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SpacemanSpiff:

--- Quote from: Se7en ---By the way, i understand your dream for a quiet computer. I even use a totally passively cooled PSU, and i have experimented with inert hydrocarbon cooling.
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Ooh, now I'm curious. What cooler are you using?
Because I've never heard of a CPU cooler able to cool an Athlon64 passively under load unless you modify your case and add about 6kg of pure copper radiators or something.
Hence, I still have active cooling, even if it's pretty silent (Thermalright XP-120 with a Papst 4412 F2/GLL). But I'm always open to suggestions...

Thermodynamics:
If by "the listed motherboard" you mean the Asus A8V Deluxe: It has no video on board. You will need a video card or your system won't work. Of course, you could just use your old one, I guess that's an AGP or PCI card as well so it would work.

If you get 2gb of RAM, you could also consider getting 2x1gb - that way, you still have two slots open for further expansion.

As for the case: If you want something cheap and good with okay looks, I can only say: Chieftec

If you have the money to get an aluminium case and you are actually interested in it (remember: They're damn expensive), I would recommend Lian-Li. I have a Lian-Li PC-6083A and it is indeed a very good case, albeit a very expensive one.
Oh, Lian-Li's design also usually rocks.

nexus:
Hey, your setup sounds good for the budget you're on. And since you have a small budget I would definately avoid an aluminum case. You don't want to spend 1/3 of your budget on the case.

Just get whatever cheapo case looks good to you. The only concern you should have beyond aesthetics is the included power supply, and with the parts you're running you don't need to be too concerned about that either.

And FYI you may want to consider a PATA drive instead of SATA with the motherboard you've picked. It would get rid of a lot of potential hassle and you're not going to get any performance benefit from SATA with that drive.

EDIT: Didn't notice this thread is a week old. You've probably already decided on everything.

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