Which CPU ryzen/x299/x399?

[smogsy]

Hi all

So To start this off, i currently have a 5930K @ Stock (i know right crazy)
on a ASUS WS-E EATX motherboard

I want something
Smaller ATX/mATX (would love Matx, but looks like all AM4 matx boards sucks.) (i need Optical And theirs only 1 choice)
faster/Upgrade
Extremely Silent

Use in Order:
Gaming
Programming

Gaming at
3440x1440 /4K with a 1080Ti

Budget: No Budget, But I have sense.

Wont be Overclocking As i want it Silent

Ryzen 7 Of course is my main choice right now. Cant decide on model.
Also been considering the 7820X/TR due to the Extra PCI-E Lanes future proofing

Current Build Idea:
Quote:
Custom Ryzen 7 1700X System @ 3.8GHz 1 £969.07 £969.07

XX-065-OK Full Cable Management

CA-077-FD Fractal Design Define C Midi Tower Case - Black

MB-555-GI Gigabyte GA-AX370-Gaming K5 AMD X370 (Socket AM4) DDR4

ATX Motherboard

CA-05B-SS Seasonic Prime Gold 750W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply

CP-39W-AM AMD Ryzen 7 Eight Core 1700X 3.80GHz (Socket AM4) Processor -

Retail

HS-008-BQ be quiet! Dark Rock 3 CPU Cooler

MY-456-CS Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8G

DDR4 PC4-25600C16

3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK16GX4M2B3200C16)

HD-22G-SA Samsung 960 EVO Polaris 250GB M.2 2280 PCI-e 3.0 x4 NVMe

Solid State Drive

Just would like someone/People to bounce Some thoughts off?

 

[smogsy]

reasons for not overclocking such a great cpu ? once overclocked wouldnt be much of a upgrade to anything unless you doing like work type situations.

And i thought i was mad "upgrading" from a i7 3770k to a R7 1700. Any upgrade from your current system would be a utter waste of money.


Going to a Ryzen system will only gain you 2 cores, but slower IPC.
Going to the new Intel stuff will gain you 2 cores and slightly faster IPC.

Your best bet would be to overclock your 5930k, and spend the money on watercooling it (and the GPU) so its silent, if not quieter than it is now.

I need my pc stable and extremely slient. & Smaller. To go smaller I need a new mobo+case

I don't want AIO as it's louder than air.

 

[smogsy]

Not overclocking is not equal to silence.

I am also a VERY strong silence advocate for my PCs, and my latest PC is the most silent I've ever built. This is a Ryzen 7

Having said that, I'd avoid the Skylake-X series if you want quietness, as the 8+ core models are running extremely hot for every review I've seen.

Ryzen runs very very cool, and Threadripper isn't out yet but presumably will also run cool for the amount of cores/clocks it'll have.

If you want your system to be as quiet as possible, you only need to focus on a couple of things:

• Get AIR COOLING, because for maximum quietness watercooling will always have its pump running. More specifically get the largest heatsink with the largest fans you can, I am using the Noctua DH-15 (and I've used the ultra-low-noise adapters on the fans)
• Get ultra-low noise case fans. E.g. this 12cm Noctua, and there's a 14cm version too (overclockers don't sell it though).
• Use the best thermal paste, allowing your fans to run as slowly as possible. This is thermal grizzly Kyronaught at the moment.
• If you're using HDDs, use a 5.25" HDD mount, so get a case which has 5.25" slots. Search "Sharkoon Hdd-Vibe-Fixer" on the rainforest to find these. (and if you think this couldn't possibly make that much difference, it makes a ludicrous amount of difference. So much so that I won't ever build a computer without them. It's basically magic)
• If money is no object, and silence is paramount, ONLY use SSDs.
• Look for GPU reviews which include decibel ratings, and opt for the quietest GPU in the range you want. For example in the GTX 1070 range, this is the Palit Gamerock and Jetstream range. And Techpowerup always check fan noise.
• Get a Noise dampened case. beQuiet! do very good ones, but there are other companies too.
• Get a fan controller. Doesn't have to be anything super fancy, just this is very good.

Not my first rodeo,
My current pc is pretty slient at 25DBa

But going further
I will be undervolting
Getting a big air cooler
Fans will be permanently to motherboard
Max 300rpm
Everything will be ssds
Fractal case also will add extra sound dampening
My 1080ti will put in slient mode
Stock clocks with fans running max at 1000rpm at 82c
Going for try for 20dba not sure if possible but will see.

 

[smogsy]

Going from a 5930K to x299/x399 for gaming, are you sure ?

that was more for programming side & allowing me to run More PCI-E ssds