My first build: seeking silence and plenty of advice in Silent PCs http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r20212420 en Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:44:43 EDT Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:44:43 EDT Re: My first build: seeking silence and plenty of advice http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20247608 macedon : THANKS for the reply YBoris

i`ll certainly consider it

i need the 4 gigs cause i wanna run 64 bit xp pro and it will help me when i datamine some database/s. The databases i am working are over 2GB each.

but i think you are right it might be an overkill

nice little case (im looking into it right now)

thanks again]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20247608 Sat, 29 Mar 2008 13:32:17 EDT PS http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20243658 YBoris :
said by macedon See Profile :

no comments huh?

i just checked if i posted in a wrong forum just in case :D
it's a quiet forum ;)

... and could you repeat that out loud without laughing: "4 GB of ram for WORD PROCESSING" !? :o

get serious - you don't need 4GB ... install XP SP3 and you're good for 3 years ... or how about spend $600 now ... and in 2 years for $600 (that you save now) you'll be able to get a SUPER-RIG (by then we'll have non-moving active cooling) :D
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20243658 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:45:13 EDT maybe I can help :) http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20243610 YBoris : I don't know if I can be of help ... I built myself a very nice PC (see a few threads back - I even have pictures).

To watch DVD's you don't need a powerful PC. Sticking in a Quad or even Duo will make your PC hotter, thus you'll need fast fans, and thus it will be not as quiet as you might like.

If you exclude gaming from your repertoire - you can have a very nice quiet (nearly silent) PC that is the size of three calculus books stacked together :)

»Need a nice Mini-ITX case :)

I'm very satisfied with the results I got (and unlike the picture shows - I used the power supply that came with the PC.

The entire cost was maybe $400 (INCLUDING MONITOR)

$80 Mobo+CPU (yay for onboard video)
$30 1GB RAM
$50 Case+PowerSupply
$30 DVD+/-RW DL (nearly silent)
$ 0 Hard Drive (had one lying around)
$20 Wireless card
$200 Monitor ...

Since you want a video card - get yourself a nice PCI card for $50 with passive cooling - and problem solved :D

Remember - there is a trade-off between speed and silence ... more of one - less of the other (unless you've got money to throw away - for a water cooling solution - which will just be more headaches than it's worth) ...

again: no games = all good
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20243610 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:38:10 EDT Re: My first build: seeking silence and plenty of advice http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20231609 macedon : no comments huh?

i just checked if i posted in a wrong forum just in case :D]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20231609 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:01:29 EDT My first build: seeking silence and plenty of advice http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20212420 macedon : Hi everyone,

This is going to be my first build ...as you know you get sick and tired of out-of-the-box solutions with crappy hardware and unnecessary add-ons...

I am looking to build silent PC under CAN$1200 including tax - yup Canadian tax :-)

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I use my pc mostly for:
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(A) intensive MS office work (Excel, Access...large databases, data mining....)
(B) watch a lot of DVD movies
(C) no gaming, maybe TF2 sometimes, who knows...
(D) i need the newly build pc to last me 3 YRS
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I am looking at these parts (all prices are in CAN$):

MOBO:
(1) Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L ATX LGA775 P35 1333FSB 1PCI-E16 3PCI-E1 3PCI SATA2 Sound GBLAN Motherboard, $86.49
(2) ASUS P5K ATX LGA775 P35 DDR2 2PCI-E16 3PCI 1PCI-E1 SATA2 Sound GBLAN 1394 Motherboard, $127.99

CPU:
(1) Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Quad Core Processor LGA775 Kentsfield 2.40GHZ 1066FSB 8MB Retail Box, $242.95
(2) Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Dual Core Processor LGA775 3.0GHZ Wolfdale 1333FSB 6MB Retail, $213.20
(3) Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Dual Core Processor LGA775 Conroe 2.66GHZ 1333FSB 4MB Retail, $193.99

Power supply:
(1) Enermax Modu82+ 625W, $150.00
(2) Seasonic S12 Energy+ 550, $110.16
(3) Seasonic S12 Energy+ 650, $127.44
(4) Corsair HX520, $98.15
(5) Corsair HX620, $126.20
(6) Corsair TX650W, $105.00

CASE:
(1) P182, $121.21
(2) P180B, $128.26
(3) SOLO , $59.99

CPU heat-sink + fan if necessary:
(1) Thermalright ULTRA-120 Extreme 6 Heatpipe Cooler LGA775 Heatsink *Fan Not Included*, $48.42
ONE Fan from the list below to go with the sink above (sleeve bearing more silent but less lifetime than ball bearing):
· Noctua NF-S12-1200 120MM Ultra Quiet Cooling Fan 1200RPM 81M3/H 17DBA Molex, $18.35
· Noctua NF-P12-1300 120MM Ultra Quiet Cooling Fan 1100-1300RPM 63-92M3/H 12.6-19.8DBA Molex, $17.99
· Scythe S-FLEX SFF21F 120MM Cooling Fan 1600RPM 28.0DBA 63.7CFM FDB , $11.34
· Scythe Slip Stream Kaze Jyuni 120MM Fan 1200RPM 68.5CFM 24DBA , $6.21

(2) Scythe Ninja Plus REV.B Heatpipe Fanless Heatsink AM2 LGA775 S478 S754 S939 W/ 120MM Fan, $31.49

HDD:
(1) Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB SATA2 8.5MS 7200RPM 16MB Cache Hard Drive 5YR MFR Warranty , $55.98

??? RAM ???
(1) OCZ Platinum XTC PC2-6400 4GB 2X2GB DDR2-800 CL5-4-4-15 DDR2 240PIN, $115.50
(2) Corsair XMS2 TWIN2X4096-6400C5 4GB DDR2 2X2GB PC2-6400 DDR2-800 CL 5-5-5-18 240PIN, $81.80
(3) G.SKILL F2-8000CL5D-4GBPQ PC2-8000 4GB 2X2GB DDR2-1000 CL5-5-5-15 240PIN, $117.73

??? Video card ???
(1) "Not a gamer, need mid-range or low-range"
(2) watch dvd movies and win apps(Access/Excel)
(3) has to be dual and SILENT (i`m used to having 2 LCD screens)

LCD screen
2x1 --> Samsung 931BW 19IN Widescreen LCD Monitor Glossy Black Finish 2000:1 1440X900 2MS HDCP VGA DVI-D, $400 (both)

I really hope you can help me out, and point which part to use and which not to use, also please suggest parts that you think are better (performance/silent wise) than the ones i have listed (my knowledge is fairly limited, so your help will be greatly appreciated)...did i mentioned i have never built pc before :-)

I hope i didn't forget to list any major component, and i will be leveraging my old SONY double layer DVD writer, its old but don't need anything fancier that the one i have

Just as a comparison, right now i have an old, very old P4 HT @ 3.00 with 2 gigs RAM and hmmm very old Geforce FX 5200, its an Dell Dimension 4600, i guess no need for further info you get the picture :-) Its a collector`s issue...

Thank You,
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