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Planning my first build and in need of suggestions.
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Well, I didn't test it myself but I've found some frequency spectra and it seems pretty good for a ~200$ unit. Maybe a little weird in the mid-high frontier but everything just looks good 
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Windows 8 OS takes around 20GB, that is 100GB for your apps. Since you dont plan to play games, 100GB is really large compared to your needs. Your pictures, music, movies, etc... go to the HDD.
OEM means it is intended for manufacturer: you can pick the licence but it is available only for one PC with no major upgrade allowed.
For example:
You install an OEM version of windows on your PC which has an i3, 8GB of specific RAM, and an ASUS B85M motherboard.
Everything will work fine.
If you plan to change one of those components (CPU, RAM, motherboard), then your license is dead.
If you go OEM, it is for one rig only. You have to buy a new one if you change major parts of your PC.
Non OEM version are available for one PC only too but allows you to change parts, your license would still be good.
Windows 8.0-8.1 is transferable using OEM os, just keep the receipt.
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I really do not think spending money on the sound card at your speaker price point is a bad idea but really I do not think it is worth the money. $500 is a bit on the edge of a soundcard or not, but personally the money saved would be better spent $ toward good cans or an amp for good cans.... or a MB with better on-board sound.
This gets good reviews from audiophiles and it does not break the bank ASRock Z87 Extreme4 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157369
This gets good reviews from audiophiles and it does not break the bank ASRock Z87 Extreme4 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157369
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Personally I've never had a problem switching OEM versions with upgrade or even a rebuild, other than occasionally having to do phone reactivation which is a minor PITA, as long as you are just running it on one PC.
QUOTE:You can change your motherboard, move the license to a different computer if you wish. Windows 8 OEM includes flexible licensing allowing you make as many changes as you wish.
http://personaluselicense.windows.com/en-US/default.aspx,
"Can I transfer the software to another computer or user? You may transfer the software to another computer that belongs to you. You may also transfer the software (together with the license) to a computer owned by someone else if a) you are the first licensed user of the software and b) the new user agrees to the terms of this agreement. To make that transfer, you must transfer the original media, the certificate of authenticity, the product key and the proof of purchase directly to that other person, without retaining any copies of the software. You may use the backup copy we allow you to make or the media that the software came on to transfer the software. Anytime you transfer the software to a new computer, you must remove the software from the prior computer. You may not transfer the software to share licenses between computers. You may transfer Get Genuine Windows software, Pro Pack or Media Center Pack software only together with the licensed computer."
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ok so here is what i have settled on so far
CPU: Intel Core i3-4330
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
Motherboard: Asus B85M-E/CSM
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk
Case: Cooler Master N200
Power Supply: Corsair CX430
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 64 bit
I know I dont need a cooler but for $30 and the good stuff i read about it i think it is well worth it.
CPU: Intel Core i3-4330
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
Motherboard: Asus B85M-E/CSM
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk
Case: Cooler Master N200
Power Supply: Corsair CX430
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 64 bit
I know I dont need a cooler but for $30 and the good stuff i read about it i think it is well worth it.
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Solid build, just a little warning on the Crucial M500: in the below-256GB versions (64, 120GB) it runs pretty slow, even slower than its predecessor the Crucial M4. So if you can pick an SSD at comparable price (even a M4 which is still excellent but not a Kingston SSDNow which is very slow), go for it
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