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quieter is liquid cooling, you will still hear the water move around a bit but its not anything like fans running full speed.

this system should do

here you go Ticket# 196729 --- Price: $2426 (To see this build click here)

Copy of Specifications:
Chassis: Cooler Master HAF 932
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Interior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Power Supply: 750W Corsair HX (Dual SLI Compatible) (Silent Edition)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 2.83GHz (1333MHz FSB) (12MB Cache)
Motherboard: nVidia 790i Ultra Core 2 Quad (nForce 790i Ultra SLI) (DDR3 Only)
System Memory: 4GB DDR3 1333MHz OCZ
Card Reader: - No Thanks
Hard Drive 1: 500GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA)
Hard Drive 2: - No Thanks
Raid Option: - No Thanks
Hard Drive 3: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 20x / CD-Writer 48x)
Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks
Wireless Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 896MB (Includes PhysX Technology)
TV Tuner: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: Liquid Chilled FrostBite CPU Only
Internal Lighting: Blizzard Internal Lighting (Red Edition) (Cold Cathode Tubes)
Modifications: - No Thanks
Boost Processor: Yes, Overclock the processor as much as possible with complete stability
Boost Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)
Boost Memory: Yes, Overclock memory timings (Includes Memory Fan Kit Installed)
Tweak Windows: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium (64-Bit Edition) (For Enthusiasts)
Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based)
Protection: - No Thanks
Office: - No Thanks
Benchmarking: - No Thanks
Install/Test Game: - No Thanks
LCD Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: - No Thanks
Mouse: - No Thanks
External Storage: - No Thanks
Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty


the only other way to keep the GPUs cool and quiet would be liquid cooling them but that will cost an extra few hundreds
your thoughts

Edited by DST4ME - 19 Oct 2008 at 1:42pm

Intel has been ahead for a while now, so I would say Intel is your money's worth right now.

teh same for the case, this case offers lot of things for the price point, you would have a hard times getting the same benefits from another case and still keep that price point. Have you seen any of our customers with it?

here is a good view of it if you have not seen it



here is one of our customers with the this case, in blue lights:






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here it is from one of our cutomers with red lights:







I can recommend other cases but the price will be higher and you will not get the same cooling as the HAF.

you got some thinking to do, the only case we have that would cost less then the HAF is a smaller case and I wouldn't recommend that for the setup I'm recommending.

if I can help you anymore, let me know

now you have to remember this setup I'm recommending is liquid cooled so this is gonna be quiet, however when you play games your GPU fans might seem/be loud.

to over come that, you will need to liquid cool the GPUs which is what I was talking about earlier, cause it will cost a bit to liquid cool the GPUs also.

however most people are fine with just the cpu liquid cooled and they don't seem to think its loud.

Edited by DST4ME - 19 Oct 2008 at 4:36pm