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Let's talk a second about the last few components...

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The new Western Digital Velociraptor hard drive, a 2.5" 10,000 RPM drive in a 3.5" heatsink enclosure. SATA II, 300GB of pure, angry speed. A great drive to use for a system build.



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The Corsair HX1000W PSU, of course. The best PSU in the industry right now, and the first 1000W PSU to get certified for 3-way SLI. A rock-solid part with industrial grade components.



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Add these together with a Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme....




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Plug in the memory.... (we're using orange slots here for Channels A, B, and C)



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Snap on the Airflow fans and power the system on...



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And install everything into one of our favorite cases, the Silverstone TJ09B.



Now that we've got all that done, let's get to the meat of it...


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