Attempting to build a quiet gaming PC
Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 4:11 pm
I have an old computer that I would like to replace with a new gaming PC. Although I put together my old computer with a friend, that was eight years ago and I have since left the technical world. Any notions that my old knowledge would help me figure out what to purchase today were soundly dashed as I browsed through this website. -- By the way, I would just like to add that I have really enjoyed reading the articles here. There were many new concepts to design and computers that I had never encountered before and it was all just very interesting.
My current PC is loud. I would like my new one to be quiet and unobtrusive. I plan to use it to play games, stream video, and browse the internet. Any advice that you could give me to help accomplish this would be greatly appreciated.
Here is a list of parts I've come up with so far:
Are any of these components known to be loud? Or prone to failure? Or otherwise undesirable?
Is the GPU likely to be loud with it's small fan?
Again, any help would really be appreciated.
Edit 1: I forgot to add that I am not planning to overclock. As far as I know, it isn't necessary to overclock in order to play games so I'd rather not -- I'd wind up melting my computer.
My current PC is loud. I would like my new one to be quiet and unobtrusive. I plan to use it to play games, stream video, and browse the internet. Any advice that you could give me to help accomplish this would be greatly appreciated.
Here is a list of parts I've come up with so far:
- CPU: $210 Intel Core i5-3570K Quad-Core Processor 3.4 GHz 4 Core LGA 1155 - BX80637I53570K
GPU: $290 GIGABYTE GV-N66TWF2-2GD GeForce GTX 660 Ti 2GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
MOBO: ? ?
SSD: $198 Crucial m4 256GB 2.5-Inch (9.5mm) SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive CT256M4SSD2
HDD $71 Seagate Barracuda 1 TB HDD SATA 6 Gb/s NCQ 64MB Cache 3.5-Inch Internal Bare Drive ST1000DM003
CPU Fan: $30 COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO RR-212E-20PK-R2 Continuous Direct Contact 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler Compatible with latest Intel 2011/1366/1155 and AMD FM1/FM2/AM3+
RAM: $54 Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB kit (4GBx2) DDR3-1600 1.5V 240-Pin UDIMM BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00
Case: $111 Fractal Design Define R4 Cases, Black Pearl (FD-CA-DEF-R4-BL)
PSU: ? ?
Case Fans: $19 each Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition CO-9050009-WW 140mm High Airflow Case Fan -- (case comes with two - how many more are required and where?)
Are any of these components known to be loud? Or prone to failure? Or otherwise undesirable?
Is the GPU likely to be loud with it's small fan?
Again, any help would really be appreciated.
Edit 1: I forgot to add that I am not planning to overclock. As far as I know, it isn't necessary to overclock in order to play games so I'd rather not -- I'd wind up melting my computer.