Main box/ audio pc

CPU: Okay Choice

MOBO: Okay Choice

GPU: XFX - First, Sapphire - Second

RAM: I'm a fan of the OCZ Platinum's (have them myself) but if you can find the G.SKILL PI Series 6GB (3x2GB) DDR6 1600 Cas7 for cheaper, get those instead. Yes... 777 is better than 888  

HDD: I'm not the most familiar with Hitachi drives, so I can't comment. For a 2TB drive, I would recommend the WD 2TB over any of them, myself.

SSD: If you have the budget for one, I say go for it... it is worth it once you have one in your system. I recommend the Intel X25-M G2 80GB.

HSF: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus is a pretty quite HSF. I haven't had any issues with the setup being too loud, or louder an of the other components.

PSU: You don't need the Corsair HX850, just get the HX650. You won't be needing a Crossfire setup at your resolution, since teh 5870 will have not issues.

Case: Your Lian Li case is a good one. I would have to know what site/store you are buying from to recommend other case based on what is available.

hey, thanks very much for the response

i buy my gear from a place called umart.com.au, they back you up hardcore with service. i love them. only ventured to another place once in 6 years.

will go with your rec on the sapphire, it in stock, xfx isnt, and the sapphire has 15 positive reviews from umart customers. xfxs 5870 doesnt really seem to be selling.

ive just been over trolling hardocp, theres a fair bit of noise about ocz sticks dying. i was attracted to the gskills, but am also attracted to the corsair and kingston hyper x stuff. they both have the xml? option, which seems to make things easy from the get go. thoughts?

reason i was looking at the hitachis, is good reviews from umart customers, and 7200rpm. the big drives seem to be getting slow speeds.... but im thinking an ssd IS in the budget, so maybe this isnt a large concern. noise is, i hate clicking, it picks up on mics. speed is a consideration, but mainly for the audio stuff.

ssds seem to be worth around $400-$500 AUS for around $120G, i cant use these to write audio to, they just arent big enough. but for the $100 difference in the price range, what real differences would i be seeing from one drive to another?

reason i was looking at the hx850 is the modularness, futureproofness for possible overclocking and more components, and the facts its still more efficient than the rest of their range, apparently 85%+? and a larger fan.... i safe guessed it, i guess. i know the 650 is quiet enough. all considered still overkill?

the case is a real hard one for me. i hate dust, small spaces( mid towers piss me off), lights and noise. all must be avoided. they used to do a v1110 or a 2110 or something, they were sexy as, but seemed to be discontinued recently.

Lucian

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