Hi,
I'm thinking of doing my first homebuild PC for a change, and have decided to go for a silent system, and I want it to do everything...work (day trading with multiple monitors), home entertainment (DVD, audio, maybe DigTV) and gaming. If things go well, I may want to do a bit of overclocking, and a bit of SLi experimentation, all that and try not to make it TOO expensive.
After a bit of research I have picked out some components I like and *think* will work together OK, so if anyone can see some compatibility issues with my shopping list I'd be happy to hear it.
CPU: AMD 64 Dual core >4000 (Got a 2.2GHz Vaio lappy now, so I want an improvement)
MB: A8N32 SLi Deluxe (chose mainly for the heat piping and silent system, starting from the ground up)
CPU Cooler: Scythe Ninja SCNJ 1000P (maybe add a 120mm Scythe SFLex fan if OC'ing)
RAM: Corsair CMX1024-3200C2 4 x 1GB
Gigabyte i-RAM PCI slot card with 4x 1GB Corsair modules
PSU: SilenX 400W Luxurae Fanless PSU (chosen for noiseless operation)
HDD: Samsung 250GB 7200rpm SATA II (chosen for noiseless operation)
HDD Cooler: Zalman ZM-2HC2 HDD Cooler (fanless, and reduce vibration)
VGA: ???
VGA Cooler: KuFormula VF1 Plus and modify the fan bracket so it only takes up one PCI slot (chosen for noiseless operation)
Extras
AUDIO: Audigy 2 ZS
MONITORING: Aerocool Gatewatch temp and fan control
Universal Card Reader 33-in-1
CASE: GMC X-21 Trinity Case (built for silent operation etc - cheaper than the Zalman case!!!)
Siliceous washers and mounts all-round,
Re: the VGA card, I am not sure on this. I have a Matrox Quadhead PCI card that I'd like to go in, and would also like to add a gaming card as well, and run together if possible. The plan is to have a single large resolution screen output - maybe to a projector or a Dell 30" LCD for home ent., and have a number of smaller, say 19" LCD's set up for work.
Any comments would be appreciated. Thanks!
Jason.
I'm thinking of doing my first homebuild PC for a change, and have decided to go for a silent system, and I want it to do everything...work (day trading with multiple monitors), home entertainment (DVD, audio, maybe DigTV) and gaming. If things go well, I may want to do a bit of overclocking, and a bit of SLi experimentation, all that and try not to make it TOO expensive.
After a bit of research I have picked out some components I like and *think* will work together OK, so if anyone can see some compatibility issues with my shopping list I'd be happy to hear it.
CPU: AMD 64 Dual core >4000 (Got a 2.2GHz Vaio lappy now, so I want an improvement)
MB: A8N32 SLi Deluxe (chose mainly for the heat piping and silent system, starting from the ground up)
CPU Cooler: Scythe Ninja SCNJ 1000P (maybe add a 120mm Scythe SFLex fan if OC'ing)
RAM: Corsair CMX1024-3200C2 4 x 1GB
Gigabyte i-RAM PCI slot card with 4x 1GB Corsair modules
PSU: SilenX 400W Luxurae Fanless PSU (chosen for noiseless operation)
HDD: Samsung 250GB 7200rpm SATA II (chosen for noiseless operation)
HDD Cooler: Zalman ZM-2HC2 HDD Cooler (fanless, and reduce vibration)
VGA: ???
VGA Cooler: KuFormula VF1 Plus and modify the fan bracket so it only takes up one PCI slot (chosen for noiseless operation)
Extras
AUDIO: Audigy 2 ZS
MONITORING: Aerocool Gatewatch temp and fan control
Universal Card Reader 33-in-1
CASE: GMC X-21 Trinity Case (built for silent operation etc - cheaper than the Zalman case!!!)
Siliceous washers and mounts all-round,
Re: the VGA card, I am not sure on this. I have a Matrox Quadhead PCI card that I'd like to go in, and would also like to add a gaming card as well, and run together if possible. The plan is to have a single large resolution screen output - maybe to a projector or a Dell 30" LCD for home ent., and have a number of smaller, say 19" LCD's set up for work.
Any comments would be appreciated. Thanks!
Jason.