New Build Advice - Dev/Gaming/Hackintosh
Posted: Sun Feb 02, 2014 11:38 pm
Hi All,
I am looking to build my first PC in quite some time!
I have quite a number of requirements that have made this a challenge!
The system must be as quiet as possible, be mac compatible for iOS development and have gaming performance!
Resources I have been referencing:
Any advice regarding noise or suitability on those components would be appreciated.
However I'm struggling to find the right case!
The last case I bought was an origional Antec Sonata and things have changed a lot it seems!
I see on the reference list that the Silverstone Fortress FT02 is top recommendation, however I have doubts that top exhausts would suit me. I worry that the airflow coming out of the top of the case would annoy me more than any noise or cooling benefit. I tend to be very easily annoyed by aircon flows in office scenarios so accept I must be more sensitive to this than most. Does anybody owning a 90 degree top exhaust case have any comments on just how much air you can actually feel coming out the top??
Looking at alternatives that have the option to properly block the top exhaust vents has lead me to The Nanoxia Deep Silence Range and the Fractal Design Define. Here in Melbourne Australia I can source a number of models from both series but have been leaning toward Deep Silence 1 and Define R4. Does anybody know of other cases where blocking the top exhausts with sound proof panels is included? And are there any suggestions on the S1 vs R4??
I haven't given any thought to CPU cooling yet as I suspect this will depend very much on the case chosen?
I would greatly appreciate any help in finalizing this very challenging build!
Thanks
Berno
I am looking to build my first PC in quite some time!
I have quite a number of requirements that have made this a challenge!
The system must be as quiet as possible, be mac compatible for iOS development and have gaming performance!
Resources I have been referencing:
- For silence I have been referencing this very excellent website!
- Mac OS compatibility here:
http://www.tonymacx86.com/406-building- ... -2014.html - Balance of hardware/potential bottlenecks at:
http://www.game-debate.com/
- Cpu: Core i7-4770K
- Motherboard: GA-Z87X-UD3H LGA 1150
- Ram: CORSAIR Vengeance LP 16GB DDR3
- PSU: SeaSonic X-650 Version 3 80Plus Gold PSU
- GPU: MSI GeForce GTX 770 Gaming Edition 2GB
- Storage: SanDisk Extreme II Solid State Drive 240GB
Any advice regarding noise or suitability on those components would be appreciated.
However I'm struggling to find the right case!
The last case I bought was an origional Antec Sonata and things have changed a lot it seems!
I see on the reference list that the Silverstone Fortress FT02 is top recommendation, however I have doubts that top exhausts would suit me. I worry that the airflow coming out of the top of the case would annoy me more than any noise or cooling benefit. I tend to be very easily annoyed by aircon flows in office scenarios so accept I must be more sensitive to this than most. Does anybody owning a 90 degree top exhaust case have any comments on just how much air you can actually feel coming out the top??
Looking at alternatives that have the option to properly block the top exhaust vents has lead me to The Nanoxia Deep Silence Range and the Fractal Design Define. Here in Melbourne Australia I can source a number of models from both series but have been leaning toward Deep Silence 1 and Define R4. Does anybody know of other cases where blocking the top exhausts with sound proof panels is included? And are there any suggestions on the S1 vs R4??
I haven't given any thought to CPU cooling yet as I suspect this will depend very much on the case chosen?
I would greatly appreciate any help in finalizing this very challenging build!
Thanks
Berno