Hi I am building a new PC for the first time in 10 years. Things have changed!
The goal of this build is to be quiet durning idle/light work, and minimise noise under heavy load. iMac sound levels are my goal, but not sure how realistic that is.
I am concerned whether I have enough fans to keep the motherboard and the inside of the case cool enough.
This is my build: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1nSM2
Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor
Corsair H90 94.0 CFM CPU Cooler
Asus Z87-PRO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB or Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB Windforce rev2 Video Card
Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case
SeaSonic 660W 80 PLUS Platinum Certified Power Supply
LG Blu-Ray RW
Microsoft Windows 8 Professional 64-bit
Dell U2412M 60Hz 24.0" Monitor
I will add a spinning HDD or 2 if I find I need more room.
I am planning on replacing the rear fan with the h90 and keeping the front case fan
As I understand it the h90 works best as an input, so the front will have be turned around and be an output. I could also add the removed rear fan to the front and have a duel front exhaust.
Alternatively I could leave the stock front and rear fans as is (front input, back output) and mount h90 on case top as an input.
Is either option suitable for running at stock speeds and keeping everything cool enough?
What about for overclocking? Nothing too extreme.
As the GPU and the CPU fans are dumping all their heat in the case I want to be sure I am removing it adequately but with minimal noise.
Should the power supply be mounted to be and input or output, if there is a choice?
Can I get away with a smaller PSU? A 530w seasonic seemed a bit too close to the limit.
If anyone is interested, the build is for:
- game dev using unity and oculus rift (when it arrives)
- windows and windows phone dev (why I need win 8 pro)
- gaming
Thanks
The goal of this build is to be quiet durning idle/light work, and minimise noise under heavy load. iMac sound levels are my goal, but not sure how realistic that is.
I am concerned whether I have enough fans to keep the motherboard and the inside of the case cool enough.
This is my build: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1nSM2
Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor
Corsair H90 94.0 CFM CPU Cooler
Asus Z87-PRO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB or Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB Windforce rev2 Video Card
Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case
SeaSonic 660W 80 PLUS Platinum Certified Power Supply
LG Blu-Ray RW
Microsoft Windows 8 Professional 64-bit
Dell U2412M 60Hz 24.0" Monitor
I will add a spinning HDD or 2 if I find I need more room.
I am planning on replacing the rear fan with the h90 and keeping the front case fan
As I understand it the h90 works best as an input, so the front will have be turned around and be an output. I could also add the removed rear fan to the front and have a duel front exhaust.
Alternatively I could leave the stock front and rear fans as is (front input, back output) and mount h90 on case top as an input.
Is either option suitable for running at stock speeds and keeping everything cool enough?
What about for overclocking? Nothing too extreme.
As the GPU and the CPU fans are dumping all their heat in the case I want to be sure I am removing it adequately but with minimal noise.
Should the power supply be mounted to be and input or output, if there is a choice?
Can I get away with a smaller PSU? A 530w seasonic seemed a bit too close to the limit.
If anyone is interested, the build is for:
- game dev using unity and oculus rift (when it arrives)
- windows and windows phone dev (why I need win 8 pro)
- gaming
Thanks