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Well i think it is that time, the time to upgrade from one fan to three, so my gpu doesn't double as a barbecue. I'm looking for a fan to blow directly onto the gpu and one to exhaust out the back (case is fractal core 1000 if it helps), and since i am clearly a noob to the world of cooling, it would be nice if someone could recommend me some nice quiet fans (one 92mm and one 120mm). Leds and all that fancy stuff doesn't really matter to me, all that matters to me is that the fan can cool my gpu well and not sound like a spaceship taking off. I'd like the fans to be around $15 cad. Thanks
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Greetings LTT community! I am here to ask you about case recommendations I am building a new PC, probably an AMD for a change (last AMD one was a 64 Athlon eons ago :O) depending of hard reviews of Ryzen, Ryzen MB's and Vega, since Thunderbolt 3 is still very difficult to find and PCIe 4.0 is still ways ago (current MB and processors does not support it, as well as Cannonlake and Coffeelake) and to implement (maybe Icelake/Zen+ & Navi/AfterVolta). My build is something in the line of Ryzen7 1700, AM4 X370, 16/32GB DDR4, Vega10/11, M.2 NVME + 4TB HDD. Not interested on an Blu-ray drive, I prefer air flow. When i looked at the Fractal Design Define C i was hooked! I've been following since the R5 and S, it is compact yet spacey inside, quiet, simple, stylish, lots of cooling options, well you know is Fractal Design. Just one thing... they don't sell it in my country, here is mostly Corsair, Cooler Master, NZXT, Thermaltake, Aerocool... In Win... Pixxo... Enermax? Others are pretty rare (like Be Quiet! is a rare find) So i ask all of you, any recommendations or great picks that are similar to the Fractal Design Define C, Mid-tower, ATX, preferably silent cases, windowed panel is welcome, love to see inside even if it looses a dBa . Thanks in advance!
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Hey, I have a Lian Li PC-O10 around which I'm planning a custom loop. Other than incremental performance increases and aesthetics, I want to make the system as quiet as possible. There are two locations I can mount dual 120 radiators: on the top and (assuming I'm willing to forego the vertical gpu setup), on the bottom. Given that I will run the fans at low rpm. would it be best to have push-pull with thin rads or push/pull with thick rads? Thanks
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I've been thinking about fans and some of the tech we have to make quieter fans and I came up with 2 options that I would appreciate same opinions on from someone with more experience/expertise. The first idea was a fan technology that made really quiet fans by making the edges of the blades jagged, like an owl's wing as it was said was the inspiration. Each blade had triangular cuts into the front and back edges, and the experiment I saw showed that it seemed to be very quiet. The second idea is a blade-less fan. Surely if there are no blades then they aren't going to make much noise? - of if it does make noise, surely it would be quieter? Anyway, those were just simple ideas that intrigued me a bit, but I'd like to know why they might/might not work. Thanks for any help.
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Hey guys, Looking to build a new high performance rig - It's my main workhorse machine so it'll be built for gaming, but I'll also be doing a lot of web development/security/testing related tasks with it, such as running multiple VMs, image editing, etc. I'm looking for best bang for buck, but I'm not really budget constrained. The final requirement is absolutely minimal sound footprint with no LEDs active (it's installed in a bedroom). Budget: £3000 Location: UK OSes: Dual boot: Arch Linux/Windows 10 Professional (which I'll need to purchase) Monitors: Currently 1, but looking to have a dual monitor setup again. Already own an old Iiyama Prolite E2607WS, which will become the secondary monitor. Considering ASUS ROG SWIFT PG258Q as replacement main monitor. Case: open to suggestion, but am considering a Dark Base Pro 900. Should have great sound proofing and be easy to access, LEDs won't be running so that's not a factor. New components I've already sourced: * EVGA SuperNova P2 850 W Platinum Fully Modular Power Supply Unit * MSI GeForce GTX 1070 ARMOR 8G OC. 1920 Cuda Core PCIE 3.0 8 GB GDDR5 256-Bit Graphics Card Reason for upgrade: Previous PC has given up the ghost. No peripherals needed, although I might consider a new gaming mouse. It'll need SSD drives and possibly a single fast storage drive for the games, but I keep most of my media on a NAS. Any ideas/contributions gratefully received.
