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finalizing compact, silent rig. advice wanted!

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budget: $1300 American dollars, can squeeze a little more

 

aim: a compact and quite rig for just about everything, needs to be a versatile system

 

Monitors: dell 23" touch monitor and dell 24" untrasharp on a dell dual 24" monitor stand

 

peripherals: cooler master devastator combo (red version) and delux FPS sngle hand keyboard

 

 

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/QgRmQ7

 

please tell me what you think, and if there is any way to shave off cost, or optimize in any way! :)

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Do not go R9 290. Go GTX 970. Heat is already an issue in ITX cases so go Maxwell. As for the PSU go EVGA G2 750W. It has an ECO mode to delay when the fan goes on. Those are the only changes though, the rest looks solid

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the R9 290 has good cooling from the reviews ive seen, and the 970s are to thick for this case, but I will change the psu

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R9 290 and "silence" don't fit in the same sentence ^^ (I own one, it's not THAT noisy but if you really care for silence it's not for you). Also, a liquid cooler will likely perform a lot better than what you chose and be just as silent if not more when not under load (and it will only go under load with some decent oc). Don't bother with extra fans, you don't need them atm (unless you are willing to spend more than your budget for them).

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/QBgMmG

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I don't have space for a liquid cooler in this particular case, and i'll drop the fans

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