Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme9 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard $359.19 - the perfect clearance for CPU heat pipes. Extreme11 has fan on southbridge and poor reviews so opted for Exteme9 instead.
CPU: Intel Core i7-3770S Ivy Bridge 3.1GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 65W Quad-Core Desktop Processor $299.98 (eBay NIB) - Case can passively cool up to 100W TDP processor, but goal is lower heat, energy efficiency and long term reliability.
Memory: Kingston HyperX Genesis 16GB (2X8GB) 1600MHZ DDR3 SDRAM DIMM 240-pin CL9 Memory Module (KHX16C9K2/16X) $92.03 - Low profile to allow room for case plates that SSDs are mounted to. Low latency and same reliable brand as SSDs. They're blue!
SATA RAID cable: 3ware CBL-SFF8087OCF-10M 1M Multi-lane Internal (SFF-8087) Serial ATA Breakout Cable $16.94
PSU: KingWin Stryker 500-Watt ATX 500 Fanless Power Supply STR-500 $135.99 - Inaudible buzzing from a few feet away even when PSU resides outside of case. While in an exceptionally quiet room, your ear must literally be placed directly above and inches away from PSU to perceive faint coil whine. PSU makes a single click sound when you turn on system and only for that brief microsecond when power is activated.
PSU stand: 4 Post Monitor Stand design from Sound Anchors $312.81 - Steel was cut & welded to exact dimensions desired to create stand. Platform = 5 14/16” wide x 6 11/16” deep x 12" high. Base = 10” wide x 10 11/16" deep. I decided on wheels/casters since the TNN-500AF case has wheels. Total height of stand is exactly 12" from base of wheel to top of blue pads of platform.
Cables: Custom length with German MDPC-X sleeves. Professionally made by Martin of PsychoSleeve Qty: 7 $520 - Necessary for integrating 2-pin cable for powering infrared power sensor of case. Perks included cable lengths were exactly as required with blue accented sleeving that compliments components.
Cable management: ORICO CBT-1S reusable blue ties 1M length Qty: 2 $7.18 - Cable management for the power cables that span from PSU to case. Choosing blue was a given.
Thermal pads: 12w/mk 10x10x1.0mm Qty: 45 + 20w/mk 30x30x0.5 Qty: 3 + 12w/mk 30x30x0.5mm Qty: 2 + 12w/mk 60x80x0.5mm Qty: 1 $256.09 (£164.39 GBP)
Sorbothane pads: Heavy Duty Sorbothane Vibration Isolation Square Pad .25" Thick x 2.5" x 2.5" - Set of 4 $35.80 - Sticky pad that was available in the exact 2.5" width of the case's mounting plates that the four SSDs are attached to. Not only do these pads have ultra secure adhesive properties, they also serve as thermal pads (heat transferring).
Thermal grease: Zalman ZM-STG2 Super Thermal Compound Paste Qty: 3 $23.88
VGA/RAM heat sinks: Zalman ZM-RHS1 Silent VGA RAM Heatsink Kit Qty: 7 $59.50 - Coming from Zalman, they are a perfect match. Color blue ftw!
Pen: Sanford Uni-Ball Gel Impact Pen, White $8.85 - For labeling the SATA RAID breakout cable P0 - P3. Fully opaque, rather perfect for calligraphy.
Total cost of components included in this silent system build (not including value/cost of the Zaman case): $2,155.23