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Bought these months ago. Best sound quality of cheap in-ears in my opinion. Just got another pair for Christmas as watch out, the wire will be the first to break.

Good explanation of why I can't decide yet I already have my desktop running an Intel 730 for virtualization, so I might just dual boot with an Evo. Still, this 850 Pro is a pretty good deal nonetheless.

That is most definitely a friend, thanks! So, would I be stupid going with a 840 evo? There is supposedly going to be a firmware update to fix the slowdown issue, and it is highly ranked throughout almost every review. I mostly use my computer for code, virtual machines, and dual booting into Ubuntu.

Is this worth it? I have an Intel 530 series with 180GB. I have only ~10GB free, and would like to upgrade. Is it overkill to go with the 850? I am also on a laptop, so power saving is something I am attempting to take into account.

Nice, thanks! I have actually done this before, with limited success. The new intel chips coming out with onboard graphics also will have support in Linux.

You are talking about the Bumblebee drivers for Linux, correct?

50 gb is audio!!! Still, I really love the game, though I'm not normally into FPS. It is repetitive, yes, but the titan vs. pilot shift is amazing. It means you play as a quick, painful pilot on the ground. Then you jump into a badass killing robot, lumbering around and squishing grunts.

Cool, I could see this being an upgrade I do for my Phenom down the road.

Yeah, it's not always the perfect case. Also, having to fix any of the mobo connections at the top means I need to unplug the GPU, which is never fun. Otherwise, really happy with the new airflow now, idling at around 30-32.

Yep, well just got the new fan splitter in the mail. The cables are much better now (mainly none are reaching from the top of the case to the bottom )

So I recently finished my first build, which was in a Bitfenix Phenom M. I really like it, and have enjoyed the whole process, but have gotten tons of different advice on where to put fans and I would like to straighten this out once and for all. Currently, I'm running a Hyper 212 Evo for CPU cooling with the stock fan, exhausting to the back of the case where a Corsair AF140 is also exhausting out the back. I then have a Corsair AF120 intaking from the bottom, and two Corsair AF120 fans intaking from the top. My GPU is a MSI GTX770 Gaming, which I believe exhausts out the back also, though I'm unsure. Is this a good fan configuration? Upgrading from the stock Intel cooler to the Hyper 212 Evo dropped temps by quite a bit, and I now get idle around 32C, GPU idle around 27C. Here's what it currently looks like: UPDATE: Nicer cable management Everything still look good/make sense?

Kind of. The top is both intake, and the bottom 120mm is also intake. Then the 140mm in the side is exhaust. The front has the PSU, which intakes from the front grille and exhausts out the bottom.

Thanks, fixing

Been waiting since the start of the summer to build this, and finally got off work and was back home long enough to start! Pics: Parts: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (Purchased For $0.00) Motherboard: MSI Z97M Gaming Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (Purchased For $154.99) Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (Purchased For $84.29) Storage: Intel 730 Series 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (Purchased For $0.00) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For $50.00) Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (Purchased For $299.24) Case: BitFenix Phenom M Midnight Black MicroATX Mini Tower Case (Purchased For $99.99) Power Supply: Corsair RM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (Purchased For $99.99) Wireless Network Adapter: Intel 7260HMWDTX1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter (Purchased For $54.99) Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition 39.9 CFM 120mm Fan (Purchased For $20.22) Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 39.9 CFM 120mm Fans (Purchased For $24.99) Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition 67.8 CFM 140mm Fan (Purchased For $20.99) Other: 120mm Dust Filter (Purchased For $9.99) Other: Exhaust Fan Splitter (Purchased For $3.99) Total: $923.67 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-19 01:42 EDT-0400 Purpose: Mainly FPS gaming, though I play a bit of everything. Also, this will mainly be a PC for work since I am going into my Sophomore year of college. Sublime, IntelliJ, and maybe some virtualization for other OS versions, though I also partitioned the 1TB for a 100gb Ubuntu install. Rationale: CPU: I got the 4770k for my birthday in May. I know, just before the Haswell refresh, but this chip is still a beast! Mobo: The mobo came with really nice audio built in, tons of USB ports on the back, and other features that added to the value. I only got Z97 because it was the same price as the equivalent MSI mobo in Z87, though I may plan on upgrading my CPU if Broadwell brings a really nice upgrade. All depends on price. RAM: Reliable, nice aesthetics, and not the most expensive. SSD: Also got this for my birthday, so can't complain. Didn't get a choice of size, though I have a 180gb in my school laptop and it is great. The 240gb is great for fitting all OS files, personal files, and one or two games. HDD: Got it on sale for $50. Not really much to say about this, mainly storage for games though. GPU: Also got this on sale. I know the Radeon cards are getting more popular, but the drivers for Linux are great for Nvidia cards and I got this on a bit of a sale, so I couldn't complain. Also, the overclock/cooler really make this card amazing. I have set the fans at 100% for fun, and they sound like a jet taking off. Usually it is silent though. Case: I have to travel quite a bit because I go to college on the East coast, live on the West coast during summer/winter, and work during the summers wherever my job takes me. I wanted something clean, portable, and pretty. Also, I really don't use DVD drives, and it just ruins the front aesthetics in my opinion. PSU: Didn't want to skimp on a power supply. The graphics card only really needs 500 watts, though 650 watts means I won't need to upgrade it anytime soon. Fanless mode is great also because my computer is usually just for work, only occasionally using games. WiFi: Only adapter that came with WiFi and Bluetooth in one. I use Bluetooth speakers at school, so this was a must. Also, since I will sometimes be in houses without ethernet during summers, I wanted to be able to still connect. Fans: Case came with 2 fans, though it is small and not the best with airflow. Because of this, I opted for using nicer, and quieter fans, to keep everything cool. While I could go with a nice CPU cooler instead of the stock one, I decided against it because of my idle temps and no need to overclock (yet). Other: Needed the dust filter because the bottom fan was for air intake, along with the two top ones which already have a built in dust filter. The splitter is connected to the top fans just because the mobo only has 4 fan headers. Temps (Celsius): Idle CPU: 35 Load CPU: 78 Idle GPU: 28 Load GPU: 80 Tell me if you have any thoughts/opinions on this build. Also, not to sure about the name yet, though I am a big fan of Clarke. Also, I was amazed the first time I pressed the power button and everything worked without a hitch. First time building, 10/10 would build again!

Okay, good to know. I'll stick with stock Intel cooler until I plan on overclocking. Then I will revisit this topic, and hopefully be more permanent so I can use a water loop.