First Quiet System in P180
Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 10:47 am
I have been reading the forums and articles here for some time and have learned a lot. My new build will not be first build but will be my first with "quiet" being a major objective. Here is my proposed build. I intend to get the parts on order when the holiday rush is over.
I will not be playing games. I will not overclock. The most demanding task will be video editing, but not HDTV stuff.
Case: Antec P180 (black of course )
CPU: C2D E6600
M/B: Asus P5B Deluxe
RAM: Kingston DDR2-533 (2 X 512MB kit)
Graphics: ASUS EN7300LE/TD/128M
PSU: Silverstone ST30NF (fanless)
CPU cooler: Scythe Ninja (passive)
H/D: Samsung Spinpoint T400
DVD Writer: LG GSA-H22NBRL
TV Card: Nebula DVB PCI (from existing PC)
Fans: 2 total Noctua or Nexus
Also DVD-ROM drive and floppy
Most of the above is based on advice from these forums so hopefully, my choices will find favour here.
Specific issues on which I would welcome comment are:
Graphics card: I selected the Asus EN7300LE/TD/128 because, not only is it passively cooled but it is also low wattage (= low added heat). As I said I will not be gaming but I might want to run Vista Aero sometime next year. Alternative suggestions would be appreciated.
Fans: I plan to have one fan in the lower chamber to cool the HD and push air past the fanless Silverstone. I will have another fan as an exhaust (rear) in the upper chamber. I plan to control fans by using either Asus Q-fan, Speedfan of just a Fanmate. I still have much to learn about fan control and may have to find from usage which type of control suits me best. Comments on the my proposal for fans would be appreciated, in particular is one fan enough for the upper chamber.
Scythe Ninja: I read on the forums about problems with the Ninja on the P5B board. Some people had problems, others reported no problems. Is this still an issue with recent P5B boards or do I just have to keep my fingers crossed?
I will not be playing games. I will not overclock. The most demanding task will be video editing, but not HDTV stuff.
Case: Antec P180 (black of course )
CPU: C2D E6600
M/B: Asus P5B Deluxe
RAM: Kingston DDR2-533 (2 X 512MB kit)
Graphics: ASUS EN7300LE/TD/128M
PSU: Silverstone ST30NF (fanless)
CPU cooler: Scythe Ninja (passive)
H/D: Samsung Spinpoint T400
DVD Writer: LG GSA-H22NBRL
TV Card: Nebula DVB PCI (from existing PC)
Fans: 2 total Noctua or Nexus
Also DVD-ROM drive and floppy
Most of the above is based on advice from these forums so hopefully, my choices will find favour here.
Specific issues on which I would welcome comment are:
Graphics card: I selected the Asus EN7300LE/TD/128 because, not only is it passively cooled but it is also low wattage (= low added heat). As I said I will not be gaming but I might want to run Vista Aero sometime next year. Alternative suggestions would be appreciated.
Fans: I plan to have one fan in the lower chamber to cool the HD and push air past the fanless Silverstone. I will have another fan as an exhaust (rear) in the upper chamber. I plan to control fans by using either Asus Q-fan, Speedfan of just a Fanmate. I still have much to learn about fan control and may have to find from usage which type of control suits me best. Comments on the my proposal for fans would be appreciated, in particular is one fan enough for the upper chamber.
Scythe Ninja: I read on the forums about problems with the Ninja on the P5B board. Some people had problems, others reported no problems. Is this still an issue with recent P5B boards or do I just have to keep my fingers crossed?