Close to silent pc!
Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2014 6:26 pm
Hi everyone,
I joined this great forum a little while ago, and it has been an invaluable source of help already (thank you CA_Steve and Abula once again for patiently sharing your knowledge)!
I would like to build my first desktop pc (so far I have only been using laptops…) but I need some help as I have little expertise on hardware configurations.
I’m looking for a “high performance” and close to silent pc for:
- extensive office use (Office suite, management software, online databases)
- Photoshop and CAD (not professionally)
- watching HD films (quite often)
- heavy browsing and p2p
- NO GAMING
So far I am oriented towards the following key components:
Fractal Design Define R4 Black Pearl
Intel Core i5-4670 3.4GHz 6MB Socket 1150 84W with GPU HD Graphics 4600 Boxed
ASUS Z87-Plus
Ram DDR3 Corsair Vengeance Low Profile CML8GX3M2A1600C9 1600MHz 8GB (2x4GB) CL9
(or Crucial Ballistix Sport 2x4GB)
SSD Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" SATA3
2 3TB WD Caviar hdds (either green or red)
I am planning to replace the 2 stock fans that come with the R4 case with three 140 mm aftermarket fans (2 in the front and 1 the back) in order to control each fan individually for optimized system cooling (priority is quietness at idle).
1) Do you think I would get any benefit if I also include a mid-range video card?
Or the integrated one would be more than enough for my use?
2) Considering the partial hw configuration I provided so far and the use of the pc, would a fanless PSU work well in the R4? Or do you think a semi passive one would more appropriate?
I was thinking about one of these:
Seasonic Platinum 520FL
Bequiet! Dark Power Pro 10 550W
I read they both received the Editor’s Choice.
Thank you in advance!
I joined this great forum a little while ago, and it has been an invaluable source of help already (thank you CA_Steve and Abula once again for patiently sharing your knowledge)!
I would like to build my first desktop pc (so far I have only been using laptops…) but I need some help as I have little expertise on hardware configurations.
I’m looking for a “high performance” and close to silent pc for:
- extensive office use (Office suite, management software, online databases)
- Photoshop and CAD (not professionally)
- watching HD films (quite often)
- heavy browsing and p2p
- NO GAMING
So far I am oriented towards the following key components:
Fractal Design Define R4 Black Pearl
Intel Core i5-4670 3.4GHz 6MB Socket 1150 84W with GPU HD Graphics 4600 Boxed
ASUS Z87-Plus
Ram DDR3 Corsair Vengeance Low Profile CML8GX3M2A1600C9 1600MHz 8GB (2x4GB) CL9
(or Crucial Ballistix Sport 2x4GB)
SSD Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" SATA3
2 3TB WD Caviar hdds (either green or red)
I am planning to replace the 2 stock fans that come with the R4 case with three 140 mm aftermarket fans (2 in the front and 1 the back) in order to control each fan individually for optimized system cooling (priority is quietness at idle).
1) Do you think I would get any benefit if I also include a mid-range video card?
Or the integrated one would be more than enough for my use?
2) Considering the partial hw configuration I provided so far and the use of the pc, would a fanless PSU work well in the R4? Or do you think a semi passive one would more appropriate?
I was thinking about one of these:
Seasonic Platinum 520FL
Bequiet! Dark Power Pro 10 550W
I read they both received the Editor’s Choice.
Thank you in advance!