Thanks for all the input guys; appreciated.

Now to go enjoy my new computer... It is SO nice to not have to hear the computer.

Hey guys, here are the results of the system. I changed the PSU to Corsair Pro Gold AX850. I have no video card, so my needs are probably lower than yours. As expected, at this low load, the PSU fan does not turn at all, and is thus any noise from it is undetectable to me. I went with the WD Red 1 T...

I bought the Noctua NH-L12 CPU cooler. The SPCR article showed this CPU cooler allowing an AMD 95W CPU to rise by only 14 to 22 degrees Celsius, depending on fan speed. See http://www.silentpcreview.com/article1261-page6.html. My CPU is an Intel i7-3770S 65W CPU rather than the AMD 95W CPU used in t...

I bought the 1 TB model as it is slightly quieter. I am glad I did -- even the 1 TB model is now the loudest component in my system. I am going to have to look into getting an enclosure to help contain the noise. I have only allocated about 250 GB of the drive, as my storage needs are small. I there...

In an earlier post, CA_Steve suggested that I look at 1.35 Volt DIMMs instead of 1.5 Volt. This got me thinking about the heat of DIMMs, which had not even occurred to me before. I suspect the heat from DIMMs would be small, but since I am buying new anyway, I might as well get the better option. Th...

CA_Steve, i7-3770S versus normal: Yeah, not sure if that was the best choice. Although I would prefer to wait a bit longer and have a lower max heat level to handle. But then it will just make less noise but for a longer time, so you still have a valid point there. PRO board: The manual for the PRO ...

Hey guys. I wanted to ask for any advice on the computer I am planning to buy. As is common for this site, my priorities are: 1) imperceptible noise level 2) quality - I plan to use the computer for 10 years, as I did the last one 3) cost - not critical, but... The dB rating where we have "impercept...

@CA_Steve: Thanks for the info; I appreciate it.

Thanks lodestar. Yes, I am looking forward to playing around with FanXpert and seeing actual temperature values. Especially as you indicate it is quite flexible. Unfortunately I am trying now to determine what cooler to buy, without having a chance to see how it works with a 65W CPU, so I do not hav...

I have bought the low power i7-3770S version CPU. This runs at 65 W TDP instead of the normal 77 W. My thought there is that if the maximum TDP is lower, then the maximum cooling that is required will be less, and thus less noisy. I understand that under idle or light load the differences may be sma...