Recent content by dearastronomer

Honestly, most of the cases I've looked at were standard mid-towers anyways. Here's one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811121002 Are there better B75 motherboards in the standard ATX form factor? Or were you talking about case/ps combos? I can live with a UEFI...

A couple of last minute questions. If I wanted to shave a bit of money off this system, any suggestions for a case/power supply combo under $100? I cut the RAM down to 8GB, and the other i5 CPU option is only $10 less than the 3470. I've even dropped the DVD drive, so there's nowhere...

Good to know. Now, I've been hearing to get the most from an i7, I need a Z77 chipset?

One idea kicked around was going to an i5 3570k, which I guess is unlocked? I'll consider the extra RAM. Honestly, $1,000 for the budget is a bit higher than I really wanted to spend, but if I can get a lot of performance for the money, I'm not opposed to putting a bit more money towards CPU...

Thank you for the informative reply! Based on some suggestions from you and others, here's the updated build: SilverStone SST-PS07B Black Steel / Plastic MicroATX Mini Tower Computer Case SeaSonic M12II 520 Bronze 520W Modular Power Supply Intel Core i5-3470 Ivy Bridge 3.2GHz Quad-Core...

One important thing that hasn't been addressed (YET) is the case. I'm really looking for a desktop micro-ATX case that has (or can take) a good power supply to run the above system. I'm seeing this new "plus 80" thing on a lot of power supplies. What is it?

So buying a motherboard that I can do a CPU upgrade down the road isn't a good investment? You said the i5 mobo I looked at isn't that great. Got any suggestions for a mid-range non-gamer motherboard that supports i5's with integrated GPU? The GPU isn't good for the money? it's $20. As...

I really don't need a larger HDD. Most of my data is stored on a SAN. As for not needing the low profile card, you are right, if I go with the i5 CPU/Mobo I don't need that card, as I can use the onboard video. I'm sure there are tons of ITX form factor PC's out there, but what I'm...

Hi everyone, I've been out of the PC build world for a few years now, and could use some help in building a new PC. Below is the questionnaire, and below that are the parts I specced. I could use help finding a microATX desktop case suitable for this system, as I'd like the system to be...