Honest Opinions (Twin Build + Server)

[ddbtkd456]

So the idea..is to make these both as silent as possible....if you have suggestions please check and make sure they work with the cases and match the colors of each perspective build. The reason for the server is to centralize all movies/music/important data in a single location. I will explain uses, budgets and all that good stuff with each build. Thanks.

 

Name: Purple Sky

Colors: White & Purple

Uses: Runescape, Sims 3+4, General Use, Streaming movies and music from Home Server, Professional Use, & School work.

Budget: $2,100 +/- $100 (USD)

Case: It's my fiance's case and it was literally the only one she liked so thats locked, and she prefers wireless keyboard/mouse, everything else is subject for change.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($355.98 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($120.39 @ NZXT)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston Savage 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($87.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390X 8GB Tri-X OC Video Card  ($389.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Switch 810 (White) ATX Full Tower Case  ($146.19 @ NZXT)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer  ($50.25 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home Full - USB (32/64-bit)  ($119.00 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Rosewill Hyperborea 89.5 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($13.29 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Rosewill Hyperborea 89.5 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($13.29 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Purple 66.4 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($12.96 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Purple 66.4 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($12.96 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Acer G257HU smidpx 60Hz 25.0" Monitor  ($267.58 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Logitech Wireless Combo MK270 Wireless Standard Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($20.95 @ Amazon)
Speakers: Cyber Acoustics CA-3602 30W 2.1ch Speakers  ($39.95 @ Amazon)
Other: NZXT HUE+ Smart RGB Color Changing Digitally Controlled LED PC Lighting  ($59.99)
Total: $2110.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-12 18:53 EDT-0400

 

Name: (Haven't Named Yet)

Colors: Black/Red

Uses: Encoding Movies/Music, Ripping DVD's For Server, Gaming (Sims 3+4, GTA V, ect.), school, general use, and of course LTT.

Budget: $2100 +/- $100

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($355.98 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($120.39 @ NZXT)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($222.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Savage 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($87.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390X 8GB Tri-X OC Video Card  ($389.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Luxe ATX Full Tower Case  ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 650W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($90.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer  ($50.25 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home Full - USB (32/64-bit)  ($119.00 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Rosewill Hyperborea 89.5 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($13.29 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Rosewill Hyperborea 89.5 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($13.29 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Rosewill Hyperborea 89.5 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($13.29 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Rosewill Hyperborea 89.5 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($13.29 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Acer G257HU smidpx 60Hz 25.0" Monitor  ($267.58 @ Newegg)
Other: Ajazz The Dark Knight USB Gaming Keyboard Mouse Pad Combo Set & 7 LED Colors 2400DPI 6 Buttons USB Gaming Mouse (Purchased For $68.88)
Other: Phanteks PH-LEDKT_M2 Multi Colors LED strip 2m Specified for Phanteks Enthoo Luxe Case upgrade ($24.99)
Total: $2114.15
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-12 19:02 EDT-0400

 

Name: Home Server

Colors: Black

Uses: Centralize all Media Files (Movies/Music), to transcode for plex on the fly, and to centralize all personal and important files, also to keep noise away from the main towers, also to backup my two main towers and my laptop and the other storage drive on the server (6TB worth of space is required at the very least).

Budget: $1000 or less.

OS: Amahi Home Server

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A10-7850K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($115.98 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC12LS_BK 53.3 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI A68HI AC Mini ITX FM2+ Motherboard  ($81.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Beast 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Red 6TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($242.01 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Red 4TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 250D Mini ITX Tower Case  ($74.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($82.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($19.99 @ Micro Center)
Keyboard: Logitech Wireless Combo MK270 Wireless Standard Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($20.95 @ Amazon)
Other:  Cat7 Ethernet Cable Flat, jadaol® Shielded (STP) with Snagless Rj45 Connectors - 25 Feet Black (7.62 meters)  ($12.99)
Other:  Belkin 12 Outlet Home/Office Surge Protector with 10-Foot cord and Phone/Ethernet/Coaxial Protection plus Extended Cord, BE112234-10  ($25.76)
Other:  TP-LINK TL-SG1005D 10/100/1000Mbps 5-Port Gigabit Desktop Switch, 10Gbps Capacity  ($15.99)
Other:  Safebao (4 in 2 out) 4K x 2K HDMI Matrix Splitter/Switch with L/R Audio Output, Selector/Converter Box with IR Remote and Power Adapter  ($59.90)
Other:  AmazonBasics High-Speed HDMI Cable - 9.8 Feet (3 Meters) Supports Ethernet, 3D, 4K and Audio Return  ($6.49)
Total: $984.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-12 19:04 EDT-0400

 

Thanks, so all in all my final budget is between: $5,200-$5400 for 2 builds and a server,

 

[Streetguru]

15 minutes ago, ddbtkd456 said:

 

As for the first build, rejecting asthetics.

 

Water cooled GPU in a silence optimized case with a Noctua cooler so you should be set for noise.

It also includes a better display, 1440p 144hz IPS with free-sync

overclocking really isn't going to be worth paying the extra for, as it would make more sense to get a 5820K if you need CPU performance given that it costs the same as the 6700K

As for that server, just naw man, see the video below, it has an 8 core intel CPU with ECC memory support, you just need unbuffered/unregistered, and throw that into a silence optimized case as well. that one is just naw.

 

You also probably don't need CAT7 cables but I guess they aren't too expensive?

