Here is what I ended up with. After saving money and credit points all year I ended up with some decent deals and a pretty overall low cost for what is essentially my primary source of digital entertainment.
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The CPU/RAM/Case came to such ridiculous prices after applying credits to my purchase. The 320GB Blue 7200 was paired with my existing 320GB Blue to create a Raid 1 for Windows 8.1. I already had 2x 3TB WD Reds so I thought adding a third (for now, of course) would be sufficient. I had a 400w PSU but I wanted a modular gold, so I got one. Why the Fractal R4? Well, I got it for $10, it's by far the best case I have ever built in and it is completely silent. I might miss hot swap bays when I'm changing out HDDs, but I don't care, I like opening my case and fiddling around. So, overall, I spent about $50 out of pocket up front and I picked up an 18 month no interest credit card to pay off the remainer at $19 a month, sure beats a satellite bill.
I took my existing 640GB out of the pool and turned it in to a backup for my OS install and other critical data.
Coming from a Core 2 CPU with a crap sata controller on PCI-E 1x, this new system is so incredibly satisfying to remote in, manage media, transcode, it just does it all exactly how I envisioned it would. Oh and I like easy and Win 8.1 delivers that experience. Finally, here's some pictures:
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This is a follow up to some questions I had about hardware and I finally pulled the trigger.
Here is what I ended up with. After saving money and credit points all year I ended up with some decent deals and a pretty overall low cost for what is essentially my primary source of digital entertainment.
The CPU/RAM/Case came to such ridiculous prices after applying credits to my purchase. The 320GB Blue 7200 was paired with my existing 320GB Blue to create a Raid 1 for Windows 8.1. I already had 2x 3TB WD Reds so I thought adding a third (for now, of course) would be sufficient. I had a 400w PSU but I wanted a modular gold, so I got one. Why the Fractal R4? Well, I got it for $10, it's by far the best case I have ever built in and it is completely silent. I might miss hot swap bays when I'm changing out HDDs, but I don't care, I like opening my case and fiddling around. So, overall, I spent about $50 out of pocket up front and I picked up an 18 month no interest credit card to pay off the remainer at $19 a month, sure beats a satellite bill.
I took my existing 640GB out of the pool and turned it in to a backup for my OS install and other critical data.
Coming from a Core 2 CPU with a crap sata controller on PCI-E 1x, this new system is so incredibly satisfying to remote in, manage media, transcode, it just does it all exactly how I envisioned it would. Oh and I like easy and Win 8.1 delivers that experience. Finally, here's some pictures:
http://imgur.com/a/PN1xZ
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