heatsink/case question. I'm building my first system piece by piece (i'm poor :( ) so far I have ABIT KN8 SLI Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ Toledo 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Dual Core Processor Model ADA4400CDBOX...

appear that an 11 inch video card would fit providing video and hard drive cables do not get in the way. The case is 8.5 inches wide so it can accomodate a tall tower style cpu heatsink. So, a case with an overall depth over 18 inches and an overall width of...

doesn't come with a heatsink, is that true? 3.) Is the SSI EEB server case necessary? Will this motherboard fit in an EATX case? Also, what type of fans are needed for this server case? I'm worried about the RAM getting very hot if I don't have massive airflow...

these questions about heatsink and case fans? Let's say I have a computer with an Asus A7S333 motherboard, Athlon XP CPU, full tower case, running Windows XP... And let's say I am going to have a different Heatsink Fan, as well as different case fans...

and input devices.the amd system would be around $2300 and in this case when spalshing out like this, for 200 more i will go for pentium solution,for better performance.the only questionmarks now is what heatsink and case fans. I know both zalman and coolermaster...

topic. There is a great article on power consumption over at that I suggest you read at your leisure. I distilled out some highlights to underscore how much power systems really use: [code]Component Best Case Worst Case Power Supply 5-15 W 40-60 W...

Just apply it on the core, and Arctic Silver isn't very good in conducting electricity. There also are heatsink that use the holes around the CPU socket to mount the heatsink. My case has so many fans that it hovers above the ground :eek: . "Duron 800...

comments about them. I was also wondering about the epox motherboard. SILVERSTONE TEMJIN Series Silver ATX Full Tower Case with Wind Tunnel, Model "SST-TJ06-S" -RETAIL Specifications: Case Type: Full Tower Color: Silver Material: Aluminum front panel,...

this is not the case for the 5520 (tylersburg) based mobos and the Nehalem Xeons. Having such large heatpipe tower heatsinks screwed to the case made me feel much, much safer. Hum.... stupid question now... The Z8PE-D12 is actually listed as a SSI EEB...

copper-based heatsinks. Because copper is heavier then the aluminum used in traditional heatsinks, Intel recommends bolting the heatsink to the case itself. This keeps the heatsink from tugging on the proc--and bending the mobo--or falling off, leaving the...