Going for a quiet optimised build

[brighteyes890]

I am moving overseas and will be needing a new rig, as I intend to only take a few of the parts from my current set up with me. I wish to go for a quiet build, ideally mostly silent.

 

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/DNW6nQ

 

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor [owned]

CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler

Motherboard: MSI Z170A SLI PLUS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory [owned]

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive [owned]

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card

Case: NZXT H440 (Matte Black) ATX Mid Tower Case

Power Supply: Corsair 760W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply [owned]

Case Fan: be quiet! SilentWings 2 60.4 CFM 140mm Fan

 

Feedback or suggestions would be tops!

[DioOmicida]

Looks pretty solid to me. That TB SSD, though.
980ti? Why not wait on the 10xx benchmarks. 

[Herman Mcpootis]

no need for a aftermarket heatsink and z170 mobo if you're using a non-k cpu, you won't be able to OC anyways.

[brighteyes890]

1 minute ago, DioOmicida said:

Looks pretty solid to me. That TB SSD, though.
980ti? Why not wait on the 10xx benchmarks. 

Yeh, I thought I would splash out on the silent and fast SSD - I will set up a home file server anyway so I don't need huge space.. I could probably go with a 500GB to be frank. And I don't particularly want to wait, it will be interesting for sure but the 980ti is still a great card, and will be so for a long time. Also, availability issues might be a thing? And I will need a PC before they come out.

[brighteyes890]

2 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

no need for a aftermarket heatsink and z170 mobo if you're using a non-k cpu, you won't be able to OC anyways.

I am just transferring that over from my current rig whilst I have it - I will be getting a 6700k eventually.

[Djole123]

I would take silence a step further:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (Purchased For $0.00) 
CPU Cooler: Zalman FX70 Fanless CPU Cooler  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: MSI Z170A SLI PLUS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($132.88 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($322.86 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($607.99 @ NCIX US) 
Case: NZXT H440 (Matte Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($96.99 @ Directron) 
Power Supply: Corsair 760W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Case Fan: be quiet! SilentWings 2 60.4 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($40.24 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1230.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-13 09:27 EDT-0400

 

Passive cooler, one fan GPU.

[brighteyes890]

1 minute ago, Djole123 said:

I would take silence a step further:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (Purchased For $0.00) 
CPU Cooler: Zalman FX70 Fanless CPU Cooler  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: MSI Z170A SLI PLUS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($132.88 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($322.86 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($607.99 @ NCIX US) 
Case: NZXT H440 (Matte Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($96.99 @ Directron) 
Power Supply: Corsair 760W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Case Fan: be quiet! SilentWings 2 60.4 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($40.24 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1230.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-13 09:27 EDT-0400

 

Passive cooler, one fan GPU.

I like the single fan GPU, great idea! But I will be getting a 6700k eventually so I will need the cooling. Plus the Dark Rock looks badass.

[DioOmicida]

2 minutes ago, brighteyes890 said:

Yeh, I thought I would splash out on the silent and fast SSD - I will set up a home file server anyway so I don't need huge space.. I could probably go with a 500GB to be frank. And I don't particularly want to wait, it will be interesting for sure but the 980ti is still a great card, and will be so for a long time. Also, availability issues might be a thing? And I will need a PC before they come out.

I mean it wouldn't heart to have a TB. That price, though!
I totally understand and agree about the GPU. It's not like new GPUs make the 980ti perform worse.

[Spectrez]

3 minutes ago, Djole123 said:

I would take silence a step further:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (Purchased For $0.00) 
CPU Cooler: Zalman FX70 Fanless CPU Cooler  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: MSI Z170A SLI PLUS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($132.88 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($322.86 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($607.99 @ NCIX US) 
Case: NZXT H440 (Matte Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($96.99 @ Directron) 
Power Supply: Corsair 760W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Case Fan: be quiet! SilentWings 2 60.4 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($40.24 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1230.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-13 09:27 EDT-0400

 

Passive cooler, one fan GPU.

personally i wouldnt use a fanless cpu cooler in a H440, the be quiet is fine, just put the fan curve low and you are good.

 

and for a more silent gpu, (without knowing how much pump noise there is) i would take the EVGA hybrid instead and adjust the fan curve. 

[positivePXL]

5 minutes ago, brighteyes890 said:

-snip- And I don't particularly want to wait, it will be interesting for sure but the 980ti is still a great card, and will be so for a long time. Also, availability issues might be a thing? And I will need a PC before they come out.

Tbh, the 1070 alone should be able to outperform the 980ti. Do yourself a favor, get a 950 or other minimum necessary card for your resolution. Get like a used 760 or something, whatever you do, spend as little as possible to get decent framerates at reduced settings. Then, when you actually can get a 1070, or if you prefer, a 1080, then buy, chuck the other card into a river or something, and have wasted as little money as possible. The 10xx series is going to be so superior to the 9xx series, especially at their price points, that you really, really, should do yourself that favor. 

[brighteyes890]

3 minutes ago, Spectrez said:

personally i wouldnt use a fanless cpu cooler in a H440, the be quiet is fine, just put the fan curve low and you are good.

