Help with some upgrades for more silent operation

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Hi guys haven't looked at PC parts since i built my latest PC a couple of years ago.

I'm having to move my PC back into my bedroom as a family member is coming to stay for a while untill they are back on their feet. Issue is, my system is rather loud and i leave it on overnight for various reasons and i just know its going to become an annoyance to sleep with the constant drum and fan noise (i need a very dark and quiet room to sleep haha).

I would like to ask your guys advice on potentially a new case, cooler, fans to bring down my system noise to a more acceptable volume anyway.

At the moment, these are my specs

CPU: I7 5820K @4.2GHz
Mobo: Asus x99 deluxe ATX board
GPU: MSI 980TI (i think the fans turn off at low op so thats nice)
PSU: EVGA 850P2 (again i think the fan turns off at low operation, i could be wrong though, but still PSU are quiet anyway).
Case: Corsair 700D (very open and very loud)
Cooler: Corsair H110I GT (i have noctua fans on it but for some reason corsair link doesnt regulate their speeds very well and will only drop them to 1200RPM even after manually entering lower numbers)
Case fans: stock corsair ones

Thanks for your time :)
 
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Thanks for the replies guys, i have been looking at the be quiet! stuff also today and it seems quite good. I think even bar everything else the fans and maybe the cooler may be the way to go if i cant get my corsair to regulate these noctuas properly.

The problem with my Corsair link is very odd, when set to quiet mode, the pump drops and the fans do drop but like i say one drop to 1200RPM and the other drop to around 1300RPM, settings the RPM lower manually doesnt lower it anywhere below that. I'll take a look in the bios when i get a chance tonight, but the fans are connected to the cooler. I'll mess around.
 
Sorry for the late reply, i've binned link and am running the fans off of the cpu header on the bios and its a night and day difference bringing them down to ~800rpm on idle with a nice custom curve. Now i can just hear the pump ticking haha.

Just seen the Be quiet AIO's go on a sale, might grab one and try it out. Think i'm going to buy a new case to, i've noticed the HDD cage in my 700d makes like a thumping noise every time the WD drive spins up and down. Seems like the torque generated is transferring and shifting the cage, everything tightened down and in place right. Maybe im just a jinx though XD.

After looking at new stuff i just get the urge to upgrade anyway lol
 
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