Advice Needed: Quiet & Cool for $3000?

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This is a first time build for a home machine intended for professional use - I've taken what I have at the office and boosted some of the components but I would like some advice.

My budget is $3000 to $4000 and in order of importance, here's what I'll be using the build for:

  • ■ Video Processing / Editing (Adobe Premiere and similar)
    ■ Graphics Design (Adobe Photoshop & Illustrator)
    ■ Programming (C++ compilation via Visual Studio)
    ■ Games (because, well, Games!)
Apart from the usage I have an additional constraint: Quiet & Cool. I know those two metrics contradict one another but these are the things that have annoyed me enough while working on other computers that I'm willing to spend extra or downgrade (within reason) a component to achieve.

Here's what I have so far:
CPU: Intel Core i7-4930K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor ($529.99 @ Micro Center)
CPU Cooler: Thermaltake Water 3.0 Extreme 99.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock X79 Extreme9 ATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($339.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($309.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($119.00 @ Adorama)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda XT 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($317.27 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($506.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($506.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Nanoxia Deep Silence 1 ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional 850W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Pioneer BDR-209DBK Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($59.99 @ TigerDirect)
Total: $3050.18
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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I like your build. I wish I could afford it. Mine is for video editing too.

Get as fast a blu ray/dvd writer as you can. Burning seems to take forever. Especially Blu ray.

Check if Adobe does hardware acceleration with open cl and/or cuda. If only open cl, swap the 780's for Sapphire 290's.

I think the Extreme 6 is more than enough. Put any saved money towards an SSD for Windows. Add Windows to your list.
Make sure the mobo has had a bios update to suit the 4930k.

I gather the power supply is either HX or AX - they are real good.
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I like your build. I wish I could afford it. Mine is for video editing too.

Get as fast a blu ray/dvd writer as you can. Burning seems to take forever. Especially Blu ray.

Check if Adobe does hardware acceleration with open cl and/or cuda. If only open cl, swap the 780's for Sapphire 290's.

I think the Extreme 6 is more than enough. Put any saved money towards an SSD for Windows. Add Windows to your list.
Make sure the mobo has had a bios update to suit the 4930k.

I gather the power supply is either HX or AX - they are real good.
 
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Looks pretty good. most of the heat is going to be coming from your GPUs. You could go with a single 780ti, other than that the is little else you can do. A noctua cpu cooler will probably be more efficient and quieter than that one you have listed. not to mention cheaper.
 
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i think your pc is going to be a bit to noisy.
consider these changes:
noctua d15 or d14 air cooler, use one 140mm fan. watercoolers make too much noise without pump and fan undervolted.
cpu use i7 4790
motherboard use asus newest z97, you need the extra fan controller software and excellent audio, every fan must be connected to the motherboard to get good fan management.
more ssd space, M550 crucial 1 tb will server you well.
gpu, are you really sure about dual? most games do not support it and are you sure you an get it to work in applications? one 780ti with a real cooler, 2 or 3 fans is more silent and cooler.
psu, corsair rm 850 is silent and design to have less electrical noise.
case, nzxt h440 is full of fan options, fractal design r4 have 140mm fans. both great use many fans in the case, the motherboard can control more than 10 if you use the asus z97.
do not forget to use a custom fan profile on the gpu, the auto fan is crap.
 
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Thanks for the feedback.


This is was MalakiArtook said too. My main worry is that when I start processing the video, this will stress the cpu and drive up the heat and I thought that watercooling would be a better (but more expensive) way of handling this.

I've seen the complaints about stock fans on the watercooler being too loud (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTf0Vq1j4Ec) but this guys switches out the stock with noctuas (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8HsjgtMzEg). Are you talking about dumping the watercooler completely and just using fans, or switching out the stock fans for noctuas?


I'm not attached to dual or single since, really, most of my work will be cpu intensive. But I thought that efficiently using two cards was managed by the hardware, not the software itself. And when you say real cooler are we talking about something specific to the gpu or referring back to the watercooler point above?


The nzxt h440 has no bay for the burner so that's doesn't work for me. But the r4 looks comparable with the deep silence.


You mean on the actual card there is a configuration for the fan?
 
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Thanks i7Baby.

This post seems to validate the NH-D14. But what are my options for GPU cooler? Are we talking about the card's built-in cooler (like, EVGA's ACX Cooler) or a new, separate additional piece of hardware?
 
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The corsair h110 is the best watercooler imo. It has a 280mm radiator though, so i am not sure if it can fit your case (it has 2x140 top mount but still..)
I dont know much about non-gaming work of the gpus but in general the 780Ti should be better than the 780's SLI. You can also SLI the 780Ti in the future instead of replacing the 780's.
Single card is also cooler than 2 cards in general.
Lastly, why are you fitting a 3.000$ build in a mid tower instead of a full tower? Keeping the external looks, the Corsair 900D would be a good choice for such a budget
 
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I don't know. The mid tower was a good choice when I started. What would I get by going with a larger case?
 
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