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<blockquote data-quote="dcwp" data-source="post: 415358" data-attributes="member: 25562">Since money doesn't seem to be a major constraint with this build, I'd spend a few bucks on a Nexus Real Silent 120mm fan for exhaust cooling.&nbsp; Particularly if you go with that quad core processor, you'll be glad you have a quiet and powerful cooling system.&nbsp; Nothing worse than spending a ton of time and money on a new system with killer sound and video only to have that constant hum and whir coming from the PC itself.&nbsp; Personally I'd also think about isolating the hard drives with suspension or aftermarket isolation boxes to keep their noise down.&nbsp; Those WD GP drives will be pretty quiet, but you'll still hear seek noise without isolation.&nbsp; Regarding drives, your 750 Gb drive will be far beyond what you need for a system drive, you'll have around 700 Gb left over for storage if you want it.&nbsp; I'd recommend partitioning it to keep system files separate.&nbsp; Right now I'm on a single drive system and I've got a 1.5Tb drive partitioned with 80Gb for system and the remainder as storage.&nbsp; Honestly though the system partition is less than half full.The other option that I would consider if I could afford it would be a Solid State Drive for system files.&nbsp; A small SSD is still pricey, but they're getting reasonable.&nbsp; With a 64Gb SSD, you would have way more than enough room for system files, plus total silence, no heat, and the fastest read times available right now.&nbsp; If you got one of those instead of the 750Gb drive, you'd notice the difference in heat, noise, and speed (from what I've read, the WD drives never actually spin up to 7200RPM so you should consider it a 5400RPM drive permanently).&nbsp; You might notice the missing 700Gb, but if you're planning to add storage drives later anyway, this may not matter.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="dcwp, post: 415358, member: 25562"] Since money doesn't seem to be a major constraint with this build, I'd spend a few bucks on a Nexus Real Silent 120mm fan for exhaust cooling. Particularly if you go with that quad core processor, you'll be glad you have a quiet and powerful cooling system. Nothing worse than spending a ton of time and money on a new system with killer sound and video only to have that constant hum and whir coming from the PC itself. Personally I'd also think about isolating the hard drives with suspension or aftermarket isolation boxes to keep their noise down. Those WD GP drives will be pretty quiet, but you'll still hear seek noise without isolation. Regarding drives, your 750 Gb drive will be far beyond what you need for a system drive, you'll have around 700 Gb left over for storage if you want it. I'd recommend partitioning it to keep system files separate. Right now I'm on a single drive system and I've got a 1.5Tb drive partitioned with 80Gb for system and the remainder as storage. Honestly though the system partition is less than half full. The other option that I would consider if I could afford it would be a Solid State Drive for system files. A small SSD is still pricey, but they're getting reasonable. With a 64Gb SSD, you would have way more than enough room for system files, plus total silence, no heat, and the fastest read times available right now. If you got one of those instead of the 750Gb drive, you'd notice the difference in heat, noise, and speed (from what I've read, the WD drives never actually spin up to 7200RPM so you should consider it a 5400RPM drive permanently). You might notice the missing 700Gb, but if you're planning to add storage drives later anyway, this may not matter. [/QUOTE]

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