Noise cancelling is a good concept but in reality, it doesn't work. Most of these headphones are equipped an inaccurate microphone to pickup the ambient noise which does more harm than good. I recommend getting a closed back monitoring headphone if you need a really good isolation. Beyerdynamic DT 7...

Updated build, acquired most of the components through Newegg's Labor day sale: CPU: Intel 4770k (no plan for overclocking)* RAM: Mushkin Enhanced Blackline 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3-1600 MOBO: ASUS Z87-PRO* PSU: Seasonic SS-400FL* GPU: integrated graphics* Case: Corsair Obsidian 550D Fans: Scythe Slip Stre...

are you raiding the ssds? are you using a dedicated raid sata III card? Btw where are you getting Slipstream PWM fans? they are out of stock everywhere in the US.... No raid, I'm going to assign each ssd to 4 storages: OS, recordings, samples, misc. You can find Scythe fans on eBay, it's bit costly...

If you're not overclocking, then there's no reason for the "k" model of any CPU. The slip stream PWM fans are nice, but not all motherboard read/report the RPM correctly. Cooler you should really put some thought into, the HR-02 macho would be a good pick, would also allow you to run low speed fans...

I'm planning to build an audio PC, here is a list of parts I've been looking at: CPU: Intel 3770k or 3770 (no plan for overclocking) RAM: any brand 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3-1600 MOBO: ASUS P8Z77-V PRO PSU: Seasonic SS-520FL GPU: Sapphire HD 7750 Ultimate (no plan for overclocking) Case: Corsair Obsidian 55...