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AMD in not in the best form at the moment - Intel CPUs are more powerful and more power-efficient. If you're not going to overclock the PC, Sandy Bridge Intel Core i5-2400 4-core CPU would be a wise choice.
You need a motherboard based on Intel P67 or Z68 chipset for Sandy Bridge CPU. Gigabyte has a plenty of those, just find one that has all needed sockets and controllers you need (USB3.0 / eSata etc). ASUS motherboars are unstable because of EFI BIOS, although bugs are getting fixed with BIOS updates.
I'd advice CoolerMaster CM-690 II as a case because cooling capabilities of HAF X are definitely not required for this setup. HAF X, nevertheless, is on of the best cases in terms of high airflow, so it can't be a bad choice. =)
Fractal Design Define R3 is another nice case, especially for building silent PC.
SSD: OCZ Vertex 3 or Crucial M4 suits the best nowadays.
HDD: WD5000AAKX or WD10EALS. Perfectly balanced: speedy and silent. Green series will work also, but it has noticeably higher read/write latency.
AcBel is OEM manufacturer of CM Silent Pro RS850-AMBAJ3-US, not the best, but not the worst manufacturers also. Corsair AX / HX series is nice and reasonably priced solution based on Channel Well (CWT) or Seasonic platform. And ofc you can not go wrong buying Antec or Enermax PSU if quality is in the first place.
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