Bloved Madman@lemmy.world to PC Master Race@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 year agoBought a CPU cooler for my new PC (when I finally choose what graphics card to get) but got impatient so installed it into my home server.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up135arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up132arrow-down1imageBought a CPU cooler for my new PC (when I finally choose what graphics card to get) but got impatient so installed it into my home server.lemmy.worldBloved Madman@lemmy.world to PC Master Race@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 year agomessage-square8fedilinkfile-text
This cooler is just as good as the reviews make it out to be, bought another ready for when I pull the trigger on a new PC.
minus-squareGranixo@feddit.cllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down8·1 year agoThat motherboard is waay too small for that case.
minus-squarekozy138@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 year agoLet people upgrade in stages. I had a zombie computer for years that started it ass a mini atx pc. Most parts won’t fit in a mini atx tower, so you sorta need a bigger case before you upgrade anything else.
minus-squareGranixo@feddit.cllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·edit-21 year agoI’m personally more than happy with my Micro ATX board, so i got a Micro ATX case. Getting the right size is important when it comes to cooling and airflow. 😉👍
minus-squareBloved Madman@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoThe motherboard has what I need for a home server, the case is big enough for all the hard drives. A micro ATX case would not have nearly enough bays.
minus-square𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒏@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoThe tower cooler looks almost as big as the mobo lol
minus-squareBloved Madman@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoIts overkill for the i3 12100, but its on 24/7 so might as well keep it as cool as possible.
That motherboard is waay too small for that case.
Let people upgrade in stages. I had a zombie computer for years that started it ass a mini atx pc. Most parts won’t fit in a mini atx tower, so you sorta need a bigger case before you upgrade anything else.
I’m personally more than happy with my Micro ATX board, so i got a Micro ATX case.
Getting the right size is important when it comes to cooling and airflow. 😉👍
The motherboard has what I need for a home server, the case is big enough for all the hard drives. A micro ATX case would not have nearly enough bays.
The tower cooler looks almost as big as the mobo lol
Its overkill for the i3 12100, but its on 24/7 so might as well keep it as cool as possible.
That too.