 

and for a more silent gpu, (without knowing how much pump noise there is) i would take the EVGA hybrid instead and adjust the fan curve. 

I really dig their AOI 980ti.. I just wish I knew how loud it was! If it's quiet then boom, it goes in the build.

[brighteyes890]

1 minute ago, positivePXL said:

Tbh, the 1070 alone should be able to outperform the 980ti. Do yourself a favor, get a 950 or other minimum necessary card for your resolution. Get like a used 760 or something, whatever you do, spend as little as possible to get decent framerates at reduced settings. Then, when you actually can get a 1070, or if you prefer, a 1080, then buy, chuck the other card into a river or something, and have wasted as little money as possible. The 10xx series is going to be so superior to the 9xx series, especially at their price points, that you really, really, should do yourself that favor. 

... so I already own a pretty new 970. I guess I hadn't thought of using that until one of the 10 series comes out. Not a bad plan!

[brighteyes890]

7 minutes ago, DioOmicida said:

I mean it wouldn't heart to have a TB. That price, though!
I totally understand and agree about the GPU. It's not like new GPUs make the 980ti perform worse.

Well, cost isn't really a big boundary so I can afford to splurge a bit - I just don't want to spend money for the sake of spending money. I am happy to buy premium, but there is wastefulness..

[positivePXL]

Just now, brighteyes890 said:

... so I already own a pretty new 970. I guess I hadn't thought of using that until one of the 10 series comes out. Not a bad plan!

You already have a 970? Just keep that around, the 970 will still crush 1080p for max settings A and AA titles, and high settings on AAA titles. With that option in mind, just keep that little monster around until your can kiss your 1080.

 

<o good sir

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(that's a salute for those of you who don't play any kind of shooter)

[brighteyes890]

1 minute ago, positivePXL said:

You already have a 970? Just keep that around, the 970 will still crush 1080p for max settings A and AA titles, and high settings on AAA titles. With that option in mind, just keep that little monster around until your can kiss your 1080.

 

<o good sir

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(that's a salute for those of you who don't play any kind of shooter)

Yeh its a perfectly good card, although I am iffy about taking it to the other side of the world but oh well. I'm a bit tired of being stuck at 1080, but I guess I am being a bit picky. I will stick with the 970 and then pick up a 1080 when it comes out.

[positivePXL]

12 minutes ago, brighteyes890 said:

Yeh its a perfectly good card, although I am iffy about taking it to the other side of the world but oh well. I'm a bit tired of being stuck at 1080, but I guess I am being a bit picky. I will stick with the 970 and then pick up a 1080 when it comes out.

The GTX 1070 is being lauded by the community as being able to outperform the GTX 980ti, at almost half the market price. You should be able to get a reference card from Nvidia and it's partners on the day of release of either the 1070, or the 1080, but if you wait, it might be as long as 2 months before you can start ordering again. 

[FoxHunter]

1 hour ago, brighteyes890 said:

I am moving overseas and will be needing a new rig, as I intend to only take a few of the parts from my current set up with me. I wish to go for a quiet build, ideally mostly silent.

 

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/DNW6nQ

 

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor [owned]

CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler

Motherboard: MSI Z170A SLI PLUS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory [owned]

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive [owned]

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card

Case: NZXT H440 (Matte Black) ATX Mid Tower Case

Power Supply: Corsair 760W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply [owned]

Case Fan: be quiet! SilentWings 2 60.4 CFM 140mm Fan

 

Feedback or suggestions would be tops!

Why not a 6600k? And since a GTX 1080 overclocked is about 68% faster than the GTX 980 Ti. I think you should wait to buy the Graphics Card, go buying the other parts, but wait two more weeks to buy the GTX 1080 for much less money, and then you'll have more money to spend on an 6600k.

[positivePXL]

20 minutes ago, FoxHunter said:

Why not a 6600k? And since a GTX 1080 overclocked is about 68% faster than the GTX 980 Ti. I think you should wait to buy the Graphics Card, go buying the other parts, but wait two more weeks to buy the GTX 1080 for much less money, and then you'll have more money to spend on an 6600k.

 

1 hour ago, brighteyes890 said:

Yeh its a perfectly good card, although I am iffy about taking it to the other side of the world but oh well. I'm a bit tired of being stuck at 1080, but I guess I am being a bit picky. I will stick with the 970 and then pick up a 1080 when it comes out.

 

1 hour ago, brighteyes890 said:

I like the single fan GPU, great idea! But I will be getting a 6700k eventually so I will need the cooling. Plus the Dark Rock looks badass.

 

[brighteyes890]

15 hours ago, positivePXL said:

 

 

 

Not sure why you quoted that stuff and didn't say anything?

[positivePXL]

On 5/14/2016 at 1:05 AM, brighteyes890 said:

Not sure why you quoted that stuff and didn't say anything?

Everybody had said everything I needed to say, all I needed to do was show that if you were reading our suggestions, you'd already have answers to your questions.