I bought this:
http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/Pu...umber=28838348
Saved about $160 according to NewEgg's normal prices, I guess.
I am really intrigued by this form factor, and this $40 chassis looks sweet.
This time I bought the K version of the CPU. I'll probably swap it with my earlier build, with better cooling. The annoying part is that, with the sale, the K is actually cheaper than the non-K version I bought recently. Ah well.
The purchase also includes an after market heat sink. The stock intel fans have been too loud in the past. This box will not accommodate heat sinks bigger than the stock intel form factor, without blocking the PCIe slot. The only heat sink I could find had a loud 3-pin fan (constant speed). So I also bought a couple variable speed, quieter, and better fans. All this just in case. Maybe Intel's heat sinks are better now, especially with a lower heat CPU.
Edit:
The point: If successful, I could build three of these 8-thread machines, for less than the cost of one of my big-can-fit-everything-12 thread machines.