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Post Date: 2015-03-14
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    Posted: 14 Mar 2015 at 1:47pm
Budget:
Under $1700

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Mostly strategy games like Rome:Total War II, Civ 5, Sim City, etc.

Special Needs: Considering the Bolt II because I do want something SFF. I also want it as quiet as possible.

Specifications:

Configuration Code:     1162969

It's the standard level 1 config with a liquid cooling upgrade and lighting taken out. Would the radiator help a lot with noise level? Should I consider the hydrolux control?

If I already have an external 1TB HD should I bother with the internal one? I was thinking I could wait sometime for SSD prices to come down and install a 2nd one later.

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You don't need liquid cooling, but our Control Board option under airflow will help ensure you have a quiet system.

If you don't want to get a larger storage drive now, just make sure you get a large SSD, like a 250GB+
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I was able to get my Bolt II noise down substantially. Details are in my write-up, linked in my signature. And as for storage, you can use your own...which is what I did with a large SSD I had. SSD prices are already getting pretty low (relatively speaking) and they will provide the most noticeable light usage performance boost in a system.
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Hi Arkady,

If a SFF case is your primary goal then you have a good build for this budget level. However, you are sacrificing performance in order to get the Bolt II case. There are better options for a quiet computer, more CPU power, more GPU power, a SLI motherboard and a bigger power supply within your budget.   

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I'd suggest using the internal HDD and use the external HDD for back ups.

With SFF you kind of limit upgradeability but this will handle your present needs nicely.

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Appreciate everyone's input. Was considering building on my one but I'm a bit of a novice. With a SFF I'm just concerned about heat issues and ending up with something overly loud. This seems to be giving me what I need.
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For a small system...bolt is soo powerful!   
I7 13700KF 5.4hz
ASUS Prime z790 MoBo
ASUS Dual 4070
32g ram@5200
850 Gold PSU
1TB SSD 2TB SSD
27" ASUS Monitor 144hz
Razer Ornata Chroma Keyboard
Razer Basilisk V2 Mouse
Nari Ultimate Headset
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