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I am in the process of planning a build and have fell deep into the rabbit hole on the cooling aspect. Hence the probably way too in-detail post. I apologize if I scare you off with this wall of text and deeply appreciate anyone who replies with advice. As this question applies to both water cooling (CPU & GPU) AIOs and case fans I have submitted this query to both Air & Liquids forum boards in hope of reaching a wider audience as I have seen posts on AIOs in both. Question: I am looking at replacing the stock fans on both the case and AIOs with something quieter/better performing. At the end of my post are the specs for all fans (stock & considered). First question being, what option below will provide best cooling performance for the CPU while maintaining a low db level? Options: [1] Kraken X52 (240mm) - 2 fans in Pull, Exhausting Top - 146CFM/5.86mm-H20 (with stock fans) [2] Kraken X52 (240mm) - 4 fans in Push/Pull, Exhausting Top - 293CFM/11.72mm-H20 (with stock fans) [3] Kraken X62 (280mm) - 2 fans in Pull, Exhausting Top - 196CFM/5.42mm-H20 (with stock fans) My case has a removable Radiator Bracket on top (hence why I plan to place the radiator on top in exhaust) and I plan to mod the top bracket to allow for option 2 if needed. I have done enough research to know that option 3 is better than option 1 as there is more surface area for cooling. I also know that option 2 is better than option 1 due to increased static pressure and flow due to more fans. I also know that 120mm fans are better at static pressure when trying to achieve low db levels and I want to stay low as possible (20db-30db) Second question is how much would I improve or hurt performance if I changed the fans? I am looking at replacing the stock NZXT AER P 120mm on the Kraken X52 with the be quiet! BL070. That would gain me 200 higher max RPM / equal CFM / 0.44 higher mm-H2O / 7.4 lower db. This seems like a no brainer. However the Kraken X62 is another story. After looking at be quiet!, Corsair, EKWB, Fractal Venturi, NZXT, & Phanteks I can't seem to find a fan with good static pressure and low db. (I know you can't have your cake and eat it too but I am going to try my best) Only one fan I found beat the static pressure of the stock Aer P 140mm and that was the Corsair ML140 which had 0.3 more mm-H20 but equal CFM and db levels. The closest quiet fan is the be quiet! BL071 which would lose me 200 max RPM / 20 less CFM / 0.55 less mm-H2O but gain me 9.9 lower db. Would it be worth the performance hit to drop nearly 10db? Again, the fan spec chart is below for comparison. If anyone can provide a make and model of a fan that can get me something better please do so. My third question would be on positive versus negative air pressure in the case. I know that positive is best to help prevent dust from seeping in the cracks, but also to balance it so there is a good amount of airflow. With this in mind, is Flow (CFM) the only value to look at (other than db) or should I still consider the Static Pressure (mm-H2O) since I will be pulling air in from a meshed intake? If I swapped out the 3 stock Phanteks PH-140SP with their 82.1CFM/1.33mm-H2O used for intake (1 Fan-Back & 2 Fans-Front)(246CFM/4mm-H20 combined) and use both the be quiet! BL071 with 77.57CFM/2.16mm-H20 (1 Fan-Back) & the BL070 with 73.3CFM/3.4mm-H20 (3 Fan-Front)(298CFM/12.3mm-H20 combined) for intake, it would be a 52CFM/8.3mm-H20 increase to change from stock Phanteks to be quiet! with a 9.1 db decrease as well. That’s great, but is still only 5 SCFM more than the option 2 exhaust. Would that be enough difference if option two provided to be the best solution? Fourth question is about the GPU radiator. Should I put my 120 radiator for the GPU on front infeed(Pull) or back exhaust(Pull)? If I put it in the back I'll lose the 140mm BL071 fan to a 120mm BL070 fan and lose 4.27CFM leaving with me with almost no case pressure. Also, if I do front I would have room to do Push/Pull as well. Is it worth the extra heat dissipation to have a 3 stack (fan|rad|fan) in the front of my case and have a harder time cleaning the radiator? Last question; am I overthinking any or all of this, & why? Background: I will be building in a ENTHOO