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Love the camera on the Z2 and skin from Dbrand is bad ass.

any turtle beach headphone will be the best #xboxisbest

Holy crap audio people are such snobs, audio it's half truths half personal taste get your head phones, get a sound card and get a dac, and have a listen, keep whatever you like best, returning an item is not a big deal. At the end of the day it's you the one who will be listening to your equipment. I have a sound card at the moment, using the V-moda M100 and a cheap ass sound card with headphone amp that I've had for years, it's better than my onboard, it's also louder. I've borrowed my friends portable Fiio amp/dac and there is definitely a difference, my sound card colours the sound somewhat, it's not a matter of bottlenecks or best, it's about whether or not it's loud enough and personal taste. I like the sound i got from that relative cheap fiio e7; however, my sound card creative sound blaster something is not that far behind, and it's way better than my onboard. Personally i dont see the value in spending ~$250 on a dac/amp, but i can see myself replacing my sound card a few months down the line for a good value dac ~$100 ish. so just have a listen and see if you like what you hear. Edit: my mobo is the MSI 890fxa-gd70

LOL dude, your card is underclocked, your core clock and memory clock are running way too low. you need to screase those to 875 mhz and 6000mhz respectively. oh yea, and leave the fan speed on auto or adjust the fan curve within the settings of msi afterburner

the CM HAF 912 advanced comes with a window panel; however, the window has a fan grill in it. http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Cooler-Master-HAF-912-ADVANCED-Mid-Tower-Computer-Case-RC-912A-KWN1-/350800829414?pt=US_Computer_Cases&hash=item51ad5bdbe6 I am currently using this case, looking to buy a rotary tool and a plastic panel to cut to the same size. if you cant find a storm enforcer panel, you can simply cut the panel with a rotary tool, to whatever shape you want. it's cheaper if you, or a friend has the tools to do it, just cut the panel and the plastic to make the window, then drill the holes for rivets and fix it on place, or use double sided tape.

old but relevant, this is how i started modding. edit: here some more ideas,

i got a modded dell case that I've hacked away with an angle grinder, I'd gladly take the D

to that anal breathing method didn't work, I passed out. I'd like a phone, I actually dont have one.

for $50.00? get the xigmatek dark knight 2, and done.

Recycle it, trolol (JK, kinda). search for the same model on ebay/amazon, used of course, and then put yours up for less than the average or even lower if you wanna get rid of it quick.

I had an intel 478 socket, then AMD 939 mobo, then i was surprised I didn't have to mod my CPU cooler to fit my socket AM3, now I have a new CPU cooler so that legacy one is long gone. To answer your question, yes it will work.

the vengeance 1300 are great, they're a little fragile. I dropped my vengeance 1300 and one of the drivers became less loud than the other side, had to RMA them, fortunately Corsair RMA went really smoothly. I've heard Plantronics headsets are of good quality, I'd do more research on them though.

here is a somewhat of a tutorial: http://forum.overclock3d.net/showthread.php?t=35185

This is one of the most popular Z77 boards out there, pretty reliable, it's Asus so cant complain: http://ncix.com/products/?sku=71114&vpn=P8Z77-V%20LK&manufacture=ASUS&promoid=1270

Most cases will have mounting screws, motherboard standoffs, cable ties, and 2.5" to 3.5" inch adapter (less common now). This case seems pretty complete as it is, I love all the features included for the price.