I am looking to build a new computer in the next 2-3 months. It's been a few years since my last build so I'm thinking it's about time to upgrade. I'm not a big gamer; I like older games like GTA3/Vice City/San Andreas, Doom 3, EA Sports franchise (FIFA, NHL, NBA etc). I don't intend to push my rig to the limit so I won't be overclocking at all. I don't do any system-intensive work on this PC, it's just for internet/email/occasional games/word processing. This PC will be situated in my study and will double as a secondary TV and PVR. Storage is also not a concern as I have a 1Tb file/media server networked in my apartment. I also plan to run Windows 7 Ultimate.
What I really want, however, is for this PC to run as quietly as possible - near-silence would be perfect. I am sick of my old PC making my study sound like an airport runway... it's not THAT bad but you get the idea. I would like some advice on super-quiet 3rd-party CPU coolers and super-quiet PSUs. Speaking of which, I would also like to know how much wattage in the PSU do I need as I'm not familiar with working that out.
So this is what I have in mind so far:
CPU: Intel Core i5 750
MB: Gigabyte GA-P55-UD4P (I chose this particular MB because I need Firewire)
RAM: Corsair 1600Mhz 4GB
HDD: 2 x 500GB Seagate HDD running RAID 0 (recycled component)
VGA: ATI Radeon HD5770 1Gb
DVD: Pioneer DVD Burner (recycled component)
DTV: WinFast DTV2000 H (recycled component)
PSU: ???
I'm really not looking to build a super computer, just something balanced as an all-rounder PC and good enough to last the next few years like my current rig has. I am looking to keep costs down as low as possible, but not cutting corners on quality. I've made a limit of AUD$1200 which is about USD$1100 give or take. With the parts I need to buy (CPU/MB/RAM/VGA), I am currently on around AUD$800. My questions are:
1) Is this a balanced rig?
2) How much power in the PSU do I need?
3) What is the best quiet PSU I can get - I've heard very good things about the quietness of Seasonic PSUs.
4) Since I'm not overclocking, would the stock CPU cooler be quiet enough? and
5) If the above question is a no, what would be the best quiet CPU cooler I can get?
Looking forward to seeing your opinion. Thank you in advance.
What I really want, however, is for this PC to run as quietly as possible - near-silence would be perfect. I am sick of my old PC making my study sound like an airport runway... it's not THAT bad but you get the idea. I would like some advice on super-quiet 3rd-party CPU coolers and super-quiet PSUs. Speaking of which, I would also like to know how much wattage in the PSU do I need as I'm not familiar with working that out.
So this is what I have in mind so far:
CPU: Intel Core i5 750
MB: Gigabyte GA-P55-UD4P (I chose this particular MB because I need Firewire)
RAM: Corsair 1600Mhz 4GB
HDD: 2 x 500GB Seagate HDD running RAID 0 (recycled component)
VGA: ATI Radeon HD5770 1Gb
DVD: Pioneer DVD Burner (recycled component)
DTV: WinFast DTV2000 H (recycled component)
PSU: ???
I'm really not looking to build a super computer, just something balanced as an all-rounder PC and good enough to last the next few years like my current rig has. I am looking to keep costs down as low as possible, but not cutting corners on quality. I've made a limit of AUD$1200 which is about USD$1100 give or take. With the parts I need to buy (CPU/MB/RAM/VGA), I am currently on around AUD$800. My questions are:
1) Is this a balanced rig?
2) How much power in the PSU do I need?
3) What is the best quiet PSU I can get - I've heard very good things about the quietness of Seasonic PSUs.
4) Since I'm not overclocking, would the stock CPU cooler be quiet enough? and
5) If the above question is a no, what would be the best quiet CPU cooler I can get?
Looking forward to seeing your opinion. Thank you in advance.
