"Fractal" system

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R3z
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"Fractal" system

Post by R3z » Sat Apr 07, 2012 7:41 am

Hi there. Thanks god I've found this place.
Hey guys, I'm gonna build really silent system here, so I need your help.

So, I've chosen Fractal Define R3 Titanium as a the base. Cos it's cheap and available in my local markets.
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The PSU: I've read some articles and reviews here and I thought that fanless Seasonic X-400 will be the best.
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CPU - Intel Core i5-2500k or lower model cos I'm not an overclocker.
Heatsink - Thermalright HR-02 Macho.
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Graphics - here is the big question. Personally I want maximum silence and ready to sacrifice some peformance.
I'm highly interested in fanless Radeon HD 7750 Ultimate .
Another candidate for GPU is GIGABYTE Radeon HD 6950, but this thing is really powerful and long. So what with acoustics?
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Another idea was to make crossfire with those 7750 fanless radeons, what do you think about it?

Question 1: Is this system will work without overheating? If I chose Radeon HD 7750 Ultimate, is the Fractal case can handle airflow enough to cool down all those fanless stuff?
Question 2: Is Seasonic X-400 will be enought for that set with GIGABYTE Radeon HD 6950?

Thanks!

kuzzia
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Re: "Fractal" system

Post by kuzzia » Sat Apr 07, 2012 12:11 pm

I have some questions:

What will you use your system for? (which games, resolution, graphics quality etc)
If you don't intend to overclock then why would you buy a 2500k? It has an unlocked multiplier.

R3z
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Re: "Fractal" system

Post by R3z » Sat Apr 07, 2012 1:23 pm

kuzzia wrote:I have some questions:

What will you use your system for? (which games, resolution, graphics quality etc)
If you don't intend to overclock then why would you buy a 2500k? It has an unlocked multiplier.
Well, I don't play games that often, my display resolution is 1920x1080. Usually I use my PC as a media center and internet browsing.
I thought about i5-2500 or even 2405S.

My main question right now is graphics card. The idea of passive crossfire is really bothers me :D

SoulWager
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Re: "Fractal" system

Post by SoulWager » Sat Apr 07, 2012 10:05 pm

powercolor makes a fanless 6850, I wouldn't use it entirely fanless, but it would be a good candidate for the old zip tie method.

R3z
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Re: "Fractal" system

Post by R3z » Sun Apr 08, 2012 7:59 am

Well I've finally decided to take Radeon HD 7750 Ultimate

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