Case cooling/card and drive placement

sear_yoda · Post by **sear_yoda** » Mon Mar 26, 2001 4:53 pm

Alright I was reading the how to build a PC guide over at sharky extreme and they said something about spacing out the PCI cards for better cooling. Does having the cards spaced out (slot-wise) do anything to the hardware,or screw it up in windows? I would love better cooling in my box, but I don't know if this would be best. and also, spacing out HDD and cd things.

cy · Post by cy » Mon Mar 26, 2001 5:05 pm

nope it won't...

glc1 · Post by **glc1** » Mon Mar 26, 2001 5:07 pm

Slot configuration: Use what works best w/ your PCI components and motherboard. "Proper spacing" should be consiered second, as some components don't like certain slots on certain motherboards due to resources conflicts and other issues.

Drive configuration: Depends on the case, amount of drives, location of fans, etc.

[ 03-26-2001: Message edited by: glc1 ]

sear_yoda · Post by **sear_yoda** » Mon Mar 26, 2001 5:08 pm

alright, thanks, ill mess around with it

glc1 · Post by **glc1** » Mon Mar 26, 2001 5:14 pm

I personally like to leave the first PCI slot unoccupied. That way there isn't a PCI card directly adjacent to the video card, which is one of the biggest heat contributors, if it's a high-end 3D card (GeForce 1/2, Radeon, etc.).

[ 03-26-2001: Message edited by: glc1 ]

sear_yoda · Post by **sear_yoda** » Mon Mar 26, 2001 5:17 pm

one more question: at crucial.com, they only list PC1600 memory for the new Asus A7M266, and I was wondering where is the best place I can get PC2100.

glc1 · Post by **glc1** » Mon Mar 26, 2001 5:18 pm

Originally posted by sear_yoda:
and I was wondering where is the best place I can get PC2100.

pricewatch.com

sear_yoda · Post by **sear_yoda** » Mon Mar 26, 2001 5:22 pm

reputable stores aren't always listed first at pricewatch....im in need of guarenteed quality RAM

glc1 · Post by **glc1** » Mon Mar 26, 2001 5:27 pm

Originally posted by sear_yoda:
reputable stores aren't always listed first at pricewatch....im in need of guarenteed quality RAM

Then look for brand name DDR at pricewatch.com.

freckmoto · Post by **freckmoto** » Mon Mar 26, 2001 8:41 pm

Memman.com has some PC2100 108 bux for 128 megs. I think GLC got some their once and had a good experience. I may have been Doh though.

Freck

Brent · Post by **Brent** » Mon Mar 26, 2001 8:57 pm

mmmmm, DDR yummmmy

can't wait till i get a good DDR board, i'm waiting for Abit to come out with a good one

glc1 · Post by **glc1** » Tue Mar 27, 2001 3:06 am

Originally posted by Brent:
mmmmm, DDR yummmmy

can't wait till i get a good DDR board, i'm waiting for Abit to come out with a good one

What about the Asus w/ the AMD 760 chip?