Novice Builder

[Average Joe]

Thanks...Yeah I was thinking of going down the student route.. I could also do with Adobe CS4 colleciton and the students can get an £1800!! saving on it!

Whats the pro's and con's of the Antec or fractal? I have NO idea about cases.. I take it all my spec'd parts would fir into the smaller case no problem, just be a bit tighter too work in?

 

[Josh P]

Everything would fit, I can't say much about the Antec but the Fractal looks good, comes with super-silent fans, has bitumen sound-proofing etc. The bit-tech review suggested that you'd need some extra fans if you're using high performance hardware. I've ordered 3x 140mm Fractal Fans to go with mine. Reading comming in the case thread in Case Central, it seems this is a common route to take, and is still very very quiet. They should be here tomorrow or Friday so I can feed back if you haven't made a decision yet.

Looking at your spec again, I'd be tempted to go for some slightly cheaper ram - 1600MHz stuff will be fine, there are Patriot and OCZ kits closer to the £120 mark.