Silent, low power to replace ageing C2D machine

Scottland · 12 Jan 2011 at 15:35

Hi there,

I'm after something to upgrade and replace my ageing C2D E6300 @ 3.1GHz based machine.

I'm after something faster, so maybe an i5 based system? But main priority is that it runs quiet and uses low power.

I already have a passive Geforce 9400 which'll do me for graphics, unless I can get something better built in without spending extra.

What silent PSU would be sufficient to power it? The rest of the system will be 8gb RAM and 2 hard drives, so it shouldn't need to be that beefy...

Thoughts?

Thanks

Scottland · 12 Jan 2011 at 16:43

Don't really want to fork out on a £120 PSU, so I could see how loud I found my current one with a passive CPU also.

Will look at some reviews for that thermalright, my last 2 CPU coolers have been thermalright and they've been pretty good.

What advantages are there with a P67 board, over a H67 one? I won't be gaming so I don't think I'll see any benefit?

Scottland · 12 Jan 2011 at 16:54

Ok thanks for clarifying, ta.

Scottland · 12 Jan 2011 at 17:01

Ah, yeah the i3 might be enough actually - plus lower TDP. I'm not planning on buying until next month anyway so I'll see what happens.