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falconxxxpunch

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I don't believe that the Xigmatek HDT-S1283 has nor comes with an LGA1366 bracket/adapter. You should look for either the Noctua NH-U12P or the Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme, as they have those brackets/adapters.

Everything else looks fine.
 
 
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Do you think I could spare the cooler for right now? I'm not planning to go crazy on overclocking this thing right away and I heard the stock coolers (which come with the CPU, right?) are decent. I'll pick one up in a couple months, definitely, but I was wondering if I could save a little money right now.

Thanks.
 
lt_shiro said:
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS are much better Hard Drives than 1 TB ones and most cases very close to Raptor speeds.
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So are you suggesting I buy two of these? Can anyone else vouch for this? It's only about $30 more to get two of those, so if it will help a lot I'll definitely consider it.
 
falconxxxpunch said:
So are you suggesting I buy two of these? Can anyone else vouch for this? It's only about $30 more to get two of those, so if it will help a lot I'll definitely consider it.
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The WD640 is a good drive, and fast, but if you need the space, you are not going to notice the speed that much, imo. I can copy a file between my two 1TB drives at 60MBPS, so they're plenty fast. And I would get the noctua, I don't know about the stock i7 cooler, but the stock x6800 cooler was loud as hell when the cpu was loaded and the i7 cooler looks similar. However, my noctua on my i7 is always quiet and the cpu is kept cool as well.
 
If you have $10 extra to spend, go fro the AALS black version of the Western Digital 640GB. $10 isn't much and it is faster than the AAKS. If your tight on the budget though, just go for the AAKS. I have both and the AALS runs cooler and faster.:)
 
falconxxxpunch said:
Do you think I could spare the cooler for right now? I'm not planning to go crazy on overclocking this thing right away and I heard the stock coolers (which come with the CPU, right?) are decent. I'll pick one up in a couple months, definitely, but I was wondering if I could save a little money right now.

Thanks.
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I suggest getting the heatsink now, if you can, because you'll need to assemble the mounting brackets onto the motherboard before you can place the motherboard into the case. If you buy the CPU cooler after you've built your rig, you would then have to remove the motherboard from the case before you can assemble the mounting bracket.

A good CPU cooler, like the Noctua NH-U12P or the TRUE 120, also cools better and run quieter than the stock HSF. (If you can afford a Core i7 setup, then you should be able to afford an aftermarket CPU cooler.)
 
 
PC_User said:
Get this ram instead.

This is the heatsink for the CPU that you want to get.

Also, here is a monitor that you might want to take a look at.
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Thanks! I replaced all of my choices with what you suggested and it saved me some cash. Especially that monitor! I'm going to check around to make sure its as good as it looks, because that seems like a steal.

PC_User said:
Lastly, why the Antec 900 over the P180/182?
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I'm not sure, I honestly haven't put much thought into the case I'm getting. Do you think I should change? Maybe a bigger one?

Thanks!
 
 
Antec P182 is an amazing case with excellent air flow. Love the gun metal.

If you don't need the 1TB as your main drive, I would do the following:
1. Western Digital 640GB AAKS as the main drive (fast, 2x320gb platters)
2. Western Digital 1TB Green for storage (rare use) or WD 750GB Blue (for regular, everyday use if you need the speed)
 
PC_User said:
Antec P182 is an amazing case with excellent air flow. Love the gun metal.
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Alright, I'll take your word for it. Will it fit all my components though?

PC_User said:
If you don't need the 1TB as your main drive, I would do the following:
1. Western Digital 640GB AAKS as the main drive (fast, 2x320gb platters)
2. Western Digital 1TB Green for storage (rare use) or WD 750GB Blue (for regular, everyday use if you need the speed)
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Are you talking about this? Also, how important is having a secondary drive like you suggested? Is it something I can wait on? I'm not sure if this makes sense, but I have another computer and also a laptop, can I just use those to store stuff on?

Thanks for the good help!
 
 
You guys have any objections to that list? I'm probably going to start purchasing in the next few days.
 
IMO you would ruin your very nice build going with an XCLIO case. now cases are a personal choice and if you like it, i wouldn't try to deter you from getting it. if it were me though, i'd get something a little more classy and not so over-the-top with two giant fans on the side. I'd go with a lian-li, silverstone, antec, or coolermaster. i'm not sure about the Astro A40 either. gaming headsets are generally considered gimmicks. you might want to head on over to the audio subforum for more opinions. i dont think there is anything a "gaming headset" can do that a good pair of audiophile headphones can't. you might be wasting money on that setup.

those are just my opinions, if you've done your research and those are what you want, go for it. have fun with your build :)
 
honestly why not go with the faster RAM? This is what i am thinking of getting, unless the extra speed is pointless for the money?
Memory - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231225

Cooler - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118004 and this mounting bracket http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118045 THIS is possible the best thing to go with, i have the same cooler from my AM2+ system which i will reuse once i get parts for i7.

Everything else seems to be fine, but i dont like the case. I would get something more classy or something like an antec 900/1200 for (crazy gaming needs/cooling). i would recomend the p180 but they went up in price, 150$ now...very expenssive. I got mine for 90$, they were even cheaper before for 60$ something
 
Also make sure you buy your hard drives from ZipZoomFly instead of Newegg. The chances are much higher that your drives will be packaged poorly at newegg.
 
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