Objective:
To house a few 2 TB Hard drives. Will be used to run few servers (Webs ervers, SQL Server, Oracle etc.) , virtual machines and some video encoding. Relatively silent operation desirable.
No gaming except maybe some low graphics games for fun, no overclocking.
I just sold my system because I disliked the combination of the Antec 900(version 1) case and the non modular PSU which made me hate ever opening the case to work with anything. I am looking to put together something within $400 budget at max w/o HDD. I don't need a HDD immediately since I already have few and plan to buy an external from staples considering the price of internal HDDs are up.
New build looks like this
Intel Core i5 2500K
GA-Z68AP-D3 LGA 1155 Z68 ATX Intel Motherboard
Kingston HyperX blu 8GB DDR3-1333 (PC3-10600) CL9
OCZ Fatal1ty Series Modular 550 Watt ATX Power Supply
All of these at Microcenter amounts to $340 after tax ($320 if PSU rebate goes thru). Leaves me around $70 for a case.
Does this build look good? Any suggestions? I also see an alternative 1.5 V RAM (mentioned below) which is same price after rebates. Is it better than the Kingston I selected? Same with PSUs - there are two more PSUs within $10 of the PSU i selected as can be seen in below links.
XMS 8GB DDR3-1333 (PC3-10666) CL9 Dual Channel Desktop Memory Kit
OCZ modXtream Pro 500 Watt Modular
OCZ ModXtream pro 600Watt Modular PSU
Regarding case I'm not sure which is a current good budget case. I need a case that is easy to work with and preferably has USB3 or eSata in front. Is cooler master HAF or 690 better than the Antec 900? I can buy from frys or Microcenter if they have something good regularly on sale.
Aftermarket cooler - I don't think I need once since I am not overclocking. Moreover I suppose it will make my system louder than stock fan/heatsink and more difficult to install. Hope I'm right about this?
To house a few 2 TB Hard drives. Will be used to run few servers (Webs ervers, SQL Server, Oracle etc.) , virtual machines and some video encoding. Relatively silent operation desirable.
No gaming except maybe some low graphics games for fun, no overclocking.
I just sold my system because I disliked the combination of the Antec 900(version 1) case and the non modular PSU which made me hate ever opening the case to work with anything. I am looking to put together something within $400 budget at max w/o HDD. I don't need a HDD immediately since I already have few and plan to buy an external from staples considering the price of internal HDDs are up.
New build looks like this
Intel Core i5 2500K
GA-Z68AP-D3 LGA 1155 Z68 ATX Intel Motherboard
Kingston HyperX blu 8GB DDR3-1333 (PC3-10600) CL9
OCZ Fatal1ty Series Modular 550 Watt ATX Power Supply
All of these at Microcenter amounts to $340 after tax ($320 if PSU rebate goes thru). Leaves me around $70 for a case.
Does this build look good? Any suggestions? I also see an alternative 1.5 V RAM (mentioned below) which is same price after rebates. Is it better than the Kingston I selected? Same with PSUs - there are two more PSUs within $10 of the PSU i selected as can be seen in below links.
XMS 8GB DDR3-1333 (PC3-10666) CL9 Dual Channel Desktop Memory Kit
OCZ modXtream Pro 500 Watt Modular
OCZ ModXtream pro 600Watt Modular PSU
Regarding case I'm not sure which is a current good budget case. I need a case that is easy to work with and preferably has USB3 or eSata in front. Is cooler master HAF or 690 better than the Antec 900? I can buy from frys or Microcenter if they have something good regularly on sale.
Aftermarket cooler - I don't think I need once since I am not overclocking. Moreover I suppose it will make my system louder than stock fan/heatsink and more difficult to install. Hope I'm right about this?
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