New Home-Studio Workstation

thanks for your feedback…

so would you recommend a solwer harddisk?..or just an absorb case for the WD VelociRaptor?
Also i think the PC case that I’m getting (Fractal Design Define R4 - Black Pearl) offers “maximum sound reduction”, as they say…

I’m actually thinking of getting the Gigabyte GA-X79-UP4 instead of the Asus…the price-performance ratio seems to be bette…or what do you think?