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Originally Posted by mqr03
I buy whatever is the best that suits my needs.
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Me too dawg. But this is my thread. So try to recommend something that is based on my needs not yours, yeah?
Re: Case. I appreciate the suggestions since the Antec Sonata Plus (aka Solo) was on my shortlist of cases, but I just found a local seller who is selling a new Fractal Design Define R2 for $85 - aka omg crazy deal I'm jumping on this today!!! - The only downside to the Define is the HDD bay that kinda blocks airflow. Silence-wise, it may not be better than the Solo, but it also has damping material and I'm going to try hard to quiet the components e.g HDD suspension, fan undervolting, passive heatsinks if possible, etc.
Re: PSU - I'm still not 100% on the PSU I've chosen, but the BFG PSU mentioned isn't 80 Plus certified, and that is an important certification for me as higher efficency -> less heat -> slower fan -> quiet.
Re: Heatsink - Stock coolers, in past experience, are far too loud, even if PWM-controlled. If the airflow in my case is good enough, I think I can run the Mugen 2 at extremely low fan speeds (maybe try for 5V hardwired?) for almost 0 noise.
Updated build:
ASUS M4A89GTD PRO/USB3 AM3 DDR3 AMD 890GX ATX 2PCI-E16 PCI-E1 PCI-E4 2PCI VGA DVI Motherboard
$149.99
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T Thuban 6 Core Processor 2.8GHZ Socket AM3 Retail Box
$201.99
Seasonic M12II 520W EPS12V 20/24PIN ATX PFC 80+ Bronze Modular Connectors 6PIN PCI-W 120MM Fan
$83.13
G.SKILL F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL Ripjaws PC3-12800 4GB 2X2GB DDR3-1600 CL9-9-9-24 Core i5 1.5V Memory Kit
$99.99
Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB 7200RPM 32MB Dual Proc SATA 3.5IN Hard Drive OEM 5YR MFR Warranty
$53.99
ASUS GeForce GT 240 550MHZ 512MB 3.4GHZ GDDR5 PCI-E VGA DVI HDMI Video Card
$90.95 (before $30 MIR)
Scythe Mugen 2 REV.B. HeatPipes CPU Heatsink LGA1366 1156 775 AM3 AM2+ AM2 754 939 940 120MM Fan
$36.97
SubTotal $717.01+12% = 803.05 - $30 MIR = $773.05
Fractal Design Define R2 Case (secondhand)
$85
Total $773.05 + $85 = $858.0512
Dropped by almost $100 since initial build choices wooot.
This will probably be my final build, but my work hours aren't conducive to going out to pick up parts, so you guys have a couple more days to sway me on PSU/RAM/HSF!
Thanks again for your replies!! Even if I may not have picked your recommendations, they helped very much in either justifying my thoughts at the time or finding new components that I eventually used (yeah I jumped on the modular PSU bandwagon >.<).
EDIT: Anyone know the difference between these two sets of ram?
http://ncix.com/products/index.php?s...l&promoid=1026
http://ncix.com/products/?sku=30384&...acture=G.Skill
They have the same timings and everything....