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Hi All, I have a nexus 4 that still works relatively well but the battery doesn't generally make it through the day. I haven't found a reasonable battery replacement so I carry around one of those battery packs. Anyways, I've looked at a few phones, oneplus one, sony z3 compact, moto...

Hey all, I have a couple of old machines that I'm not using but i feel bad throwing out since they work in some fashion or another. One is a mini pc zotac amd thing and the other is a mini-itx wolfdale with a 5770 that is a solid little computer. Needs a little TLC. Any ideas? -z p.s...

Well. I'm typing this on the new machine. Meet all my goals so thank you. It is quiet, modest sized, and understated looking. Did i mention it is crazy fast? Huge upgrade from my 2009 built wolfdale with a 5770. I'm still impressed with how quiet it is. Very nice computer, thank you all...

thanks everyone. I really appreciate the advice and everyone's time. I ordered everything pretty close to what lehtv posted except I got the MSI 760 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814127750 instead of the 770. -z

I'm ok with some fan noise when gaming as long as most non-gaming usage is quiet. I appreciate everyone's advice so far. I find it refreshing to get sensible advice instead of buying the absolute best of everything even if I don't need it. Any thoughts on which PSU to go for if not the...

no microcenter near me. I have a couple of giftcards at amazon and I figured i would do the rest of my shopping at newegg.

Didn't seem like it was going to get me much for my current usage case scenario and didn't want added heat that i would need to cool which could make the computer louder. appreciate the case advice. -z

Hi everyone. I've been doing a lot of reading as I haven't done a build since 2008. The goals behind this build are as follows 1) quiet 2)no larger than a mid tower, smaller is better. 3) understated looking. (no windows, no flashy lights, i just want a nice elegant black box tucked in the...