Manolito Mystiq

It is now set at 700 RPM. Now, I put it on the top of the case. No more noise. CPU temps are around 35 degrees Celsius idle and 50 degrees full load. I might put a second NF-A14 on top, just in case (no pun intended).

Dear all, I just replaced the H440 stock fans with Noctua ones. The case is now about inaudible . . . until a bit later when I heard a soft humming. I believe it is because of the honeycomb grill of the exhaust fan. When I disable that fan, that humming sound is gone. I PWM lowered the fan as low as I could—even with the Noctua noise adapter included—but the hum can only be removed if the exhaust fan is turned off. I could dremel the grill, which I read is actually a very efficient option, even increasing airflow, but I am not so good with such DIY-ing (and it is maybe overkill for the situation). I might try to use a filter (panty hose some mentioned?). Any other recommendations? Right now, the exhaust fan is just off. Temperatures are around 30 degrees Celcius (using RealTemp 3.70), but I understand an exhaust fan is necessary. Or is my mostly passive, non-OC’d system okay without an exhaust fan? NF-S12A PWM front (bottom) NF-S12A PWM on CPU EVO 212 heatsink (replacing the stock one) NF-A14 PWM exhaust All HD holder thingies on the front of the case are removed. Case: NZXT H440 Black/Blue PSU: Seasonic Platinum 520 Fanless CPU: Xeon E3-1231 v3 GPU: GTX 750 Zone Edition (Passive) MOBO: Asus H97-Pro Storage: OCZ-ARC 100 and OCZ-VERTEX 4 Thank you.

I understand the MSI cards are quieter? I will take a look at their 1080 Ti Gaming card. As I mentioned, I really prefer a silent environment. Asus’s Strix’s appear to be pretty decent—especially compared to say GigaByte, but MSI is even quieter?

Hello everyone, Currently I have the Zotac GTX 750 Zone Edition, which I must say has done its job pretty well, but clearly it is not powerful enough for recent games in 4K (or 1080p even). I liked my old games such as HλLF-LIFE2 and the Mass Effect series in 4K, though. Now, I’d like to play MGSV, DCS World, Rise of the Tomb Raider, etc. I am from the Netherlands, and see the following prices: Asus GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition: €657 (€794.50 including tax) Asus GTX 1080 Ti ROG Strix non-OC: €679 (€821.59 including tax) Asus GTX 1080 Ti ROG Strix OC: €743 (€899 including tax) The Strix non-OC is just €20 more expensive than the FE, so the FE is out of the question—besides I prefer a silent card (hence the Zotac Zone Edition 0dB card I currently own). The standard pricing for the FE is around €679 (€829 incl. tax), anyway. But then, what about the €60–70 price difference from the non-OC / OC version? My MOBO as far as I am aware has no overclock capabilities (or I am a noob and do not know what I am talking about). And I prefer stability over performance. My PC specs are: CASE: NZXT H440 MOBO: Asus H97-PRO Intel Xeon E3-1231v3 + Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo 16 GB RAM Zotac GTX 750 Zone Edition MONITOR: Eizo FlexScan EV3237 (Ultra HD monitor, by the way recommended, Linus should review it) SPEAKERS: Presonus Eris E4.5. HEADPHONES: Denon AH-D5000 AUDIO INTERFACE: PreSonus FireStudio Mobile KEYBOARD + MOUSE: Microsoft Sculpt Ergonomic Desktop Thanks in advance. Manolito Mystiq

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