Help wanted for my first quiet biuld (case+PSU)?
Posted: Mon Nov 25, 2013 6:47 am
Hi,
I'm going to upgrade (exchange:) my old rig sometime soon. It's got to be silent since I'm sleeping 5ft away from it:)
From what I understood while reading this forum there are two schools of making PCs silent:
- silent cases + good airflow = silent PC
- good airflow cases + silent components = silent PC
I'd like You to help me choose the right case and PSU for my new PC.
The internals will be :
CPU: Intel Core i5 4670K
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S or Prolimatech Megahelms or Prolimatech Armageddon (haven't decided yet:)
MB: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-D3H
RAM: Corsair DDR3 2x4GB 1866MHz CL9 Vengeance Pro
SSD (system): Plextor M5 Pro
HDD (storage): 2TB WD Green
GPU: MSI Radeon R9 270X TwinFrozr
Additional case fans: Noctula NF-S12A series (PWM, FLX or ULN) or NoiseBlocker Black Silent Pro PLPS.
Now, I'm having trouble choosing the right case and PSU for this setup.
My questions are:
1. Should I go with active or semi-passive PSU?
What I'm taking under consideration at the moment?
- Corsair RM850W (SP)
- Fractal Design Newton R3 600W (SP)
- Seasonic X-Series X-650 KM3 (SP/A)
- Be-Quiet Dark Power PRO 10 650W (A)
- Be-Quiet Straight Power E9 680W (A)
If I'll decide to get a silenced case should I go with semi-passive PSU?
Or I shouldn't even bother with it and get an active one, with forced airflow to reduce internal temps?
2. Will this setup be quieter in silent case (higher temps) or meshed one?
What I'm taking under consideration at the moment?
- Fractal Define R4 (what draws me away: door opens to the left only)
- Corsair Obsidian 550D (what draws me away: front panel. How do I use my DVDdrive while having earphones plugged and 2 USB drives in use?)
- Corsair Carbide 330R (what draws me away: nothing really:)
- Nanoxia Deep Silence 1 (what draws me away: nothing, except it's really, really difficult to get:)
- Fractal Core 3000 (great case, lack of doors is a big +)
- Corsair Graphite 230T (great case, lack of doors is a big +)
- Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 (great case, lack of doors is a big +)
Best,
Radek
I'm going to upgrade (exchange:) my old rig sometime soon. It's got to be silent since I'm sleeping 5ft away from it:)
From what I understood while reading this forum there are two schools of making PCs silent:
- silent cases + good airflow = silent PC
- good airflow cases + silent components = silent PC
I'd like You to help me choose the right case and PSU for my new PC.
The internals will be :
CPU: Intel Core i5 4670K
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S or Prolimatech Megahelms or Prolimatech Armageddon (haven't decided yet:)
MB: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-D3H
RAM: Corsair DDR3 2x4GB 1866MHz CL9 Vengeance Pro
SSD (system): Plextor M5 Pro
HDD (storage): 2TB WD Green
GPU: MSI Radeon R9 270X TwinFrozr
Additional case fans: Noctula NF-S12A series (PWM, FLX or ULN) or NoiseBlocker Black Silent Pro PLPS.
Now, I'm having trouble choosing the right case and PSU for this setup.
My questions are:
1. Should I go with active or semi-passive PSU?
What I'm taking under consideration at the moment?
- Corsair RM850W (SP)
- Fractal Design Newton R3 600W (SP)
- Seasonic X-Series X-650 KM3 (SP/A)
- Be-Quiet Dark Power PRO 10 650W (A)
- Be-Quiet Straight Power E9 680W (A)
If I'll decide to get a silenced case should I go with semi-passive PSU?
Or I shouldn't even bother with it and get an active one, with forced airflow to reduce internal temps?
2. Will this setup be quieter in silent case (higher temps) or meshed one?
What I'm taking under consideration at the moment?
- Fractal Define R4 (what draws me away: door opens to the left only)
- Corsair Obsidian 550D (what draws me away: front panel. How do I use my DVDdrive while having earphones plugged and 2 USB drives in use?)
- Corsair Carbide 330R (what draws me away: nothing really:)
- Nanoxia Deep Silence 1 (what draws me away: nothing, except it's really, really difficult to get:)
- Fractal Core 3000 (great case, lack of doors is a big +)
- Corsair Graphite 230T (great case, lack of doors is a big +)
- Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 (great case, lack of doors is a big +)
Best,
Radek