Sanity check for a new quiet PC build

pat.at.cam · Aug 24, 2017

I am planning to build a budget to mid-range workstation capable of decoding 4k videos and occasional photo editing. [Little to no gaming required] and would like opinion and recommendations on my choice of components listed below. In particular I am not sure if a separate graphics card is required as the built-in capabilities of the mother board may be sufficient for my use cases. The main criteria I am looking for are quiet and reliable.

Case:
Cooler Master Silencio 352 (mATX form factor)

Motherboard:
Asus PRIME H270M-PLUS

CPU
i5 7500 (or i5 7500T for lower power)

Cooler
Arctic Freezer I32 (not looking at water cooling)

PSU:
Corsair RM550x

Memory:
Patriot Viper Elite Series DDR4 16 GB

Storage:
SK hynix Canvas SL308 250G SSD
with a pair of Seagate 2TB Barracuda HDD running as RAID 1

Graphics card:
Not sure if the integrated graphics capability of my build is sufficient for my use. I intend to support single screen @ 2560x1440. If a graphics card is required, probably a low end will be sufficient (being as quiet as possible).

MrN1ce9uy · Sep 3, 2017

The i5-7500 only has 4 processing threads. They're fast, but video editing likes more threads. I would recommend a Ryzen 5, whichever you can afford. But with that you would need a dedicated GPU. The integrated graphics are on the CPU these days and neither the Ryzen CPU or the motherboards have them.

pat.at.cam · Sep 4, 2017

MrN1ce9uy :

Thanks. I do know the stock cooler tends to be noisy, so I am opting for Arctic Freezer I32 as a budget quiet cooler. If I do go for a separate GPU, what entry level GPU would you recommend?

MrN1ce9uy · Sep 4, 2017

Yeah I saw you had the ARctic Freezer cooler after I answered. Since you aren't sure if you need the GPU for your editing a GTX 1050 Ti or if you're sure you don't need it for editing a GT 1030.

aquielisunari · Sep 4, 2017

Agreed.

Ryzen 5 1600

B350 board. (Tomahawk?)

16GB RAM

ARCTIC Freezer Xtreme Rev. 2

After looking around I stumbled uponhttp://www.4kshooters.net/2017/08/21/this-powerful-4k-video-editing-ryzen-5-workstation-will-set-you-back-just-638/

MrN1ce9uy · Sep 4, 2017

ACRTIC Freezer uses push pins instead of a backplate with screws plus they only have 2 screw down points to the bracket instead of 4. I wouldn't recommend one.

pat.at.cam · Sep 5, 2017

MrN1ce9uy :

Which other coolers would you recommend besides Arctic Freezer?

aquielisunari · Sep 5, 2017

pat.at.cam :

What's your budget?

pat.at.cam · Sep 5, 2017

aquielisunari :

pat.at.cam :

What's your budget?

Similar price range to my original Arctic Freezer

aquielisunari · Sep 5, 2017

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103241

pat.at.cam · Sep 5, 2017

aquielisunari :

I think that heatsink is fractionally too tall for my case, maximum height is specified as 155mm.

aquielisunari · Sep 5, 2017

pat.at.cam :

Mistake after mistake :pfff:

You have my apologies.

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=13C-000U-00005 H145mm

http://www.cryorig.com/getam4.php if you are going the Ryzen route.

MrN1ce9uy · Sep 5, 2017

I also recommend the Cryorig H7. I'm using one now. There is an audible sound at Max rpm, but it's not very loud or intrusive to the ears.

pat.at.cam · Sep 5, 2017

aquielisunari :

pat.at.cam :

Mistake after mistake :pfff:

You have my apologies.

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=13C-000U-00005 H145mm

Looks like a good cooler, but unfortunately it seems I cannot source it in the UK for anywhere near that price [at least for now].

http://www.cryorig.com/getam4.php if you are going the Ryzen route.

pat.at.cam · Sep 10, 2017

aquielisunari :

For the Ryzen route, which good mATX motherboards with B350 chipset would you recommend?
Tomahawk is ATX rather than mATX.

MrN1ce9uy · Sep 10, 2017

The MSI Mortar is the mATX version of the Tomahawk. I'm using the Z270 Mortar also now. No complaints; well one complaint is the PCIe slot is a little too close to the CPU cooler. I notice it's the same on the B350. It only becomes an issue when I have to remove the GPU (GPU has a backplate), I have to use something besides my fingers (fingers won't fit between CPU cooler and GPU) to press the latch to release. Also, I was looking to get a large air cooler like the NH-D15 and I noticed the cooler is too wide to fit, it would intrude on the GPU in the first PCIe slot. There is a second PCIe slot I could use, but it's only x8 instead of x16.

I just looked and the ASRock Pro4 has the first x16 PCIe slot further down. It will be something I consider from now on when choosing a motherboard. I also have the ASRock Pro4 but in the B250 chipset w/ a Pentium G4560. Nice board, but the BIOS GUI is a bit different and not as easy to understand as an MSI board. If I planned on a large CPU cooler, I'd get the ASRock Pro4. If I wasn't worried about it, I'd get whichever I liked more.

pat.at.cam · Sep 12, 2017

MrN1ce9uy :

I read from some users' reviews that AMD processors tend to be more fuzzy about what RAMs are installed on some motherboards (I think including the MSI Mortar), unless BIOS is updated. Do you have similar experience?

MrN1ce9uy · Sep 12, 2017

I have Intel board not AMD, so I can't say.

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