I just built my first rig using a combination of logicalincrements (very good tier) and pcpartspicker. I'm currently dual booting ubuntu and windows 8.1.
Everything is running great, except I didn't consider fan sound or cables when putting everything together. The stock Rosewill Blackhawk and AMD fx6300 fans were alright in terms of noise, but I think I can do better.
I'm thinking about switching to a Enthoo Pro case, an aftermarket CPU cooler, and a modular Antec PSU. The Enthoo Pro comes with bigger fans than the Blackhawk (front 200 mm intake and 140 mm), which I think would allow for lower fan noise, the upgraded cooler would allow for better CPU cooling and hopefully lower fan noise, and the modular PSU would allow for better cable management and better airflow. If the fans were too noisy I was thinking about adding some resistors or possibly a fan controller.
My other option would be to keep the Blackhawk case, upgrade the case fans, PSU, and CPU cooler. With this option (with more smaller fans) I would probably use a fan controller to reduce fan speed (and noise).
What do you guys think of my initial build and my thoughts about upgrading? It has been a rough couple of weeks diving right into PC building, but I have learned so much. Still I'm struggling a little at this point.
Everything is running great, except I didn't consider fan sound or cables when putting everything together. The stock Rosewill Blackhawk and AMD fx6300 fans were alright in terms of noise, but I think I can do better.
I'm thinking about switching to a Enthoo Pro case, an aftermarket CPU cooler, and a modular Antec PSU. The Enthoo Pro comes with bigger fans than the Blackhawk (front 200 mm intake and 140 mm), which I think would allow for lower fan noise, the upgraded cooler would allow for better CPU cooling and hopefully lower fan noise, and the modular PSU would allow for better cable management and better airflow. If the fans were too noisy I was thinking about adding some resistors or possibly a fan controller.
My other option would be to keep the Blackhawk case, upgrade the case fans, PSU, and CPU cooler. With this option (with more smaller fans) I would probably use a fan controller to reduce fan speed (and noise).
What do you guys think of my initial build and my thoughts about upgrading? It has been a rough couple of weeks diving right into PC building, but I have learned so much. Still I'm struggling a little at this point.
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