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by Souli
Tue May 31, 2016 12:30 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Gaming machine need advice for PSU and CPU cooler
Replies: 12
Views: 8268

Re: Gaming machine need advice for PSU and CPU cooler

While I don't find it reasonable to buy K-series CPU for its higher resellability, I think that it actually makes sense to go for a top-end CPU which will not bottleneck the performance of GTX 1080. There are just a couple of triple-A games highly reliant on CPU. Also, the overall CPU technology ha...
by Souli
Sat May 28, 2016 1:22 am
Forum: General Gallery
Topic: Silent MiniITX Skylake in 13.4 litres: 6400, GTX950, Ninja 4
Replies: 64
Views: 119891

Re: Silent MiniITX Skylake in 13.4 litres: 6400, GTX950, Nin

Hi,
I didn't see anything mentioned in here but maybe you could help me out. If I go for a SFX PSU like the new Corsair SF450W. Would this allow for a longer graphic card like in the Ncase M1?
by Souli
Wed May 25, 2016 11:45 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Gaming machine need advice for PSU and CPU cooler
Replies: 12
Views: 8268

Re: Gaming machine need advice for PSU and CPU cooler

k then I'll stick to the Corsair since it costs only 2/3 of the Leadex.
by Souli
Wed May 25, 2016 1:20 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Gaming machine need advice for PSU and CPU cooler
Replies: 12
Views: 8268

Re: Gaming machine need advice for PSU and CPU cooler

Why exactly? He gets more performance out of the i7 than the i5 for the future. If I go for a i5 I would not take the 6600K but rather the normal 6600 since they have the same Turbo Speed anyway and I can save money on the H170 chipset. edit: I convinced him to go with a Fractal Define Mini. CPU coo...
by Souli
Wed May 25, 2016 1:13 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Gaming machine need advice for PSU and CPU cooler
Replies: 12
Views: 8268

Re: Gaming machine need advice for PSU and CPU cooler

Yea I can upgrade the RAM no problem on that front.

Well the heat is no issue if I don't have to build a complete silent system. So why not go with the i7 :wink:
by Souli
Wed May 25, 2016 12:38 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Gaming machine need advice for PSU and CPU cooler
Replies: 12
Views: 8268

Re: Gaming machine need advice for PSU and CPU cooler

thanks for the reply guys. The case was not my decision but rather the guy that I build it for wants it :mrgreen: So I'm trying to make it work. What would be an adequate SPCR Micro ATX case choice? Maybe I can sway him after all... The PSU won't interfere with the GPU because I can mount it up top ...
by Souli
Wed May 25, 2016 7:21 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Gaming machine need advice for PSU and CPU cooler
Replies: 12
Views: 8268

Gaming machine need advice for PSU and CPU cooler

Hey guys, I'm building a rig for a friend so there is no need to go as silent as I normally would go. I will list the parts that are already decided on: i7-6700K Scythe Ninja 4 Asus Z170M Plus 2x8Gb Kingston DDR4-2133 Fractal Define Mini Samsung Evo 850 500Gb GTX 1080 as soon as good silent custom c...
by Souli
Sat Mar 12, 2016 2:20 am
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Corsair SFX Gold series released - SF450 and SF600
Replies: 18
Views: 14246

Re: Corsair SFX Gold series released - SF450 and SF600

I really hope SPCR gets their hands on one of the units. Looking for a good SFX for a long time now.
by Souli
Wed Feb 10, 2016 8:06 am
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Smallest ITX Case for this setup (without a graphic card)
Replies: 7
Views: 6954

Re: Smallest ITX Case for this setup (without a graphic card

I'm not sure I see the point of an ATX PSU for a low power build like this. If making it small really is everything then trying to fit in an ATX PSU makes things much larger. A PicoPSU would work fine for the low power components you are talking about. What SSD do you intend to use? If small size i...
by Souli
Wed Feb 03, 2016 7:47 am
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Smallest ITX Case for this setup (without a graphic card)
Replies: 7
Views: 6954

Re: Smallest ITX Case for this setup (without a graphic card

NUC is too expensive for the performance that I get out of it. I alrdy saw the Lian Li and kinda like it. Maybe I'll wait for the new Corsair SFX PSU and see if they are silent then I could go for some non ATX PSU cases.
by Souli
Wed Feb 03, 2016 3:48 am
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Smallest ITX Case for this setup (without a graphic card)
Replies: 7
Views: 6954

Smallest ITX Case for this setup (without a graphic card)

Hi,
I am looking for the smallest case I can fit this stuff into:

i3-6100 with boxed cooler
ATX PSU
1xSSD, 1xHDD, 1xODD (can be a slim one)
no dedicated graphic card.

