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MrVista · 26-02-2008

Looking to get this case myself to use as a HTPC. I have chosen the following parts:

SFF Case/Mobo/PSU - MSI HETIS 965
CPU - Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 (already got)
HSF - Thermaltake Golden Orb II
Graphics - Sapphire Technology Radeon HD 3850 256MB
Memory - Corsair Memory 4GBKIT (2X2GB)
Hard Drive - Samsung 500GB HD501LJ (already got)
Optical Drive - Pioneer 5x BluRay Reader BDC-202BK
Keyboard and Mouse - Microsoft Wireless Entertainment Desktop 8000
Digital TV Tuner - Hauppauge WinTV-HVR4000

I have a few questions that I hope you could answer.
1. What HSF are you using and what size is the fan on the heatsink in pic 2?
2. That graphics card looks very close to the CPU heatsink and the card I'm looking at seems on the long side. Can you see this being an issue for me?
3. What is the noise level like from the stock PSU?
4. What size is the stock case fan on the left in pic 2, is it noisy and is that the only one on the case?

Nice pics by the way.

26-02-2008	#2 (permalink)
MrVista New on Forum Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 2	Re: TM's new Internet PC (MSI Hetis 965 slimline Barebone) Looking to get this case myself to use as a HTPC. I have chosen the following parts: SFF Case/Mobo/PSU - MSI HETIS 965 CPU - Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 (already got) HSF - Thermaltake Golden Orb II Graphics - Sapphire Technology Radeon HD 3850 256MB Memory - Corsair Memory 4GBKIT (2X2GB) Hard Drive - Samsung 500GB HD501LJ (already got) Optical Drive - Pioneer 5x BluRay Reader BDC-202BK Keyboard and Mouse - Microsoft Wireless Entertainment Desktop 8000 Digital TV Tuner - Hauppauge WinTV-HVR4000 I have a few questions that I hope you could answer. 1. What HSF are you using and what size is the fan on the heatsink in pic 2? 2. That graphics card looks very close to the CPU heatsink and the card I'm looking at seems on the long side. Can you see this being an issue for me? 3. What is the noise level like from the stock PSU? 4. What size is the stock case fan on the left in pic 2, is it noisy and is that the only one on the case? Nice pics by the way.