Recommended Hardware Configuration

Emphasis on performance for dollar, reliability, cooling and quiet operation

Prices (in AUD) provided as a guide
Last updated: 11th February, 2012




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	Motherboard: ASUS P8P67 WS Revolution		$299.00
	CPU: Intel Xeon E 1230		$239.00
	Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X F3-10666CL7D-8GBXH (2x4GB) DDR3		$65.00
	Case (cool, quiet, ANTI-DUST BUILD UP): Silverstone Raven 02 E		$190.00
	For quiet CPU cooling: Corsair H70 Core		$125.00
	Power Supply (quiet & durable): Seasonic M12II 620W		$149.00
	6 monitor video card: ASUS Radeon HD6950 DirectCU II 2GB		$319.00
	DVD/CD: Lite-On IHAS324 24x DVDRW		$25.00
	SSD (For OS and Programs): Crucial M4 SSD 128GB		$219.00
	HDD 1 (Storage for dynamic data inc. price history, email, documents etc): Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB WD1002FAEX		$139.00
	HDD 2 (mirrored backup of above, in-case of data corruption/loss etc): Western Digital Green 1TB WD10EARX		$99.00
	23" Monitor (IPS panel for best quality and viewing experience): Dell U2312M		$269.00
	Fan Controller: NZXT Sentry Mesh		$29.00
	Mouse: Logitech MX518 Laser		$39.00
	Keyboard: Microsoft Sidewinder X4		$49.00
	OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64bit with SP1 OEM		$135.00
	Ethernet Controller: Intel® 82574L (not necessary with above  motherboard)		$35.00
	Fans for CPU Cooler: Noctua NF-P12		$26.00