I am going to be doing a budget/special purpose build for my Music studio. Due to the space, I had to ether go with a HTPC or cube style case. I ended up giving my wife my old case that was used and decided to do some upgrading. Since this is only going to be used for audio recording I don't need anything real fast or complex. A Dual core would actually work with onboard graphics but there was a special on this quad core but will have to use this old Asus 8400gs (which is great because it is passive so no noise!) Here are the parts that are on the way;
Motherboard- Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3
CPU- AMD (Yeah, I know but it was cheap) FX 4130 Black edition 3.8 Quad Core
CPU Cooler- Arctic Alpine 64 Pro
Ram- 8 gigs Crucial Ballistix
PSU- Apevia 500w with black sleeved cables
GPU- Asus 8400 GS passive
and last but not least is the coolest case for a Micro Atx!
This beast can be customized in so many ways. The side panels are all interchangeable and can accommodate all different types of fans. It comes with two vented panels with a cool black magnetic mesh to keep out the dust which can be easily removed for cleaning, one windowed panel and the bottom panel that also has room for fans as well as a psu vent with removable mesh filter.
Right now, only the case is here so I started with removing all the panels and installing the PSU. The rest of the parts should be here by the weekend.
The main goal for this aside from Audio recording and editing is to be as quiet as possible. Hence the name "Quiet box of Noise" get it...
It has a huge 200mm intake fan that I will probably need to find some type of small inline controller to turn it down a few rps for the noise and I was thinking about a 120 or 140mm fan on each side and then another in the rear to exhaust. I am thinking about either doing a traditional gray and black carbon fiber look or maybe a black and white look with purple or blue leds. Man, I can't help but geeking out when I get a new case!
post edited by agent8 - 2015/10/16 11:40:56