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Sakib
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Hello everyone,

 

I am building a new PC for media consumption, NOT gaming. I hate cleaning my PC once a month and decided to go for a totally fan less setup.

 

I was hoping you guys can have a look at my build config and maybe give me some input on the best option for a CPU cooler and if there's any way to improve this build.

 

Case: Fractal Design R5 

Motherboard: Asrock Z270 Fatility Gaming K6 

CPU: Pentium G 4560 (54 watt TDP)

CPU cooler: Thermalright Macho REV. b or the SilverStone SST-HE02 or the Zalman FX100 or the RAIJINTEK EREBOSS or the Xigmatek CAC-SXHH7-U01 Thors Hammer. (Cannot decide)

RAM: 16 GB HyperX Savage (2800 CL 14, Already had it lying around).

GPU: GTX 1050 ti fanless (Already had it lying around).

PSU: Seasonic 520 Watt fanless 80% platinum 

 

Any input is much appreciated.

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The motherboard is overkill as hell, as for the cooler, get the one with the largest surface area. Also there are lower TDP I3 chips you could get :)

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

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get a respberry pi - slap kodi/plex on it - put the storage somewhere else in the house.

job done for much less

 

maybe that's an option for you ?

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9 minutes ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

The motherboard is overkill as hell, as for the cooler, get the one with the largest surface area. Also there are lower TDP I3 chips you could get :)

Many thanks for your reply. I don't know how to figure out the surface area of these cooler, any idea how to go about it? I looked at the i3's. Just a 2 watt TDP difference but price difference is significant. So I thought just stick to the G4560 maybe.... I got you on the motherboard.

 

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16 minutes ago, ThrustyPuss said:

Have seen a lot of good reviews about the Macho cooler.

Thanks!

 

Yeah, that's the number one choice right now. Since I am gonna have to buy it, I thought I was gonna ask about the other ones as well. All of them looks very beefy, kind of had to make a decision...

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18 minutes ago, TheRandomness said:

You could just get an NH-D15 and not use the fans. Also, get a cheaper motherboard, and an i5 would be easily managed by a fanless NH-D15.

Many thanks for your reply. I should have mentioned it in the original post. Uh... I am trying to keep the cost down. Noctua NH-d15 is such an overkill for this build both in terms of cooling potential and price! 

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7 minutes ago, ItsTheDuckAgain said:

get a respberry pi - slap kodi/plex on it - put the storage somewhere else in the house.

job done for much less

 

maybe that's an option for you ?

Many thanks for your comment! Lol I am the ultimate noob. I am not that familiar with the raspberry pi. And I only heard about plex. But really, thanks for your suggestion. I am gonna look into it and I think I am gonna learn something new here!

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Just now, Sakib said:

Many thanks for your reply. I should have mentioned it in the original post. Uh... I am trying to keep the cost down. Noctua NH-d15 is such an overkill for this build both in terms of cooling potential and price! 

Ah. Well, I remember running the EreBoss on an i7-4790 with some small amount of airflow from the case fans, and it only hit about 70-80 C (which is still fine) without a fan on the CPU cooler itself, but fully fanless, it cooling a lower TDP chip should be easy.

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3 minutes ago, Sakib said:

Many thanks for your comment! Lol I am the ultimate noob. I am not that familiar with the raspberry pi. And I only heard about plex. But really, thanks for your suggestion. I am gonna look into it and I think I am gonna learn something new here!

https://howtoraspberrypi.com/media-center-osmc-raspberry-pi/

 

It really is that easy. Not including storage a rasp pi 3 costs about 100$ including everything. 

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4 minutes ago, TheRandomness said:

Ah. Well, I remember running the EreBoss on an i7-4790 with some small amount of airflow from the case fans, and it only hit about 70-80 C (which is still fine) without a fan on the CPU cooler itself, but fully fanless, it cooling a lower TDP chip should be easy.

Thanks! This cooler is very close to the Thermalright design which I was considering. And its only £33.95 on Amazon which is perfect . 

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3 minutes ago, ItsTheDuckAgain said:

https://howtoraspberrypi.com/media-center-osmc-raspberry-pi/

 

It really is that easy. Not including storage a rasp pi 3 costs about 100$ including everything. 

Once again, thanks a lot! I'll look into it. The thing is I already bought a lot of the stuff for the build and my current media centre PC is like more than 10 years old with a Q6600 and an Nvidia GT8800 (I am not joking). So I am gonna get a new PC anyway. But I get to learn about raspberry pi powered media center which is awesome.

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1 minute ago, Sakib said:

Once again, thanks a lot! I'll look into it. The thing is I already bought a lot of the stuff for the build and my current media centre PC is like more than 10 years old with a Q6600 and an Nvidia GT8800 (I am not joking). So I am gonna get a new PC anyway. But I get to learn about raspberry pi powered media center which is awesome.

they are awsome in general - got 2 of those little devils for media center purposes, two other ones for automatically watering my plants where possible and another one for some ambient light control.

 

love those things

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41 minutes ago, Sakib said:

Many thanks for your reply. I don't know how to figure out the surface area of these cooler, any idea how to go about it? I looked at the i3's. Just a 2 watt TDP difference but price difference is significant. So I thought just stick to the G4560 maybe.... I got you on the motherboard.

 

If you drop the motherboard you could definitely afford to get an I3, or even maybe an I5

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

Builds:

The Toaster Project! Northern Bee!

 

The original LAN PC build log! (Old, dead and replaced by The Toaster Project & 5.0)

Spoiler

"Here is some advice that might have gotten lost somewhere along the way in your life. 

 

#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

Follow these simple rules in life, and I promise you, things magically get easier. " - MageTank 31-10-2016

 

 

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