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Thread created 06-28-2012 by Macaronisaurus
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Ok. Thanks for the feedback. Here are some revisions.
I5-3570k $190
Asrock extreme 4 $80
Pc power and cooling silencer mk iii $60
Corsair vengeance 8gb (2x4gb) $57
Dvd drive $17
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please help with my pc build
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I agree, there are great air cooling solutions that cost so much less, and really OC is only necessary if your going to do mega overclocking. You can even do some very impressive overclocking on air...
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Maybe the liquid cooling decision was made for quiet PC purpose though the radiator fan sounds pretty loud and it will be mounting near the edge of the chassis instead of inside the chassis like air...
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Hey,
here are my 2 cents. 1) This is overkill and beyond for an HTPC. 2) I agree with the above post, get rid of the liquid cooling system. Here are the changes I would make:
Swap the...
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Thread created 06-28-2012 by Macaronisaurus
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If the OP wants to work with AVCHD, I can KIND of understand. Certain programs just gobble memory (Adobe Master Suite, I'm looking at you). Also, he can always take half of it and turn it into a ram...
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If it were me and I had maxed out my budget, I would swap the liquid cooling for an SSD in a heartbeat.
Speed is way more important to me than some fancy shmancy liquid cooling system.
Naturally,...
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This will be my first build. My basic experience is I have swapped optical drives, memory, psu and video card before. I am tired of replacing prebuilts every 2-3 years and think this way I can easier...
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Think you need to further define what you want this PC to do...
Gaming vs HTPC vs Editing are very different needs.
HTPC...
Important...
LARGE HARDRIVES (For all the files)
Mini-ATX