silent, mini gaming pc

yannis76 · 30 Nov 2012 at 19:34

Hi,

Is it possible to build a mini itx silent power pc?
I5-3570k
Z77
7970
3hdd
X-fi sound card

Thx

LukieBoy007 · 30 Nov 2012 at 20:18

Yes of course, what budget are you thinking of?

Yaayuh! · 30 Nov 2012 at 20:48

Silent, not without a lot of work.
Very quiet, yes of course.

Again, what's your budget?

RooBoonix · 30 Nov 2012 at 21:11

I'm not too sure about this but wouldn't it be better to use a sandybridge processor? As I don't think they run as hot, meaning lower fan speeds

Cam.

tjp148 · 30 Nov 2012 at 23:22

sandy bridges are less efficient. If one was to replace the TIM under the CPU lid, a good temp drop could be observed.

yannis76 · 1 Dec 2012 at 04:10

I already have the cpu, vga, ram and hds.

I am investing whether there is a silent mini-itx case...

LukieBoy007 · 1 Dec 2012 at 12:15

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z77N-WIFI Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £98.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Arctic White £64.99
1 x Foam Silencing Kit - BitFenix Prodigy Case £20.99
Total : £184.97 (includes shipping : FREE).

Something along the lines of this. I'm not sure how well the noise dampening kits work, but maybe some others here will know more?

yannis76 · 1 Dec 2012 at 12:42

LukieBoy007 said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z77N-WIFI Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £98.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Arctic White £64.99
1 x Foam Silencing Kit - BitFenix Prodigy Case £20.99
Total : £184.97 (includes shipping : FREE).

Something along the lines of this. I'm not sure how well the noise dampening kits work, but maybe some others here will know more?

I am afraid that Bitfenix case you suggest cant take the 7970 DCII card I have...

Defconluke · 1 Dec 2012 at 13:12

Edit: Forget that, didn't realise the GPU was triple slot.