So, I've won a BeQuiet Silen Base 800 here, and while I was planning on doing an small-but-quiet mATX build next, I suppose I might as well put it to use. Only difference is a possible move up from a mATX to ATX mobo, the rest stays the same Budget: 1000€-1500€ Main uses of intended build: General PC, movie playing, Bluray-ripping and gaming, Livingroom use (silent) Parts required: All but case Previous build information (list details of parts): None reusable (well keyboard and mouse) Monitor resolution: 1920x1080 (Monitor/TV/projector) Storage requirements: Where's the sweet spot at the moment....2TB? will you be overclocking: yes Can't find the overclocking guide, but there was one where you could overclock yet retain the "turbo" function. I'd like it to clock down (for silence) when lightly used and turbo up when gaming. Any motherboard requirements (no. of USB, Xfire/SLI, fan headers): Semi-decent audio, don't plan on using a soundcard. Extra information about desired system: I'd like it to be quiet. What I've thought of: i5-4670K ASUS STRIX-GTX970-DC2OC-4GD5 ASUS Z97-PRO Gamer 8GB-Kit Kingston HyperX 1866 C9 (or whatever else is on sale) 250GB Samsung 850 EVO SSD 2TB 3,5" HDD (spec me a quiet one! this will probably be the loudest component) Thermalright HR-02 Macho Rev. B BeQuiet Silent Base 800 Be quiet! PURE POWER L8 600W BD-ROM ASUS BC-12D2HT/BLK/G Silent ~1150€ Couple of questions: Memory... 8GB or 16GB? Still need kits, right? so 2x4GB is better than 1x8GB? 1600 or 1866? SSD The 850 EVO seems to perform better than the 840EVO, they cost roughly the same... However, I could save 20€ by going for a Crucial MX100 256GB. Worth the swap? Cooler Does the Macho fit into the Silent Base 800? Mobo Why the ASUS Z97-PRO Gamer? It'll probably suffice.
Your build is a way too high spec for me to advise you, but I can tell you that unless you have an APU, the RAM speed doesn't really matter so much, especially between 1600 and 1866 mhz as there is little difference. Most people would say to just make sure you have a CL9. However, seeing as it won't cost much more, you may as well get it anyway for that extra few FPS difference, if that's what you're after.
Hi, thx for the quick reply. There's hardly any difference pricewise between 1600 and 1866 and hardly a difference between cl11 and cl9. So I'd simply take whats on sale. The questions remain 8GB vs 16GB and one stick vs two.
If you will be doing mainly gaming then 8gb should suffice for quite some time. 16gb would be more appropriate if you are doing rendering etc. but still the difference isn't great. I would recommend you watch this YouTube video in regards to this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrrTkbyjDHk With regards to 1 stick vs 2, having dual channel does improve memory bandwidth, therefore increasing fps in games, but not massively. But seeing as though it won't be too much more, it may be something you are willing to go for. I'd take a look at these benchmarks: http://www.gamersnexus.net/guides/1349-ram-how-dual-channel-works-vs-single-channel/Page-3
Thank you, that was an interesting read. So slight headstart for a kit, but not enough to worry about. I've just realised I'm beeing silly as the ATX motherboard has 4 slots anyway...seems i'm stuck in my "tiny PC" thinking.
I've an old WD Green 2TB that's pretty quiet, a Toshiba 4TB that's even quieter (but I've just got it, so if it'll soon get a bit noisier I don't know), and two 3TB Seagates that are nasty loud things that resonate in the case. So from my experience recently, I'd say anything but Seagate. (but with hard drives, can almost guarantee that someone else has exactly the opposite experience to mine).
me! I have a 4tb seagate and cant hear it but they are mounted on rubbers. Personally I wont touch WD, had too many fail on me so I now stick with seagate if I am going normal HDD
Hasn't been a proper HDD test (with noise comparison) in a long time has there? Yeah the WD green is a 5400rpm one, you'd expect it to be cooler and quieter. Anyway, I see a lot of dead WD Blues, but then again we run a hell of a lot of them 24/7 for years on end, so it's normal that some reach the end of their lifespan. Haven't got ANY experience with Toshiba drives, only know them from mobile...
