1440 Silent Gaming

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Hey guys!  At first I wanted to only do an upgrade but then I decided on building a new system with the purpose of moving from 1200p gaming to 1440p. I am trying to pick parts that make sense in bang/buck and not just throw money at it. Also, it needs to be as silent as possible.

 

I am especially worried about the display as there's really not a lot of options and I would really, REALLY want an IPS (I currently have a DELL 24" IPS and I don't know if I could bear losing color/contrast quality).

 

Also, I'm not in a rush so if there's something around the corner that I'm not aware of but would impact the build, I would consider waiting for it.

 

Otherwise, any feedback is much appreciated, thank you!

 

[PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($328.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($26.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Asus Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac) ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($209.99 @ B&H) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($94.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($165.05 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($679.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R5 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($118.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: be quiet! 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply

Monitor: Asus ROG SWIFT PG278Q 144Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($738.17 @ Amazon) 

Total: $2363.15

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-02 15:50 EDT-0400

[cheeze_tartz]

#silentPCmasterRace

 

No 212 Evo please. Get a Be Quiet! Pure Rock http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA68V2326642

 

The R5 is fine. other good silent cases is the Be Quiet! Silent Base 800

 

i would recommend an MSI Twin Frozr V cooler. they're quiet as hell

 

the PSU is meh.. get something like an EVGA Supernova GS or a Corsair RMi, or just a fanless  PSU

 

that monitor almost takes up half of your budget lol

 

whats your budget?

[salecar3]

no hyper 212 its loud for a slient build get the cooler above and better get 1440p 60hz ips panel than that imo but its your chose,maybe concider h440 or silent base 800, i think you could get bit quieter psu,it looks good and i waod say go for it and post some pictures 

[pinksnowmanshandle]

Not bad, though get a better cooler.

While the H440 isn't as quiet as the R5 or Silent Base 800, if you splurge on getting quieter stuff (I.E No HDDs, Be Quiet! Silent Wings 2 fans, a not very loud AiO CPU Water cooler, and a GPU that isn't loud either.] The H440 is a nice case.

 

The H100i is sort of loud but as one person mentioned it sounds like a plane taking off from the cabin.

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Pick a different cooler, got it. I'll read some more.

 

As for the case, any reason to go with Be Quiet! Silent Base 800 instead? The H440 is really pretty but I can't keep it on my desk so I wouldn't get much benefit from its gorgeous side-window.