- Oct 11, 2011
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Hey guys, so this is the build that i've come up with for my friend. He'll be ordering it next week. The system needs to be as quiet as possible without sacrificing performance. Any advice is greatly appreciated.
Approximate Purchase Date: Next week, the week after that at the latest.
Budget Range: $1500 (can push up to possibly 1600 or 1700, but lower is always better)
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming (Skyrim, WoW, GW2, LoL), Internet Browsing/Youtube, Schoolwork, etc.
Parts Not Required: Keyboard, Mouse, Speakers, Monitor, OS
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: pccasegear.com
Country of Origin: Australia
Parts Preferences: Quiet parts
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI or Crossfire: No
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Additional Comments: PC needs to be as quiet as possible, without sacrificing performance
This is the build i've put together for him. Feel free to suggest any changes etc. You can find all the parts on pccasegear.com
Case: CM 690 II Advanced nVidia Edition - $135
(i know this isn't really a quiet case, but he likes the looks... perhaps change the case fans?)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Silver Arrow - $89
CPU: Intel Core i5 2500k - $229
GPU: MSI GTX 570 Twin Frozr III PE/OC - $399
OR
GPU: Gigabyte GTX 570 SOC - $419
(both look like good choices)
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 500GB - $109
(for apps and OS)
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB - $149
(for storage)
RAM: G.skill Ripjaws X 8GB 1600Mhz 9-9-9-24 - $65
MOBO: ASRock Extreme3 Gen3 - $135
Optical: Asus 24x DVDRW - $25
PSU: Silverstone Strider Plus 750W - $145
(read some great reviews on this)
Total: $1480 ($1500 with Gigabyte GPU)
Tell me what you think guys, thank you so much for reading
Ludi
Approximate Purchase Date: Next week, the week after that at the latest.
Budget Range: $1500 (can push up to possibly 1600 or 1700, but lower is always better)
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming (Skyrim, WoW, GW2, LoL), Internet Browsing/Youtube, Schoolwork, etc.
Parts Not Required: Keyboard, Mouse, Speakers, Monitor, OS
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: pccasegear.com
Country of Origin: Australia
Parts Preferences: Quiet parts
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI or Crossfire: No
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Additional Comments: PC needs to be as quiet as possible, without sacrificing performance
This is the build i've put together for him. Feel free to suggest any changes etc. You can find all the parts on pccasegear.com
Case: CM 690 II Advanced nVidia Edition - $135
(i know this isn't really a quiet case, but he likes the looks... perhaps change the case fans?)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Silver Arrow - $89
CPU: Intel Core i5 2500k - $229
GPU: MSI GTX 570 Twin Frozr III PE/OC - $399
OR
GPU: Gigabyte GTX 570 SOC - $419
(both look like good choices)
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 500GB - $109
(for apps and OS)
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB - $149
(for storage)
RAM: G.skill Ripjaws X 8GB 1600Mhz 9-9-9-24 - $65
MOBO: ASRock Extreme3 Gen3 - $135
Optical: Asus 24x DVDRW - $25
PSU: Silverstone Strider Plus 750W - $145
(read some great reviews on this)
Total: $1480 ($1500 with Gigabyte GPU)
Tell me what you think guys, thank you so much for reading
Ludi
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