1200$ Silent Intel gaming/rendering upgrade ( Canadian sites preferred )

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keep in mind I would prefer not to go over 1200$. ALSO KEEP IN MIND MOST US stores have different things available on their .CA sites so please use Canadian sites with this in mind Thanks.

Edit (please read the title carefully) I want a as Silent as possible render/gaming pc upgrade.

Old Build ( anything here can be reused to keep the total price lower )
(other then the cpu and mobo of course :p )
Fx 6300 @4ghz
M5A97 LE R2.0
Hyper evo 212
gigabyte HD 7870 ghz edition
Corsair CX 600m
Corsair Carbide Series 200R
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2x4)
2 Standard 7200 RPM HDDs
 
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Hi, I did take in consideration your main interest in this new build, a liquid cooling is a great solution and the quietest of them all.
As for now, the next parts will do a good job as well, the case is one of the best silent cases I know (I do own one), I added a closed loop water cooler and 2 noctua silent fans for it (the reference fans are too loud).

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($362.27 @ DirectCanada)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($119.99 @ Memory Express)
Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK2 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($182.38 @ DirectCanada)
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You should get an i5 4690k and ASRock Z97 Extreme 4 mobo.

Use the old ram.

Use the old case. But get a bigger one if you ever want 2 graphics cards in it.

Use the old cpu cooler

Add a 120gb SSD (OS)

Get a Seasonic 620, XFX 650 or Antec HCG 620M power supply

Get an Asus GTX780

Keep the old HDDs

Sell the FX6300 and M5A97 mobo and the HD7870 and the CX600
 
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1200$ Silent Intel gaming/rendering upgrade. I also thought Intel gaming/rendering upgrade. is pretty clear, a 6300 to 8320 is pretty much pointless I would get almost no gaming improvements and shave a bit of time off my render speeds. Hence why I want an upgrade.
 
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1200$ Silent Intel gaming/rendering upgrade. You completely missed the point. Also the PSU upgrade makes no sense, you pretty much gave me a senseless upgrade option theirs no point going from 600 watts to 650. I get the ssd but what about I don't know fans that are silent for the case etc new coolers. You do not have to use the parts their just their to use.

Also upgrading from the Fx 6300 to an I5 is a poor choice. I was thinking oh I don't know an I7, just saying man please make sure to read the title. Its also why I have a 1200$ upgrade budget.
 
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The CX600 is a crappy power supply. It never was good quality. But its also had a lot of problems reported here eg poor voltage control (cheap capacitors) and badly mouded 24 pin mobo connector. I wouldn't trust it. Let alone for an upgrade. Thats why I suggested much better quality power supplies.

an i5 is all you need for a gaming rig. It'll hand 2 x r9 290's or pretty much anything you can throw at it. And its enough to handle cpu intense games as well. That's why Tom's rated it the best high end gaming cpu recently.

If you've got $1200 only spend it on what gives you benefit. If you were doing video editing then I'd go an i7.
 
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Well I know 4 people running one for the last 2 years with no issue, so I find that hard to believe. Also on the cpu topic Thread title: 1200$ Silent Intel gaming/rendering upgrade. Learn to read its for rendering too. I do allot of both, I also think the 780 is a bit overkill I was gonna wait on the next gen of cards that come out like I was advised to. The goal here is also to make the build wisper quite with what you has given me dose anything but, keep in mind the default 212 fans are pretty noisy.
 
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I'm not here for your BS. Your on you're on now. Good luck!
 
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You are the one who failed to give me what I asked for. A QUITE gaming/rendering rig. So have fun and good riddance, it seems when I ask for build I never get a proper answer for what I ask. Components I do but apparently not upgrades and builds.
 
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ok let's for the sake of argument we say you would put a SSD . consider it part of the upgrade.i think you will need super reading fast for your rendering .so i would suggest a SSD for that . that's what i can say regarding the rendering part
now with the silent part.
your problem is the noise.i get it.
have you considered liquid cooling ? with it you won't need noisy so-powerful fans to keep air flow to the cpu/gpu . i don't know how much would it cost i am just throwing a suggestion since i don't live in the USA so i am not familiar with the prices
 
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I can see here a lot of thoughts, I do think the next parts are gonna give you what you're looking for, of course you can always switch between the parts I've chose..

