The fans are happy. Next step is to figure out how to make the PSU to stop buzzing...

I have set the first step to 25%. Seems to be spinning fine at ~330 RPM. Starting does not appear to be an issue as it is spinning full speed during the boot process. So it is not starting from a full stop, but rather slowing down from full speed. Noob question. Is it OK to leave the fan completely ...

Every time I run the wizard, it detects a different starting speed. I got several numbers in the range 380-590 RPM. And the latest version of Fan Expert from asus.com does not let me set starting % lower than what the wizard detects. I will roll back to the version from the CD that came with the MB....

Thanks, Rebellious. I did end up buying the non "S" version.

Playing with the ASUS Fan Expert now, to keep the 180mm fan under control...

Thank you CA_Steve and edh. CPU - realistically, I do not think I need that much sustained CPU capacity. I speced the i7 for future-proofing. I tend to keep computers for a long time. My thinking on the "S" was to put a cap on the max temperature the system would need to be able to cope with even if...

Hello Everyone, First of all, thank you to the SPCR community for maintaining such as useful source of information. I am looking to build a quiet, power efficient PC, primarily for Windows software development. (Editor, Visual Studio, several virtual machines). Considerations: Enough power for sever...