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.
AMD technology + Intel technology = Intel/AMD Pentathlon IV; the <b>ULTIMATE</b> PC processor
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!
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.
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