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Started by allu, November 19, 2013, 03:16:41 PM

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Grayzzur

On the size of that air cooler.. I see it specs listing that cooler at 162mm height. I have a Xigmatek Gaia SD1283 in two computers, and it's just about as big at 158mm high. I lucked out, as it barely fits in my case. On my son's case, I had to modify it a bit because the stock side fan was in the same location. 120mm fans do make for quiet and cool air cpu coolers, but you need to make sure there's nothing in your case above where the CPU goes on the motherboard.

Those cougar fans Virgil pointed out are nice. One of my case fans started making noise (bearings going out), so I replace both case fans with those cougars. Unbelievably quiet fans.
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allu

I think I forgot to mention that the case is still available in Finland. It seems to fit all my needs. http://www.jimms.fi/tuote/BFC-OLW-100-KKN1-RP

Grauniad

If you're happy with it, go for it. The only caveat I'd offer is that you should know it has no USB 3.0 ports. At least not what I can see.

There is a very complimentary review on Anandtech - one of my favorite review sites. http://www.anandtech.com/show/5224/bitfenix-outlaw-when-inexpensive-doesnt-mean-cheap

Take note of the heat/noise levels, if you care about those things.
A goodnight to all and to all a good night - Goodnight Moon

allu

I don't think I have any need for USB 3.0 anyway. If I have to take something to flashdrive it will only be few kilobytes.
Edit:(Almost remembered) This looks like a good screen. http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00BJHBUW0/ref=noref?ie=UTF8&psc=1&s=computers

Grauniad

I'm really not an expert on monitors, and I'm not a hard-core gamer. 

When buying a monitor, one would typically look at the pixel density, contrast (but all manufacturers distort the contrast numbers), brightness,  response time and viewing angles.

IPS monitors typically have better color values and viewing angles than TN monitors. This makes them best of breed for visual professionals, photographers and graphics artists. It's also good for large screens when different parts of the monitor within the field of view will be at different angles and the color distortion may become apparent.

TN-panels typically have better response times (as low as 1-2ms vs 5ms for IPS) this makes them more suitable for gaming. Gamers also don't care that much about the accuracy of colors. :)  Because of this, TN  panels can have a higher refresh rate. Asus has a 144Mhz gaming monitor on the market. Read this: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/vg248qe-144hz-gaming-monitor,3609.html

Read a few articles like that that compare monitors and then make your choice. Good luck.

Oh, also read this: http://www.anandtech.com/show/7436/nvidias-gsync-attempting-to-revolutionize-gaming-via-smoothness
A goodnight to all and to all a good night - Goodnight Moon

Grauniad

Allu, did you ever build/buy your new PC?
A goodnight to all and to all a good night - Goodnight Moon

allu

Im on to it. There are have been some RL things slowing me down. But I do still plan to get it done.


Grauniad

That's a pretty impressive test. Pity you didn't go for an SSD, you would have smoked a few more machines. As it is, your CPU test is impressively high.
A goodnight to all and to all a good night - Goodnight Moon

allu

I do have an SSD. It is Samsung EVO 120gb.


Grauniad

you did the test with the hard drive, the same as I did initially, since the test reports on your hard drive and not the SSD. You could rerun it and specify the SSD for the benchmark - I don't recall the exact menu option, but it will give you a significant performance boost!
A goodnight to all and to all a good night - Goodnight Moon