I have checked out a lot of cases but it seems that most waste a lot of space for a dual slot graphic card which I won't use.
by Souli
Sun Oct 04, 2015 2:28 am
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: Top blower cooler for ITX system
Replies: 2
Views: 4001

Re: Top blower cooler for ITX system

It will still take a while until the case is available but I will definitely post pics of the finished build in here. The case is a lot smaller than the Ncase M1 since the M1 has around 12L and the A4 only 7.25L. My biggest concern is actually the SFX-L PSU and not the cpu cooler since I am fairly c...
by Souli
Sat Oct 03, 2015 1:35 pm
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: Top blower cooler for ITX system
Replies: 2
Views: 4001

Top blower cooler for ITX system

Hi, I am currently trying to find the right parts for my next build. It will be a mini itx gaming build for a friend and the parts that I wanna use are: i5-6500 / 6600 (not yet decided) will undervolt the CPU Asus H170I-Plus Asus GTX970 Strix 16 Gb Ram and 1x SSD The thing is I want to build it in t...
by Souli
Thu Jul 16, 2015 12:14 pm
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Small gaming build (ITX) but which case?
Replies: 4
Views: 4004

Re: Small gaming build (ITX) but which case?

the SFX PSU is only an option if I change the fan inside otherwise it would produce too much noise (which you can see in the article you linked). I saw the Phantek Enthoo Evolv ITX which I kinda like since I can put almost anything in there without thinking. What do you think about the case? edit: j...
by Souli
Tue Jul 14, 2015 1:18 am
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Small gaming build (ITX) but which case?
Replies: 4
Views: 4004

Re: Small gaming build (ITX) but which case?

I would love to use the Ncase but you are limited to a SFX PSU which will be too loud. Are there any m-ATX cases that you guys would recommend taking a look at?
by Souli
Mon Jul 13, 2015 1:05 am
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Small gaming build (ITX) but which case?
Replies: 4
Views: 4004

Small gaming build (ITX) but which case?

Hi, I am currently planning a build that I will start when Skylake is finally available. Atm I use an ATX mainboard but I wanna go to ITX since I have nothing more in my pc than the gpu anyway. Now I need the help of you guys since I wanna go as small as possible without sacrificing quietness. My cu...
by Souli
Fri May 20, 2011 1:10 pm
Forum: General Gallery
Topic: Antec P182, GTX 580, gaming build - Silent
Replies: 6
Views: 5374

Re: Antec P182, GTX 580, gaming build - Silent

I read the Bios with GPUZ and I modded it with nibitor iirc. The 20% was just a value that was quieter than the buzz of my monitor so I used that. THe temps are quite okay as well. Something like 47° or so.
by Souli
Wed May 18, 2011 12:43 pm
Forum: General Gallery
Topic: Antec P182, GTX 580, gaming build - Silent
Replies: 6
Views: 5374

Re: Antec P182, GTX 580, gaming build - Silent

stupid me :mrgreen: ofc it is the Sparkle Calibre gonna change that right now. About the SLI stuff I honestly have no idea. I also dunno what you rly need a SLI of GTX580 for. I run 2x 27" monitors with a resolution of 2560x1440. Can play Crysis 2 at max details without problems so I don't see a rea...
by Souli
Wed May 18, 2011 4:07 am
Forum: General Gallery
Topic: Antec P182, GTX 580, gaming build - Silent
Replies: 6
Views: 5374

Antec P182, GTX 580, gaming build - Silent

Hey, I wanted to share my gaming build with you guys. My Specs: i2500K not overclocked but undervolted @Megahalem (1x Scythe Sliptstream @5V (or 7V can't remember actually)) Asus P8P67 2x 4Gb Mushkin Ram Sparkle Calibre X580 (modded the bios so the fan is not audible) Asus Xonar D1 2x Intel X-25M 80...
by Souli
Mon Mar 21, 2011 7:45 am
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: Silent GTX580? it is possible (Update inside)
Replies: 10
Views: 5407

Re: Silent GTX580?

