Looking for a PC with the most silent config

[MrAnonymous]

Don't know what AiO's you use, I have two H55's in my system and when I use a fan controller to turn down the fan on the rad it's practically silent (can't even here the pump at all)

 

I hope you don't think the R9 390 is practically silent, no?

currently using a h110i GT and they are hella loud. fan and pump. louder than what my brother has (Kraken N61)

 

not saying the r9 390 is silent, im just looking for a slightly more quiet GPU unlike the MSI lighting (the whine >:C (first hand experience))

[Octavialicious]

currently using a h110i GT and they are hella loud. fan and pump. louder than what my brother has (Kraken N61)

 

not saying the r9 390 is silent, im just looking for a slightly more quiet GPU unlike the MSI lighting (the whine >:C (first hand experience))

yea, something is hella wrong then

[MrAnonymous]

the Mark 1 is the version with the shield. I honestly think that the shield is more of an aesthetic reason, but I do see where it could add rigidity to the PCB, but I don't carry the tower around for it to be an issue with huge sinks like NH D15.

 

No, I plugged them straight into the 4pin headers, no adapters. Bios was easy, although Asus is my first UEFI Bios, and it seemed pretty easy. 

 

There is a newer version of the Asus Sabertooth Mark 2 with 3.1 USB, I would look out for that one if it matters to you. But I am sure as long as the MSI has 4 pin headers for the chassis fans, then you ought to be able to do the same and control them like the Asus. But like I said, I have no experience with fan control and MSI boards in that regard. Love the Asus Thermal Radar software, very nice IMO.

MSI bios is very user friendly when it comes to basic OC, but i never tried doing a below 1000 RPM on it. i might look at the Asus Mark 1 or 2 more to see hwo it is compared to the MSI Gaming. thanks

[Damir]

Yes it is in comparison. Even the very "silent" MSI R9 390 generates ~ 2.2 Sone in a standardized test bench while an Asus Strix 970 does 0.7.

And also remember that your PC is only as quiet as its components inside. Noise dampening helps a little but it's not that noticable.

 

Well, I guess it depends. I cannot hear mine at all... only time I hear it when I manually set it to 40%, then barely. I guess since my tower is on the floor, and there is a desk blocking direct noise exposure, the only thing I hear is my hard drives arms working, especially when I turn the system off the and needles park.

[MrAnonymous]

yea, something is hella wrong then

nope, even most reviewers claims that h100i GT is one of the loudest AIO watercooling atm. and Air cooling has less moving parts means less noise and if i lower the RPM it would be lower compared to your h55, it's just how it is. 

[Octavialicious]

nope, even most reviewers claims that h100i GT is one of the loudest AIO watercooling atm. and Air cooling has less moving parts means less noise and if i lower the RPM it would be lower compared to your h55, it's just how it is. 

Well it would be stupid to put anything better than a single rad on a GPU anyways, that's the whole point

[MrAnonymous]

Well, I guess it depends. I cannot hear mine at all... only time I hear it when I manually set it to 40%, then barely. I guess since my tower is on the floor, and there is a desk blocking direct noise exposure, the only thing I hear is my hard drives arms working, especially when I turn the system off the and needles park.

well i would be mainly using an AKG M220 headphones or a simple Speaker Set up. but i would be putting my system on the table tho.

[MrAnonymous]

Well it would be stupid to put anything better than a single rad on a GPU anyways, that's the whole point

as far as i know there's only G10 that can be use to put on a GPU (well using the H55 AIO as the rad and pump tho). i am talking about CPU Cooler? and how would you put the NH D15 on a GPU? (thing is gigantic). we are not on the same page huh

[Octavialicious]

as far as i know there's only G10 that can be use to put on a GPU (well using the H55 AIO as the rad and pump tho). i am talking about CPU Cooler? and how would you put the NH D15 on a GPU? (thing is gigantic). we are not on the same page huh

