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2011 Desktop PC System: A Quiet Linux and Windows Gaming Desktop PC System Vendors: Newegg - Amazon - Frys - Micro Center - ZipZoomfly - Mwave - CrazyPC - eWIZ - Tiger Direct - Directron - Meritline | |
| Motherboard |
* ASUS P8Z68-V PRO -
Asus forums -
pic -
VR-Zone -
TechReport review -
AnandTech review -
Newegg -
Google products Intel Z68 chipset - softpedia - semiaccurate - AnandTech |
CPU |
Intel Haswell CPU - wiki or Intel Ivy Bridge CPU - wiki or * Intel Core i5-2500K Processor Sandy Bridge (32nm) (Quad 3.3/3.7GHz HD3000/1100MHz 4threads 95W $216) - AnandTech review - Toms Hardware review - Tech Report review - HardwareCanucks review - i5 wiki - i7 wiki - Preview - roadmap - overclocking - Microcenter - Newegg |
| CPU Cooling Hardware |
* Tuniq Tower 120 Extreme w/Blue LED -
FrostyTech review -
Newegg CPU temps: minimum idle = 28 C, maximum load = 61 C |
| Video Card | * ATI Radeon HD 6950 - drivers - The Tech Report review - AnandTech review - Legit Reviews review - Newegg |
| Video Card Cooling Hardware |
* Arctic Cooling Accelero XTREME Plus and
VR001 heatsinks -
OverclockersClub review -
neoseeker review -
Newegg -
mwave -
mwave VR001 GPU temps: minimum idle = 35 C, maximum load = 60 C or stock GPU cooler GPU temps: minimum idle = 43 C, maximum load = 95 C |
| Thermal material Remover & Surface Purifier |
* ArctiClean ACN-60ML -
Newegg -
Amazon -
svc
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| Sound Card | motherboard sound chipset |
| Memory | * 4GB Mushkin 996805 Enhanced Redline 4GB (2x2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 1600 PC3 12800 6-8-6-24 (8 GB would not run stable on Asus P8P67 motherboard) - Forum - Forum Asus P8Z68-V PRO - Forum old Asus P8P67 - Newegg - Mushkin |
| Case | * Antec P180B V1.1 - Bjorn3D review - Newegg (deactivated) |
| Case Fans: Quiet 120mm x 25mm |
1 x rear 120mm Tricool fan (standard) with 3-speed control to balance quiet with cooling 1 x top (standard) 120mm TriCool Fan 1 x lower chamber (standard) 120mm x 38mm (thick) TriCool Fan (all 3 included with P180 case) (set to low speed) |
| Power Supply |
* Corsair HX520W (old spare part) 5 year warranty -
review -
Newegg |
| Boot Drive 1 | Intel 510 series 120GB SSD - Tools - reviews: ( AnandTech 120 - bit-tech 120 - AnandTech 250 - storagereview 250 - Tech Report 250 ) - Newegg - Buy.com - Amazon - Google products |
| Data Drive 2 | * Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3yr warranty (old spare part) - review - review 2 - review 3 - Newegg |
| Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer/Reader (SATA) | * LG Black GH22NS50B 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA DVDRW SuperMulti Drive - Newegg - SuperBiiz |
| Operating System(s) |
* Windows 7 Home Premium (Family Pack) and * Fedora 15 Linux |