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chuckula wrote:Everything else looks great, but ...1. Case: Fractal Design Define XL Titanium Grey R2 ($130 + free shipping from J&R via Amazon)
auxy wrote:... my god, that case! ((((;゜Д゜))) I think I could fit inside it!
just brew it! wrote:Have you tried a more modern mid-tower ATX case like an Antec Three Hundred Two? I find them much easier to work in than those old Chenming Dragon / Chieftec / Antec SX1030 beasts.I've still got several old Chieftec full tower cases.
just brew it! wrote:Hehe. My brother uses an old Lian-Li PC-70 case. It's huuuuuge. (ノ> ◇ <)ノI've still got several old Chieftec full tower cases that I've been using for various systems over the past 10+ years. Yes, they're frikkin huge. And heavy. And some of them are old enough that they don't even have integrated front USB ports, which is a minor annoyance (unless you're using them for a server). But they're built like tanks (practically indestructible), and they're an absolute joy to work with since there's plenty of room inside. I will probably continue using them as long as motherboards continue to be produced in ATX form factor!
auxy wrote:... my god, that case! ((((;゜Д゜))) I think I could fit inside it!
Anytime I see one of those huge-gantic cases I always envision the owner is Mr. Huge. (warning: link probably NSFW) HRNGH! HUGE! HUGE! HUUUUGE!
JustAnEngineer wrote:just brew it! wrote:I've still got several old Chieftec full tower cases.
Have you tried a more modern mid-tower ATX case like an Antec Three Hundred Two? I find them much easier to work in than those old Chenming Dragon / Chieftec / Antec SX1030 beasts.
chuckula wrote:I told you! Did I not tell him? I totally told you. (*゚ノO゚)The main thing that I can comment on here is the case... to channel my Scottish ancestors, it is FREAKIN' HUGE.
chuckula wrote:Better not use standby mode! (⊙ヮ⊙)A lot of this is going to have to wait until June anyway... hurry up and take my money Intel!! :-P
auxy wrote:chuckula wrote:I told you! Did I not tell him? I totally told you. (*゚ノO゚)The main thing that I can comment on here is the case... to channel my Scottish ancestors, it is FREAKIN' HUGE.chuckula wrote:Better not use standby mode! (⊙ヮ⊙)A lot of this is going to have to wait until June anyway... hurry up and take my money Intel!!
chuckula wrote:3. RAM: 32 GB Patriot Viper 3 2133 MHz ($250 at Newegg)
End User wrote:chuckula wrote:3. RAM: 32 GB Patriot Viper 3 2133 MHz ($250 at Newegg)
You already have the memory?
JustAnEngineer wrote:Since we're now two months away from Haswell (rather than the four month lead time for this thread), we really could start thinking about what components would go along with a new Haswell processor and LGA1150 motherboard.
I'm planning to fit things into a 29-liter Silverstone Temjin TJ08-e rather than the 73-liter Fractal Design Define XL R2. My current gaming system lives in a 56-liter Antec P182.
JustAnEngineer wrote:I'm planning to fit things into a 29-liter Silverstone Temjin TJ08-e.
MadManOriginal wrote:I plan to put a card reader + USB port into the external 3½" bay.I can strongly recommend the 27-liter Rosewill LINE-M . In some ways it's even better - 2 USB 2.0 front ports in addition to 2 USB 3.0, a 3.5" external mount nearer the 5.25" bays instead of at the very bottom, side fans or passive intakes if you want. If you're interested, keep an eye out for promo codes that bring it to $40 shipped. I paid more than that by a little bit and still feel it's a great case for the money.
mako wrote:Hmmm. It comes with an AP181 180mm "Air Penetrator". Is there a quieter 180mm or 140mm PWM fan that you could install in its place? Is this Phobya 79123 any good?180mm fan is still too loud...
auxy wrote:just brew it! wrote:Hehe. My brother uses an old Lian-Li PC-70 case. It's huuuuuge. (ノ> ◇ <)ノI've still got several old Chieftec full tower cases that I've been using for various systems over the past 10+ years. Yes, they're frikkin huge. And heavy. And some of them are old enough that they don't even have integrated front USB ports, which is a minor annoyance (unless you're using them for a server). But they're built like tanks (practically indestructible), and they're an absolute joy to work with since there's plenty of room inside. I will probably continue using them as long as motherboards continue to be produced in ATX form factor!
Chuckula wrote:$350 Intel Core i7-4770KThe Chuckula-Special:
CPU: Intel 4770K @ 4.7GHz*
GPU: Gigabyte GIGABYTE GV-N770OC-2GD (Overclocked GTX 770, using Nvidia because of superior driver support under Linux)
Motherboard: Asus Z-87 Pro (reviewed by TR here)
RAM: Patriot Viper 3 DDR-2133 (32GB at 1.5V)
Case: Fractal Design Define XL-R2
PSU: Silverstone TEK ST75-FG (750 watt)
SSDs: 2x Samsung 840 Pro (512 GB), mounted behind the motherboard tray in the case so I was able to remove both 3.5" hard drive cages.
CPU Cooler: NZXT Hydra X60 (Front mounted in a custom configuration inside the case).
Case Fans: Cougar Vortex HDB 140mm (4 up front, one side-panel, one rear-panel, one-roof)
OS: Arch Linux
Please note that while this build is fully capable of playing games, that's not its primary purpose, so please don't lecture me about how Crysis3 doesn't need that much RAM or how hyperthreading doesn't help your score in Borderlands. I'm sure you're right, and I'm also sure that a 16GB RAMdisk + Hyperthreading does wonders for my kernel builds doing custom compile runs for large software packages.
* 24/7 OC, the chip is fully capable of going higher for benchmarking purposes, but I don't build benchmark rigs, I build working rigs.
Chuckula wrote:As for keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, sound card, and optical drive, I recycled those so I didn't bother to include them in the price. I doubt most people would care that much about those choices so think of them as being independent from the merits/demerits of the rest of the build.