EVOLV ATX TG Case. I plan to use either the NZXT Kraken X52 or 62 to cool my CPU. I will be using either a 1080 or 1080Ti. For a 1080 I would go with the EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Hybrid. I am hoping for a water cooled 1080Ti, but such a thing has not been revealed yet. The mobo is a ROG CROSSHAIR VI HERO with support for 5 PWM connections and the case comes with a PWM HUB that control up to 6 fans (reading only the RPM of FAN1). The Kraken supports 4 PWM fan connections. I would prefer all PULL configurations with fans and radiators as I have researched that this allows for easier cleaning with what dust does infiltrate the case. Please keep in mind when replying that this is my first large ($$$) build and I do not feel comfortable attempting a custom loop (as sexy as they can look). I also am not looking to go the EKWB predator route or anything similar. Thanks again for any advice or support you can give. Fan Chart Brand Model Size RPM CFM mm-H2O db Phanteks PH-F140SP 140 1200 82.10 1.33 19.0 NZXT Aer P 120 2000 73.11 2.93 36.0 NZXT Aer P 140 1800 98.17 2.71 38.0 be quiet! BL067 140 1000 59.50 1.08 15.5 be quiet! BL070 120 2200 73.33 3.37 28.6 be quiet! BL071 140 1600 77.57 2.16 28.1 Corsair ML140 140 2000 97.00 3.00 37.0
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I am in the process of planning a build and have fell deep into the rabbit hole on the cooling aspect. Hence the probably way too in-detail post. I apologize if I scare you off with this wall of text and deeply appreciate anyone who replies with advice. As this question applies to both water cooling (CPU & GPU) AIOs and case fans I have submitted this query to both Air & Liquids forum boards in hope of reaching a wider audience as I have seen posts on AIOs in both. Question: I am looking at replacing the stock fans on both the case and AIOs with something quieter/better performing. At the end of my post are the specs for all fans (stock & considered). First question being, what option below will provide best cooling performance for the CPU while maintaining a low db level? Options: [1] Kraken X52 (240mm) - 2 fans in Pull, Exhausting Top - 146CFM/5.86mm-H20 (with stock fans) [2] Kraken X52 (240mm) - 4 fans in Push/Pull, Exhausting Top - 293CFM/11.72mm-H20 (with stock fans) [3] Kraken X62 (280mm) - 2 fans in Pull, Exhausting Top - 196CFM/5.42mm-H20 (with stock fans) My case has a removable Radiator Bracket on top (hence why I plan to place the radiator on top in exhaust) and I plan to mod the top bracket to allow for option 2 if needed. I have done enough research to know that option 3 is better than option 1 as there is more surface area for cooling. I also know that option 2 is better than option 1 due to increased static pressure and flow due to more fans. I also know that 120mm fans are better at static pressure when trying to achieve low db levels and I want to stay low as possible (20db-30db) Second question is how much would I improve or hurt performance if I changed the fans? I am looking at replacing the stock NZXT AER P 120mm on the Kraken X52 with the be quiet! BL070. That would gain me 200 higher max RPM / equal CFM / 0.44 higher mm-H2O / 7.4 lower db. This seems like a no brainer. However the Kraken X62 is another story. After looking at be quiet!, Corsair, EKWB, Fractal Venturi, NZXT, & Phanteks I can't seem to find a fan with good static pressure and low db. (I know you can't have your cake and eat it too but I am going to try my best) Only one fan I found beat the static pressure of the stock Aer P 140mm and that was the Corsair ML140 which had 0.3 more mm-H20 but equal CFM and db levels. The closest quiet fan is the be quiet! BL071 which would lose me 200 max RPM / 20 less CFM / 0.55 less mm-H2O but gain me 9.9 lower db. Would it be worth the performance hit to drop nearly 10db? Again, the fan spec chart is below for comparison. If anyone can provide a make and model of a fan that can get me something better please do so. My third question would be on positive versus negative air pressure in the case. I know that positive is best to help prevent dust from seeping in the cracks, but also to balance it so there is a good amount of airflow. With this in mind, is Flow (CFM) the only value to look at (other than db) or should I still consider the Static Pressure (mm-H2O) since I will be pulling air in from a meshed intake? If I swapped out the 3 stock Phanteks PH-140SP with their 82.1CFM/1.33mm-H2O used for intake (1 Fan-Back & 2 Fans-Front)(246CFM/4mm-H20 combined) and use both the be quiet! BL071 with 77.57CFM/2.16mm-H20 (1 Fan-Back) & the BL070 with 73.3CFM/3.4mm-H20 (3 Fan-Front)(298CFM/12.3mm-H20 combined) for intake, it would be a 52CFM/8.3mm-H20 increase to change from stock Phanteks to be quiet! with a 9.1 db decrease as well. That’s great, but is still only 5 SCFM more than the option 2 exhaust. Would that be enough difference if option two provided to be the best solution? Fourth question is about the GPU radiator. Should I put my 120 radiator for the GPU on front infeed(Pull) or back exhaust(Pull)? If I put it in the back I'll lose the 140mm BL071 fan to a 120mm BL070 fan and lose 4.27CFM leaving with me with almost no case pressure. Also, if I do front I would have room to do Push/Pull as well. Is it worth the extra heat dissipation to have a 3 stack (fan|rad|fan) in the front of my case and have a harder time cleaning the radiator? Last question; am I overthinking any or all of this, & why? Background: I will be building in a ENTHOO EVOLV ATX TG Case. I plan to use either the NZXT Kraken X52 or 62 to cool my CPU. I will be using either a 1080 or 1080Ti. For a 1080 I would go with the EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Hybrid. I am hoping for a water cooled 1080Ti, but such a thing has not been revealed yet. The mobo is a ROG CROSSHAIR VI HERO with support for 5 PWM connections and the case comes with a PWM HUB that control up to 6 fans (reading only the RPM of FAN1). The Kraken supports 4 PWM fan connections. I would prefer all PULL configurations with fans and radiators as I have researched that this allows for easier cleaning with what dust does infiltrate the case. Please keep in mind when replying that this is my first large ($$$) build and I do not feel comfortable attempting a custom loop (as sexy as they can look). I also am not looking to go the EKWB predator route or anything similar. Thanks again for any advice or support you can give. Fan Chart Brand Model Size RPM CFM mm-H2O db Phanteks PH-F140SP 140 1200 82.10 1.33 19.0 NZXT Aer P 120 2000 73.11 2.93 36.0 NZXT Aer P 140 1800 98.17 2.71 38.0 be quiet! BL067 140 1000 59.50 1.08 15.5 be quiet! BL070 120 2200 73.33 3.37 28.6 be quiet! BL071 140 1600 77.57 2.16 28.1 Corsair ML140 140 2000 97.00 3.00 37.0
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Hey Folks, I'm starting to put aside some cash for what will likely be a Ryzen 5 build in or around October/November and the main thing I'm considering right now is a new case. I have a BeQuiet SilenBase 800 which has frankly been a massive dissapointment after my venerable Antec P182SE. Its had a faulty power button and develops a massively irritating buzzing noise which according to support is due to some kind of harmonic resonance between a component and the chassis.. though its worth noting a friend of mine with the same case and totally different parts also had the exact same issue Anyhow onto the main point, I'm tired of huge cases for a new build I want to go with the small form factor. Enough to fit my GPU/Wifi Card, some SSDs and a HDD. Glass is nice but not needed, and all around grills would be hated (it can get dusty here with 4 cats and 2 dogs :P) So, any thoughts on the matter guys ?:) (And gals ?:) )
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Hi guys! I'm building small HTPC/mini server with Intel G1820. It's really low-end, low features PC. MBO, CPU, RAM and 1 HDD. At full load (CPU and integrated GPU), it takes about 82W from the wall (currently testing it with crappy, very old 400W PSU). So as it doesn't need much power, I don't want to buy a new 400W PSU for it. I'm looking at something rated at 100-120W, preferably without fans or very quiet. One caveat is - I'd like it to keep running 24/7, so I'm not comfortable using crappy $5 400W PSU for it (even though it would never use more than 25% PSUs rated output). Do you guys have any suggestions? I don't know any brands which have such low-power PSUs, hopefully you can suggest some! Thanks!
