- May 24, 2005
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As the thread title says i'm looking to build a silent pc thats going to be on or near the equipment rack and I'm looking for it to be silent. My uses will be 1080p blu ray video, maybe some anime movies, youtube, Netflix, and in the future 4k video (whenever that shows up). Possibly some light gaming on emulators or arcade pc games. My question is, is a dual core cpu like the i3 4130 good enough for this or am I better off with a quad core like the i5-4430?
Also I'm looking for a good htpc case thats preferably horizontally oriented that has the general noise reduction ability of a corasair 550d or antec p183. I intend to replace the stock fans with a single noctua 120mm fan--going to be the only source of noise in my pc (hopefully!)
Currently looking at:
Intel i3-4130 dual core cpu
NoFan CR-95C passive cooler
Asus H81M-E motherboard
Seasonic 400W fanless PSU
4x2 GB DDR1333 RAM
Noctua NF-F12 to replace stock case fans.
Maybe a Asus 7750 passive GPU in the future.
I currently have an intel atom dual core with nvidia ion (asus eee box) but it sounds like a tiny tornado and lags with 1080p video and youtube.
Also I'm looking for a good htpc case thats preferably horizontally oriented that has the general noise reduction ability of a corasair 550d or antec p183. I intend to replace the stock fans with a single noctua 120mm fan--going to be the only source of noise in my pc (hopefully!)
Currently looking at:
Intel i3-4130 dual core cpu
NoFan CR-95C passive cooler
Asus H81M-E motherboard
Seasonic 400W fanless PSU
4x2 GB DDR1333 RAM
Noctua NF-F12 to replace stock case fans.
Maybe a Asus 7750 passive GPU in the future.
I currently have an intel atom dual core with nvidia ion (asus eee box) but it sounds like a tiny tornado and lags with 1080p video and youtube.
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