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Thanks - will review HWMonitor

Yup, and my hearing isn't that good (at least according to my wife :( ) I have no PSU fan and no discrete GPU. Hence the H67. So, my only source of noise is the Noctua fans and the case fan (but I haven't installed it yet). Meanwhile... since my OP I loaded CoreTemp and inserted the...

I have a (massive) Noctua NH-U12P SE2 HSF with both fans installed, a fanless PSU and no rear case fan in a Antec Solo case. I can still hear the Noctua fans so was thinking of either removing one and/or adding the speed reducers that reduce fan speed from 1300 RPM stock to 1100 RPM or 900 RPM...

The other fans in the case are part of the Noctua CPU HSF I purchased so I assumed that they and the HSF would be v quiet. Even if the case fans are louder than a PSU fan it may still contribute to noise/vibration. I realize I may have over spent but I was just trying to find the quietest...

mfenn and Davidh373, Thanks for your responses. I exchanged the Asus P8H67-M PRO for the Gigabyte GA-H67MA-UD2H as recommended but kept the over priced PSU/Case because low to no noise is a priority and someone else has more sensitive hearing than me!

Final ordered parts: Case: Antec Solo PSU: Seasonic X-460FL MOBO: Asus P8H67-M PRO CPU: i5 2500K RAM: G.SKILL 8GB 2X4GB GPU: on board HDD0: OCZ Vertex 2 Sandforce 120GB 2.5in SATA2 SSD HDD1: WD Green 1TB (64MB Cache) HSF: Noctua NH-U12P Monitors: 2 x Samsung E2220X 21.5in LCDs Mouse: Logitech...

Final ordered parts: Case: Antec Solo PSU: Seasonic X-460FL MOBO: Asus P8H67-M PRO CPU: i5 2500K RAM: G.SKILL 8GB 2X4GB GPU: on board HDD0: OCZ Vertex 2 Sandforce 120GB 2.5in SATA2 SSD HDD1: WD Green 1TB (64MB Cache) HSF: Noctua NH-U12P Monitors: 2 x Samsung E2220X 21.5in LCDs Mouse: Logitech...

http://www.intel.com/products/desktop/chipsets/ec-h67/h67-overview.htm?wapkw=(h67) it looks like it

@Patrick Wolf Good point about the HD 3000 vs HD 2000. Yes the HSF (and PSU) may be overkill but I wanted quiet and these items get consistently good reviews for low noise. What I'm really after though is mobo advice...

Please help me choose a motherboard for my new quiet system. I've listed my just-purchased components for this system below and the mobo specs I think I need in parentheses. My old system is about 5 years old and I can't see re-using any of the parts in my new build (except my HP 6L old...

mfenn - thanks for all your help

will do can anyone advise on the options above (mushkin, g.skill, other)? thanks

Ok, so I take it that the closer to 1.5V the better? Would you recommend Mushkin Enhanced Silverline Stiletto 8GB 2X4GB PC3-10666 DDR3-1333 9-9-9-24 or G.SKILL F3-10666CL9D-8GBRL Ripjaws 8GB 2X4GB DDR3-1333 CL9-9-9-24 or something else

The Corsair is 1.65V - is that ok? How can I tell what voltage I need?

Fair enough Here's what I ordered so far : Case: Antec Solo PSU: Seasonic X-460FL RAM: Corsair XMS 2x4GB DDR3-1333 (dual channel to complement LGA1155) GPU: on board (see below) HDD0: OCZ Vertex 2 Sandforce 120GB 2.5in SATA2 SSD HDD1: WD Green 1TB (64MB Cache) HSF: Noctua NH-U12P...