Well, I'm putting my first build in a few years together. I acquired a thermaltake Armor series case (the full tower black one with the side fan) new in the box at a garage sale for $25 so I plan on using that.
This will be primarily a gaming machine, and I just bought a 24" Dell Ultrasharp 2408 monitor, and have a 22" samsung that will be my secondary display.
Here's the parts that I picked out and I would appreciate any ideas where I can shave some money off or if you see any good areas for upgrades that I missed.
Build is solid. Motherboard is overkill. P5E Deluxe is fine and its $60ish cheaper. Unless dual LAN is something you really need and all.
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Thanks for that input, I'll be adding that cooler and am reading up on that motherboard now.
Can anyone recommend a good fan controller and what is the general opinion of soundcards vs. onboard sound. I'll be piping it thru a spare onkyo reciever i have into a 5.1 speaker setup.
I hate bumping, but i posted this on the weekend and its rolled down pretty far. I'd like to place an order this week so I get the pieces in time for my bday (little present to myself).
One added question, other than Noctua fans, any recommendation on some nice decibel to airflow ratio fans?
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