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I have a 4770K, currently on stock cooling. My cooler gets reaaaaaallllly loud and hot on my light 4.2GHz OC, so I put it back to stock clocks. What is the best QUIET CPU cooler under $35? (Don't want a 212 of any variety) Some options: Cryorig H7, C7, M9i beQuiet Shadow Rock 2, Shadow Rock Slim, Pure Rock and Pure Rock Slim Deepcool Gammaxx 400
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Hi guys, I got myself a nice pair of HD600s to replace my Kraken. Back then I got the little Zalman lav mic that is sort of bad... Recently I upgraded that to a Mod Mic 5 und my Motherboard to an M Power Gaming Titanium. It has quite good onboard audio and it sounds nice when I record a short clip in Audacity, but for my friends to hear me in Discord, Teamspeak, Skype etc I need to amplify it via software +10 dB which obviously sounds terrible. Do you have any ideas how I can fix this?
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I am thinking to build new PC in near future. My goal is to have my PC as quiet as possible. Im trying to find MOST SILENT CASES out there in 2016/2017, price and types doesn't matter just really trying to find most silent PC cases. !!!!!Please!!!!!- do not comment about LOOKS or FEATURES and do not guess because there are plenty of silent pc cases and im looking really for the most silent ones I would really appropriate comments based on technical information or someone who had lots of experiences with different cases. Again silence is most important, so if anyone is searching for similar information they would not have to read your opinions on looks and features And do not recommend how to optimise PC build I will have a different forum for that. Thank you all of you
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Hello, I built my pc recently and have 3 fans on it (2 intake and 1 outtake). They are blue rgb. I was thinking of adding 2 more fans for aesthetics, but also to run my current fans slower to make less noise. So basically, I need 2 blue rgb fans, 1 x 120mm and 1 x 140mm, quiet at full speed (I will be plugin them directly in the power supply, so no fan control). Balanced at static pressure and air flow is fine (best scenario would be air flow for the 120mm since it will be an outake and static pressure for the 140mm since it's going to be an intake). The fans don't need to be overkill, since my system is running cool enough already (like I said, it's more for aesthetics and less noise), so I would prefer something not too expensive over super high overkill fans. What do you guys suggest?
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I recently did a clean install of windows 10 on my computer and before then the mic on my Sennheiser Game Zero headset worked perfectly. After the wipe and installing the drivers it is not even picking up my voice. I have tried re-installing the drivers and have had no luck. I plugged it into another computer and I believe the problem is something with audio drivers. I have an MSI Gaming M5 Z170 Mobo and installed the latest driver from there. if anyone has suggestions to help I would appreciate it much. Thanks!
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Ok, so here is the question: Which setup would deliver the ultimate quite PC without overheating the system. Scenario 1: Fan-less heat-sink on CPU, with MSI Gaming X 1060 3/6 GB. The Gaming X is the coolest an quietest according to this thread below, but blows hot air around in the case lowering the efficiency of the fan-less heat-sink on the CPU. Raising the case temperate and also forcing the fans on the GPU to spin more often and at higher rpm. Scenario 2: Blower-style GPU cooling exhausting at the back of the case. Less efficient for the cooling of the GPU itself, and founders edition card's fans always spin and doesn't stop like the gaming x below 60C. ---I don't want to go with water cooling on the CPU since this would mean a constant fan + water pump noise.
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Hi, My PC is kinda loud when i am playing games, I have the Cougar Panzar case and i want to get some kind of noise dampening material or something, any ideas on how or what i should use to make my pc quiet?
