[Need Advice] System Upgrade
Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 1:41 pm
Hello everyone here,
I'd like to upgrade my System. It's not really about boosting it but about finally making it run quietly, the problem I have pretty much since I got my current rig almost two and a half years ago is that it's very loud, I can hear it from over a 30 meter distance and even through a closed door from about 5 meters distance to the door (10 meter distance in total). Until now it didn't really made a difference but I'll be moving somewhere else in a few weeks and I really need to get it quiet. Anyway, here's what I got at the moment:
AMD Phenom II X4 955 (4x 3.2 GHz)
MSI 770T-C45 Mainboard (Socket AM2+)
2x 2 GB DDR2 RAM (I think it's 800)
Sapphire ATi Radeon HD5750
550 Watts PSU
2x 1 TB Harddrives (Western Digital) S-ATA II
Samsung DVD Burner, Double Layer S-ATA
Novita TFT 22" 1680x1050
Case: Full Tower - Thermaltake Armor ([img=Picture]http://www.azpoint.net/img/articoli/tt_ ... Silver.jpg[/img])
I am a gamer so I like good graphics. I never meant to keep the Radeon HD5750 for very long but now I used it for about 16 months. I think it is the source of the really loud noise and it doesn't perform very well anyway. Then there is the case which is kind of unfavorable: as you can also see from the picture I linked it has an opening on the top that has no air filter so it's getting quite dusty in there all the time making the fans louder etc.
So, my plan was to get a new case and a new graphics card, thing is I'm not very much into computer building so I can't really tell what's good and what not. For the graphics card I though I'll change to nVidia, they've performed very well in the last time and ATi/AMD missed to take certain steps so nVidia is much better at the moment without costing a lot more. I already talked to some people and I was told the MSI N560GTX Twin Frozr II/OC is good, quiet and cool, still I am not sure if is the right choice. Then there still is the case I'd like to switch to a case preventing the spread of noise and which is good at cooling so the components don't have to get noisy. Now I think I need a Big Tower again as gaming graphics cards use quite some space usually (but if a normal tower is enough that'd be nice too).
I did search for reviews on cases on the internet but I am still missing real advise. I've been looking at the Cooler Master HAF 932 case but then again I read one review saying it's fans are kind of loud...
Well, I guess I speak no more and let the people that are good at this stuff help me out. Thanks in advance for any help and advise you can give me.
Greetings,
KayTwoEx
P.S.: I wont build it myself but bring it to someone who can put things together. Though I think I can plug the things together I don't know how to do all the cable stuff and my fingers are all thumbs anyway so I guess I'd just break things and in the end have to buy a whole new rig...
I'd like to upgrade my System. It's not really about boosting it but about finally making it run quietly, the problem I have pretty much since I got my current rig almost two and a half years ago is that it's very loud, I can hear it from over a 30 meter distance and even through a closed door from about 5 meters distance to the door (10 meter distance in total). Until now it didn't really made a difference but I'll be moving somewhere else in a few weeks and I really need to get it quiet. Anyway, here's what I got at the moment:
AMD Phenom II X4 955 (4x 3.2 GHz)
MSI 770T-C45 Mainboard (Socket AM2+)
2x 2 GB DDR2 RAM (I think it's 800)
Sapphire ATi Radeon HD5750
550 Watts PSU
2x 1 TB Harddrives (Western Digital) S-ATA II
Samsung DVD Burner, Double Layer S-ATA
Novita TFT 22" 1680x1050
Case: Full Tower - Thermaltake Armor ([img=Picture]http://www.azpoint.net/img/articoli/tt_ ... Silver.jpg[/img])
I am a gamer so I like good graphics. I never meant to keep the Radeon HD5750 for very long but now I used it for about 16 months. I think it is the source of the really loud noise and it doesn't perform very well anyway. Then there is the case which is kind of unfavorable: as you can also see from the picture I linked it has an opening on the top that has no air filter so it's getting quite dusty in there all the time making the fans louder etc.
So, my plan was to get a new case and a new graphics card, thing is I'm not very much into computer building so I can't really tell what's good and what not. For the graphics card I though I'll change to nVidia, they've performed very well in the last time and ATi/AMD missed to take certain steps so nVidia is much better at the moment without costing a lot more. I already talked to some people and I was told the MSI N560GTX Twin Frozr II/OC is good, quiet and cool, still I am not sure if is the right choice. Then there still is the case I'd like to switch to a case preventing the spread of noise and which is good at cooling so the components don't have to get noisy. Now I think I need a Big Tower again as gaming graphics cards use quite some space usually (but if a normal tower is enough that'd be nice too).
I did search for reviews on cases on the internet but I am still missing real advise. I've been looking at the Cooler Master HAF 932 case but then again I read one review saying it's fans are kind of loud...
Well, I guess I speak no more and let the people that are good at this stuff help me out. Thanks in advance for any help and advise you can give me.
Greetings,
KayTwoEx
P.S.: I wont build it myself but bring it to someone who can put things together. Though I think I can plug the things together I don't know how to do all the cable stuff and my fingers are all thumbs anyway so I guess I'd just break things and in the end have to buy a whole new rig...