Parts List for ULTIMATE Silent Gaming & Workstation PC Build Guide

[pizzabot]

Awesome RIG How Much does it cost to make this rig??

 

Looks like around $3,800.00. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/kqjM23

[Stanvard]

I saw you didn't enjoy my boob squirting?

How peculiar.

[garbast]

@Linus

 

The build so fare is very neat, But is it possible to manipulate the gfx van characteristics in linux, more precise ubuntu?

 

As i would like to build a new rig i'm a little curious if its possible to get it as silent as shown but without windows drivers.

[amb07g]

Linus,

 

I'm curious why you opted for a PCIe SSD rather than say something like a Samsung xp941 in the M.2 slot. Is there any specific reason?

 

[Deus Tempestas]

Hi Linus,

 

Nice build, little pricy for my budget.

[tropicocity]

What kind of temperatures did you get when gaming...I'm very surprised a fanless heatsink would be able to cool a modern Haswell CPU at all, let alone a Haswell-E! Surely you must have been idling above 45 and heading upwards of 85-90 under load easily?

[bloodstrike11]

This ultimate build guide is all about silence without compromises. It's not the most powerful machine on the block, and perhaps not even the quietest, but it achieves a truly impressive balance of silence to performance!

 

 

I'm going to list out the components as well as provide a source or two for where you can get them 

 

I can't tell you where to buy this stuff, but I do lean towards NCIX for the Canadians (and International viewers if their pricing and shipping costs work out for you) because they're my bros, and for Americans, Brits, and a couple other regions, the Amazon links below are affiliate links, so of course every little bit helps 

 

 

CORE COMPONENTS

 

CPU: Intel Core i7 5960X Unlocked Eight Core Processor with HyperThreading

NCIX: http://bit.ly/1zPwI9Z

Amazon: http://geni.us/3pgi

 

SSD: Mushkin Scorpion 960GB PCIe 2x Sandforce SSD

NCIX: http://bit.ly/1sV2VMa

Amazon: http://geni.us/2qRD

 

Motherboard: ASUS X99-E WS

NCIX: http://bit.ly/13PGa19

Amazon: http://geni.us/1xbv

 

Case: be quiet! Silent Base 800

NCIX: http://bit.ly/1x8gREe

Amazon: http://geni.us/2Sxu

 

Video Card: ASUS GeForce GTX 980 STRIXNCIX: http://bit.ly/1Cmu7Ug

Amazon: http://geni.us/1NYw

 

RAM: 32GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400MHz

NCIX: http://bit.ly/1waBw3r

Amazon: http://geni.us/i6P

 

Power Supply: Seasonic 520W Fanless FL2 80 Plus Platinum

NCIX: http://bit.ly/1Ch18nD

Amazon: http://geni.us/XSb

 

Mouse: Corsair Sabre RGB Optical

NCIX: http://bit.ly/1vcOD4P

Amazon: http://geni.us/3kyo

 

Keyboard: Corsair Gaming K70 RGB

NCIX: http://bit.ly/1ms0EVl

Amazon: http://geni.us/1ghL

 

Monitor (gaming): ASUS PG278Q "RoG SWIFT" 144Hz 1440p TN

NCIX: http://bit.ly/1HiMHh1

Amazon: http://geni.us/mDr

 

Monitor (workstation): LG 34UC97 34" Curved IPS

NCIX: http://bit.ly/1zjgarV

Amazon: http://geni.us/12az

 

Cooling Components

 

CPU Heatsink: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3

NCIX: http://bit.ly/1Ch1R8j

Amazon: http://geni.us/1dSC

 

Extra Fans: be quiet! Silent Wings 2

NCIX: http://bit.ly/1zPxNyx

Amazon: http://geni.us/2eYR

Linus how did you get the SSI CEB MOBO into the silent base 800?

[Ceatra]

@LinusTech The One Look (feat. Mammals) - LVTHER cover is the I'm Not Over [feat.Tash] - Hellberg and the  I'm Not Over [feat.Tash] - Hellberg cover is the One Look (feat. Mammals) - LVTHER , if you could fix that cus its kinda embarrassing 

[Dobbsjr]

I can't seem to find the ssd on anywhere

[DCB76]

Thanks for the great video. I wanted a workstation PC to use in a recording studio and decided to use this build as my model. I used the same motherboard, Be Silent case and Dark Rock Pro cooling tower. However, I decided to leave the two fans inside the cooler. These CPU fans are much quieter than the chassis fans in the case. The two 140mm fans in the front of the case, which you left in, are actually quite noisy (to my ears at least). Anyway, I set up the BIOS to make the chassis fans stop except under very heavy load. The CPU fans, which you took out, run all the time and are really quiet.

 

Based on my experience, it would be much better to leave the fans in the Dark Rock Pro and cut out the chassis fans instead. The latter seem to cause a lot more noise than the former.

[TuanShooter2304]

maybe you can add razer kraken 7.1 and razer deathadder chroma to your list

[ommegang]

are the asus mother board and be quiet motherboard compatible? im new to computers btw

[Keez1008]

HI LINUS.. Just wanted to know.. Can I switch the motherboard to a ASUS RAMPAGE V EXTREME, Extended ATX x99 Motherboard , LGA 2011-V3 Socket, DDR4??

[Zanderphos]

Hi guys I know that a silent base 800 was used in the video but I'm just wondering if you had to make changes to the board or that if it just fit in the case on the stands already there

[DaveyMames]

Linus I was wondering how many watts the system in your video uses under full load in Prime95 and when overclocked? I looked at some stats it seems that the Graphics card uses 301 watts and the Motherboard uses 210 watts. Total is 511 watts but the power supply only supports 520 watts max. I haven't included the watts used by the Ram, Optical drives or fans. Is this figure wrong?

 

Was just wondering if I could use your system overclocked, minus the SSD you used and in addition I have two 256GB SSDs (1 watt each) & 8 WD Green 4TB Hard Drives which use 4.5 watts each. I have 2 optical drives as well. I already have a lower spec 520w power supply and an overclocked Core i7 2700K along with all the drives I mentioned but was just wondering if the PSU would also support that graphics card in addition to the more powerful CPU in your video.

[Jai-Jai]

Hello! Newbie here so please be gentle! I absolutely love this build but I would like to use a Skylake processor - can anyone please suggest a suitable alternative to the motherboard used in the vid? Many thanks!

[Kiwi_Skov]

at the moment i have

120 GB Samsung 840 EVO SSD

Nvidia Geforce GTX 970 4GB

Socket 1150 Core I5-4670K 3.4 GHz

850 Watt XFX Core Edition PRO850W

2x Kingston HyperX 8192 MB 1600 MHz CL10

GA-Z97X-Gaming 5

i want to get a other psu because my power supply is making so much noise i think its broken so im looking for a new, any help? i want it to be queit as fuck . would like more then 1 option because im from denmark and not every psu i can get.

[klemm]

Who did the intro? With the Google Material look? What did you do it with? That's my question about this video. It was pretty cool.