I said to put a Kraken G10 on the GPU as it's WAY quieter than the stock R9 390 cooler, if you think an H55 + Kraken G10 is louder than an aftermarket R9 390 cooler you're an idiot

[MrAnonymous]

I said to put a Kraken G10 on the GPU as it's WAY quieter than the stock R9 390 cooler, if you think an H55 + Kraken G10 is louder than an aftermarket R9 390 cooler you're an idiot

i never even talked about trying to change the GPU cooler, when you first posted we were talking about the CPU cooler. also why are you comparing it to the NH D15 (a clearly CPU cooler that cant be used on a G10)? nobody said anything about r9 390 aftermarket cooler and an H55 comparison other than you. SO you are the idiot for talking about the GPU mod(?) cooler when everybody is clearly talking about the CPU coolers and just the regular aftermarket coolers.

[KamiKatze]

i wont be running on full RPMs for the fan, and isnt the wing something from be quiet is only airflow fans? it's ok for the front. but Static pressure is what i need for the back exhaust and the CPU cooler. as for the GPU the price/prefomance of the 390 is much better than the 970. ik it has a lower TDP, i only watch/read a few reviews. and all of them says the same thing. a max difference of 7 DBA (r9 390 MSI Twin Frozr vs Gigabyte G1 Gaming 970). so idk

 

Yeah, these are just my two cents on silent PCs since I'm very much into that. The build you posted initially is actually pretty good already.

The bequiet fans can be used primarily as intake and exhaust fans and also on air cooling heat sinks. Water cooling radiators is what they are not made for.

 

Don't know what AiO's you use, I have two H55's in my system and when I use a fan controller to turn down the fan on the rad it's practically silent (can't even here the pump at all)

 

I hope you don't think the R9 390 is practically silent, no?

 

Probably depends on your luck of draw wit hthe AiO. I had a Swiftech H220 for a short amount of time. It was probably the wrong AiO to choose for a silent pump since every 3rd unit does NOT have a flawed pump. That thing is just horrible. This is part of the reason why i didn't want to take any more trys at water cooling.

 

The R9 390 is louder than other cards (nvidia) due to its hot nature. Yet the MSI Gaming cooler gets the job done the best, so as long as OP goes with it, he did everything right.

[Octavialicious]

 

The R9 390 is louder than other cards (nvidia) due to its hot nature. Yet the MSI Gaming cooler gets the job done the best, so as long as OP goes with it, he did everything right.

I'm just saying what is the point of buying all these expensive noctua fans and a whole entire silent PC if you are simply going to give up and put in a loud GPU

[SauronsV]

All 390 models are silent in idle, they make no noise. When ur playing a game do u really care about noise

[Nena Trinity]

 

So i am looking in the market for the most silent Pc that i can build. i recently build my PC late June. I am planning to give it to my sibling then build a new one by next month or 2. So far this is what i have in mind.

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/cDNDvK

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/cDNDvK/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($279.99 @ Micro Center) 

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($89.99 @ Mwave) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97A GAMING 9 ACK ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($299.99 @ B&H) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($81.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($97.95 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Seagate  2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  ($89.88 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($329.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R5 (Titanium) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($107.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 650W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 

Case Fan: Noctua NF-A14 PWM 82.5 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($25.50 @ Amazon) 

Case Fan: Noctua NF-A14 PWM 82.5 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($25.50 @ Amazon) 

Case Fan: Noctua NF-A14 PWM 82.5 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($25.50 @ Amazon) 

Total: $1544.25

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-27 04:25 EDT-0400

 

Any suggestions? Compatibility issues? (that pcpartspicker might not include), Better options?

Thanks

 

Not so sure that PSU will hold but I vote for a 390X IF YOU HAVE SOME CASH LEFT OVER.

[KamiKatze]

I'm just saying what is the point of buying all these expensive noctua fans and a whole entire silent PC if you are simply going to give up and put in a loud GPU

 

Its semi passive, the noctuas are/should not. But basically you're right.