his, but all my max temps are still lower. Also we did all these tests when i took my pc to his house, so the outside temp was the same. I think that my case being made totally out of steel may help, as its always cold to the touch, unlike plastic which feels warmer (i dunno about this though).

 
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yeah. 4x1GB is bad news.

Problems inlude bsods, freezes, not booting, and many other general headaches
 
I dont know if there are Frys near you buy out here they have the 630 x4 and a mobo combo for $100 right now.
 
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