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Does the case make a difference in regards to what brand of processor you use?

The reason I ask this is because I just noticed the case I ordered says P4 ready and well, I'm using AMD processors. :)

Anyway, if it's important this is the case I got.

http://www.futurepowerusa.com/prod [...] a400p4.htm

Thanks, appreciate the help!

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I would guess it means the power supply is P4-approved.

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Reply to Mavicator

That's what I figured, just wanted to check with some guys who were probably more knowledgable than myself though.

You never know what kind of weird stuff people might do to limit competition. :P

Reply to Anonymous

Some cases have better air flow, so that might indirectly go with the idea of using an AMD processor.

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Reply to Arrow

Wow! I bought a cheap generic case and a 430W Enermax Whisper PSU and a couple of case fans. That's should be enough air flow for any PC. The important factor for processors is not the case air flow as it is the CPU HSF. I'm currently using a GlobalWin WBK38. I don't think I'll be upgrading it anytime soon because it doesn't it's job well by cooling my overclocked Athlon to low 40s C. I'm running the latest BIOS on my ABIT KT7A so the processor never idles and gets into the 30s.

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Reply to AMD_Man

I disagree there. It doesn't matter how good your HSF is, if the case isn't cooled properly the HSF can't work. THe air in the case will continue to rise rendering the HSF useless eventually. You can't cool properly with a case full of hot air!

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Reply to Mavicator

I agree with Mavicator.
I built a system for a friend some times ago, with Duron 700, and Gigabyte GA-7ZM, using Intel heatsinkfan for 1ghz processor, which should be more than enough for Duron 700, according to <A HREF="http://www.tomshardware.com/cpu/01q2/010521/index.html" target="_new">THG heatsinkfan review</A>, but still end up with overheating, causing system to freeze, until I added a intake fan to solve the problem.

Reply to Ed_Phoon

Mavicator and Ed_Phoon are correct. Both issues go hand in hand. You must have good air flow for the heatsink/fan to do it’s job

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