Hey guys, I'm doing a prebuild through ibuypower (I know, it's cheaper to build it myself but I've had a couple heartbreaking experiences in the past with my own personal assembly, so I'm willing to fork out a little extra cash for them to do the dirty work) and I'm seeking some opinions.
My highest priority is to have as QUIET of a computer as possible. I've read about 10 pages of posts on this wonderful forum and have learned a lot, you guys really are gurus on the matter so I'm hoping you can help me. Here's what I've got so far and am open to suggestions/optimizations/etc.
Case: Corsair Obsidian Series 550D Gaming Case
Motherboard: ASUS P9X79 LE -- 2x USB 3.0
Processor: Intel® Core™ i7 3820 Processor (4x 3.60GHz/10MB L3 Cache)
Processor Cooling: Corsair Hydro Series H60 Liquid CPU Cooling System (With Standard 120mm Fan)
Ram: 32 GB [8 GB x4] DDR3-1600 Memory Module (Corsair/Major Brand)
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti - 2GB
Power Supply: Thermaltake SP-850M (850 Watt)
Primary HD: 256 GB ADATA SP900 SSD
Data Drive: 2 TB HARD DRIVE -- 64M Cache, 7200rpm, 6.0Gb/s
That pretty much covers the important stuff anyway. My hobbies include gaming and 3d-modeling/rendering/video editing (which accounts for the high amount of ram). The GTX 660 Ti seems to be the best bang for the buck.
I do a lot of audio recording and would want as quiet of a machine as possible so I don't need to filter out background noise as much. The Corsair 550D seems to be one of the quietest cases available but is the processor cooling going to be quiet? Ibuypower has an 'upgrade' to the H60 Liquid Cooling system called: "ARC Dual Silent High Performance Fan Upgrade (Push-Pull Airflow)" but some reviews I've read seem to imply that the Silent upgrade just means that it has a lower sound-to-speed ratio and that the fans are actually MORE audible (which is something I wouldn't want) but offer more cooling (which I'm not sure I need).
Also, I don't know much about motherboards. Is the one I'm getting going to be a good bet or should I aim for something else? Or does it even matter since all of ibuypower's motherboards "include Intel X79 Chipset, Quad Channel DDR3, S-ATA 3.0 RAID, 2x USB 3.0, 2x SATA 6Gb/s, 8-ch HD Audio, Gb LAN, 3x PCI-E 2.0 x16, SLI, and are CrossFireX supported"?
In any case, I'd love to hear some opinions you guys might have to help me get a QUIET powerhouse system. You guys are some of the most hardware-savvy people I've seen on the net.
Thanks in advance!
My highest priority is to have as QUIET of a computer as possible. I've read about 10 pages of posts on this wonderful forum and have learned a lot, you guys really are gurus on the matter so I'm hoping you can help me. Here's what I've got so far and am open to suggestions/optimizations/etc.
Case: Corsair Obsidian Series 550D Gaming Case
Motherboard: ASUS P9X79 LE -- 2x USB 3.0
Processor: Intel® Core™ i7 3820 Processor (4x 3.60GHz/10MB L3 Cache)
Processor Cooling: Corsair Hydro Series H60 Liquid CPU Cooling System (With Standard 120mm Fan)
Ram: 32 GB [8 GB x4] DDR3-1600 Memory Module (Corsair/Major Brand)
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti - 2GB
Power Supply: Thermaltake SP-850M (850 Watt)
Primary HD: 256 GB ADATA SP900 SSD
Data Drive: 2 TB HARD DRIVE -- 64M Cache, 7200rpm, 6.0Gb/s
That pretty much covers the important stuff anyway. My hobbies include gaming and 3d-modeling/rendering/video editing (which accounts for the high amount of ram). The GTX 660 Ti seems to be the best bang for the buck.
I do a lot of audio recording and would want as quiet of a machine as possible so I don't need to filter out background noise as much. The Corsair 550D seems to be one of the quietest cases available but is the processor cooling going to be quiet? Ibuypower has an 'upgrade' to the H60 Liquid Cooling system called: "ARC Dual Silent High Performance Fan Upgrade (Push-Pull Airflow)" but some reviews I've read seem to imply that the Silent upgrade just means that it has a lower sound-to-speed ratio and that the fans are actually MORE audible (which is something I wouldn't want) but offer more cooling (which I'm not sure I need).
Also, I don't know much about motherboards. Is the one I'm getting going to be a good bet or should I aim for something else? Or does it even matter since all of ibuypower's motherboards "include Intel X79 Chipset, Quad Channel DDR3, S-ATA 3.0 RAID, 2x USB 3.0, 2x SATA 6Gb/s, 8-ch HD Audio, Gb LAN, 3x PCI-E 2.0 x16, SLI, and are CrossFireX supported"?
In any case, I'd love to hear some opinions you guys might have to help me get a QUIET powerhouse system. You guys are some of the most hardware-savvy people I've seen on the net.
Thanks in advance!