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MalusSciurus:
Wow!  I totally didn't expect this much of a response to my computer build!  Thanks again everyone for all the suggestions and advice! 

@ Kureshii

I think the reason why I chose the Antec 900 was because I'm using it for my existing build and it really impressed me with the air cooling.  The 200mm fan on top was a total game changer for me when I got it.  Now that you've listed all these other cases I feel like a kid who just found out there's actually more than one kind of salt-water taffy! Anyways the RV03 does intrigue me with the ports facing upwards but I think the Corsair Obsidian 650D really impressed me with the ability to swap drives out so easily.  I think I'll be looking more into the cases although I'll probably not spend more than $200.

For the keyboards I'm not a fan of hearing the audible "click".  It reminds me too much of my old school typing class where I'm trying to beat some WPM game that I was forced to finish so I can get an "A".

Also I would love to get a sound card but I fear that my hearing is slowly getting worse... I had too many previous jobs of working near heavy industrial machinery with cruddy ear protection so I think I'll settle for the onboard sound card.

As for a monitor I do have a "TN" LCD but I bought a Asus 25" LED Backlight Monitor last Thanksgiving and plan on using it for a couple more years. 

Oh and I'm still looking for a CPU cooler with a low profile but that's hard to come by... I rather not have a giant block if possible... I took a look at the Cosair H80 liquid cooler but I have a feeling that would open up another can of worms...

Southrop:

--- Quote from: MalusSciurus on August 14, 2012, 01:34:16 PM ---wall of text

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Most newer Antec cases will have that 200mm top fan. My Eleven Hundred has one, as does the twelve hundred my flatmate has. Take a look at the product listings on Antec's website. It's worth noting that the large change in "simple-ness" in Antec cases can be attributed to Corsair's entry into the case market. Corsair's cases are supposedly really really simple and easy to assemble and have generally very good built in cable management. Worth considering imo, but most case manufacturers are taking inspiration from Corsair and implementing similar (if not the same) forms into their cases (Antec included).

Re: Corsair H60/80/100, they're all sealed all-in-one liquid coolers. You simply mount the radiator+fans onto a fan mount on your case, and attach the end of the tubes to your CPU/Mobo and it's all set! Well, that's the theory anyway. I've yet to put my PC together so I don't know if it's actually any more difficult :P

kureshii:

--- Quote from: MalusSciurus on August 14, 2012, 01:34:16 PM ---Oh and I'm still looking for a CPU cooler with a low profile but that's hard to come by... I rather not have a giant block if possible... I took a look at the Cosair H80 liquid cooler but I have a feeling that would open up another can of worms...

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How "low-profile" are we talking? My particular itch is in mini-ITX, so low-profile coolers are familiar ground to me. But by low-profile I mean air coolers with total height below 5cm (2"). The classics in this size range are the Scythe Big Shuriken 2 (more well-known) and Prolimatech Samuel 17 (less well-known). As you can tell from their diminutive size, cooling performance won't be in the same category as bigger tower coolers, but they're definitely wayyyy better than the stock cooler that comes with retail-box CPUs. And when paired with good case airflow, they can easily handle 77W/95W CPUs like the i5s and i7s.

If you're looking for something taller and a bit more "upmarket", the Noctua NH-L12 is a great pick. 9.3cm (3.7") tall including fan, awesome cooling performance when paired with a 120mm fan, and with typical Noctua attention to silence and quality. It's going at $72 on Newegg currently.

I should probably also mention that the Hyper212 Evo, though classified as a tower cooler, is by no means gigantic or massive, measuring only 16cm (6.3") tall and weighing less than 500g (1.1lb). It is unlikely to get in the way of your RAM or PCI-e slots.

Freedom Kira:

--- Quote from: MalusSciurus on August 14, 2012, 01:34:16 PM ---For the keyboards I'm not a fan of hearing the audible "click".  It reminds me too much of my old school typing class where I'm trying to beat some WPM game that I was forced to finish so I can get an "A".

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On the other end of the spectrum, I have an ultra-slim, ultra-quiet keyboard, the Logitech 920-000914. I'm often up late at night, so a quiet, illuminated keyboard is very helpful in keeping the rest of the household asleep (though I don't usually need the illumination; it's just cool to have).

Just giving you more options in case you're more into the quiet ones.

kitamesume:
what kind of monstrous resolution will this "SLI GTX680 IMAOWTF" be used for? 7680x1440(triplah 2560x1440 monitor~) @ max settings + 3D ?
i mean, last time i checked a GTX 560 Ti can max 1920x1080 without FPS issues...

btw, with all that much money getting waved around why not grab a hexa-core and pair it up with a 8x8GB kit for a total awesome 50gb ram-disk + raid-1 >,> i mean, demn that awesome gbps read/write speed, just sayin...

for quiet keyboards, i've found that those roll-able rubber keyboards are the only ones that doesn't produce much sound at all, if not any.

PS: my wtb of the year -
Intel Core i5-3450 3.1-3.5Ghz (Quad Core) - i3 ain't holdin out on me anymore, feels sluggish.
lga1155 Asrock Z68 Pro3-M - i find it a beauty for the price.
Sapphire HD 7770 1GB 128bit GDDR5 - i can manage playing @ 30fps + 1080p if its stable at that FPS, my bench game is metro2033, and im currently using i3-2100+HD6570 @ 1650x1050 normal - smooth~
Asus Xonar DX PCIE Audio Card - i dunno, im ripped as to if i should grab DGX or this one, im using stereo+headphone.
G.Skill Ares (Dual) 2x8gb ddr3 1600 CL10 - my 2x4GB got saturated...
Corsair VX450w 80plus - demn efficient for its price, thats my only reason for it.
Cooler Master (RC-361-KKN1) Elite 361 - spacy slim, cheap, like.
-- these sums to about 750$ around my area, current savings? 100$... i'll keep on dreaming. --

PSS: i'd rather wait for haswell, and GTX 650 interests me...

Edit: i have no clue as to how much CPU cores/threads affects software physx performance, its worth a look-up for AMD users when it does scale well per core/thread count, which means an i7 or an 8core-BD will be a good combination with a HD7950, currently one of the most budget friendly cards that tops 2560x1440.

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