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    Re: The return to desktop PC

    Have you had a look at the silverstone fortress 03? it's a bit expensive and needs a slot loading slim dvd drive, but it a really nice case.

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    • KaKTy3's system
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    Re: The return to desktop PC

    The baby has been fully up and running for about a week (work, travel and holidays got in the way) and I am simply loving it

    Final specs for anyone who might be interested:
    • CPU: Intel® Core™ i5-3570K @ 4.3 GHz (81-83°C in Prime95 blend after eight hours, 85-86°C after 10 passes of LinX, idles at 32°C)
    • CPU cooler: Arctic Cooling Freezer 13 Limited Edition (used ArcticSilver 5 TIM)
    • Motherboard: Gigabyte G1.Sniper M3 Intel Z77 m-ATX
    • Graphics: Inno3D GTX 560 Ti 448 Core Edition @ 886 MHz core / 2,153 MHz memory (72-73°C in BF3, 81-82°C after eight hours of folding@home)
    • RAM: Corsair Memory 8GB (2 x 4GB) Vengeance PC3-12800 1600 MHz CAS9 1.5v
    • SDD: Crucial 128GB M4 SSD - 2.5" SATA-III
    • HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache
    • ODD: Samsung SH-B123L 12x BD-ROM & DVDRW Combo Player
    • Fans:
    Intake fan 1: Coolermaster SickleFLow Green 120mm
    Intake fan 2: Coolermaster SickleFLow Green 120mm
    Exhaust fan: Noctua NF-B9 92mm
    • PSU: Antec High Current Gamer M 620W
    • Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 m-ATX
    • Monitor: Iiyama Prolite XB2374HDS-1 23" LED IPS Monitor
    • Keyboard: Microsoft Arc Wireless
    • Mouse: Logitech MX™ 620 Cordless Laser
    • Speakers: Creative ZiiSound D3x Wireless speaker

    Just over £1,200 for the whole thing (excluding old Windows 7 Home Premium license). Well worth it!

    P8,322 in 3DMark 11 v1.0.3 Performance benchmark with Virtu MVP enabled.

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    Re: The return to desktop PC

    Nice build how is the SDD as it is a flip up between the crucial and another.

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