Spec a Silent Rig pls!

[DR_Pingu]

As in the title.

Budget about £1.2k

I do want a Gigabyte G1 970 and 4790k i7.

Won't need a new monitor yet, but could you include one anyway (not included in the budget as I'd get in the near future after the build, so £1.2k for components).

Will need OS, but thinking Win8.1 just for the sake of things.

Don't need KB, Mouse, Mousemat or Headset - purely need a new rig. Also, could you throw in a wireless card too, a relatively decent one (if it makes a real difference).

Final note: was going to use Corsair Vengeance Pro Red (2x 4GB) 2133MHz RAM as I might be buying a further 8GB from my mate should he upgrade his RAM.

Cheers in advance!

 

[stulid]

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-UD3H-BK - Devil's Canyon Core i7 4790K CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£20 Saving** £384.98
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 WindForce OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N970WF3OC-4GD) £263.99
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 850W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £89.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance Pro Red 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (CMY8GX3M2A2133C11R) £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £77.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 330R Silent Mid Tower Case - Black (CC-9011024-WW) £69.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £61.99
1 x Noctua NH-U12S Ultra-Quiet Slim CPU Cooler with NF-F12 Fan £52.99
Total : £1,178.36 (includes shipping : £13.75).




Get £32.50 cashback - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18637856

And a free board upgrade in the future - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18631511

Free shipping - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18630207

The case and cooler are silent.


Should you not want that RAM,

YOUR BASKET
1 x Kingston HyperX Beast 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (HX324C11T3K2/8) £71.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Savage Red 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (HX324C11SRK2/8) £62.99
Total : £143.68 (includes shipping : £7.25).




Wireless cards, so many to choose from,

YOUR BASKET
1 x TP-Link 450Mbps Wireless N Dual Band PCI Express Adapter (TL-WDN4800) £26.99
1 x Asus PCE-N53 300Mbps Dual-Band Wireless-N600 PCI-E Adapter £22.99
Total : £59.58 (includes shipping : £8.00).

 

[DR_Pingu]

Cheers stu, any recommendations on using a H100 or H105 for CPU water cooling instead of a fan/heatsink? or would you consider that cooler in the same bracket as far as performance goes?

Also, what tools would I need as this'd be my first build I'd like to ensure I've not left myself short from cleaning wipes to screwdrivers!

 

[stulid]

I have personally used that Noctua,

• Stupidly quiet (it's what Noctua do well).
• Kept an overclock i7 [email protected] easily.

I have a H100i at the moment and that can be heard even on the lowest fan speed. Plus I don't think the case takes a H105,

Compatible Corsair Liquid Coolers H55, H60, H75, H80i, H100i

Tools, a few screwdrivers and that is about it, many many videos you can watch on Youtube on how to assemble a PC and see what they use or needed.

One thing you may want to add is a DVD drive to install the OS from the disk, but I prefer to copy the disks files to a USB stick and boot from that.

 

[DR_Pingu]

I won't lie I'd like a disc drive, but I can easily add one myself having seen yourself and others spec the one at around £14

Would getting an anti-static mat and/or wristband be a small godsend too?

 

[stulid]

I've never used an anti static strap either, touch a exposed metal part of a radiator or something should be sufficient.


Here's with DVD drive and another silenced case,

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-UD3H-BK - Devil's Canyon Core i7 4790K CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£20 Saving** £384.98
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 WindForce OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N970WF3OC-4GD) £263.99
1 x BeQuiet Silent Base 800 - Black £99.95
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 850W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £89.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance Pro Red 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (CMY8GX3M2A2133C11R) £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £77.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £61.99
1 x Noctua NH-U12S Ultra-Quiet Slim CPU Cooler with NF-F12 Fan £52.99
1 x Asus 24x DVD±RW DRW-24F1ST SATA ReWriter - Black (Retail) £13.99
Total : £1,228.78 (includes shipping : £19.10).

 

[DR_Pingu]

I know this cooler is quite a beast... but from own knowledge how would you say it compares to the Noctua?
- http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-038-AR - Arctic Cooling Freezer Xtreme Rev.2 High Performance Quiet CPU Cooler

Also, would the Noctua 14S provide any better cooling than the 12S?

 

[foster grant]

The Noctua is the far better choice

 

[DR_Pingu]

Awesome, thanks

Any real difference between the U14S and the U12S at all? Other than the U14 being slightly taller!

 

[foster grant]

Have to be honest and say I have never actually used either lol......but I would assume there isn't much difference in terms of temps

 

[DR_Pingu]

No danger, thanks again!

Looks like the credit card will be coming out very soon xD

 

[foster grant]

Very wise lol