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I am looking to get a new gpu, a 1070, and don't know if I should go air or water. $450 is ok for me so I was looking between gigabyte xtreme and Evga hybrid. Noise and overclocking headroom is a concern for me. Which card is better for noise and oc headroom?
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Im looking to get a single fan All-in-one to go on a Corsair HG10. I would like to know what the differences are between the H45, H55, H60, H75 and H80i v2 are. I dont want to spend more money than i need to but I am happy to pay what is needed for a quiet cooler and good temperatures. The graphics card I wish to cool is a reference GTX 780Ti which gets very loud and quite warm after a couple hours of gaming. Also I am not looking to buy a new card as I will use the cooler in future builds and I am happy with the performance of the 780Ti but wish to keep the noise down. Thanks!
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Hello \o/ I have 1000 Euros for a pc. I want it to be quiet, I do not want it to make a lot of noise with the fans. Silent at 3 meters. I will use this PC to play, at least 1080p (30fps ~ 60fps) in High or Ultra. Programming and emulation, tasks that need a good CPU. Photoshop / Gimp / Magix Music Maker or FL Studio. Basic use of editing videos. Browsing the internet and things like that. High temperatures can be a problem. I live in portugal.
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Hello folks! I've been a huge fan of LTT since years but it's my actual first time over here asking for help, thanks upfront for helping me! So I'm planing to build a complete new system with the following pieces and I had a few questions about my liquid cooling loop! Please let me know in the comments if I should post scheme of my ideas or if it's clear enough that way! Ok so here's the big lines: Case: Be quiet Dark Base Pro 900 http://www.ncix.com/detail/be-quiet-dark-base-pro-61-133206.htm Motherboard: Asus Maximus VIII Formula http://www.ncix.com/detail/asus-rog-maximus-viii-formula-d5-126247.htm CPU: I7 6700K (Do I need to link that? ahah) GPU: GTX 1080 (I'll need advices picking one for water cooling it!) Ram: 16GB Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 http://www.ncix.com/detail/corsair-vengeance-led-16gb-2x8gb-88-135582.htm (wathever the color, i'll probably pick red) SSD: Samsung 850 Pro 1TB http://www.ncix.com/detail/samsung-850-pro-1tb-2-5-ce-99906.htm HDD: 4TB 7200RPM (Probably gona go with a WD since I already got a failure on a seagate) PSU: Enermax Platimax 1200W (I already have it in my current computer and I'll keep it) Optical Drive: None, who needs that nowaday! Now as the water cooling setup here are the component i'll use: Radiator1: http://www.xs-pc.com/radiators-ex-series/ex360-triple-fan-radiator Radiator2: https://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-coolstream-se-240-slim-dual (I'll get the the "why" this one later) CPU block: XSPC Raystorm Pro http://www.xs-pc.com/waterblocks-cpu/raystorm-pro GPU block: XSPC Blade GTX 1080 http://www.xs-pc.com/waterblocks-gpu/blade-gtx-1080 Tank: XSPC Photon D5 Pump Combo: http://www.ncix.com/detail/xspc-d5-photon-170-glass-75-91744.htm Pump: See tank FANS: Corsair ML120, no discussion those are simply incredible Big Lines: I want a 360MM Rad for my CPU+PCB and the 240 rad for my GPU, let me know if I should invert that. The 240 MM will be Front mounted as an intake (I know it isn't optimal but I have no choice since I can't botom mount it). The 360MM Rad will be top mounted of course. I plan to place my tank+pump combo right after my 240MM rad (Drive trays will be removed except for one as high as I can place it so everything fits in). Ok so that round up most of my setup now I had a few interogations listed below, please help Question 1: Considering my 240MM rad will be shotting hot air in my case I taught about putting a 120MM fan at the bottom of my case, in the slot closest to the rad since the other one won't be usable due to PSU. That's where came my idea of a really slim 240MM rad at the front, would I be able to fit this fan in? Is it a good idea to try to compensate for the heat driven into the case? I'll use a 120MM rear exaust fan too) but my question is: WOULD IT FIT? Question 2: As mentioned before, should I run my 360 rad for my CPU or my GPU? Because build wise it'd give a much cleaner look if my 240 Rad would be used on my CPU but performance wise is this the best option? Question 3: The tank I picked is well rated, but considering my rad will drive hot air DIRECTLY on it. should I go for a Bayreservoir (5.25 bays) pump combo? Aestecticly speaking it'd be much less apealing.... Question 4: Any recomendation on how to pass my tubing? Note that there is a PCB water block built-in the motherboard I picked (It's copper, I verified ahah) Question 5: That one is an old one... BARB OR COMPRESSION FITTINGS???????? and why? Please do not hesitate to post ANY comment on my build or recomendation all help and opinions is welcome! Once again thank's upfront everyone, let me know what you think! (LET ME KNOW IF I SHOULD DRAW A SCHEME OF MY IDEAS TO MAKE IT CLEARER)
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Looking to make a relatively Quiet Computer What is the most quiet PSU around 500W and are fanless PSUs quieter than normal PSUs?
