Small and Quiet

sandeep

sandeep

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Hi everyone

I've been with a Surface Pro 2 since it's release and have been very happy with it but the performance is lacking for what I do on it.

So I'm coming back to building my own rig and as the title states I'm looking for something small and quiet.

I was considering purchasing an Intel Xeon processor, and 16GB RAM - as far as that I want to be able to just put one silent fan inside a small (Mac Mini sized case.)

Can anyone suggest anything as close as possible - fyi my budget is around £1100
 
small and quiet?

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Total : £1,274.30 (includes shipping : ).

didn't include shipping cuz you get it free =)
 
tamzzy said:
btw op has a duplicate thread here: http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18614737
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That's a different user's thread. Notice the U instead of the A in the name :)

ExRayTed said:
Until he tells us what it's primary use will be it's pointless coming up with suggestions really
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My primary use it a lot of programming, including graphic creation in illustrator/photoshop and rendering that inside mobile phone graphics engines etc + app development.

Other uses for the system are video transcoding, using Adobe Lightroom to work with RAW based images etc and Working with Virtual Machines

The Surface Pro 2 pretty much takes some time to do these tasks due to the i5 CPU - so would prefer a newer i7
 
sandeep said:
That's a different user's thread. Notice the U instead of the A in the name :)
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oops my bad lol

sandeep said:
My primary use it a lot of programming, including graphic creation in illustrator/photoshop and rendering that inside mobile phone graphics engines etc + app development.

Other uses for the system are video transcoding, using Adobe Lightroom to work with RAW based images etc and Working with Virtual Machines

The Surface Pro 2 pretty much takes some time to do these tasks due to the i5 CPU - so would prefer a newer i7
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do you need os/monitor/mouse+kb/speakers?
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (03G-P4-2781-KR) £379.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4790K 4.00GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £239.99
1 x Crucial MX100 512GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter CT512MX100SSD1) £151.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan GOLD 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLYD316G2133HC11ADC01) £129.95
1 x Gigabyte Z97N-Gaming 5 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £115.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian Series 250D Mini ITX Compact Gaming Case - Black (CC-9011047-WW) £71.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £46.99
1 x Raijintek Zelos Low Profile CPU Cooler £15.95
Total : £1,162.44 (includes shipping : £8.00).





Was the Xeon needed for a specific purpose (instruction set) or something?

nVidia card for CUDA acceleration etc
i7 for beast CPU performance/rendering
etc

However quite a big larger than a mac mini :(

I think possibly one of those Gigabyte BRIX/Intel NUC style machines would work well for you
 
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pocket rocket xD

YOUR BASKET
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (03G-P4-2781-KR) £379.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4790K 4.00GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £259.99
1 x Kingston HyperX 16GB (2x8GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Red (HX24C11BRK2/16-OC) £129.95
1 x Asus Z97I-Plus Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £105.95
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x Silverstone Strider SFX Gold 450w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply (SST-ST45SF-G) £76.99
1 x Silverstone SST-RVZ01 Raven Mini-ITX - Black £63.94
1 x Hitachi GST Travelstar 5K1000 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 2.5" Hard Drive - (HTS541010A9E680) £49.99
1 x LiteOn DL-8ATSH Slim SLOT Black 8x DVD-RW SATA Optical Drive £19.99
1 x Silverstone SST-PP05-E Short Cable Set For SilverStone PSU Strider Series 100% Modular £16.99
1 x Raijintek Zelos Low Profile CPU Cooler £15.95
1 x Akasa Slimline Optical SATA Cable (AK-CB050) £2.99
Total : £1,202.71 (includes shipping : ).



unfortunately gpu, psu and odd are out of stock at the moment
 
tamzzy said:
pocket rocket xD

YOUR BASKET
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (03G-P4-2781-KR) £379.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4790K 4.00GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £259.99
1 x Kingston HyperX 16GB (2x8GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Red (HX24C11BRK2/16-OC) £129.95
1 x Asus Z97I-Plus Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £105.95
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x Silverstone Strider SFX Gold 450w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply (SST-ST45SF-G) £76.99
1 x Silverstone SST-RVZ01 Raven Mini-ITX - Black £63.94
1 x Hitachi GST Travelstar 5K1000 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 2.5" Hard Drive - (HTS541010A9E680) £49.99
1 x LiteOn DL-8ATSH Slim SLOT Black 8x DVD-RW SATA Optical Drive £19.99
1 x Silverstone SST-PP05-E Short Cable Set For SilverStone PSU Strider Series 100% Modular £16.99
1 x Raijintek Zelos Low Profile CPU Cooler £15.95
1 x Akasa Slimline Optical SATA Cable (AK-CB050) £2.99
Total : £1,202.71 (includes shipping : ).



unfortunately gpu, psu and odd are out of stock at the moment
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Who needs an ODD? :D
 
I'm actually liking Shivy011's build better - I don't really need an ODD :)

Also I forgot to mention, I won't need storage as I already have an SSD (Intel 520) and 750GB HDD.

My main aim for this build is small and quiet, I think I could get away with using a lower spec GPU but is there any way I can reduce the amount of fans in this build. I'm looking for the most quietest possible build. Fanless Cooler possibly??
 
I doubt you will find a decent passive CPU cooler for a high end chip that isn't also huge. You would be surprised how quiet a decent low profile cooler can be if you aren't overclocking the processor though.
 
No, please DO NOT get the rajintek zelos. It has gaps between the heatpipes and its terrible. I have one and fully regret purchasing it.

I'd like to add it is near silent, but temps fly up to nearly 90C. I have reapplied an remounted many a time; the cooler just isn't up to it.
 
Okay sorry for suggesting that, have no idea about low profile coolers which are good - can anyone suggest one?
 
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