I enjoy your blog very much. I’m in the process of building out my i7 desktop and your recommendations for hardware have helped a lot. I’d be interested in seeing exactly which components you put into yours – did you go with a z68 chipset motherboard?
I enjoy your blog very much. I’m in the process of building out my i7 desktop and your recommendations for hardware have helped a lot. I’d be interested in seeing exactly which components you put into yours – did you go with a z68 chipset motherboard?
Jason,
actually i have bought my about 1 year ago. You can find the specs below (in the meantime, i have upgraded the RAM to 16 GB instead of 8 GB).
1 PCS 498976 Sony NEC Optiarc DVD±RW burner AD-7241S,
DVDRW 24x, LightScribe, SATA, Bulk, Zwart
1 PCS 481778 Cooler Master Sileo 500 Midi Tower
Fans: 1x 120mm Front, 1x 120mm Rear, Sound Proof, 2x USB, 1x eSATA
1 PCS 491303 Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1333MHz 8GB CL9
Kit w/4x 2GB XMS3 modules, CL9-9-9-24, for Core i5 and i7, 1.5V
1 PCS 485983 Intel X25-M SSD 80GB 2,5″,
SATA2, read/write speed of up to 250MB/70MB sec, MLC, Gen.2
1 PCS 489949 Akasa AK-MX010 mounting module
voor 2½” SSD/HDD, past in 3½” bay, zwart aluminium
1 PCS 575732 Scythe Mugen 2 Rev. B CPU koeler
Socket 478/T/LGA775/LGA1156/LGA1366/754/939/AM2/AM2+/AM3/940
1 PCS 513219 ASUS P7P55D-E, P55, Socket-1156
DDR3, SATA 6Gb/s, USB3.0, ATX, GbLAN, Firewire, eSATA, PCI-Ex(2.0)x16
1 PCS 492768 Intel Core™ i7 Quad Processor i7-860
Quad Core, 2.80Ghz, Socket 1156, 8MB, 95W, Boxed w/fan
1 PCS 404885 Corsair CX 400W PSU
ATX 12V V2.2, 80 Plus, Standard, 1x 6+2-pin PCIe, 6x SATA, 120mm Fan