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I always build my own PC, and over the years I used a few power |
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supplies made by PC Power and Cooling |
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(http://www.pcpower.com/index.html). They make a superb product, and |
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I never had a problem with it - quality and reliability. I used that |
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for my main Core 2 Duo computing machine at work, and I use it for my |
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water-cooled rig at home that has the famously hot and power-hungry |
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dual P4 Extreme Edition. I used Antec PSUs also, but those little |
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fans in those quit on me a couple times, and I wasn't thrilled about |
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that. |
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As far as motherboards, I've had great luck with Intel boards and will |
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recommend them over all others. They come well-packaged, |
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well-explained, seem to be well-built, well-supported in Linux and |
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never gave me any trouble over the years. Please don't flame me for |
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voicing this opinion - I am just saying what worked well for me. My |
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main objective in building a computer has been "stable performance", |
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and that's what I've been getting with Intel. |
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I think you can definitely reuse your Antec case, but I must echo |
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Volker's suggestion about a new power supply, unless yours is very |
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recent. |
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