Questions at the top for ease, details listed below:
1. What is the right case and PSU fan combo to get a good Quiet and Cool ratio for the cost?
2. IF water cooling is a better option, what is a SAFE and reasonable cost? (Case, Water Cooling parts)
I am building a computer that will hopefully last a long time.
Here is what is going into it:
Intel i7-4770k
ASUS Sabertooth (1150 model)
Ballistix Ram: 16Gb Min is the thought for RAM so far.
Here is where the challenges come in:
3 goals: Quiet, Cool, and as Light as possible.
Looking at a possibility of water cooling or air cooling. Water cooling seems to allow for a smaller case (less need for room for a big fan). Air cooling is a lot cheaper though.
1. If I air cool, I think I will need a lot more focus on a quiet case though.
- What is the right case and PSU fan combo to get a good Quiet and Cool ratio for the cost?
- What are the water cooling suggestions that would compete?
A lot of data intensive processing will be done on the computer. This is basically a project that will hopefully lead to more money for higher quality server parts.
Weight and amount of space needed are secondary considerations.
I also find that Tom's Hardware doesn't have much in terms of identifying the varied strengths of products (neither does anyone else):
(For Example: A power efficiency rating, A Noise Rating, A Weight Rating, A Space Rating, and a Cost Rating)
What can we do to provide this sort of information more regularly when testing components?
1. What is the right case and PSU fan combo to get a good Quiet and Cool ratio for the cost?
2. IF water cooling is a better option, what is a SAFE and reasonable cost? (Case, Water Cooling parts)
I am building a computer that will hopefully last a long time.
Here is what is going into it:
Intel i7-4770k
ASUS Sabertooth (1150 model)
Ballistix Ram: 16Gb Min is the thought for RAM so far.
Here is where the challenges come in:
3 goals: Quiet, Cool, and as Light as possible.
Looking at a possibility of water cooling or air cooling. Water cooling seems to allow for a smaller case (less need for room for a big fan). Air cooling is a lot cheaper though.
1. If I air cool, I think I will need a lot more focus on a quiet case though.
- What is the right case and PSU fan combo to get a good Quiet and Cool ratio for the cost?
- What are the water cooling suggestions that would compete?
A lot of data intensive processing will be done on the computer. This is basically a project that will hopefully lead to more money for higher quality server parts.
Weight and amount of space needed are secondary considerations.
I also find that Tom's Hardware doesn't have much in terms of identifying the varied strengths of products (neither does anyone else):
(For Example: A power efficiency rating, A Noise Rating, A Weight Rating, A Space Rating, and a Cost Rating)
What can we do to provide this sort of information more regularly when testing components?