Quick Questions

changedreality · 12-28-2008, 08:36 AM

Hey. What's up? I'm starting to get my parts together (although will take a month or two) for my first build (thanks to wrench97 and all his help

). I just ran into a couple of things and was hoping that y'all could help me with.

1. I have an uber chakra case from enemax which has a 120mm fan in front, a 250mm fan on the side and room for another 120mm fan on the back. I was wondering what is a good fan to put on the back? The fan on the side comes with a blue led light so I was thinking about maybe getting a fan with an led on it...or maybe some reactive material?

2. I just bought a corsair 650w PSU... would it be okay to go ahead and install it or would it get in the way of stuff later? It's a full sized case so it's pretty roomy.

3. Is buying a sound blaster card a good investment? I've always had one on all my bought computers, but I honestly have no idea how much good they actually do.

Thanks alot I really appreciate all of the help!

**linderman** · 12-28-2008, 01:26 PM

I find the quality of onboard motherboard sound has improved sooo much in the last 1-1/2 that 85% of gamers are satisfied with onboard sound quality

yes ....... you can put your PSU in now if you wish ........ although myself ...... I always prefer to "bench test" the system before installing it into the case .............it can save you alot of time if you run into a defective component

as for nice LED fan >>>>>>..this is one of my favs

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811999122

12-28-2008, 08:36 AM	#1 (permalink)
changedreality Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Mississippi Posts: 29 OS: XP	Quick Questions Hey. What's up? I'm starting to get my parts together (although will take a month or two) for my first build (thanks to wrench97 and all his help ). I just ran into a couple of things and was hoping that y'all could help me with. 1. I have an uber chakra case from enemax which has a 120mm fan in front, a 250mm fan on the side and room for another 120mm fan on the back. I was wondering what is a good fan to put on the back? The fan on the side comes with a blue led light so I was thinking about maybe getting a fan with an led on it...or maybe some reactive material? 2. I just bought a corsair 650w PSU... would it be okay to go ahead and install it or would it get in the way of stuff later? It's a full sized case so it's pretty roomy. 3. Is buying a sound blaster card a good investment? I've always had one on all my bought computers, but I honestly have no idea how much good they actually do. Thanks alot I really appreciate all of the help!

12-28-2008, 01:26 PM	#2 (permalink)
linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 20,442 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	Re: Quick Questions I find the quality of onboard motherboard sound has improved sooo much in the last 1-1/2 that 85% of gamers are satisfied with onboard sound quality yes ....... you can put your PSU in now if you wish ........ although myself ...... I always prefer to "bench test" the system before installing it into the case .............it can save you alot of time if you run into a defective component as for nice LED fan >>>>>>..this is one of my favs http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811999122 __________________ I still know nothing and I respect that fact, striving to improve and, along the way, help anyone that comes from the place that I used to be! Power Supply Selection LEARN TO BACK-UP YOUR DATA FREE & EASY YouTube - Runtime Software DriveImage XML tutorial