System Name | Old friend |
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Processor | 3550 Ivy Bridge x 39.0 Multiplier |
Memory | 2x8GB 2400 RipjawsX |
Video Card(s) | 1070 Gaming X |
Storage | BX100 500GB |
Display(s) | 27" QHD VA Curved @120Hz |
Power Supply | Platinum 650W |
Mouse | Light² 200 |
Keyboard | G610 Red |
Looking for a silent computer will depend on many factors. The first thing is what screen resolution will be used and you know that the needs of a 1080p screen are not the same as 2kk or 4k. The higher the screen resolution, the more components are needed. Expensive and consume more electricity, for 1080p an RTX 2060 is fine but for 2K at least a 4060.
The cost of a 2060 160w is cheaper than its new range, the 4060 with new architecture. If you go to 2k/4k, a 4070/4080/4090 tdp 200w/320w/450w is already recommended.This is the opposite of the truth. Power consumption during gaming at 2160p is lower than at 1080p, because the CPU utilisation is lower, the CPU draws less power at 2160p, while the graphics card utilisation stays the same at both 2160p and 1080p. You don't compare oranges to apples (different graphics tiers).
And the 4060 power consumption is actually lower than the 2060's.
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The cost of a 2060 160w is cheaper than its new range, the 4060 with new architecture. If you go to 2k/4k, a 4070/4080/4090 tdp 200w/320w/450w is already recommended.
The context is that I wrote, a more expensive card and more energy consumption for 2k and 4k screens.
The 2060 series is older and consumes more energy but its equivalent today is the modern 4060 that consumes less due to its new technology but is still more expensive and depending on whether you want more FPS in 2k and 4k you have to go to the highest series that They consume much more electricity.
Everyone buys what they want but the range of cards says a lot about where a 4060 is dedicated. It works well in 1080p but is terrible in full quality frames in 4k. Each card has its specific good segment and the ones with the least features perform well. much worse at high 4k resolutions. This is reality, to go to 4k with everything full you should not use a 4060.You don't buy a higher-tier graphics card to change the resolution. All RTX 4000 cards and all Radeon RX 7000 series cards can play 4K smoothly if you apply reasonable settings.
Everyone buys what they want but the range of cards says a lot about where a 4060 is dedicated. It works well in 1080p
I love Noctua's stuff and have used them for every air cooled build I've done in the past 13 years. Nice to see them continuing to push the envelope. I decided years ago that I prefer the aesthetics of an AIO to a big tower in my main build, but if I were buying a big dual tower, I wouldn't think twice about getting this one. The fact that you can buy a cooler from Noctua and know that it will work on all your future builds, cool any future CPUs as well as any air cooler can, and never need to be replaced until you get tired of it is a big deal.
I kind of look at this like a power supply purchase - buy for quality and not value, but reap the benefits long term across multiple builds.
System Name | Old reliable |
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Processor | Intel 8700K @ 4.8 GHz |
Motherboard | MSI Z370 Gaming Pro Carbon AC |
Cooling | Custom Water |
Memory | 32 GB Crucial Ballistix 3666 MHz |
Video Card(s) | MSI RTX 3080 10GB Suprim X |
Storage | 3x SSDs 2x HDDs |
Display(s) | ASUS VG27AQL1A x2 2560x1440 8bit IPS |
Case | Thermaltake Core P3 TG |
Audio Device(s) | Samson Meteor Mic / Generic 2.1 / KRK KNS 6400 headset |
Power Supply | Zalman EBT-1000 |
Mouse | Mionix NAOS 7000 |
Keyboard | Mionix |
Yeah, kind of, every AIO cooler other than Corsair for the most part has 240 / 280 / 360 in the product name in the graph telling you it's an AIO.I´ve just scolded HWLuxx for a similar review.
For beeing elitist since both of you demand from the reader to know which product is water and which is air cooled.
All your rankings are useless for a run-of-the-mill reader.
Am i wrong?
You said it yourself, lowering performance in games can be playable but it is not at all ideal for a 4k, it is the same as having a 1080p monitor and putting a 4090... having a Volkswagen Polo with a Bugatti engine,or the bugatti chassis with the volswagen polo engineIt will work even better if you don't stress it at all, or apply the 480p or 520p resolution.
I disagree with you. The 4060 is extremely powerful to be able to handle 4K gaming pretty well, except some rare ray-tracing options.
System Name | ASUS TUF F15 |
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Processor | Intel Core i7-11800H |
Motherboard | ASUS FX506HC |
Cooling | Laptop built-in cooling lol |
Memory | 24 GB @ 3200 |
Video Card(s) | Intel UHD & Nvidia RTX 3050 Mobile |
Storage | Adata XPG SX8200 Pro 512 GB & WD Blue SN520 128 GB |
Display(s) | Laptop built-in 144 Hz FHD screen |
Audio Device(s) | LOGITECH 2.1-channel |
Power Supply | ASUS 180W PSU |
Mouse | Logitech G604 |
Keyboard | SteelSeries Apex 7 TKL |
Software | Windows 10 Enterprise 21H2 LTSC |
System Name | Main PC |
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Processor | 13700k |
Motherboard | Asrock Z690 Steel Legend D4 - Bios 13.02 |
Cooling | Noctua NH-D15S |
Memory | 32 Gig 3200CL14 |
Video Card(s) | 4080 RTX SUPER FE 16G |
Storage | 1TB 980 PRO, 2TB SN850X, 2TB DC P4600, 1TB 860 EVO, 2x 3TB WD Red, 2x 4TB WD Red |
Display(s) | LG 27GL850 |
Case | Fractal Define R4 |
Audio Device(s) | