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2 edits |  My first build: seeking silence and plenty of advice
Hi everyone,
This is going to be my first build ...as you know you get sick and tired of out-of-the-box solutions with crappy hardware and unnecessary add-ons...
I am looking to build silent PC under CAN$1200 including tax - yup Canadian tax 
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I use my pc mostly for:
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(A) intensive MS office work (Excel, Access...large databases, data mining....)
(B) watch a lot of DVD movies
(C) no gaming, maybe TF2 sometimes, who knows...
(D) i need the newly build pc to last me 3 YRS
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I am looking at these parts (all prices are in CAN$):
MOBO:
(1) Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L ATX LGA775 P35 1333FSB 1PCI-E16 3PCI-E1 3PCI SATA2 Sound GBLAN Motherboard, $86.49
(2) ASUS P5K ATX LGA775 P35 DDR2 2PCI-E16 3PCI 1PCI-E1 SATA2 Sound GBLAN 1394 Motherboard, $127.99
CPU:
(1) Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Quad Core Processor LGA775 Kentsfield 2.40GHZ 1066FSB 8MB Retail Box, $242.95
(2) Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Dual Core Processor LGA775 3.0GHZ Wolfdale 1333FSB 6MB Retail, $213.20
(3) Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Dual Core Processor LGA775 Conroe 2.66GHZ 1333FSB 4MB Retail, $193.99
Power supply:
(1) Enermax Modu82+ 625W, $150.00
(2) Seasonic S12 Energy+ 550, $110.16
(3) Seasonic S12 Energy+ 650, $127.44
(4) Corsair HX520, $98.15
(5) Corsair HX620, $126.20
(6) Corsair TX650W, $105.00
CASE:
(1) P182, $121.21
(2) P180B, $128.26
(3) SOLO , $59.99
CPU heat-sink + fan if necessary:
(1) Thermalright ULTRA-120 Extreme 6 Heatpipe Cooler LGA775 Heatsink *Fan Not Included*, $48.42
ONE Fan from the list below to go with the sink above (sleeve bearing more silent but less lifetime than ball bearing):
· Noctua NF-S12-1200 120MM Ultra Quiet Cooling Fan 1200RPM 81M3/H 17DBA Molex, $18.35
· Noctua NF-P12-1300 120MM Ultra Quiet Cooling Fan 1100-1300RPM 63-92M3/H 12.6-19.8DBA Molex, $17.99
· Scythe S-FLEX SFF21F 120MM Cooling Fan 1600RPM 28.0DBA 63.7CFM FDB , $11.34
· Scythe Slip Stream Kaze Jyuni 120MM Fan 1200RPM 68.5CFM 24DBA , $6.21
(2) Scythe Ninja Plus REV.B Heatpipe Fanless Heatsink AM2 LGA775 S478 S754 S939 W/ 120MM Fan, $31.49
HDD:
(1) Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB SATA2 8.5MS 7200RPM 16MB Cache Hard Drive 5YR MFR Warranty , $55.98
??? RAM ???
(1) OCZ Platinum XTC PC2-6400 4GB 2X2GB DDR2-800 CL5-4-4-15 DDR2 240PIN, $115.50
(2) Corsair XMS2 TWIN2X4096-6400C5 4GB DDR2 2X2GB PC2-6400 DDR2-800 CL 5-5-5-18 240PIN, $81.80
(3) G.SKILL F2-8000CL5D-4GBPQ PC2-8000 4GB 2X2GB DDR2-1000 CL5-5-5-15 240PIN, $117.73
??? Video card ???
(1) "Not a gamer, need mid-range or low-range"
(2) watch dvd movies and win apps(Access/Excel)
(3) has to be dual and SILENT (i`m used to having 2 LCD screens)
LCD screen
2x1 --> Samsung 931BW 19IN Widescreen LCD Monitor Glossy Black Finish 2000:1 1440X900 2MS HDCP VGA DVI-D, $400 (both)
I really hope you can help me out, and point which part to use and which not to use, also please suggest parts that you think are better (performance/silent wise) than the ones i have listed (my knowledge is fairly limited, so your help will be greatly appreciated)...did i mentioned i have never built pc before
I hope i didn't forget to list any major component, and i will be leveraging my old SONY double layer DVD writer, its old but don't need anything fancier that the one i have
Just as a comparison, right now i have an old, very old P4 HT @ 3.00 with 2 gigs RAM and hmmm very old Geforce FX 5200, its an Dell Dimension 4600, i guess no need for further info you get the picture Its a collector`s issue...
Thank You,
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