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Hey guys! I'm sick of my old trash PC.. so I wanna build a new PC for the first time by myself (I will get help here and there but in general I wanna do it on my own). I'd like to spend about 2000€ but a bit more is still okay I will use it mostly for gaming (Battlefield 1 I'm coming) I'm playing pretty much everything (racing, shooter, everything) and a lot! But I will use it also for Web browsing, movies and some editing. I want it to be silent.. a Silent Gaming PC. I will use my "old" Full HD Monitor but I wanna upgrade to 4K in the future. I will always only use 1 Monitor on my system. I'm currently using a Logitech K200 Keyboard and a Gigbyte M6980X Laser Gaming Mouse but some new stuff may be nice ^^ A Logitech G930 is also in use.. so a soundcard isn't needed atm. GPU: Palit GeForce GTX 1080 GameRock Premium Edition CPU: Intel Core i7 6700K CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 SSD: 1x Samsung 850 Evo 250GB & 1x Samsung 850 Evo 500GB RAM: Corsair CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 3200Mhz CL16 XMP 2.0 High Performance Desktop Memory Mainboard: Asus Z170 Pro Gaming OS: Windows 10 Case: be quiet! Silent Base 800 or be quiet! Dark Base 900 1. I'm not sure about the case.. I like both.. wich one is better? Does one exel in terms of airflow & silence? Or would you recommend another case around the same style? (I don't like super-Sci-Fi Cases like the Aegis Ti or boring Office Cases) 2. I don't know what PSU will be needed.. I wont run any additional fans. I will stick with the 3 pre-installed fans in the case and the CPU Cooler.. that's all. 3. Will all those components fit in the case? 4. Are all these components really compatible with each other? Could there be bottlenecking or other problems? 5. Would you change or add any components? Or did I forget something important? Greetings from Germany and thanks for helping
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Hello all. I have a DL360 G7 Server and I was wondering if anyone has any idea on how to make it quieter as it is a leaf blower :/. It is in my room where I sleep so yeah, here is a picture of it. Also would anyone know how to bypass the fan detection? As i'm pretty sure it won't boot if it detects there are no fans connected to it. My idea was to get a few case fans and put them on top of the ram and the cpu. I was thinking of connecting them to the fan headers as each fan has 6 pins, 2 supplying 12v, another 2 supplying 8v, and the other 2 supplying 6v. If I unplug 1 fan, the fans ramp up to 100% to cut the slack of the missing fan. So does the server detect a missing fan by detecting if no power goes through the pins or something? There are no expansion cards installed either.
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Hey guys! I'm looking for a good & silent PSU for my upcoming PC. It has to power a GTX 1080 & a i7-6700k so I'm looking for a PSU at about 500 Watts. I have my eyes on these: EVGA SuperNOVA 550 G2 Enermax Platimax D.F. 500W be quiet! Dark Power Pro 11 550W Corsair RMx 550x Wich one would you choose? And why?