- May 10, 2015
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I completed a wonderful build thanks to all the help here:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($255.48 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Scythe Kotetsu 79.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($41.04 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.66 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($60.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($177.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($348.89 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($83.98 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN725N 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter ($9.89 @ Amazon)
Total: $1167.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-03 12:58 EDT-0400
Now completed, the build had 2 case fans, 2 GPU fans and the CPU fan. The CPU would idle around 37 deg C. I was a bit irritated by the noise (I'm very sensitive), so I tried unplugging the front case fan and the CPU now idles around 38-39 deg C. I don't see this as problematic (am I nuts?).
So I'm trying to figure out what I can do to bring the noise down further. The Kotetsu seems to have a very low db per pcpartpicker (5-28db). The fans that came with the Fractal R5 seem to be very quiet per fractal's site (19db). Not sure what else I can do here. I've been told the GPU I picked was quiet so...
Are there aftermarket fans that would be quieter for the case? Any ideas? Thanks so much!
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($255.48 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Scythe Kotetsu 79.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($41.04 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.66 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($60.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($177.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($348.89 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($83.98 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN725N 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter ($9.89 @ Amazon)
Total: $1167.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-03 12:58 EDT-0400
Now completed, the build had 2 case fans, 2 GPU fans and the CPU fan. The CPU would idle around 37 deg C. I was a bit irritated by the noise (I'm very sensitive), so I tried unplugging the front case fan and the CPU now idles around 38-39 deg C. I don't see this as problematic (am I nuts?).
So I'm trying to figure out what I can do to bring the noise down further. The Kotetsu seems to have a very low db per pcpartpicker (5-28db). The fans that came with the Fractal R5 seem to be very quiet per fractal's site (19db). Not sure what else I can do here. I've been told the GPU I picked was quiet so...
Are there aftermarket fans that would be quieter for the case? Any ideas? Thanks so much!
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