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GA-Z170N-Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0) Overview | Motherboard - GIGABYTE Global only 2 4 pins fan headers ( 1 CPU and 1 case fan) The front intake fan is the loudest thing in the case. The 120mm San ACE fan is designed to push so much air into the CPU cooler. But it is so loud. I tried lowering the voltage for the front fan at 1/4 speed... the CPU rises to 82C (holding stable after running Prime95 for 30 mins). It's interesting to find that the RPM of the exhaust fans don't matter much. At least it's true in my case. Full speed or 1/4 speed, it doesn't change the temp much.

I am the fan curve ... these fans aren't PMW and aren't plugged into the motherboard ( except for the two cpu fans). I control their voltages manually. Any recommendation on which model of Noctua fans? btw.. that's an interesting thought..but I am not sure what's a safe temp for the CPU. Below 80C ??

Hey Adam, Thanks for chiming in. Do you know if it's better to use 4 pins fan header or fans hub with a separate power ? I am thinking going this route too; getting a 5 pack Artic and plug everything into a fan hub.

Just checked the prices of GTX 1660.. and almost fell off my chair... $ 400ish . The beQuiet Silent Wings look pretty good. Thanks.

Currently, I am cooling my i7 6700k in an EVGA Hadron Air with: Intake: front 120mm San ACE + top 120mm Antec 3 Exhaust: 2 x 92mm NH-U9B SE2 attached to Noctua U9B cooler + top 120mm Antec 3 Although the cooling performance is phenomenal ( full load never exceeds 65 C ), the acoustic performance is quite poor. Can you guys help me with suggestions on how to upgrade / replace cooling solutions? I am thinking getting an 120mm AIO and setting the fans to exhaust. And replacing two tops fans with two 120mm PWM. Also, I plan to replace my GTX 980 with something more efficient and quiet. Any similar performance card with better heat/noise performance? Anyways, thanks in advance. I've attached some pictures for references. *beast refers to how ugly it is... :-( The blue knob on the left is the fans speed controller for the 2 top fans. The switch on the right is the power switch. Its wire can be pulled out to turn on/off the PC without reaching to the bottom of the desk :- ) .. I am lazy ! ...

So far, 3 votes for going with 3rd party vendor. Not what I expected. I will reconsider this option for sure. I have never purchased from Dell, HP or other big vendor. Any pointers?

Dear Rahnie, Thanks for taking the time to comment. Which other cooler you think might be a better candidate? That MB is chosen because it has 2 M.2 slots. Yeah, you're right on the case though. But it's tough to find a quality now with two solids side panels around $60. The reason I went with building my own is to save a little bit of money. However, I will consider for inputs. Point well made, Rahnie.

Hello guys, I am building a workstation/server to run WinRx (it's a pharmacy management software). I have the option of buying form them the workstation, UPS and back up hard drive for $2900 or build my own. So I decide to build my own. This is the recommended specs. Pharmacy with fewer than 20 users: Intel core i7 quad core 8GB RAM 500GB HDD - 15k RPM or SSD Here's my list. A couple of notes. This system will be running for 10 hours everyday. Besides the weekly backup, two SSD's will be on raid 1 (just in case). PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor ($309.99 @ B&H) CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-L9i 33.84 CFM CPU Cooler ($39.95 @ Amazon) Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z390 AORUS PRO WIFI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($184.99 @ Amazon) Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($109.99 @ Amazon) Storage: Samsung - 970 Evo Plus 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($127.99 @ Amazon) Storage: Samsung - 970 Evo Plus 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($127.99 @ Amazon) Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1050 2 GB D5 Video Card ($119.89 @ OutletPC) Case: Phanteks - Eclipse P300 Tempered Glass (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Amazon) Power Supply: SeaSonic - PRIME SNOWSILENT 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($112.69 @ Newegg) Case Fan: Phanteks - PH-F120SP_BBK 54.4 CFM 120mm Fan ($11.57 @ Amazon) Case Fan: Phanteks - PH-F120SP_BBK 54.4 CFM 120mm Fan ($11.57 @ Amazon) Case Fan: Phanteks - PH-F120SP_BBK 54.4 CFM 120mm Fan ($11.57 @ Amazon) Monitor: Asus - VN279QL 27.0" 1920x1080 Monitor ($209.00 @ Amazon) External Storage: Samsung - T5 500 GB External SSD ($97.99 @ Amazon) UPS: APC - BX1500M UPS ($159.99 @ Amazon) Total: $1695.16 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-03-08 01:34 EST-0500 My knowledge of computer parts are limited to building my own gaming rig. As you know, for FPS is the only thing that matters. i don't have much experience with brands that make quality workstation/server level parts. Oh, here's also the specs for other workstation/register. Intel Core i3 4GB RAM 128GB SSD Here's my list. Save me some money if you can :-)/. I need 3 of these. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor ($94.89 @ OutletPC) Motherboard: Gigabyte - X470 AORUS ULTRA GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Newegg) Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($109.99 @ Amazon) Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($167.99 @ Amazon) Case: Phanteks - Eclipse P300 Tempered Glass (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($53.98 @ Newegg Business) Power Supply: SeaSonic - PRIME SNOWSILENT 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($112.69 @ Newegg) Monitor: Asus - VN279QL 27.0" 1920x1080 Monitor ($209.00 @ Amazon) Total: $868.53 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-03-08 01:54 EST-0500 Thanks guys. PS: I will post build log once I (we) decide on all the parts.