[Build Help]Good Sound-proofing in this build?
Hopefully this is the last of these and then its just wait for prices/holidays to end. But my wife brought up a good point - how quiet will this build be?
I assume most of that comes from the case but I haven't a clue how to tell... apologies, but I feel I'm getting better at this :)
Final things I'm considering:
- Bumping up the RAM to 16 GB or getting a better quality of RAM
- Putting in another motherboard that would have 4 slots for RAM (current only has 2)
What do you all think about that? My budget is $1500 and getting Windows will only take about $50 (my wife is a graduate student... hooray!) so that gives me basically $300 to spare.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
| Type | Item | Price |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor | $169.99 @ Microcenter |
| Motherboard | MSI B75MA-E33 Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard | $59.99 @ Amazon |
| Memory | Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory | $32.99 @ Microcenter |
| Storage | Crucial M4 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk | $99.99 @ B&H |
| Storage | Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive | $129.98 @ Outlet PC |
| Video Card | Gigabyte Radeon HD 7850 2GB Video Card | $189.99 @ NCIX US |
| Case | NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case | $49.98 @ Outlet PC |
| Power Supply | Corsair Builder 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply | $39.99 @ Newegg |
| Optical Drive | Samsung SH-224BB DVD/CD Writer | $15.99 @ Newegg |
| Monitor | Hannspree HL272HPB 27.0" Monitor | $229.99 @ Newegg |
| Keyboard | Logitech MX 5500 Revolution Wireless Standard Keyboard w/Laser Mouse | $119.99 @ Amazon |
| Total | ||
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available. | $1138.87 | |
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-12-02 13:17 EST-0500 |
Posted Dec 2, 2012, 6:22 PM UTC
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