Skyline is right, building in the Corsair cases is nice. Will give more complete info later, but having worked in both case it really comes down to:R4: - Spiritual successor to p180 series - Quiet design - Pushing the edges of size for a mid tower - not ideal for large radiator in the future - requires a lot of foresight for planning airflow with a packed system with a powerful GPU (not a problem in your case)Corsair: - SUPER easy to build in - much smaller case - can fit 240mm radiators in two spots - slightly more costly - windows looks tackyI give the nod for cable management to the Corsair because the distance for cable runs is shorter and the mount points for cable ties are a little better.if you need 120mm fans, this is a good deal:https://www.massdrop.com/buy/cougar-120mm-3pack
hello,to really, really throw a wrench into the works (and it is overpriced, to boot) this is the case i want for my next build:http://www.amazon.com/Lian-PC-10N-Aluminum-Mid-tower-Case/dp/B00H6XVZRQwishes, Sarah Jessica Parkers... but you may have made a buy that will last through a bunch of future builds!
350D on sale:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139021$99.99 - $10 code (EMCPWGP34) PLUS a $10 rebate. Dave's right in that the Lian Li cases (especially the lower end) are not as well built. They use thin aluminum and a fair amount of mass loader is necessary if you want to eliminate all vibrations. They are also generally terrible for cable management. You'll spend way more time trying to tidy up than in the 350D.You're looking in the right direction for the CPU, motherboard and PSU. I'd only go much crazier on the PSU if you're planning on adding a beefy video card later. Otherwise the CX430 was reviewed pretty favorably in the sub $50 range by jonnyguru who is very thorough in his testing. As for RAM, troll slickdeals, fatwallet, Overclock (http://www.overclock.net/f/327/online-deals) and Hardforum (http://hardforum.com/forumdisplay.php?f=280) hot deals. I'd be patient with the build and wait for the best pricing. Doesn't hurt to take a month to get all the parts. I'll check the parts closet for whatever stuff I've gotten on random deals. I might actually have a CX430 new in box and Seasonic 660 XP2 sitting around. I'll see what else is in there. CPU coolers, I'd see if the stock cooler is fine for your needs. If you need a quieter cooler, you can replace it later, but there's no use spending money on unnecessary items given everything you've told us. Sure, later you can decide to do a larger hsf with slow fans or one of the better closed loop coolers with undervolted fans, but you're better off holding off until you know you'll need it.Your thread has made me re-evaluate my system. The gutted Q25 I use is annoying as heck for cable management and I think I'll be moving everything into the much larger 250D if they offer a version without a window . I can also mount my radiators INSIDE the case!
Are you talking about the 58.99 after rebate at NCIX US? Doubtful. Edit: holy balls. $40AR was nuts. Just saw newegg had that in Dec.
Not happening except during Q4 by a retailer as large as NewEgg (or Fry's 10 years ago) as a loss leader to post up big numbers.
