With the Q9450, you don't need overclock capable RAM. $ - Vista Home Premium (see above for 'combo' price)Ĭurrent subtotal with 3 day shipping: $1,438.89ĭoes anyone have any other suggestions? Quiter drives, better quality parts, etc? $29.99 - Rosewill RCR-FD200 All-in-one Card Reader with 1.44MB Floppy Drive $26.49 - SAMSUNG SH-S203N 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe $89.99 - Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB It's a heavy cooler just held in place by push-pins.

*Not sure if I'll stick with this choice either. $6.99 - XIGMATEK ACK-I7751 Retention Bracket Reviews say this might OC easily, though. *Not sure if I'll stick with this choice. $404.98 - ASUS EAH4870, Bundled with Vista Home Premium OS (Newegg combo) I was kinda iffy on that Gigabyte board, so chose an Asus with RAID support. I'm in the EU, so I can't tell much about prices. You could use these and other hints to pre-configure a complete system in your shop of choice and post the list with prices here to get a first overview. Western Digital 640GB AAKS or Samsung 320GB/640GB are some models that usually run fast and silent It seems like the new ATI cards can run quite hot/loud, maybe consider Accelero S1 coolers if you want consistent silence

Xigmatek S1283/Scythe Mugen/Scythe Ninja - Get decent heat sinks with 120mm fans with the option to change the fans, helps to reduce noise a lot Gigabyte P43 DS3-L - If you don't need raid or other special features, solid mainboard for a good priceĬorsair HX520/HX620 - plenty of power, good quality, modular cables, silent Some hints for the directions of quiet and price efficient (and pretty ):Īntec P182 - one of the most minimalistic designs (especially for livingroom usage and wife acceptance factor), very silent, very comfortable to work with.

Super writemaster speed plus wont burn