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ChzVt6
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ChzVt6/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($309.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U9B SE2 37.9 CFM CPU Cooler  ($55.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI B150M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($59.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($61.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390X 8GB DEVIL Video Card  ($453.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Silencio 352 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($67.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($72.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor: Acer XF270HU 144Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($549.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1741.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-12 19:18 EDT-0400
 

 

[ddbtkd456]

7 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

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I'm confused by what you said. That post made no sense at all I have 3 separate builds and you just ignored everything I said in the first post? I'm confused. Not to mention that I have limits on everything, I assume that last build was for the server like you were talking about but I could be wrong. Server budget is $1000 (USD), and yes color-matching are the most important thing next to performance for me so things do have to match. I mean if the people helping are just going to ignore everything the OP is posting about why even post at all? As for FreeNas I already said what system I was going to be using, this is my first home server and I would like to keep things simple, if you have a reason as to why I shouldn't please state it instead of just "naw man"...

[Streetguru]

28 minutes ago, ddbtkd456 said:

I'm confused by what you said. That post made no sense at all I have 3 separate builds and you just ignored everything I said in the first post? I'm confused. Not to mention

You have an A10 7850K as the CPU for your server, it could be much better especially given that budget and it also needs more RAM, and you have odd drive choices with no redundancy.

 

As for the other stuff, feel free to change the case or whatever, but you have a stange fan situation, you probably don't need that many fans to keep things cool as most cases come with enough fans and if you want more go for a 120mm fan 4 pack like this

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835200072

as for the hardware in those builds, I go for performance per dollar, so on that front, spending $100-200+ on getting .5 more ghz over the 6700 isn't really going to be worth it, and you could be getting much better displays for your budget, a nice looking display is probably going to be more important than a nice looking PC. Especially if you want silence which a foam laden panel over a window is going to help with. But if you're stuck on asthetics those builds are fine, although the display there has no VESA compatibility.


I missed the part about being 2 full builds rather than trying to decide on one.

 

Also you could just put the blu ray drive in the server for ripping, as actually playing a blu ray disk on a PC can be an issue as you'll need to buy software to decode it that can be pricey, best off with just a blu ray player, and once it's on the server you can just stream it anywhere anyways.

[ddbtkd456]

4 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

You have an A10 7850K as the CPU for your server, it could be much better especially given that budget and it also needs more RAM, and you have odd drive choices with no redundancy.

 

As for the other stuff, feel free to change the case or whatever, but you have a stange fan situation, you probably don't need that many fans to keep things cool as most cases come with enough fans and if you want more go for a 120mm fan 4 pack like this

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835200072

as for the hardware in those builds, I go for performance per dollar, so on that front, spending $100-200+ on getting .5 more ghz over the 6700 isn't really going to be worth it, and you could be getting much better displays for your budget, a nice looking display is probably going to be more important than a nice looking PC.


I missed the part about being 2 full builds rather than trying to decide on one.

 

Also as you Could just put the blu ray drive in the server for ripping, as actually playing a blu ray disk on a PC can be an issue as you'll need to buy software to decode it that can be pricey, best off with just a blu ray player, and once it's on the server you can just stream it anywhere anyways.

Thank you for clarifing that. Alright point taken do you have a recommend system as an example for the home server? And also in your opinion FreeNas is better? I read something on lifehacker that said it was geared more for like an advanced user, this will be my first time actually setting up a true server and not just a hard drive I put on my internal network from my pc. Also with the white build the 2 purple fans are going in front of the switch 810, and the rosewills are going on the Kraken, since they have better static pressure. Mine is suppose to have two for the kraken, and one more to mount in front of the GPU so I can blow air out the back of my case.

[Streetguru]

3 minutes ago, ddbtkd456 said:

Thank you for clarifing that. Alright point taken do you have a recommend system as an example for the home server? And also in your opinion FreeNas is better? I read something on lifehacker that said it was geared more for like an advanced user, this will be my first time actually setting up a true server and not just a hard drive I put on my internal network from my pc. Also with the white build the 2 purple fans are going in front of the switch 810, and the rosewills are going on the Kraken, since they have better static pressure. Mine is suppose to have two for the kraken, and one more to mount in front of the GPU so I can blow air out the back of my case.

The built in fans on the cooler should be more than enough.

Server is in that video, You'll be fine with freeNAS just read a tutorial or 2.

Also if you at least saved money on the CPU going with the 6700 you'd be able to fit in a higher end display, either the gaming oriented ones already in the display.

 

or something like this, which is a 27" 4K IPS Free-sync display at $450, though 32" + would be better for productivity naturally

https://pcpartpicker.com/part/lg-monitor-27mc67b

[ddbtkd456]

2 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

The built in fans on the cooler should be more than enough.

Server is in that video, You'll be fine with freeNAS just read a tutorial or 2.

Also if you at least saved money on the CPU going with the 6700 you'd be able to fit in a higher end display, either the gaming oriented ones already in the display.

 

or something like this, which is a 27" 4K IPS Free-sync display at $450, though 32" + would be better for productivity naturally

https://pcpartpicker.com/part/lg-monitor-27mc67b

Yea but the 390x doesn't scale to 4k very well. It gets mid 40's on most games with this config, for that reason I decided to go with the 1440p

[Streetguru]

7 minutes ago, ddbtkd456 said:

Yea but the 390x doesn't scale to 4k very well. It gets mid 40's on most games with this config, for that reason I decided to go with the 1440p

Nothing runs 4k well atm, but the display is an investment, as you'll never have to replace it, and in a few months all the new GPUs are coming out anyways, that can actually run 4k 60fps.

 

or there's that 1440p 144hz display which is going to be better for gaming and easily worth it's extra cost