"Grunff" wrote in message
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While I'm in full agreement with you re. the spec, I don't agree with
the "manufacturers spend a lot of time" bit.

You've listed your components. All you need to add to that is a really
good motherboard, and you can't go wrong. There is very little tweaking
to be done.

It's a fair comment - I couldn't go too far wrong.

The things that high end manufacturers have normally won out on is using
well designed cases with proper airflow around *all* the components,
including the drives, and using good quality PSUs.

Good cooling and good PSUs are easy off the shelf items these days.


Or liquid cooled - probably getting a bit too expensive for me though!
There's a lot to be said for good design though. Hard to judge just how it
will work out space wise when looking at a plastic case and a motherboard
separately ....


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