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<blockquote data-quote="snewman" data-source="post: 38243" data-attributes="member: 18208">Tech Geek,Thanks for taking the time to give such detailed feedback.Re the video card - I do plan on viewing HD content so I'm assuning (hoping) that the X1300 Pro cards can handle that.Re the Antex PS - I have deliberately chosen a PS bigger than I need - my theory is that if it is running well under capacity then it should run cooler and hence keep the fan speed down (and therefore the noise).&nbsp; So have you found it to be a very quiet unit?Re the motherboard - the main reason I'm looking at these boards is the SATA 3.0GBs support - like you say the I/O throughput should help with encoding etc.You make an interesting point about using two separate drives for encoding - maybe I should look at getting 2 x 200GB Samsungs instead of the 300GB Seagate.&nbsp; Its only about $AUD50 more and I get an extra 100GB.Could you point me to the Gigabyte X1300Pro reviews?&nbsp; I've had trouble finding any.Thanks again for your input.Sean--</blockquote>

[QUOTE="snewman, post: 38243, member: 18208"] Tech Geek, Thanks for taking the time to give such detailed feedback. Re the video card - I do plan on viewing HD content so I'm assuning (hoping) that the X1300 Pro cards can handle that. Re the Antex PS - I have deliberately chosen a PS bigger than I need - my theory is that if it is running well under capacity then it should run cooler and hence keep the fan speed down (and therefore the noise). So have you found it to be a very quiet unit? Re the motherboard - the main reason I'm looking at these boards is the SATA 3.0GBs support - like you say the I/O throughput should help with encoding etc. You make an interesting point about using two separate drives for encoding - maybe I should look at getting 2 x 200GB Samsungs instead of the 300GB Seagate. Its only about $AUD50 more and I get an extra 100GB. Could you point me to the Gigabyte X1300Pro reviews? I've had trouble finding any. Thanks again for your input. Sean -- [/QUOTE]

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