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    Cooling: You suggestions please...

    I need some idea on the best air cooling for the following items:

    AMD Athlon 64 3800 Newcastle 130nm (Socket 939) - Retail
    Asus A8V Rev.2 Deluxe (Socket 939) Motherboard
    Corsair 1GB DDR XMS3200XL Platinum TwinX (2x512MB) CAS2
    Coolermaster Wave Master - Silver (No PSU)

    I will also be ordering rounded cables etc to keep a nice airflow within the case.
    Eventually I will be going for watercooling, but until then any ideas on decent air cooling setup would be most appreciated...

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    The retail cooler included isn't bad afaik, maybe add a couple of case fans and that should be fine until you get water
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    I wouldnt really need to add case fans with that case ive choosen would I?

    Standard coolers are a dodgy subject, some people say they are fine, others swear blind they are not good enough.

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    Normal retail coolers supplied with most cpu's are carp - but the ones supplied with A64's are ok.
    3 fans are included with the case so that should be adequate, unless you plan serious overclocking.
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    Not planning on overclocking until I get watercooling...

    Thinking of maybe the XP120 with a YS-TECH FD1238 120mm Fan which pushes 125CFM, but makes 40.5dBA which is a little loud.

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    Quote Originally Posted by m0nKeY
    I wouldnt really need to add case fans with that case ive choosen would I?

    Standard coolers are a dodgy subject, some people say they are fine, others swear blind they are not good enough.
    You get 2 standard CoolerMaster 80mm fans installed at the front end of your case already, which leaves room for 2 more 80mm fans (one at the back and one at the top).

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    Quote Originally Posted by Proplus
    You get 2 standard CoolerMaster 80mm fans installed at the front end of your case already, which leaves room for 2 more 80mm fans (one at the back and one at the top).
    I was referring to the standard heatsink/fan that is supplied with the CPU, sorry for any confusion...

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