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    Small Quiet Efficient Build

    Hi. That does help clarify a lot, thanks!
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    Small Quiet Efficient Build

    Hi Zap. The image you provided does clarify, thanks. However, I'm still torn between a more compact case (like the Core V1 or the Elite 130) and one with more room and more ability to dampen sound (like the Prodigy). The Corsair Obsidian 250D looks like one of the latter, but not quite as big...
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    Small Quiet Efficient Build

    The Cooler Master Elite 120 and 130 look very nice: a good blend of compact and powerful. From what I can see on the net, there isn't much difference but the 130 does a little better at keeping components cool. Here is a new draft of the build based on the 130: PC Hound Part List CPU: Intel...
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    Small Quiet Efficient Build

    Thinkpad X1 Carbon i5-3427U. It is very nice for travel, but I don't think it makes a great home PC. I think 11.2" is fine. However, from what I can tell from surfing the web, it looks like you need to remove the big front fan on the Core V1 if you want to put in a card longer than 10"...
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    Small Quiet Efficient Build

    Hi, all. I think I would really want to play Dragon Age: Inquisition on my new computer. I played both Dragon Age: Origins and Dragon Age: Orgins Awakening all the way to the end, and I liked those games a lot. I would want to play at 2560x1440. From what I can tell (from Googling), a GTX...
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    Small Quiet Efficient Build

    Yes, the Core V1 looks great. I would really like to have an optical disk, but I don't really need one, so I will seriously consider switching to the Core V1.
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    Small Quiet Efficient Build

    Hi. I have excellent bandwidth (more than 30 Mb/s). It is definitely a PC issue: when I am on the video conference the whole PC becomes extremely slow. The mouse becomes nearly unresponsive. It takes a very long time to switch between the video conferencing program and my email client (and I...
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    Small Quiet Efficient Build

    Thanks Zap, That makes a lot of sense, but I think you are also convincing me that I need to think more about what I want to do with the computer in the near future. I think next I will spend more time learning more about what games are out there now that I would want to play if I had a...
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    Small Quiet Efficient Build

    Good points, Zap and WiSK! @Zap: I am not playing any games right now but I assume I will want to play something sooner or later. I agree that I don't really need the Z chipset, but I really do want the wifi because I think there is a decent chance it will come in handy sooner or later. How...
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    Budget build suggestions

    That makes sense. I agree that at $250 or so, the 290X is a lot more competitive.
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    Building a $650 PC for a friend

    Hi. The build you have there looks good to me. I guess my biggest objective is the use of the Caviar Green as your main drive; as I understand it, the Caviar Green is really designed for bulk data storage where you don't care much about speed. Here is a radically different proposal to...
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    Budget build suggestions

    Why the 290X? If you are going all the way to $300 for a video card, I would think it makes sense to get a GTX 970. The Zotac GTX 970 ZT-90101-10P goes for $310 at Amazon, so you could substitute that for the 290X in Spartan VI's build and still fit in the budget. My impression is the GTX 970...
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    Budget build suggestions

    How about the following, as a starting point? PC Hound Part List CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 ($189.99 @ Amazon) Motherboard: MSI CSM-H87M-G43 ($63.99 @ NCIX US) Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) Ballistix Tactical Tracer ($44.99 @ Amazon) Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 GTX 960 GAMING 2G...
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    Small Quiet Efficient Build

    Hi everyone. I've been doing an increasing amount of video conferencing with my home PC and it performs very poorly, so I am looking to get something new. I also do a little very light gaming, and I would like to be able to do a little software development on my PC. I'd like something that will...
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    New Mac for Photoshop

    As others have stated, a Mac Pro is extreme overkill for photography. However, it seems a big part of why a new computer is so expensive for her now is that her last computer had a monitor built in so she can't replace the computer without also replacing the monitor. Getting another iMac means...
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