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($362.27 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK2 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($182.38 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($109.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Dual-X Video Card ($299.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Titanium Grey) ATX Mid Tower Case ($114.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($119.99 @ NCIX)
Total: $1189.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Use the ram sticks you already have, if you want you can always get a 120gb SSD and add another 8gb of ram, or you can do it in the future for around 70$
 
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Thanks you, I was considering an SSD. I live in Canada the prices are much different from the USA Also and they will not ship their fancy deals over here either. I have considered liquid cooling a few times, but it always comes back to my worry's of springing a leak.(I am a worry wort any suggestions on a liquid unit?) I am open to all and any suggestions. It also why I have a 1200$ upgrade being it has to be quite and a gaming and rendering pc. Its more that it has to be really quite when recording stuff then rendering considering most games wont put my pc under that kind of stress.
 
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How quite would this be that's the main concern. The video card can stay (I have something picked out for later) but it feels like your ignoring the fact the noise is the biggest factor here, next to a decent cpu. I would be happy if you would care to point out a solution to this. Again I will not make a pointless PSU upgrade thought that was clear the models done me and my friends fine for years now And I don't need to since I wont be upgrading my GPU (I have no clue how much a 280x uses).
 
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i guess that you won't find cooling solution that is effective and super quite more than liquid cooling . my opinion is that it's your best option regarding your desired super quite feature you want .
i don't think it will consume a big sum of your 1200 dollars target . and i understand your fear of leaking / other problems of liquid cooling . but i guess you need to take the risk . there's no other option
if you are really concerned , here in egypt we can pay money to any specialist to install specific parts for us . and it doesn't cost more than 10 dollars per installation . so you can make someone in canada ( a specialist ) install the liquid cooling system for you and check it for leaking and whatsoever . thus you would be assured nothing would go wrong
also for enhancing the rendering process . i would get a 240 gb ssd not a 120 gb . so it would carry on the OS and make free space for whatever rendering program you are using to work freely.i am a civil engineer and i use revit . the 240 gb saves my day
 
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Hi, I did take in consideration your main interest in this new build, a liquid cooling is a great solution and the quietest of them all.
As for now, the next parts will do a good job as well, the case is one of the best silent cases I know (I do own one), I added a closed loop water cooler and 2 noctua silent fans for it (the reference fans are too loud).

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($362.27 @ DirectCanada)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($119.99 @ Memory Express)
Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK2 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($182.38 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Crucial MX100 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($224.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Titanium Grey) ATX Mid Tower Case ($114.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 PWM 55.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($29.99 @ Memory Express)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 PWM 55.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($29.99 @ Memory Express)
Total: $1064.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Any other needs or thoughts?
 
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Thank you, no blue crap and a great looking build. No other needs it should do well thank you!
 
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My pleasure.
Just a little suggestion, if you are buying this exact build just make sure to order the water cooler last, because it's a new motherboard and might have different dimensions then what I know, so it could interfere with the cooler in this case.
There are a lot of coolers so it's not a problem
Enjoy!
 
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Sounds like a plan. From what I am told I can use my hyper evo 212 till I get that figured out anyways! Gonna grab the one without the window, not a fan of it myself.
 
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Thats a great idea, the evo performs like a beast so you'll be just fine.
About the case without a window, i suggest getting an additional Noctua NF-F12 fan for the side panel, it will have a really good affect on your overall temps.
Good luck
 
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totally agree the i5 for rendering is a bad idea, the 8350 would tromp a 6300 (even at 4.0ghz) and any i5 as well. the dedicated ALU's (8 real threads) are great for renders. it would make a big difference over the 6300 despite what you think. its got an extra module over the 6300 hexacore...


the i7 is great for rendering too obviously, dont even consider an i5. just realize you are paying a hefty price ticket for marginal gains (compared to simply buying an FX 8350 and possibly an SSD, because, my HDD is the loudest thing in my rig lol). Its your money and maybe youre really itching for a new rig, thats fine, just know you can have very similar benefits for a much smaller fraction of the cost...
 
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Not really, I had an 8320 it gave very little in improvements in sony vages 12. I sold it because I did not need that power and used the extra cash for a better video card. My friends I7 kicked my 8320's ass in sony vages hands down also did better in the other programs I used.

hence why I told his its a bad idea this could of been avoided if he read the title, I wanted an Intel gaming and rendering machine, A silent one at that. That also goes to the people pushing me to get an 8320 I just don't want it.

I am also getting an SSD.

My main point is people need to read the darned title of my post its their for a reason. Keep in mind I have had this rig for a pretty damned long time, I also really wanted to try intel I have not used them since the core 2 duo line of cpus.
 
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you know everyone here is screwing around, get a Xeon E3 1231 if youre already buying a new motherboard. no point in on board graphics for a rig with a dedicated GPU.
 
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I had thought those to be server CPU's what would the cost and performance be compared to an Core i7-4790K. I had thought they were worse in gaming. From what I know do they not also lack Intel quick sync?
 
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