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I really have no way of knowing, I've read online it's motherboard or cpu related if it is not a constant noise.

I'm having an issue with coil whine. It's odd, when I'm idle on the desktop or using MS Word or something I get a coil whine off and on, a high pitched buzzing. However when I play a game or run a benchmark causing the machine to go under load I don't ever hear the whine. I've tried multiple steps, disabling Intel speed step and also disabling C-states but to no avail. I've set up my GPU for overclocking and that hasn't resolved it either. Any other suggestions? Component Selection Base Promo Shipping Tax Price Where CPU Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor $238.69 $238.69 Amazon Buy Motherboard Asus Z97 PRO GAMER ATX LGA1150 Motherboard $163.88 $163.88 OutletPC Buy Memory Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory $75.99 FREE $75.99 Newegg Buy Storage Crucial M4 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $48.00 $3.99 $51.99 Amazon Buy Western Digital RE4 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $99.98 $99.98 OutletPC Buy Video Card Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card $325.99 $325.99 Amazon Buy Case Fractal Design Define R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case $109.99 $109.99 NCIX US Buy Power Supply Corsair 760W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply $149.99 $149.99 Amazon Buy Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM (64-bit) $124.86 FREE $124.86 B&H Buy Wireless Network Adapter Asus PCE-AC68 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter $93.99 $93.99 SuperBiiz Buy Case Fan Fractal Design GP14-WT 68.4 CFM 140mm Fan $11.99 $11.99 Amazon Buy

Thanks a lot for the head's up, I hadn't realized/thought of this. So would I be better off getting an i7 with hyper threading and the integrated GPU so I can use the integrated graphics for multiple VMs at once? Since I won't be able to share my dedicated card with the host machine and my VMs?

Thanks for the head's up. I cannot just share the GTX's virtual memory with different VMs? I was unaware of that so thanks for the insight. Should I just go with an H97 or is there another mobo you suggest?

I haven't Im just partial to Corsair PSUs because of their quality and warranty plus the ability to not have the fan run at low speeds. My heart is set on the r5, love the design, love the sound proofing. I haven't considered a Radeon, this sounds bad but just because my friends use Nvidia and I've read a lot about heat and noise of Radeons (trying to keep this cool and quiet). I was kinda set on an Asus one and wanted the AC wifi. Do you have a suggestion?

Looking to use this machine as a lab for virtual machines in VMware workstation. I work in IT so looking to learn with a home lab. Also, looking to replace my PS4 with this machine as my gaming platform. Any thoughts or suggestions on things I missed or should change? http://pcpartpicker.com/p/GHPNK8 - I want to do 1440p and 60 fps. But honestly, anything that will be an upgrade over my PS4 is good. Not sure how much gaming I'll do as I don't play my PS4 too often but looking to play GTA V for sure. Depending on how into it I get I may consider upgrading to a 980 Ti in the future. - Went with the Xeon-1231 as it's basically an i7 without the GPU and overclock abilities which is fine with me since I have a dedicated graphics card and I'm not looking to OC since it's my first build. Need an i7 or a Xeon for the hyper threading aspect for my VM lab. - Corsair's PSU is a great deal on Newegg right now so going with that although it's overkill. A 7 year warranty provides a lot of future proofing for it. - Still looking for a monitor, I'm kinda set on a widescreen as it eliminates the need for dual monitors and I can have multiple VMs up at once. - Going with cheap keyboard and mouse for now, I plan to upgrade to a mechanical keyboard in the near future.

Looking to get this processor for my virtualization lab and gaming build. I see this is a Haswell refresh model and 2 years old. Is there a newer version out you guys recommend? Looking to get a Xeon for the virtualization gains with hyper threading while saving some money/power because I won't need an integrated GPU on the chip.