My budget is 500 € at top for it and I realize that I won't be able to build a totally silent machine, but that is not necessary, it just needs to be reasonably silent.
My shop list is the following currently:
- Case: Cooler Master N300 (NSE-300-KKN1)
- Video card: SAPPHIRE R7 250 1GB GDDR5 Ultimate (11215-04-40G)
- Motherboard: ASRock FM2A55M HD+ (mATX) (AMD-FM2+)
- Memory: Kingston DDR-3 4GB /1600 ValueRAM (KVR16N11S8/4)
- CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 740 BOX (sFM2) (AD740XOKHJBOX)
- PSU: Be Quiet! 500W System Power (S7-BN144)
- What CPU cooler should I choose? I tried to find a proper one, but I'm not sure that I should choose a big one like the Noctua coolers, it seems a little overkill.
- Is it worth to invest to a passive PSU? It can be pricey compared to my other items and I guess a PSU with a good speed controlled fan can be good too (but maybe not that one above).
- What motherboard should I choose to have a decent fan control? Should I be worried about it or I just need to wire 5V for the fans to slow them down? :-)