A month back I built this...
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Now the whine of the Intel stock fan is grating on me. I knew it wold eventually.
I have in my possession a Noctua 9B dual fan CPU cooler. Will only use one fan. So, I have never put a backplate on and want to be very careful taking apart a working machine.
I also have a GigaByte passive Video card with some cool heatpipes on it. Old, but probably faster than my built in solution currently.
I may put that in. I am also "testing" an SSD but will be selling it on ebay and waiting another round of SSD, I think. It is a nice 128GB Corsair NOVA.
I am really hoping the Noctua is as silent as the Noctua case fan i have which would mean my machine wold be an order of magnitude (almost) quieter.
thanks, Dave
Update on my solo build...
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Further update with PHOTOS! Noctua 9B is in! WOW. Very very very very silent.
http://picasaweb.google.com/capedave.bell/NewHeatSink#
I am very happy with this build.
http://picasaweb.google.com/capedave.bell/NewHeatSink#
I am very happy with this build.
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It is a GigaByte board H55M USB3 with 4GB RAM, Core i-650 chip and I use the built in graphics that come with that board and chip combo. Antec SOLO case, Black.
I use a Corsair 128GB SSD and currently my CDROM drive is external.
It really has exceeded my expectations.
Of course, I have Windows 7 64 bit on there as well.
Thanks, Dave
I use a Corsair 128GB SSD and currently my CDROM drive is external.
It really has exceeded my expectations.
Of course, I have Windows 7 64 bit on there as well.
Thanks, Dave