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not really sure where this should have gone so i posted here in Case Central...
performance wise i'm dead chuffed with my PC since i built it a few months ago, noise wise i'm not so pleased. it's been something that has always been on my "to do" list and i'm finally getting round to doing it, but would like some advice.
here's what i've got, what i'm pleased with and what i'm not:
AMD64 4000+ @2.6GHz (cooled by an Artic Freezer 64 Pro - pleased with this)
DFI LanParty SLI-D (northbridge fan isn't too loud, not much i could do with it anyway because of the GFX card over hanging the fan)
2GB G.Skill ZX DDR400
Point Of View 7800GT (stock cooler... needs sorting, but what with?)
74GB WD Raptor (not the best thing for a quiet pc, but its staying
)
120GB Seagate Barracuda (not noisey at all)
NEC DVDRW (noisey little blighter IMO)
Hiper Type-R 580w PSU (not pleased at all, gone through two of these and the build quality is poor this ones PCIe connector doesn't even fit into a graphics card, i'm having to use a 2xmolex to PCIe converter... anyway... fan is noiseyish...)
1x120mm fan (unsure of brand, came with case.. too loud for my liking)
Antec Sonata I Case
here's what sitting in my shopping cart at the moment
FG-001-AF Acousti Ultra-Soft Arrowhead Fan Mounts - 8 Pack (FG-001-AF)
£2.95 £2.95
FG-000-GE Fan Guard - 120mm (Gold) (FG-000-GE)
£0.95 £0.95
FG-024-AK Akasa AK-183-L2B Ultra Quiet 120mm Fan - 3 pin (FG-024-AK)
£8.95 £8.95
CD-053-LO Liteon SHW-16H5S-05C 16x Lightscribe DVD±RW (Black) - OEM (CD-053-LO)
£24.95 £24.95
HS-013-ZA Zalman VF700-CU Quiet Copper VGA Cooler (HS-013-ZA)
£19.95 £19.95
Subtotal £57.75
VAT £10.11
Total £67.86
i realise the VF900 Zalman cooler is out, but its a little out of my price range. i did look at the Accelero X1 coolers and the look nice on OcUK but reading reviews and looking at pictures of them in cases they look ghastley, and seem rather ineffective and also seem to push most of the air back down onto the motherboard rather than getting it out of the case
anybody have experience with Liteon drives, are they quiet? (Lightscribe is a must)
i'm thinking of a Seasonic PSU, would 500w be ample or should i go for 600w ?
i'm not sure what to do about the Raptor, no matter what i do this will be the main thing that will make noise in the PC... now to be fair i dont think its as noisey as some make out... only when its being accessed does it really make noise but when its idle i can't hear it. could i stick it in a 5.2" enclosure to make it quieter? any preferences as to which ones are good?
cheers for the advice
performance wise i'm dead chuffed with my PC since i built it a few months ago, noise wise i'm not so pleased. it's been something that has always been on my "to do" list and i'm finally getting round to doing it, but would like some advice.
here's what i've got, what i'm pleased with and what i'm not:
AMD64 4000+ @2.6GHz (cooled by an Artic Freezer 64 Pro - pleased with this)
DFI LanParty SLI-D (northbridge fan isn't too loud, not much i could do with it anyway because of the GFX card over hanging the fan)
2GB G.Skill ZX DDR400
Point Of View 7800GT (stock cooler... needs sorting, but what with?)
74GB WD Raptor (not the best thing for a quiet pc, but its staying
)120GB Seagate Barracuda (not noisey at all)
NEC DVDRW (noisey little blighter IMO)
Hiper Type-R 580w PSU (not pleased at all, gone through two of these and the build quality is poor this ones PCIe connector doesn't even fit into a graphics card, i'm having to use a 2xmolex to PCIe converter... anyway... fan is noiseyish...)
1x120mm fan (unsure of brand, came with case.. too loud for my liking)
Antec Sonata I Case
here's what sitting in my shopping cart at the moment
FG-001-AF Acousti Ultra-Soft Arrowhead Fan Mounts - 8 Pack (FG-001-AF)
£2.95 £2.95
FG-000-GE Fan Guard - 120mm (Gold) (FG-000-GE)
£0.95 £0.95
FG-024-AK Akasa AK-183-L2B Ultra Quiet 120mm Fan - 3 pin (FG-024-AK)
£8.95 £8.95
CD-053-LO Liteon SHW-16H5S-05C 16x Lightscribe DVD±RW (Black) - OEM (CD-053-LO)
£24.95 £24.95
HS-013-ZA Zalman VF700-CU Quiet Copper VGA Cooler (HS-013-ZA)
£19.95 £19.95
Subtotal £57.75
VAT £10.11
Total £67.86
i realise the VF900 Zalman cooler is out, but its a little out of my price range. i did look at the Accelero X1 coolers and the look nice on OcUK but reading reviews and looking at pictures of them in cases they look ghastley, and seem rather ineffective and also seem to push most of the air back down onto the motherboard rather than getting it out of the case
anybody have experience with Liteon drives, are they quiet? (Lightscribe is a must)
i'm thinking of a Seasonic PSU, would 500w be ample or should i go for 600w ?
i'm not sure what to do about the Raptor, no matter what i do this will be the main thing that will make noise in the PC... now to be fair i dont think its as noisey as some make out... only when its being accessed does it really make noise but when its idle i can't hear it. could i stick it in a 5.2" enclosure to make it quieter? any preferences as to which ones are good?
cheers for the advice
