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Keradia
By Keradia
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Hey so I'm building my first computer and I want to build a really quiet one. Money isn't really an issue (just got a huge scholarship- lol) but that said I don't want to waste heaps of cash on a 980Ti or anything absurd because I'd rather just upgrade the GPU alone when the next gen comes out.

 

Intel Core i7-6700K

http://ark.intel.com/products/88195/Intel-Core-i7-6700K-Processor-8M-Cache-up-to-4_20-GHz

 

Noctua NH-U14S

http://noctua.at/en/products/cpu-cooler-retail/nh-u14s.html#.VnWSwBV96iM

 

Corsair Vengeance LPX CMK32GX4M4A2400C14 32GB (4x8GB) DDR4

http://www.corsair.com/en-au/vengeance-lpx-32gb-4x8gb-ddr4-dram-2400mhz-c14-memory-kit-black-cmk32gx4m4a2400c14

 

Fractal Design Define R5 Mid Tower Black

http://www.fractal-design.com/home/product/cases/define-series/define-r5-black

 

ASUS GeForce GTX 970 Strix DirectCU II 4GB

https://www.asus.com/au/Graphics-Cards/STRIXGTX970DC2OC4GD5/

 

Intel 535 Series 240GB 2.5in SSD

http://ark.intel.com/products/86734/Intel-SSD-535-Series-240GB-2_5in-SATA-6Gbs-16nm-MLC

 

Corsair AX760i

http://www.corsair.com/en-au/ax760i-digital-atx-power-supply-760-watt-80-plus-platinum-certified-fully-modular-psu-au

 

I also want a sound card so I was looking at this

Creative Sound Blaster ZxR

http://www.soundblaster.com/products/sound-blaster-zxr.aspx

 

I'm not sure about the motherboard. I was looking at both of these but I'm really not sure.

Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 Motherboard

http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=5485#ov

Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD3 Motherboard

http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=5499#ov

 

I've already got hard drives from the computer I'm using now so I don't need any extra storage... just an SSD for the OS will be ok I think.

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Swap 970 for R9 390 from anyone except Asus and Gigabyte.

Choose the cheaper of the two motherboards.

You don't need a sound card.

Samsung 850 EVO 240GB is better price/performance SSD.

You really don't need 32GB of RAM.

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Whats wrong with asus and gigabyte?

They're Nvidia sided companies and their coolers reflect that
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I heard AMD stuff is always hot and loud... hence why I chose the strix. Is that just a factoid?

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I heard AMD stuff is always hot and loud... hence why I chose the strix. Is that just a factoid?

Asus doesn't put Nearly the effort into their AMD coolers as they do their Nvidia coolers. Buy a sapphire, and enjoy nice load temps.
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