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Gigabyte makes a passive cooled 9800GT... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125282 The 9800GTX+ or GTS 250 would be the Nvidia equivalent of that 4850 that I showed you, but I haven't seen any passively cooled cards from those lines, that 9800GT is the best I can find for...

Spend more on the case, you are getting a good system and will need some better airflow. Look at cases like the Antec 900, Cooler Master 690, Cooler Master Haf 922/932. PNY cards aren't that great, go for this GTX 275: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150387 I would...

If you are going to overclock your PC then a change of case may be in order, but only if you are really going to crank up the voltage. The P183 is a fine case, and the i7 can do 3.6ghz at stock voltages if you get a D0 chip. I ordered from newegg a month ago and got a D0, so I am pretty sure...

I agree that the 4890 is unnecessary, especially at that resolution. I would go with something cheap like a 4830 and then pick up another monitor, the extra landscape will really benefit you for what you are doing. When you decide to play a game, the 4830 would be more than enough to handle...

LOL those pics look great, all the blood is rushing to my head though so I can't look at them for too long. That red looks sweet.

If gaming isn't a big concern, you can downgrade the GPU to something like the Gigabyte 4850 1GB Passive Cooled. You said you wanted quiet, this is the best passive cooled GPU there is and it won't break the bank. The 4850 is very capable of gaming at 1080P as long as you don't need the very...

Cool project, I will be following this thread.

looks great. I wouldn't make any changes.

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What "so much more" does the gigabyte offer than the Asus? You are referring to the Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD4P and Asus P6T Vanilla right?

Not a good deal. That MB sucks for overclocking, its meant for professional corporate desktops. That cooler isn't great either. The PSU is garbage, and it will use a slow Hitachi HDD. That GPU is alright if you play games on a 19" monitor, but not all games will allow you to go up to high...

Looks good, I would spend the extra for the P6T instead of the P6T SE, it will overclock better, I would also buy a cooler to allow you to OC your CPU better. If you won't overclock, then you are wasting your money on an i7, you would get better performance buying a Phenom II 955. Look for a...

Did you chose that case because you like how it looks? There are some much better deals out there, like this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129024 Great QUIET case and a very good PSU, not cheap garbage. If you don't play games, then an IGP is for you, something...