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$1,400 Silence Optimized Gaming Build

xjohnny3589
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Looking for a silence optimized gaming build, any thoughts or improvements?

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/NNDDf7

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/NNDDf7/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($318.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 3 113.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  ($74.90 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($120.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($137.98 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($128.98 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.88 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290X 4GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($279.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($108.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $1275.68

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-07 01:35 EST-0500

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Yeah switch to R5, and I wouldn't exactly call a 290x silent, what about the strix 970 where the fans only spin up when necessary 

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CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($318.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($120.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($137.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($128.98 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card  ($325.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($107.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $1320.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-07 01:42 EST-0500

I feel like a 970 would do more on the quiet side of things.

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As others have said go for an R5, and throw out that GPU. Either get a different cooler or an Nvidia card (preferred) 

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yeah... that 290X gets rally loud and definitely doesn't belong in a silent build. Eitehr wait and see if the next gen of AMD cards is better in that regard or go for a GTX 970.

Core i7 4820K  |  NH-D14 | Rampage IV Extreme | Asus R9 280X DC2T | 8GB G.Skill TridentX | 120GB Samsung 840 | NZXT H440  |  Be quiet! Dark Power Pro 10 650W

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Not even close to silent.  You need to reduce the number of moving parts/be able to control the moving parts at your discretion.

 

-fanless PSU

-get a gtx 970 with 0db functionality

 

Your dark rock 3 *should* be able to cool passively

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For at power supply i would suggest something with zero RPM fan mode teknologi, or something like the Be Quiet straight power 10 series with only 11 DB rating at 50% load

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[Xeon 1231 v3] - [Gigabyte Z97N-WIFI] - [Noctua NH-U9S] - [R9 Nano] - [8GB Corsair Vengnance LP] - [Samsung 850 EVO 500GB & 250GB] - [Seagate Barrcuda 500GB] - [Silverstone SX-500 LG] - [M1 Ncases] - [MG279q freesync] - [Vortex Poker 3] - [Logitech G502] - [HE-400I HIFIMAN] - [Objective2 + ODAC]

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