I just pulled the trigger and ordered the 850, as 750 was not in stock and I didn't want to wait. It might be a bit overkill, but I got a good price for it which was still cheaper than a 750 Platinum if bought locally. I expect this thing to be dead silent . Now, it's just about making that 1080 ti ...

I switched from Strix 970 double fan design to Strix 1080 Ti triple fan design.

I had triple fan in the past. It was loud. But it's Strix, it has to be good, right?

Wrong. Never again triple fan. This thing is loud as fuck. Should have gone with MSI or something instead.

Albeit apparently the 650W fan tops under 700rpm while the 850W one tops over 1200rpm, Fylladitakis reported the 650W as way louder than the 850W. Well, probably I'm biased/prejudiced against him, but frankly I don't trust a guy who I was told doesn't even own the test equipment he used. :roll: If ...

What about Bitfenix? Those look really sweet.

I'm not sure if the OP question is about whole cases made of tempered glass (haven't seen many of those personally but I think it's really unnecessary and over the top), however tempered glass itself is a way better choice for side windows. I don't want to ever have a cheap plastic window again on m...

I just turned psu in my current build upside down, and to cut long story short (I posted whole story in the PSU forums), the reason I had problems was the fan facing upwards. It's way better now. But I'm still excited about H440... I don't know why, I just want a change from Define series, and I rea...

In a closed R4 ... the damn PSU will still start this whining annoying fan noise... I can see a few reasons for this: 1. You have the PSU mounted with the fan facing upwards. At high load it will suck warm air from the graphics card, increasing the fan speed further. 2. The PSU is mounted with the ...

I was just wondering why isn't H440 mentioned here more as a contender to silentpc builds. Because ...It's with some misgivings that we chose not to award SPCR's Recommendation to the NZXT H440. It has a lot going for it, not least of all a very sturdy build and unique, handsome styling. But the su...

Well thanks for answers, it's just that I have a really bad experience with my current setup as described, I allready have a good semipassive PSU which just cannnot cope with the power draw of 1080 Ti. The current PSU is, by far the loudest component in the system. :( It did great with the GTX 970, ...

that the old X series had a quieter fan profile than the new Primes? Who knows? The old X-series got a temp controlled (thermistor) fan, the Titanium Primes got a new IC-based fan controller. BTW having a PSU with a too wide fanless operation range might be counterproductive, because it will likely...

I was just wondering why isn't H440 mentioned here more as a contender to silentpc builds. It still has sound dampening installed and looks similiar to Define series, so I wonder what your opinions, experiences or recommendations for a long time satisfied R4 user would be? I'm in the process of maki...

Thanks for replies, it seems even 850W might be good enough considering the fan didn't turn on until 800W test... On the other hand, I'm scratching my head thinking how the hell did the fan not turn on until 800W test? How long were the tests? It would probably not behave the same in a hot case with...

Welcome to SPCR. Now, step away from the ledge. :D Have you plugged your PC into a power meter to see it's actual power use? It's hard to get to 500-600W with a single 1080 Ti without a serious overclock. Worst case stress load: CPU (let's say i7-7700K) 91W TDP. Overclock ~ 150W GPU: 250W. OC ~ 320...

It's the one model Arandtech did not test, and I'm willing to pay more for it it's going to be quieter, but based on their review 850 performed the same as 750, couldn't find any legit comparisons between the two either. Back in 2012 SPCR tested X-1050 that was about 10db quiter than other 650W mode...