Making My Current Rig Quieter

DazWass

DazWass

DazWass

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Hey, i have have my current build for a while now, and due to my current change in housing situation, I am looking to make my current rig al ot more quieter, near silent if possible.

My Current Rig;

AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition "125W Edition" 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - using stock Cooler
Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit
Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive
Asus M4A785TD-V Evo AMD 785G (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard
XFX ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card
OCZ ModXStream Pro 600w Silent SLI Certified Modular Power Supply
Sony Optiarc AD-7240S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM
Fractal Design Define R4 PC Case - Black/Pearl

Im looking for ways to make this quieter, Wiling to purchase some new parts if needed
 
I'd say the biggest culprit for noise there is the 4850. I remember having a 4870 that sounded like a Jet engine. See about getting a more modern GPU with a better cooler.
 
Thanks, i dont think the noise is from the GFX because it doesn't really get used for anything big, i definitely think it is the GPU like you said, i was thinking about just getting a better silent cooler instead of the stock, any ideas?
 
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DazWass said:
Thanks, i dont think the noise is from the GFX because it doesn't really get used for anything big, i definitely think it is the GPU like you said, i was thinking about just getting a better silent cooler instead of the stock, any ideas?
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Believe you contradicted yourself there! :p

GFX/GPU are the same thing, the loudest thing will be the CPU heatsink, it's extremely loud and terrible at it's job. I had the exact same one and hated it.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Be Quiet! Shadow Rock Pro SR1 CPU Cooler £39.95
1 x Raijintek Themis Direct Contact CPU Cooler £17.99
Total : £67.54 (includes shipping : £8.00).



I have the SR1 and it's very very quiet, however on the cheaper side the raijintek will do the job perfectly.
 
You also have to take into account system fans and psu into this aswell.

I have full fractal design case fans and they are the quietest fans I've ever used...
 
lmfao sorry, i just typed GPU instead of CPU i knew what i meant haha, ill look at getting that SR1 CPU cooler, Any recommendations on a new GPU, thinking mine is terrible haha, couldn't run Saints Row 3 properly haha
 
Just had a look, anything a little cheaper haha, £150 is a bit much, seems as im not a massive pc gamer, i do dabble in it a bit though, so is nice to be able to run stuff
 
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