Hey there, I transitioned from my previous build http://www.silentpcreview.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=67907 to the following: Fractal Design R5 PCGH Edition Asus Z170 Pro Gaming i5 6600K Since I am about to give the Scythe Kotetsu I am recently using to a friend, I was wondering what might be a...

Your question might already be answered, but if you still have any doubts: I have the Kotetsu in a Solo II with additional dampening material on the side and there still is enough room.

Hi there,
can anyone recommend an additional review site which focusses on monitor reviews? I am looking for some additional opinions before purchase. Thanks a lot!
Mitch

You might not have access to the german market but others who are pondering between those two options might want to consider the R5 PCGH Edition about which I posted earlier: http://www.silentpcreview.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=68070&p=595062#p595062 To me it very much looks like a hybrid betwe...

Quick update for those with access to the german market: A modified version of this case (called Fractal Design R5 PCGH Edition) is available: http://www.pcgameshardware.de/E-Commerce-Thema-223039/News/Fractal-Design-Define-R5-PCGH-Edition-1164140/ (german) According to the description, these are th...

Thanks for the recommendations. I got an Noctua NF-F12 PWM to 225 rpm and an Noctua NF-S12A to 255 rpm. (for reference: viewtopic.php?p=594453#p594453)

Thanks again for your recommendation, lodestar. I picked up an NF-F12 PWM and and NF-S12A PWM. With the UEFI Bios control, I can get the F12 as low as 225 rpm and the S12A as low as 250 rpm, so they are effectively inaudible. I was quite surprised how different the F12 is to the Scythe Kotetsu stock...

Ok. I installed the E 10 with the fan facing downwards (pulling air from the CPU upwards) left the dampening material in place and am quite happy with that. However (as some may have expected) the Scythe Glidestream which is installed in the lower front intake will not run slower than about 620 rpm ...

Ok, thanks guys! I ordered the BeQuiet E 10 500 MW. With the graphs you posted I don't get information about how low the fans will go with the UEFI settings right? (I am bound to use the UEFI settings since I am running OS X and could not find a reliable tool to tweak the fan settings therein) Secon...

The E10's fan runs at ~190 rpm at low loads - there is no way you will hear that over the other components. Since the hdds are only running on demand the loudest parts would be the Antec TrueQuiet (one at about 300 rpm) and the Scythe fans (two at about 580 rpm). If I would replace the Scythes with...

For a GTX-960 like GPU, I guess that picking anything more expensive than a BeQuiet Straight Power E10 400W is a not rational option (though the 500W CM version is needed if modular cabling were mandatory). The E10 should be well within the budget. Since I was not that happy with my initial cable m...

Hey Steve, thanks for stopping by. :-) I guess I would go with the fanned version then. This will hopefully prevent coil whine issues and help circumvent some of the air flow issues the Antec II Solo might have down the road (with a GPU installed; I should point out that I bought the case with addit...

Again, thanks for all the advice. Small update: I am using an old hp DPS-300AB PSU which is acceptable but definitely not quite. Since my room has a very low noise floor, I am looking for an appropriate upgrade. As suggested before, the maximum power draw would be around 175 W. However I also plan t...

Thanks, lodestar. Since my CPU is under very little stress (i5 4350) and highest temperature I get is about 42°C, i was wondering if I could go for an even quite option? My setup in short: i5 4350, Antec Solo II with standard fan, Scythe Kotetsu, second Scythe fan (same as Kotetsu) as a front intake...

I am using this very motherboard and also have issues with the Qfan. What it does is, it basically allows to switch between PWN and Voltage control and lets you set a basic curve. However, to set these, Qfan first "measures" minimum fan speeds, and this is where it (often) fails for me. At best, I g...

Thanks for your thoughts and recommendations. I went with the Antec Solo II (with preinstalled dampening from Caseking.de), Asus Z97 Pro Wifi ac, i5 4430, Scythe Kotetsu, Crucial Ballistix Tactical (LP), an already owned 400W PSU and a 3TB WD Red. I will add more drives when I'm sure on how I want t...

Thanks for your advice, CA_Steve and Abula! Given its age, I was not expecting that the Antec Solo II is still considered the most quiet case. Since at least one of the backup HDDs will only be mounted once a day, the Antecs setup with two suspend drives should suffice. If the third drive would both...

Abula wrote:All 3hdd need to be 3.5? No SSD?

Indeed I aim for one SSD, one storage drive for photos and two drives to backup the photos. Since the photo library is bigger than 1 TB, I opted for 3.5'' drives (better TB/Euro ratio).

Hi thierry, thanks for your advice! I was only considering the R4/Nanoxia DS3 because I wanted to be sure to get the system as silent as possible. My concern with the Node 304 is the side intake: Since I don't have a graphics card I would guess I don't need it, however I have not found thread where ...

This is my first post, please correct me if i should not be in line with forum rules. I plan on building a workstation for photo editing. Primary concerns (assuming decent performance) are storage and silence. I will need one storage HDD, two internal backup HDDs, the latter will only be mounted for...