Pointers on Mobo, PSU, Case needed

NotTheOne

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I'm working on building a new WHS.. and need something cost effective, that can easily handle 8 HDs. Needs to be quiet, reasonably cheap, and subtle as possible in order to keep the wife happy.

So far i've been considering..

  • Cheapest Asus P8P67 for the 8 SATA which then leads me to an i3 2100 or 2100T and any suitable 4GB memory kit, probably something from Corsair.
  • For the case it's either of Fractal Design Arc Midi, or Bitfenix Shinobi.
  • I'm a bit stuck for a PSU.. Strugging to find something cheap, quiet with enough SATA connectors.

Any suggestions, alternatives for the Mobo, Case, and PSU would be well received.
 
Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £109.99
(£91.66) £109.99
(£91.66)
Intel Core i3-2100 3.10GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £94.99
(£79.16) £94.99
(£79.16)
Fractal Design Arc Midi Tower Case - Black £72.98
(£60.82) £72.98
(£60.82)
Antec TruePower New Modular 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £69.98
(£58.32) £69.98
(£58.32)
Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/4GX) £19.98
(£16.65) £19.98
(£16.65)
Sub Total : £306.61
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £11.75
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £63.67
Total : £382.03

That will do the job.
 
Been swinging backwards and forward between P67 and Z68.. Hadn't looked at MSI, but that's an option.. http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-188-MS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1990

More investigations needed methinks.

Conan sig was bizare.. have just finished copying the blu-ray to harddisk, was checking it before reading your reply :)

and edit, yes that spec included the Gigabyte Mobo i've been wondering about.. That shopping basket is pretty much spot on I think. Off to read some reviews on the PSU. Thanks :)
 
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stulid, any reason why your recommending the gigabyte mobo over the MSI GD55 one thats got the cashabck offer? the gigabyte is more expensive and, from what i can work out, worse
 
Reaper 392 said:
stulid, any reason why your recommending the gigabyte mobo over the MSI GD55 one thats got the cashabck offer? the gigabyte is more expensive and, from what i can work out, worse
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The MSI doesnt have enough SATA ports i think.
 
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