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Probably should've mentioned that I'm in Australia. Looks like that one's only 120v..

Hi, Does anyone have any recommendations for an inexpensive amp to power a 200w 4ohm subwoofer? I've looked around and 80% of the internet seems to be made up of car amps... It's for home theatre purposes and doesn't need to attach any other satellite speakers. Cheers.

Would it be possible to control the fans with a raspberry pi? I've got one as a little media box, but I'd be able to repurpose it.

Everyone's answers made sense (some not as much) and were interesting to read, but by the sounds of things, as much as I'd like to build the controller, it seems it'd be easier and cheaper to just buy one rather than working out which types, for which fans drawing which currents and the rest.. Anyone got any suggestions on a relatively cheap and straightforward 5.25 bay controller? No LEDs or screens or anything, literally a panel with some dials. Thanks

G'day, I'm looking at making myself a custom fan controller to go with a side project that is currently underway, as the fans run awfully slow on the cheap mobo, yet too fast straight off the PSU. It's kinda scrapyard wars inspired, so I'm being cheap and scabby and just want to make one instead of spending more money. With the info out of the way, I basically need to know what kind of Potentiometers I need to use. Do they need to be rated to a certain amperage and voltage so they don't overheat/explode? Also, what kind of resistance do I need to have, in order to have a fairly wide range of control over the speed/noise of the fans? If you've done anything like this yourself, I wouldn't mind having a look. Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Cheers.

Found this online, any takers? <Removed eBay Link>

In terms of video editing, I've had good experiences with (and highly recommend) the Dell Precision line of mobile workstations. Whether you have enough money for one or not, it'd pay to still have a look at them.

If you install 64 bit windows, you'll still have "Program files (x86)"

I'd recommend a 6700K if you're wanting to game and do some video editing. As for the motherboard, I like to recommend the ASUS Z170-P as it's a fantastic board for the price and it comes with all the basic features needed for an enthusiast build. Do you already have a case?

You're welcome! Feel free to send me a message if you have any further inquiries. Happy shopping!

I've got a 6500 and it's perfectly fine for rendering in After Effects and Premiere. A 6600K would be faster, but 6500 is still quite fast. I'd spend the extra money on the 1070.

No worries, just that the 212 evo might limit your overclocking a little, but it should be fine up until you decide whether or not to go for water-cooling. Do you already own the PSU? If so, then yeah 500W should be plenty for the system. CPU (skylake) and GPU (Pascal) architectures are incredibly efficient nowadays, meaning you get a substantial amount of performance per Watt. Only thing to consider is if you want water cooling, as I'm not sure how much power this uses, but I'd reckon you'd be fine. Overclocking should be well within the PSU capabilities, as long as you aren't doing anything crazy

Ok, so I've just quickly done up a parts list PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/VGbnyf CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($329.44 @ OutletPC) CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.88 @ OutletPC) Motherboard: Asus Z170-P ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($92.98 @ Newegg) Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($93.99 @ Jet) Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($94.75 @ OutletPC) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.78 @ OutletPC) Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Strix Video Card ($309.88 @ OutletPC) Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($68.99 @ NCIX US) Power Supply: Corsair CSM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Newegg) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($88.58 @ OutletPC) Total: $1243.26 It did end up being a tad more expensive than I first anticipated, however it does leave a fair bit of room for future proofing. The total is in USD. Let me know if you have any questions.

With your GPU, do you plan on playing any AAA games in the future or just sticking to CS and WoW? Also, water-cooling is an option that work well with overclocking, would you consider that?

The games mentioned, don't utilize (i think) that many cores at once, which should leave plenty of overhead available for any streaming software.