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HawkEye
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I'm looking to put together a new build and would love some advice!

 

Budget:

I'm pretty flexible. I'd say max is 2K USD.

 

Purpose: 

There's two main things I'll be doing with this build: 

  2. Gaming - pretty much everything

  4. Software Development - a lot of the code I work with is parallel and most of the tools I use are heavily multi-threaded (lots of ram lots of cores hence the 5820K rather than a new skylake)


Side Quests:

Currently I'm rocking an Antec 1200 and because all of the fans are controlled by little knobs or switches I tend to leave them at max all the time. This is a little bit loud and annoying sometimes. I used to try to turn them down but I would forget to turn the fans back up to full power whenever I would start gaming or working and things would get a little bit hot so I just leave them on all the time. 

 

I would like to get some fans that do a REALLY good job of keeping everything cool but that also work on a fan curve so that if the system is not really doing anything they will turn down to be very quiet. I really do need something that can keep the system cool under load as there are times when it's going to be sitting at max crunching stuff for hours.

 

I really have no idea how to best manage fans these days if I need a fan controller or if I could do it entirely through a motherboard.

 

Current Build (totally open to suggestions):

 

 
Motherboard: Asus X99-A ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($239.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Superclocked ACX Video Card  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Case: Corsair 900D ATX Full Tower Case  ($338.90 @ Amazon) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM (64-bit)  ($173.86 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1451.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-02 20:21 EST-0500
 
Updated after suggestions:
 
 
CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($394.98 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Asus X99-A ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($239.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Superclocked ACX Video Card  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM (64-bit)  ($173.86 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1369.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-02 23:45 EST-0500
 
Justifications:
CPU - as I said multi core is important to me I do a lot of things at once and a lot of parallel work. I don't think I would gain a lot by going to up the 5930X or 5960X
CPU Cooler - I want it to run on air. Open to suggestions here though.
Motherboard - Asus has a good reputation (as far as I know)
Memory- I think G Skill is still good? I'm pretty flexible here.
Storage - all stuff I already have laying around.
Video Card - See storage. I am not immediately interested in getting a new video card. I will be shortly after this build. I know that the 760 is getting old but for now it works fine.
Case - I an very open to suggestions here.
Power Supply - High rated gold psu. Open to change.
 
Things to add:
Fans - I was thinking something by Noctua or Corsaire as both have good products.
Fan Controller - maybe?
 
TLDR: advice about fans and general critique
 
Note I'm not looking for a system that is silent but rather a system where the fans do not run at 100% all of the time.
 
Thanks all!!
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Looks ok to me

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CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($374.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($89.95 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI Krait ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($199.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Crucial 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($147.99 @ Adorama) 



Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM (64-bit)  ($130.65 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $1129.54

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-02 20:44 EST-0500

 

EDIT:

Not 100% sure about the motherboard

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do you REALLY need 32GB of RAM?  :huh:

 

and the case is too expensive.... hell no. nonononononononono.

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($374.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Asus X99-A ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($238.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Superclocked ACX Video Card  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM (64-bit)  ($130.65 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1064.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-02 20:47 EST-0500

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if you want it to be silent, 

1. if you just want to get silent fans, get be quiet or noctua

2.get a be quiet case or a fractal r series if you want to take silence to the next level

3.mug is right about the gpu, but try and get a strix series to turn on fanless mode when you get a better gpu

4. cpu cooler ge ta be quiet, there are alot of opitions

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So pretty much:

You don't need 32GB of RAM unless you're one of really rare cases, you can change it to 4x8GB kit if you want it.

Here you go, a very silent and efficient air cooler, a very silent and good looking case and two silent fans to add to it, besides that, I threw in a relatively silent and good GPU in there, despite you saying you don't need one. You're rocking a GTX 760, with that budget, it would be a waste to use such slow GPU (for today's standards), this 980Ti would improve the performance dramatically (that particular 980Ti turns off its fans when idle so it's silent af)

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CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($319.99 @ Micro Center)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  ($89.90 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI Krait ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($649.99 @ B&H)
Case: be quiet! SILENT BASE 600 w/Window (Silver) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: be quiet! SilentWings 2 60.4 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($24.99 @ NCIX US)
Case Fan: be quiet! SilentWings 2 60.4 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($24.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1554.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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AIO: Corsair H150i Pro RAM: Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 32GB 3600MHz DDR4 Case: Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic PSU: Corsair RM850x White

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Memory - get a quad-channel kit. Thank me later you mug

 

Graphics - oh god what the fuck for that budget 980+ is a must you mug

 

Spell quiet right you mug

 

You're a mug. But I agree. You mug.

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you need to spend more on the graphics card if you want a good gaming experience

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Spell quiet right you mug

 

I've shamed my family I'm sorry.   :unsure:

 

 

 

Sorry I should clear some things up. I saw 3 main things:

 

Ram - Yes I do need 32 GB I run virtual machines all day.

Video card - I'm going to be getting a better video card shortly. I do not want to include that in this purchase.

Silence - is not at all what I was looking for. I think air flow is more important than pure silent I don't mine being able to hear the fans when I'm actually using the computer the problem is that my current build is sitting with the fans always at 100%. This causes a problem when even if I'm just watching Netflix I can hear the fans rather loudly and that is the issue that I am trying to resolve.

 

So as far as changing the build. I see two cases that look good options at a lower price point:

 

Fractal Design Define XL R2 - I would be a little bit worried about air flow but I'm not sure if it would be an issue

Corsair Obsidian Series 750D Airflow Edition - looks really good to me.

 

So updated build:

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($394.98 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Asus X99-A ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($239.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Superclocked ACX Video Card  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Case: Corsair 750D Airflow Edition ATX Full Tower Case  ($153.98 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM (64-bit)  ($173.86 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1369.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-02 23:45 EST-0500
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CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($374.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI Krait ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($199.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Crucial 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($147.99 @ Adorama) 

Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 


Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Superclocked ACX Video Card  (Purchased For $0.00) 



Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM (64-bit)  ($130.65 @ OutletPC) 



Total: $1167.54

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-03 00:01 EST-0500

 

Airflow shouldn't be a problem in this case.  :)

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