Hey guys I thought I would follow up with an image on how everything fit. I was able to pack everything I wanted into the case: -all 3 external bays are filled (blu-ray burner and drawer at the top, 3.5" media card reader at the bottom) -the drive cage is holding a full-sized hard drive, an SSD and ...

Hey sorry for the late response, I was on vacation. The Noctua NH-U12P cooler fits perfectly (very tight) with both fans attached and 90-degree angled SATA connectors. I think the motherboard I chose is unique in that the CPU is positioned particularly close to the rear connectors. The ASUS P8Z77 PR...

Nice thanks guys. I'm leaning toward the Crucial M4 right now. As for the HDD, I would prefer the WD Green, but Black has the 5 year warranty, whereas Green only has 2 years. It would be the loudest component in my system by far I know, but I've had drives fail in the past and their warranty has sav...

Hey Kardax, thanks for the reply and tips! I checked out the PS-07. The reason I went for the TJ-08 is because of the external 3.5" bay that I want to use for a card reader. Unfortunately it's inconveniently placed at the bottom. The water cooler is a cool idea for the PS-07 though. Maybe for my nex...

Hey guys, this is my first post at SPCR, but I've been reading tons of articles and reviews and posts over the past few weeks trying to decide on components for my new rig. My goals are to get the most performance for around $1k ($1,200 is fine), packed into a small, quiet case. I don't plan on upgr...