That ' s miserable . It happens so often , but it ' s not okay . I kept whining about it to my ETL . She said she cared , but she actually didn ' t . I had to take one of the days it kept happening on out of my availability for it to finally stop . <| sep |> Just wanted to loop back and provide the epilogue for this . I went with a very similar build with only a couple of modifications I went with more RAM GSkill TridentZ 4 x 8 Gb because I occasionally do some software development and more RAM helps a lot there . I went with a 6850 K and an MSI X 99 A SLI Plus MB due mainly to availability of parts . Since I had the lanes to spare , I threw in a second 600 p on a PCIe adapterBuilt the machine last night here are my initial thoughts That case is really , really good . Lots of internal configurability and great cable management . I appreciate the filtering too should stop things from getting all icky inside . I asked for quiet and holy cow you delivered . The first time I switched the thing on , I had to check the fans were actually spinning and that was with the sides still off . In normal operation , the machine is essentially silent . Even when running a modern game Hitman it was barely audible . This was my main want and this build exceeded my expectations . It ' s beefy . Runs most games at native resolution on max settings with ease . That cooler is huge . I ' m incredibly happy with the build and want to thank you again for your recommendations .