Build-Off Week 18: Eco-Friendly Build
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Solved by lachyman,
Here is my suggestion, when I tought about this challenge I wanted things that, of course, eat the least, but also run really cool and don't exhaust a lot of heat, because in that case, fans would have to spin faster, eating more energy. Efficient PSU was one of my big targets as well. I also tried to make a nice color scheme.
CPU: Intel Core i5-4570S 2.9GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Thermal Compound: Antec Formula 6 Nano Diamond 4g Thermal Paste ($7.50 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H87-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Low Voltage Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($80.17 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Intel 530 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($65.59 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($499.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($82.49 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 660W 80 PLUS Platinum Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($134.49 @ Amazon)
Total: $1290.18
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-09 06:20 EST-0500)
CPU: The least eating i5 in the lineup, also it's Haswell so it eats almost no energy when idling.
CPU cooler: Even tough it isn't a must with this build, it will lower overall power consumption of the system, because the fan will have to spin slower to maintain tempatures, also it will be quieter.
Thermal paste: I had room in the budget so I included a top notch paste with diamond particles, for less heat output.
Motherboard: Supports everything this build needs, looks good and has a good price tag.
RAM: 8GB 1600MHz, running at stunning 1.25V.
SSD: 120GB Intel SSD used as a boot drive. Intel makes some of the best SSD's, but they are usually overpriced, this one is on sale tough.
HDD: 1TB Green HDD for backup.
GPU: I went with EVGA GTX780 ACX, for a couple of reasons. First of all NVidia cards eat less than AMD, also this one is stock clocked, so heat output and noise will be minimal.
Case: Arc Midi R2 was my choice, because it looks great, has a window and that fan controller, all at a good price tag.
PSU: I decided not to cheap out here, it has 80+ Platinum efficiency, it's fully modular and it's Seasonic.
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