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David M · 04-18-2013, 07:14 PM

To save money get a case for under $50. Cut your hard drive back to a 1 Tb Black. Reduce your PSU to a 650 watt Corsair or Seasonic. You could also cut back on your CPU. I would not get a Gigabyte card. Look for an EVGA or Asus.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130825

04-18-2013, 07:14 PM	#2
David M Techphile. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: San Francisco Bay Posts: 6,546	To save money get a case for under $50. Cut your hard drive back to a 1 Tb Black. Reduce your PSU to a 650 watt Corsair or Seasonic. You could also cut back on your CPU. I would not get a Gigabyte card. Look for an EVGA or Asus. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130825 __________________ Asus P8P67 WS Revolution \| Intel 2600K @ 4.7 GHz \| Win 7 Pro 64 \|8 gigs Corsair 1600 \| Two Diamond 6990's in Crossfire\| Corsair AX1200 \| Thermalright Silver Arrow \| Western Digital Black 2TB 64 meg cache \| Lian-Li PC-A71B \| Logitec Z-5500 \| Three Asus 26" VW266H monitors running under Eyefinity \| Last edited by David M; 04-18-2013 at 07:19 PM.