Not sure where your reply went, drdark2, but wanted to thank you for the case advice. And yes, that NZXT thing is pretty ugly. I sent it to him as...
The onboard graphics is the next target. Found a fanless GPU for $80. Zotac ZT-60207-20L GeForce GT 640 Graphic Card - 900 MHz Core - 2 GB GDDR3...
I normally just use the stock paste on the heatsink. But if I have to add thermal grease: I dab onto the center of the CPU, put the heatsink in...
Alright. After a long discussion he's decided to drop the Thunderbolt requirement. That frees up about $100 on the motherboard. Hooray! Change i5...
Thank you! Keyboard, mouse, monitor, and speakers are not part of the $1200 budget. Unfortunately all the current MS deals I can find are for...
Hello everyone. I am an IT professional that is assisting a music composition friend with a system build. Thing is, I'm not sure how best to...
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