My next desktop would be a DIY PC

I noticed that Antec Lanboy Air Yellow/Black is so impressive and versatile. This computer case would make the best use of my computer components available.

The price of this computer case is $190 @newegg

To find

Processor ($169.9@ microcenter): core i5, Lynnfield – 45 nm process technology
o 4 physical cores
o 32+32 Kb (per core) L1 cache
o 256 Kb (per core) L2 cache
o 8 MB common L3 cache
o Introduced September 8, 2009
o Family 6 Model E (Ext. Model 1E)
o Socket 1156 LGA
o 2-channels DDR3
o Variants
+ 750S – 2.40 GHz/3.20 GHz Turbo Boost
+ 750 – 2.66 GHz/3.20 GHz Turbo Boost
+ 760 – 2.80 GHz/3.33 GHz Turbo Boost

Motherboard ($189.99@newegg.com) ASUS Maximus III Formula LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard

Part Number MAXIMUS III FORMULA
Manufacturer ASUS
Chipset P55 Express
North Bridge N/A
Socket LGA-1156
Memory speed DDR3-2133 (OC), 2000 (OC)/ 1800 (OC)/ 1600 (OC)/ 1333/1066MHz
Processor Types Core i7, Core i5
Number of CPUs 1
QPI Up to 6.4GT/second Up to 6.4GT/second
Memory Type DDR3
Memory Channels Double
Maximum Memory 16GB
External Graphics PCI Express x16 2.0 x2 PCI Express x16 x1
IGP N/A
South Bridge P55 Express
Audio 8-channel
IDE 133/100/66
SCSI None
SATA 3.0 GB/s
RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 5, 10
LAN 10/100/1000 4 LAN Ports
Firewire IEEE 1394a
USB USB 2.0
BIOS Phoenix
Form Factor ATX


Memory ($80@Microcenter) Kingston 4GB DDR3-1600 (PC3-12800) CL9 Dual Channel Desktop Memory Kit (Two 2GB Memory Modules)