Okay, gents, here's the plan. My monolithic desktop ate it and I've been meaning to downsize for quite a while. After reading my latest copy of Maximum PC and seeding the glowing review of the Arctic Cooling hybrid GPU cooler thing, I decided to make it near silent as well. I have a GTX 560 448-core that I plan on mating to the arctic cooling cooler thingie. I also think the Bitfenix Prodigy is the best case. After that I'm open to suggestions for the quietest machine possible. Maybe a Fanless PSU? Intended uses are gaming, Unity development, Maya modeling and rendering, and looking amazing.
What is your:Budget, location and intended use.
And what do you want to keep from your last build.
If your budget can manage it, then go water cooling.
[video=youtube;_lNTEO4-yHs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lNTEO4-yHs[/video]
Some of the high-end Seasonic PSUs and appropriate rebrands have a fan which switches off completely when the PSU is under 30% load, but you do pay a price premium for it.
Mini ITX increases the cost of a build, and silence increases the cost of a build also. Together you're talking a fair bit of money.
[QUOTE=taipan;40534706]What is your:Budget, location and intended use.
And what do you want to keep from your last build.[/QUOTE]
As mentioned, intended use is gaming at 1200p, 3D modeling, and Unity game development. Location is western US and budget is around $1000. I plan on reusing my GTX 560 Ti 448-core.
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[QUOTE=Killervalon;40535389]If your budget can manage it, then go water cooling.
[video=youtube;_lNTEO4-yHs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lNTEO4-yHs[/video][/QUOTE]
I don't want to go full water cooling as it needs to be semi-portable. However closed loop coolers are planned, including an Arctic Cooling hybrid cooler for the GPU.
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[QUOTE=rhx123;40535416]Some of the high-end Seasonic PSUs and appropriate rebrands have a fan which switches off completely when the PSU is under 30% load, but you do pay a price premium for it.
Mini ITX increases the cost of a build, and silence increases the cost of a build also. Together you're talking a fair bit of money.[/QUOTE]
I was thinking of a Seasonic Fanless or a CM Silent Pro PSU.
If you do it properly it's still portable
[QUOTE=Killervalon;40536814]If you do it properly it's still portable[/QUOTE]
Define portable, beat and banged up portable like an insurance adjuster's laptop, or portable like a ferrari can leave the garage once a year?
also killer I see you went gold member finally, disappointed yet? lol
[QUOTE=Hailedbean;40555828]Define portable, beat and banged up portable like an insurance adjuster's laptop, or portable like a ferrari can leave the garage once a year?[/QUOTE]
I think the question is to if the computer can be moved with the liquid inside. As far as I know you just have the close the tank and you should be fine.. Right?
[QUOTE=Killervalon;40555921]I think the question is to if the computer can be moved with the liquid inside. As far as I know you just have the close the tank and you should be fine.. Right?[/QUOTE]
That's my main worry. I don't want to have to drain the tank then repump/prime the system every time I relocate, as I will relocate probably 3 or 4 times a week. Also weight is a minor factor.
Nothing should go wrong when you seal it up properly. Besides, where can the water go than past the pump? I'm not certain if the water can back-trace through the pump. You can put the reservoir on a higher location than the pump, so water that goes out (if I'm correct, I have little experience in water cooling) would just go to the pump and stay there.
[QUOTE=Trekintosh;40556089]That's my main worry. I don't want to have to drain the tank then repump/prime the system every time I relocate, as I will relocate probably 3 or 4 times a week. Also weight is a minor factor.[/QUOTE]
You can easily transport fully watercooled systems, company I work for has had no issues with shipping them up and down the country.
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