Roark
Lord of Bacon
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So after a few weeks with my new rig I've come to realize I'm pretty acoustically sensitive.
I sit 3' away from my computer, which sits at about ear level, and its obnoxious.
Not sure if its the Case, 5x CM Sickleflow fans, or Corsair A70.
I plan on building a new rig in April, if I can scrape the cash together, for Kepler and possibly IB if it drops.
I have no trouble choosing core components but I'm stuck on Case, Fans, HSF.
Basically looking for minimal sacrifice to air-flow, since I will OC CPU&GPU, while maximizing noise reduction.
I've tried researching using Silentpcreview.com, but it seems like a lot of their info is out of date.
What I've narrowed it down to so far:
Case - Antec Sonata SOLO II, Silverstone Kublai Series, Fractal Define R3,NZXT H2
Leaning toward the Fractal R3, feel like the Antec is lacking in A-F, and not sure how I feel about the side fans on the Silverstones being switched to the other side.
Fans - Scythe Slipstream, Cougar Vortex, considering I'd only need 2, Noctua might be an option, or Gentle Typhoons if they ever come back to the states.
Trying to justify paying ~$25ea for Noctuas or GTs and having a hard time with it.
HSF - Noctua seem like the best options available...
Was looking at the Corsair Hydro series, can't find dBA info on the pumps, fans are more or less irrelevant since they can be replaced.
Thoughts, opinions, hard evidence, experiences.
All are welcome.
I sit 3' away from my computer, which sits at about ear level, and its obnoxious.
Not sure if its the Case, 5x CM Sickleflow fans, or Corsair A70.
I plan on building a new rig in April, if I can scrape the cash together, for Kepler and possibly IB if it drops.
I have no trouble choosing core components but I'm stuck on Case, Fans, HSF.
Basically looking for minimal sacrifice to air-flow, since I will OC CPU&GPU, while maximizing noise reduction.
I've tried researching using Silentpcreview.com, but it seems like a lot of their info is out of date.
What I've narrowed it down to so far:
Case - Antec Sonata SOLO II, Silverstone Kublai Series, Fractal Define R3,
Leaning toward the Fractal R3, feel like the Antec is lacking in A-F, and not sure how I feel about the side fans on the Silverstones being switched to the other side.
Fans - Scythe Slipstream, Cougar Vortex, considering I'd only need 2, Noctua might be an option, or Gentle Typhoons if they ever come back to the states.
Trying to justify paying ~$25ea for Noctuas or GTs and having a hard time with it.
HSF - Noctua seem like the best options available...
Was looking at the Corsair Hydro series, can't find dBA info on the pumps, fans are more or less irrelevant since they can be replaced.
Thoughts, opinions, hard evidence, experiences.
All are welcome.