Posted 30 March 2018 - 11:55 AM
Posted 30 March 2018 - 12:12 PM
that motherboard should fit in any generic case.....there are hundreds of them out there, so its really just personal preference there....style, color, size, etc
you already also have a GPU.....so now you would need....
- Ram
- power supply
- hard drive
- Cd drive (optional)
Posted 30 March 2018 - 02:26 PM
Posted 30 March 2018 - 04:24 PM
Posted 30 March 2018 - 04:29 PM
I would say air cooling, but honesty if there are better type of cooling for a mostly tropical weather with some high temperatures from time to time(no air conditioner) i would take it. And thats what i wonder what good cooling would help for the pc to stay on for the days i need it to be turned on a whole day.
air cooling is normally fine for the type of computer you are wanting to build,
just get a good sized cabinet/case.....dont get a small one, so there is lots of room for airflow,
most decent sized cases come with at least 3-4 fans pre-installed
Posted 30 March 2018 - 04:39 PM
Posted 31 March 2018 - 10:45 AM
I am guessing you would want to have a case that supports a optical bay right?
well there is this:
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811352075
Very good and if you want USB2 compatibility so you wont lose out on the second USB port on the top there are adapters:
https://www.amazon.com/USB-3-0-2-0-Internal-Cable/dp/B009BBD3V2
since your motherboard doesnt support USB 3 and i am sure you want to have both USB ports on top to be free to use.
The focus G is a pretty good budget case
Alternatives are:
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139057
The 100R is another good case
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=9SIABFS59N8274
The Spec 03
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811133272
The Thermaltake Core V31
And for something low priced but very good:
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147253
Since you mentioned you are not that familiar with computer building these cases should fit you, all are easy to work with.
I would not go too cheap on the case as you said you had airflow concerns, a lot of cheap cases have sharp edges inside and sometimes por airflow and poor compatibility with large graphics cards.
I say for what its worth i would get the last one i listed, the Rosewill Tyrfing.
Sure it doesnt have replaceable PCI slot covers but it makes up for it with a nice removable PSU dust filter, a nice feature for a case at that price point.
For a power supply, well definitely not going to cheap out there, if its one part to never cheap out on its the power supply.
Cheap power supplies tend to explode, or crap out and kill entire systems.
This here should have enough power for you:
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151119
Or this:
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438014
The only bad thing about the EVGA is that it will be a cable octopus but fully modular power supplies tend to be very pricey
Edited by MadmanRB, 31 March 2018 - 10:59 AM.
Posted 31 March 2018 - 03:21 PM
Posted 31 March 2018 - 05:24 PM
Yeah i mainly picked out the cases as you were unspeciffic on what you are looking at in terms of cases, if optical drives are not important i got a list for that too.
Optical drive support or not there are options where the case is concerned.
But yeah your motherboard is a bit old and i saw no USB3 support on it so i also picked things out what i thought may suit you.
Out of curiosity how much are you willing to go for the case?
You said 300 was your limit so i did start low based on that.
As i have no idea if you have storage drives or the like hanging around.
You got a processor and a GPU so you got a good start.
Need ram?
Thats another factor to consider.
Edited by MadmanRB, 31 March 2018 - 05:24 PM.
Posted 01 April 2018 - 06:58 PM
Yeah i mainly picked out the cases as you were unspeciffic on what you are looking at in terms of cases, if optical drives are not important i got a list for that too.
Optical drive support or not there are options where the case is concerned.
But yeah your motherboard is a bit old and i saw no USB3 support on it so i also picked things out what i thought may suit you.
Out of curiosity how much are you willing to go for the case?
You said 300 was your limit so i did start low based on that.
As i have no idea if you have storage drives or the like hanging around.
You got a processor and a GPU so you got a good start.
Need ram?
Thats another factor to consider.
Posted 01 April 2018 - 07:22 PM
Posted 01 April 2018 - 07:49 PM
Posted 01 April 2018 - 08:02 PM
Well if the motherboard only has one header and you are fearful of a splitter, I guess you could get a Molex to PWM adapter.
I mean the PSU I suggested does come with Molex you could do that
It wont offer you the ability to control the speed of your fans but at least it will get them working
or you could get this:
or even this
https://www.amazon.com/Evercool-Twister-Speed-Controller-Slot/dp/B009D3O4DE
and this:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LN3YJPO/ref=psdc_11036291_t3_B009D3O4DE
Choices are a bit limited here sadly
Edited by MadmanRB, 01 April 2018 - 08:06 PM.
Posted 01 April 2018 - 08:32 PM
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