Mini ATX i7 2600k w fanless 500w PSU & fanless 1GB GPU

[csrote]

Hello all,
Have been climbing the learning curve to create a quiet, small, and powerful PC to drive 3 monitors at 1920 x 1080 for my work. Although I have a history of adding hard drives, RAM, and add-in cards, this is my first build.

This machine will be used for number crunching and music listening (via S/PDIF) from uncompressed CD files. I am not a gamer, but may play a DVD movie on rare occasions. I am a dual US/UK resident; however, this machine will be used in the UK with Virgin Broadband, which is Fiber.

I have found my choices for Case, MoBo, GPU, and PSU to be difficult to find in stock at suppliers in the US and the UK. Please advise if you note any potential technical problems with this proposed build. I would especially appreciate any suggestions for lowering the cost while maintaining the performance and quietness.
Thank you,
//Cliff

Silverstone TJ08B-E Temjin Evolution, Black microATX Tower Case, Aluminium/Steel with USB 3.0, w/o PSU.
Asus P8P67 PRO Rev.3.1 Intel P67, S 1155, DDR3, SATA III - 6Gb/s, RAID SATA, PCIe 2.0 (x16), ATX.
Intel Core i7 2600K Unlocked S1155, Sandy Bridge, Quad, 3.4GHz, HD3000 IGP 850Mhz, 8MB Cache 95W.
8GB (2x4GB) Corsair DDR3 XMS3, PC3-10600 (1333), Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 9-9-9-24, 1.50V.
1GB Sapphire HD 6670 ULTIMATE, 1600MHz GDDR3, GPU 800MHz, 480 Cores, DL DVI/DPort/HDMI, Passive.
Edimax EW-7722In 300Mbps Wireless 11n 32Bit PCI Adapter with Twin Antenna High Gain.
120GB Corsair Force Series 3, 2.5" SSD, SATA III - 6Gb/s, SandForce.
2TB Western Digital WD20EARX Caviar Green Quiet SATA 6Gb/s IntelliPower (5900rpm) 64MB Cache 8ms HDD OEM.
SATA 22x DVD Writer SAMSUNG SH-S222AB/BEBE.
PC Internal Card Reader 52 in 1.
Kingwin Stryker STR-500 Fanless PSU.
Thermalright Ultra-120 eXtreme Rev.C CPU Cooler.
SCYTHE SLIP STREAM SY1225SL12M CPU Cooler Fan.
AcoustiPack ULTIMATE Triple-Layer Material Kit.
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional, 64 bit, English, 1 Pack, DSP OEI (DVD)

[Arbutus]

That Asus P8P67 PRO ATX mainboard won't fit in that Silverstone TJ08B-E Temjin Evolution microATX Tower Case. You should look at the P8Z68-M PRO.

[Arbutus]

suggestions for lowering the cost while maintaining the performance and quietness

As you will be having fans in this system, you could save some money by getting a PS with a fan.

I don't think that the AcoustiPack will will have noticeable effect because of the fan noise.

[csrote]

That Asus P8P67 PRO ATX mainboard won't fit in that Silverstone TJ08B-E Temjin Evolution microATX Tower Case. You should look at the P8Z68-M PRO.

Thnx -- my oversight. Now aiming at Maximus IV GENE-Z whichi is m-ATX.

[Arbutus]

The Maximus IV GENE-Z doesn't have a PCI slot for your Edimax EW-7722In 300Mbps Wireless 11n 32Bit PCI Adapter.

[csrote]

Thank you Arbutus for pointing out the lack of PCI slot.

I now plan to go with a USB-wireles solution. There is a good discussion of the issue here:
http://forums.smallnetbuilder.com/showthread.php?t=5704

Thnx,
//Cliff

[lodestar]

I now plan to go with a USB-wireles solution.

One of my relatives wanted a USB-wireless link for their UK Virgin fibre broadband setup. As the Virgin media hub was made by Netgear, I suggested that they opted for a matching Netgear USB adapter, the WNA3100-100ENS. This has an extension cable and cradle. It is by no means the cheapest USB wireless adapter, or even the cheapest Netgear USB device but it has delivered consistent wireless 11n speeds with no hassle whatsoever using WPA2 encryption. The WNA3100-100ENS is available from sources such as http://www.scan.co.uk/products/netgear- ... ss-adaptor.