another question, is there a difference between a case fan and a cpu fan? The plan was to use 3 of these http://www.nexustek.nl/NXS-nexus120mmrealsilentcasefan.htm Build plan: http://www.notam02.no/projects/index.php?title=Noiseless_PC more or less... edit: hmm I see this one is build as cpu fan for...

Here is an example build, but 3 fans are being used, what do you recommend?

http://www.notam02.no/projects/index.ph ... iseless_PC

Thanks!

How would you build the PC? How much fans and where to place them?

How do I know whether it is possible to connect two screens (at best with DVI)?
for example with the Asus EAH5450 SILENT?

PSU: Seasonic X passive or the Enermax Modu87+ 500W (active)? What do you think or feel?

@boost, how do you know it will be January, not April for instance?

Thanks!

What about the Nexus 120mm Real Silent case fan?

And what is a good active PSU for this setup? edit: Enermax Modu87+ 500W ?

Hi, I'm gathering components together for a friend who wants to have a silent pc for audio (especially DSP processing). He is planning to use a pci RME audiocard. Please shoot on this setup: case: Antec 183 PSU: Seasonic X-460, 460Watt, Fanless, ATX What is a good PSU WITH fan? Mobo: Asus P6T SE, S1...

Hmm that seems to be a complex problem, at least to define it... A google search show that asus p55 boards have problems with it, but so do other brands...

I was picking the asus cause it should work with M-AUDIO, it has firewire and 3 x pci

Hmm

@MikeC, hmm SSD, I will think about it, thanks.
A little problem, I will use a dualboot with 2 Linux distro's, so I might need more gb's.
The plan was to wait a year, till ssd will get cheaper.

What do you think about the rest of the setup as a 'silent guru'?

bonestonne wrote:I wouldn't use a Green Power drive for this, but I guess if that's what you really want, you'll see the performance for yourself.

Yeah you said that... hmm but it's silent... Is there a silent alternative?

What is your opinion on the rest of the setup?

Looks like it's gonna be a antec solo case with a seasonic x-460 passive psu.
Here is my proposed setup. Feel free to shoot, there:

viewtopic.php?p=521909#521909

In the next couple of day I will order the components, so shoot! case: antec solo psu: seasonic x-460 (passive, top mounted, i hope I will enjoy this piece for quite some years...e.g. investment...) cpu: i5 760 mobo: ASUS P7P55D memory: Corsair XMS3 4GB(2x2GB) PC3-10666/1333MHz hdd: WD AV GP 500GB S...

Hmm thanks. This is absolutely unnecessary: What do you mean? To make it 'smooth | equal'? Which arctic silver? ;) Arctic Silver 5 Premium Silver 12 gram Arctic Silver 5 Premium Silver 3,5 gram Arctic Silver Ceramique 2,5 gram Arctic Silver Ceramique 22 gram Arctic Silver Thermal Adhesive

For me as 'firsttime builder' I might be better of when not using that cooling paste, right?

Thanks. BTW what is that cooling paste people seems to use on their cpu and cpu cooler?

Like they did here? http://www.notam02.no/projects/index.ph ... iseless_PC

Hi,

I was planning to cool my i5 760 processor with a Prolimatech Megahalems in the antec solo. Can I put a Nexus 120mm Real Silent case fan, 500-2000rpm, PWM on it?
I can use the same fan as rear case fan?

Hmm thanks. You also pay for 5 years warranty... I just realised that the Seasonic X-650 is a cross between passive and active cooling, and the x-400 is just fanless. Let me think about it... What is a good psu with fan, now the nexus seems not be optimal these days and the enermax seems to have iss...

If the seasonic x-400 works in a antec solo case, with an i5 760, it could be the best of both worlds... But does it work...(e.g. not to hot, silent system)???

Have you thought about using the Seasonic X-series power supplies; such as the fanless ones? (someone mentioned it before) Similar ones are the Enermax 87+ PSUs, and other 80+ Gold efficiency rated power supplies. I like that when doing very little you don't get much noise; I can live with noise if...

Hmm was really doubting about the case. I believe a p183 is the most safe way to get a silent pc, but I think it's to big. The factal design R3 seems to be a good alternative, but I read some experience users still prefer the solo above the R3. So I might go for the solo then, you have to make choic...

quest_for_silence wrote:

kees wrote:what do you advise me to grab, when going for the i5 760?

I don't understand your question.

Regards,
Luca

Go for the solo or the p183?

hmm ok, what do you advise me to grab, when going for the i5 760?

The antec Solo, with a psu with fan (Seasonic S12II, 380Watt, ATX for example), with a i5 570. Will it be a silent pc? No, it should be quiet enough for almost any office environment: in a more silent place, you should clearly hear at least that PSU (21dB at idle/low-mid load are really annoying, i...

Uh you're comparing still with the solo? I thought, that way is closed, because it's better to have psu (with fan) on the bottom.

This might be a better psu then: Enermax Modu 82+ 425W at around 13 dBA or the Nexus Value Compact Real Silent, 430Watt, ATX

So then it's p183 vs Fractal Design Define R3 ... bottom psu

edit: but a SSD will remove the disadvantage of the hdd noise in the R3 ...
edit: I also wonder how much the R3 improved compared to the R2, also in the aspect you're mentioning (cabling, hdd)

I'm afraid we're straying from the actual topic of this thread. I don't know which should be the technical requirements for an Ardour DAW (I see there's an official ML for their users, however), I've just skimmed the original thread here on SPCR, and saw people saying that a quad core should be use...

The advantage of the i3 is not only IGP... It's fast, has Hyper Threading, is cheaper. And you can use the i3 with an video card, like you can do with the i5.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/2901/16

I see that the party has moved elsewhere. Right, glad you found it :) I still don't think 2.5" drives are a good idea for a DAW. As for top or bottom mounting the PSU, I prefer top mounting, however in the cases where I have used bottom mounting, it has come out very well. If you're using a power s...

Why don't you think a fanless PSU is good in a antec solo for a DAW station? I don't know what you exactly mean for a DAW station. For music production, but also as normal workstation | workhorse. Surely the Solo is quieter out of the box, and it has top mounted PSU, which is better for a fanless P...

Choose the i5-760: the 750 is phased out, or so about. thanks for the note, but does I also need another MB then? I've not fully understood if you already own the mobo or not: the i5-760 is an LGA1156 so it fits the same socket of the i5-750. However, if you mind: generally speaking, I won't go wit...

Intel Core i5 i5-750 / 2.66 GHz processor Choose the i5-760: the 750 is phased out, or so about. thanks for the note, but does I also need another MB then? Noctua NF-P12 120mm Fan, 1300rpm (cpu fan) Noctua NF-S12B ULN 120mm Fan, 700/500rpm (2 x) Nexus and Scythes are far better (and also cheaper). ...