earwicker7
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I'm ready to build my first PC, with the following goals: fast and quiet as possible. I set about $5k as the limit, although this is before shipping and taxes, so that's going to go up a bit
This is what I've come up with as a "first draft"... I'm hoping that those more knowledgeable than me can help with any conflicts that I might not be seeing, or have any ideas for better fits.
I do plan on overclocking.
Here it is:
Case: Cooler Master HAF X RC-942-KKN1; Newegg.com - Suggested Products $199.99
Power Supply: CORSAIR Professional Series AX1200 1200W ATX12V v2.31 / EPS12V v2.92 SLI Certified 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply; Newegg.com - Suggested Products $309.99
Motherboard: Asus Rampage 3; Newegg.com - Suggested Products $299.99
Processor: i7-960 3.2 GHz; Newegg.com - Suggested Products $579
Cooler: Koolance EX2-1050Bk; http://www.koolance.com/water-cooling/product_info.php?product_id=668; $374.99
Chipset Block: MB-ASR3E (ASUS Rampage III Extreme); http://www.koolance.com/water-cooling/product_info.php?product_id=1034 $134.99
CPU Block: CPU-360; http://www.koolance.com/water-cooling/product_info.php?product_id=978 $84.99
GPU Block: VID-AR597 (Radeon HD 5970); http://www.koolance.com/water-cooling/product_info.php?product_id=947 $139.99 x 2
Assorted Hardware ???
RAM: G.SKILL Trident+ Turbulence II 12GB (3 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2000 (PC3 16000) Desktop Memory Model F3-16000CL9T-12GBTDD; Newegg.com - G.SKILL Trident+ Turbulence II 12GB (3 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2000 (PC3 16000) Desktop Memory Model F3-16000CL9T-12GBTDD $469.99
Hard Drive: Crucial RealSSD C300 CTFDDAC256MAG-1G1 2.5" 256GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) ; Newegg.com - Suggested Products $569.99
Crucial RealSSD C300 CTFDDAC064MAG-1G1 2.5" 64GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD); Newegg.com - Suggested Products $134.99
Graphics Card: 2 x ATI 5970; Newegg.com - XFX HD-597A-CNB9 Radeon HD 5970 Black Edition 2GB 512 (256 x 2)-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card $1429.98
DVD Drive: HP 8X BD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA BD Combo Model BD240I-h01 LightScribe Support; Newegg.com - Suggested Products
$119.99
Fan Controller: ZALMAN MFC1-Combo 5 Channel Fan Controller Newegg.com - ZALMAN MFC1-Combo 5 Channel Fan Controller $49.99
This is what I've come up with as a "first draft"... I'm hoping that those more knowledgeable than me can help with any conflicts that I might not be seeing, or have any ideas for better fits.
I do plan on overclocking.
Here it is:
Case: Cooler Master HAF X RC-942-KKN1; Newegg.com - Suggested Products $199.99
Power Supply: CORSAIR Professional Series AX1200 1200W ATX12V v2.31 / EPS12V v2.92 SLI Certified 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply; Newegg.com - Suggested Products $309.99
Motherboard: Asus Rampage 3; Newegg.com - Suggested Products $299.99
Processor: i7-960 3.2 GHz; Newegg.com - Suggested Products $579
Cooler: Koolance EX2-1050Bk; http://www.koolance.com/water-cooling/product_info.php?product_id=668; $374.99
Chipset Block: MB-ASR3E (ASUS Rampage III Extreme); http://www.koolance.com/water-cooling/product_info.php?product_id=1034 $134.99
CPU Block: CPU-360; http://www.koolance.com/water-cooling/product_info.php?product_id=978 $84.99
GPU Block: VID-AR597 (Radeon HD 5970); http://www.koolance.com/water-cooling/product_info.php?product_id=947 $139.99 x 2
Assorted Hardware ???
RAM: G.SKILL Trident+ Turbulence II 12GB (3 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2000 (PC3 16000) Desktop Memory Model F3-16000CL9T-12GBTDD; Newegg.com - G.SKILL Trident+ Turbulence II 12GB (3 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2000 (PC3 16000) Desktop Memory Model F3-16000CL9T-12GBTDD $469.99
Hard Drive: Crucial RealSSD C300 CTFDDAC256MAG-1G1 2.5" 256GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) ; Newegg.com - Suggested Products $569.99
Crucial RealSSD C300 CTFDDAC064MAG-1G1 2.5" 64GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD); Newegg.com - Suggested Products $134.99
Graphics Card: 2 x ATI 5970; Newegg.com - XFX HD-597A-CNB9 Radeon HD 5970 Black Edition 2GB 512 (256 x 2)-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card $1429.98
DVD Drive: HP 8X BD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA BD Combo Model BD240I-h01 LightScribe Support; Newegg.com - Suggested Products
$119.99
Fan Controller: ZALMAN MFC1-Combo 5 Channel Fan Controller Newegg.com - ZALMAN MFC1-Combo 5 Channel Fan Controller $49.99