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Thanks for the advice, everybody!
yeah - I already had Zalmman's AlCu in the cart at newegg.com
but then read some comparison between stock heatsinks/fans and
specialized ones and decided that perhaps I do not want to void
the warranty. However NOISE is a factor because I will be doing
basically living room recording so I prolly will get 7000A AlCu.
Thanks!
JT
nospam@needed.com (Paul) wrote in message news:<nospam-3105042122290001@192.168.1.177>...
> In article <2i1volFhmodlU1@uni-berlin.de>, "Rocky" <Rocky@GhostRecon.net> wrote:
>
> > "Tom Niesytto" <woland99@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:694461f6.0405311532.795069c6@posting.google.com...
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I am putting together machine to run recording software (Cubase).
> > >
> > > Here is the list of HW:
> > > Asus PC4800-E Deluxe
> > > P4 2.8Ghz Northwood
> > > Corsair Value Select Dual Channel 1G(512MBx2) DDR PC-3200
> > > ATI Radeon 9600
> > > eMu 820 sound card
> > > 2 x Western Digital 120GB 8MB cache for apps and data
> > > 1 x Western Digital 40GB 8MB cache for OS
> > > Antec Sonata case
> >
> > I just built a similar system, same ram same mobo same case but I have the
> > FX5900XT, and the 3.0Ghz P4.
> >
> > Good system.
>
> If you are trying to build a quieter system, you might consider
> shopping for an after market HSF. The Intel retail HSF senses
> ambient air temp in the case, and that determines how fast it
> turns. Personally, I prefer a fixed speed fan, as it is less annoying.
> A Zalman 7000a AlCu fits with no problem on the board, and
> won't bump into the PSU. The accompanying FanMate can be used to
> drop the voltage to the fan to 7 volts or so, which will reduce noise
> a bit more. For disk drives, you could consult the storagereview.com
> performance database, as it has a list of noise levels versus drive
> models. I'm currently using a Seagate 7200.7, after using nothing
> but Maxtor drives.
>
> You can put the sound card in PCI slot 5, and leave slot 1 blank
> (next to the video card). That might help, if the sound card doesn't
> like to share interrupts. If the sound card glitches or complains,
> set the PCI Latency Timer to 32 (Default is 64), and ICH Delayed
> Transaction to Enabled (which is the default). Those settings make
> more bandwidth available to the sound card when it needs it.
>
> HTH,
> Paul