OK, based on this
August 16, 2011 at 11:57 pm
#5289
JonDeutsch
OK, based on this conversation, I’ve updated my shopping list:
- SILVERSTONE GRANDIA GD04B
- Intel BOXDH67BLB3 LGA 1155 Intel H67 Mobo
- Ceton InfiniTV 4 Quad-tuner Card
- SeaSonic X series SS-400FL Active PFC F3 400W ATX12V Fanless 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular
- Intel Core i3-2105 Sandy Bridge 3.1GHz LGA 1155 65W Dual-Core
- Crucial M4 CT064M4SSD2 2.5″ 64GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
- G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666)
- Western Digital Caviar Green WD20EARX 2TB SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5″
- ASUS Black Blu-ray Drive SATA Model BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS – OEM
- GELID Solutions FN-PX12-15 120mm Case Fan with Intelligent PWM control
- SILVERSTONE NT01-E 2 x 60mm fans (optional) CPU Cooler
My hesitations include:
- Going i3 vs. i5, but the lower wattage allows for items like the NT01-E to work (it requires 65W or less CPU).
- Having only 64GB as a boot drive (presuming SATA III would be better than SATA II for SSD?)
- 5200 RPM Green drive. But at 6gb/sec throughput, does that at all mitigate “INTELLIPOWER”?
- Fanless PSU – would that create airflow issues with the Silverstone case?
Any thoughts/opinions appreciated. Thx.