Q: I want to put all of this into an HP microATX case. --Motherboard and Processor--http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-Details.asp?EdpNo=3827044&sku=B450-2230 --CPU Cooling Fan--http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2943299&CatId=493 --PSU--http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=719600&sku=T13-2013 --4GB DDR2 RAM (667 GHz) I'd be using the original case fan, optical drive, and a 160 GB IDE Hard Drive. I'm pretty sure all of it will work together but I'm not sure if the CPU fan and the PSU are strong enough. Thanks in advance for the help!
A: it should work, but there are several problems, the lack of any video cards, (with that good a comp Id get an 8800GTS), and the case won't have enough cooling to handle the heat from the components. you're going to need a case with 3 fans, Id go with an enermax chakra, the cooling on that thing will handle anything throw at it. and the CPU cooler is very anemic, Id go with a thermaltake v-1. the PSU should be okay, but not if you ever decide to go SLI. and where's the CPU? it's not included. the case wont work well enough, it'll overheat a lot. AND THE POWER SUPPLY MIGHT NOT FIT. ***********THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT AS WELL, MAKE SURE YOU TAKE PRECAUTIONS AGAINST STATIC, THE SLIGHTEST DISCHARGE WILL DAMAGE OR DESTROY THE COMPONENT YOU ARE HANDLING, SO USE AN ANTISTATIC WRIST STRAP, this may seem excessive, but what's worse? being overtly cautious? or having your computer fail to boot up? and get a SATA hard drive, they aren't very expensive, and SATA cables are much easier to work with than IDE, they're thinner, and there're no jumpers that you have to mess with. AND ALSO GET A NEW CASE! ONE FAN ISN'T ENOUGH, TODAY'S COMPUTER PARTS RUN MUCH HOTTER THAN THEY USED TO! just follow my suggestions and you should be fine.