I've bought the following new HTPC to be connected to a Samsung 55 UHD TV in the living room.
- Silverstone Grandia GD09 case
- i5 4590
- Seasonic Platinum Fanless 520w PSU
- 16gb ram
- 128gb SSD (OS)
- 256gb SSD
- MSI H97 Gaming 3
- Noctua NH-L12
- 2x 120mm Nexus Real Silent fans (intake) + 2x 80mm Antec Tricool fans (exhaust)
- Iiyama Prolite 144hz screen (to be used when I'm not using the TV / neckbeard games )
I'd like to keep the system pretty silent, which is why I've picked the least amount of moving parts I can get away with. The GPU is really giving me a headache though. Price/Performance wise the GTX970 is a no-brainer, especially with it's decent TDP, but unfortunately the Asus Strix version seems to be to big with it's 14cm width (13cm limit caused by case).
Which one would you guys recommend? Or should I wait for a month or so to see if new versions will come out?
- Silverstone Grandia GD09 case
- i5 4590
- Seasonic Platinum Fanless 520w PSU
- 16gb ram
- 128gb SSD (OS)
- 256gb SSD
- MSI H97 Gaming 3
- Noctua NH-L12
- 2x 120mm Nexus Real Silent fans (intake) + 2x 80mm Antec Tricool fans (exhaust)
- Iiyama Prolite 144hz screen (to be used when I'm not using the TV / neckbeard games )
I'd like to keep the system pretty silent, which is why I've picked the least amount of moving parts I can get away with. The GPU is really giving me a headache though. Price/Performance wise the GTX970 is a no-brainer, especially with it's decent TDP, but unfortunately the Asus Strix version seems to be to big with it's 14cm width (13cm limit caused by case).
Which one would you guys recommend? Or should I wait for a month or so to see if new versions will come out?