Hey all,
I'm trying to build a strong gaming system, but it can't be loud.
Reason is that it will have to sit in our living room, and my wife is quite sensitive to fan noise
Let me start with some basic information.
Main purpose: Gaming
Type of games: Action RPG, MMO, RPG, some shooters, adventure games like tomb raider
Overclocking - No
RGB - No
Budget: 3-4K quite flexible on this, but I don't want to waste money for unnecessary performance
I don't mind giving up some performance if it keeps the system quite, but still want a great gaming rig.
I used to have a corsair One A100, and absolutely loved that machine, until it died...
I would consider the corsair One A200, unfortunately it isn't available in Belgium.
So this is what I came up with:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 280 72.8 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler
Motherboard: Gigabyte B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2 ATX AM4 Motherboard
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (4 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory
Storage: Samsung 980 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive
Power Supply: SeaSonic PRIME TX 850 W 80+ Titanium Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply
Video Card: MSI GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB GAMING X TRIO Video Card OR MSI GeForce RTX 3080 TI 12 GB GAMING X TRIO Video Card (not worth the extra cost, but it might have to pick this as getting the 3080 Gaming X trio is very hard in Belgium, while the TI is often easier to get).
Case: Fractal Design Define 7 Tower Case (no glass) OR Design Define 7 Compact ATX Mid Tower Case - No glass (would prefer a smaller form, but not certain if all will fit)
I am hoping that installing the mesh top, putting the radiator on top and having the fans run on low speed would be quite enough.
If not, I would have to try the closed top, and put the radiator in the front, but I am worried that would become to hot.
Any advice is welcome.
I'm trying to build a strong gaming system, but it can't be loud.
Reason is that it will have to sit in our living room, and my wife is quite sensitive to fan noise
Let me start with some basic information.
Main purpose: Gaming
Type of games: Action RPG, MMO, RPG, some shooters, adventure games like tomb raider
Overclocking - No
RGB - No
Budget: 3-4K quite flexible on this, but I don't want to waste money for unnecessary performance
I don't mind giving up some performance if it keeps the system quite, but still want a great gaming rig.
I used to have a corsair One A100, and absolutely loved that machine, until it died...
I would consider the corsair One A200, unfortunately it isn't available in Belgium.
So this is what I came up with:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 280 72.8 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler
Motherboard: Gigabyte B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2 ATX AM4 Motherboard
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (4 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory
Storage: Samsung 980 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive
Power Supply: SeaSonic PRIME TX 850 W 80+ Titanium Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply
Video Card: MSI GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB GAMING X TRIO Video Card OR MSI GeForce RTX 3080 TI 12 GB GAMING X TRIO Video Card (not worth the extra cost, but it might have to pick this as getting the 3080 Gaming X trio is very hard in Belgium, while the TI is often easier to get).
Case: Fractal Design Define 7 Tower Case (no glass) OR Design Define 7 Compact ATX Mid Tower Case - No glass (would prefer a smaller form, but not certain if all will fit)
I am hoping that installing the mesh top, putting the radiator on top and having the fans run on low speed would be quite enough.
If not, I would have to try the closed top, and put the radiator in the front, but I am worried that would become to hot.
Any advice is welcome.