I just wanted to post my experience with the Sparkle GTX 580. I have the card now for 2 weeks and it was worth the money. Out of the box you can't run the fan below 40% with MSI Afterburner. I just read the bios with nibitor and changed the min fanspeed to 10% and reflashed the card with nvflash. To...
by Souli
Sat Feb 05, 2011 1:21 pm
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: Silent GTX580? it is possible (Update inside)
Replies: 10
Views: 5407

Re: Silent GTX580?

I can't hear my current 5870 @ MK-13 with 2x Scythe Slipstream @5V. But the card is kinda dead so I'm looking for a new one. I would like a card with preinstalled cooler since I got a bad experience with changing coolers and warranty. I haven't found a decent 6970 with a silent cooler so I think the...
by Souli
Sat Feb 05, 2011 11:48 am
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: Silent GTX580? it is possible (Update inside)
Replies: 10
Views: 5407

Silent GTX580? it is possible (Update inside)

Hey, I'm going to buy a GTX580 to replace my broken HD5870 @MK13. I just don't know which one is worth looking into. I've found these 2 cards that look promising http://geizhals.at/a609907.html and http://geizhals.at/a597190.html . The Sparkle looks pretty promising since the cooler was tested by sp...
by Souli
Sat Jan 15, 2011 6:47 am
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: Has anybody tried undervolting sandybridge yet?
Replies: 22
Views: 25848

Re: Has anybody tried undervolting sandybridge yet?

maybe you guys can help me to clear things up a bit. I got a 2500K and an Asus P8p67. In the Bios I enabled EPU and there is also the Offset Option. If I understand that correct then offset is the new way to Undervolt right? It determines the voltage difference regardless if the CPU is in idle or fu...
by Souli
Fri Jan 14, 2011 1:54 pm
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: Advice on these quieter than stock 580 and 6970 cards please
Replies: 35
Views: 15380

Re: Advice on these quieter than stock 580 and 6970 cards pl

You should also check out this one. The cooler was tested by spcr so you can get an idea what it will be like. http://www.calibrestyle.com.tw/productDetail.asp?id=41
by Souli
Sat Nov 20, 2010 7:55 am
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: HD6870 + which cooler?
Replies: 1
Views: 1725

HD6870 + which cooler?

hey guys, I'll buy a HD6870 next week and I'm looking for a nice cooler for that thing. Atm I got a MK-13 which won't fit apparently I think. I was thinking about taking an Accelero S1 Rev.2 and use the fan mounting system of the MK-13 to run 1 or 2x 120@7V to help cooling. Are there any better opti...
by Souli
Tue Dec 08, 2009 10:21 am
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Seasonic X-650 or X-750?
Replies: 2
Views: 2148

yea I alrdy read the test that's why I thought going for the 750W version would improve that even more. But maybe I'm wrong.
by Souli
Tue Dec 08, 2009 9:39 am
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Seasonic X-650 or X-750?
Replies: 2
Views: 2148

Seasonic X-650 or X-750?

Hey, as soon as they are available in my country I'll buy one of these I just don't know which one atm. The fan doesn't spin up until around 20% load so I thought the 750 W model would be better or not? I'm using a P182 atm so it would sit in the lower chamber all alone without another heat producin...
by Souli
Sat Aug 22, 2009 4:34 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: How to improve my sytem further?
Replies: 12
Views: 3528

NeilBlanchard wrote:This process always comes back to: what makes the most noise in the system at the moment?
my fans atm can't wait to try out the new ones :lol: also gonna grab that bolt through kit when I'm there thx for the help
by Souli
Sat Aug 22, 2009 2:02 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: How to improve my sytem further?
Replies: 12
Views: 3528

k jsut gonna grab some S-Flex 1200 and run them on 7 or 5V. I will not use the top exhaust fan since I'm not using it currently either. Just have to find the best combination of where to place them.
by Souli
Fri Aug 21, 2009 12:15 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: How to improve my sytem further?
Replies: 12
Views: 3528

if it's needed or not doesn't rly matter because the shop that I'll visit tomorrow has only a few heatsinks: Meghalem, Thermalright Ultra 120 extreme, Scythe Mugen 2, NHU12P

Except the Mugen 2 every heatsink is at the same price lvl give or take 3 euros.