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Ok, go easy b/c this is my first build, put Vista on 'er. My buddy recommended most of these parts as I really had no idea what to pick. I was trying to keep it around $500, came close at $550. Thoughts/suggestions much appreciated, I'd be willing to return parts if you think it would really make a noticeable difference in performance. Its hooked up to my HDTV, primary uses are browsing, d/l of movies & music. Seems pretty fast to me though. Should I look into overclocking?

Another dumb question....should my fan be exhaust or intake?

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The HTPC does what you want. The case comes with a 300W psu. Not a good make, but it works. As for the 80mm side fan, it should be intake cuz the psu has a fan that is exhaust.

Reply to auscanzukus

Thanks for the comments...actually the PSU fan exhausts, but it is exhausted over the mobo, not out the case. Should my fan still be intake then?

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Message edited by carysb7478 on 09-12-2008 at 04:39:34 PM
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carysb7478 wrote :

Thanks for the comments...actually the PSU fan exhausts, but it is exhausted over the mobo, not out the case. Should my fan still be intake then?



Are you sure the fan over the mobo exhausts? That should be an intake and it'll exhaust out the back of the case.

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It depends on how it's positioned. If it is vertical, the side fan should be intake cuz it'll pull cool air from the bottom. If it's horizontal, the side fan should be exhaust. There are 2 large vents for the cpu fan & mobo. Gen-speak, the manufacturer knows best. The default config will be fine.

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The best solution is experiment with the airflow to find the lower cpu & chipset temps possible. Run this for 1 hour on each test.

http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php

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