A quiet gaming PC (£2,000-2,500)

Quidix

Quidix

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I'm picking the components for my first custom-built PC, and I'm really enthusiastic about the whole process. However, being such a newcomer to the building process I'd like to ensure all the components go well together and I was hoping I might get some assistance here.

A few general comments. My budget is between £2,000-2,500 including two 27" monitors, other peripherals and operating system. I intend to primarily use the computer for gaming and will most often run the game in one screen while browsing or watching a movie in the other.

Another very important point is that I'd like the rig to be as quiet as possible even during intense gaming. I've therefore tried to pick components to reflect this (e.g. high end power supply, well cooled GPU, quiet CPU cooler, case and low-rpm hard drive). In addition to hopefully making the system quiet, it allows me to add another graphic card or over clock in the future if needed.

I appreciate any feedback.

(also slightly unrelated, can I buy OEM components when building myself?)

YOUR BASKET
1 x Seasonic Platinum Series 860W (or 1000W) Power Supply Unit (need to order this from elsewhere) ~£200
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 670 DirectCU II TOP 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £399.95
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £263.99
2 x Iiyama ProLite E2773HDS 27" Widescreen LED 1MS Monitor - Black £259.99 (£519.98)
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £166.99
1 x Kingston 240GB SSDNow V+200 Drive SATA 6Gb/s - (SVP200S3/240G) £164.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML16GX3M2A1600C10) £109.99
1 x Antec P280 Super Midi Tower Case - Gun Metal Black £109.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB SATA 6Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM (ST2000DL003) £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.98
1 x Noctua NH-D14 Dual Radiator CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/LGA1156/LGA1155/LGA775/AM2/AM2) £72.98
1 x Razer DeathAdder Respawn 3500 DPI Xtreme Precision Gaming Mouse - Retail £49.99
1 x Microsoft SideWinder X4 Gaming Keyboard - Retail (JQD-00006) £29.99
1 x Asus 24x DVD±RW DRW-24B3ST SATA ReWriter - Black (Retail) £20.99
Total : £2,310.34 (includes shipping : £25.45).

 
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(also slightly unrelated, can I buy OEM components when building myself?)
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Yes, you may. This is gonna be a hell of a build, are you looking to run games maxed out on dual screens? EDIT: 670 should be fine

I'd take the Samsung 830 256GB SSD over the kingston one, bit cheaper, probably faster

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-150-SA

Also do you need an i7? I'm sure for gaming getting an i5 wouldn't really harm framerates and save a bit of cash
 
If your spending that sort of money surly watercooling is the way to go to keep things noise free. ans on GPU's are noisy as hell even the "quiet" ones where as a couple of radiators with big slow fans will cool the same with no noise
 
The Corsair vengance will probably not fit under the Noctua.

Check here for compatible memory.

In fact it is probably a good idea for anyone using an air cooler to check the above link for memory that will fit under their air cooler.
 
Thanks for the comments guys. I'd in a sense want a watercooled-system, but as I'm quite new to it I don't think I can handle the building and maintenance well enough (and don't want to end up with a leaking system!).

Regarding the other points:
1. I'll get low-profile memory instead, thanks!
2. Looking at the samsung 830 mentioned, seems more expensive to me, or do you mean the laptop version? (is there any difference between desktop and laptop version as the price difference is £50?)
3. An i5 probably would do, but not that much difference money-wise, so might as well get the i7.
4. I definitely wanted to be able to handle maxxed settings, but only need that one one screen while the other is just a movie or something.
5. I can't find the P280 in a noise-dampened version, but it's supposed to be among the best 'silent-cases' according to silentpcreview.
 
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The laptop version is just slightly thinner, so go for that a very nice drive for the money.

If you want an i7 fair enough, as mentioned an i5 is plenty for gaming especially overclocked. Your call :)
 
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4. I definitely wanted to be able to handle maxxed settings, but only need that one one screen while the other is just a movie or something.
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I use two monitors, and it's a good setup. However, I have a nice big monitor for games, and a satellite 22'' for whatever. You could go cheaper without buying two expensive units.

5. I can't find the P280 in a noise-dampened version, but it's supposed to be among the best 'silent-cases' according to silentpcreview.
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Yeah, regular P280 will do. It's already padded, and very quiet. Alternative is the Fractal R3. Smaller case, more fans.

The P280 uses 'negative pressure'. Apparently works well despite the lack of intake fans.
 
I've been looking in the monitors subforum and it seems 2560x1440 27" screens imported from korea are quite affordable. Would a single GTX 670 be able to handle two of those monitors rather than the current 1920x1080? (once again a game on one and a movie on the other)
 
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I've been looking in the monitors subforum and it seems 2560x1440 27" screens imported from korea are quite affordable. Would a single GTX 670 be able to handle two of those monitors rather than the current 1920x1080? (once again a game on one and a movie on the other)
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It has two dual link dvi ports so it could do it but i've no idea how it would affect performance.
 
I noticed your using the OEM version of the 3770K. I would reccomend retail version as it comes with (as some people put it) a nice paperweight :D and 2 years more warranty.
 
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