On Thu, Jun 9, 2016 at 8:09 PM, Mikhail Ramendik <mr@ramendik.ru> wrote:
On 10 June 2016 at 00:04, Greg Freemyer <greg.freemyer@gmail.com> wrote:
That's the same Case and RAM I have in my expensive tower ($2K). (Likely overkill, but I like the idea of that.)
The case is your aesthetic choice. The RAM is exactly right, because this means you can swap RAM around.
I've got a HDD/SSD to throw in and a USB DVD to install from.
I'll need to get a SATA cable I assume. Any other cables, etc. I need to buy?
Can't think of an internal cable at the moment. Make sure you have the right monitor cable. Notably, the motherboard has DVI but not HDMI. If your monitor has DVI, get a DVI cable. If you monitor has HDMI, get a DVI-HDMI cable (they work fine, there is no degradation in quality).
Good to know about DVI => HDMI being fine. I need to buy a HDMI KVM to hook this up to. (I'll end up with 4 towers going to the KVM.)
Anything you see I'm choosing poorly?
Case Thermaltake Core V51 ATX Mid Tower Case $97.61
Power Supply CoolMax 300W Micro ATX Power Supply $21.88
You are very definitely listing too poor a power supply for this case and this CPU. This sort of PSU works when you are saving every dollar, that would mean a Celeron or Pentium system if we are sticking with Intel (as I think we should) and a basic case too.
In your case, aim for 500W and for silence, which means at least a 120mm fan, preferrably 132-140 mm.
I can't imagine shelling $100 out for a piece of molded steel but saving on the PSU. I'd ideally aim for one of those http://www.custompcguide.net/10-most-quiet-power-supply-units-your-computer-... but some might push you over the $500 mark. I don't really know much about modern PSUs, but here is one made by a well known manufacturer that is $100, has a 120mm fan, and can stop its fan when under low loads: https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-RM650-Modular-Supply-Certified/dp/B00EB7UIRS/ . This would let you match an $100 PSU with an $100 case :)
If I'm going to $100, I bought this last time: Power Supply: Corsair RM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ Amazon) Buying one of those would give me a spare and I know it is very quiet.
Another approach is a fanless PSU: https://www.amazon.com/SeaSonic-SS-400FL2-Active-Platinum-Fanless/dp/B003ZWQ... - but this is 400W and I'd only use this if you are planning no expansion at all at all, and ideally witrh an SSD, as an HDD might want a bit of cooling in the case... basically I'd use this one if going for a totally silent system, and I would not put an i5 in that. I'd put a Pentium in that and live with the lower power - a Pentium dissipates less heat and so the fan will be able to run slower. So in you case I would not go fanless.
Yet another option is going full-on aesthetic and matching a Thermaltake case with a Thermaltake PSU. Here's one that has a 140mm fan so I'd say this is *probably* your best bet overall: https://www.amazon.com/Thermaltake-TOUGHPOWER-Modular-Supply-PS-TPD-0750MPCG... (or perhaps the 550W or 650W option - as the 750W might be underloaded leading to lower efficiency)
Speaking of silence: you did not select a CPU fan. The stock fan will do fine but can be noisy. There are a lot of quieter third-party options depending on how much you are willing to spend. Here's an inexpensive one., the model I am using: https://www.amazon.com/ARCTIC-Freezer-Pro-Rev-Multicompatible/dp/B002G392ZI
But with the case and suggested PSU, we can continue being aesthetic and get a Thermaltake, a probably very quiet 140mm Thermaltake too: https://www.amazon.com/Thermaltake-Intel-Cooler-Cooling-CL-P002-AL14RE-/dp/B... . While LGA1151 is not mentioned on its Amazon page it is mentioned on its Thermaltake page: http://www.thermaltake.com/products-model_Specification.aspx?id=C_00002247 , so I think it is supported all right.
Good info. I do care a lot about noise. 6 computers total in my lab when I'm done and I want to be able to work in there for extended periods.
This stuff pushes you a bit over 500, but probably not critically - and you get a PSU and CPU fan that match your case in both manufacturer and class.
Great suggestions. Thanks
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