Main use for this computer will be CAD programs, running code, things of the engineering nature. No games. maybe hd movies from time to time.
ASUS M4A89GTD PRO/USB3 AM3 AMD 890GX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard
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OCZ ModXStream Pro OCZ700MXSP 700W ATX12V V2.2 / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC …
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CORSAIR XMS 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMX8GX3M2A1600C9
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Antec 761345-75024-0 120mm Blue LED Case Fan
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everything else seems ok? I’m slightly over budget but I would like to not mess with anything for a few years. The only iffy thing is if the on board video card can handle everything but I can always add that later.
Not so much leaning either way, that fan, fire out a much more precise flow of air. It moves a lot. I would think any fan controller could allow the adjustment of speeds. I have that antec fan sitting in my 900 case. I’m going to add the silverstone one to my new case however.
The ‘golf ball dimple’ Silverstone fans are well liked, but I would prefer a Sunon, or Panaflow. I would replace any and all case fans as well. Cheap fans sound bad, dont move air, and fail. Otherwise it looks good. I wouldnt run AMD chips, but they ARE cheaper.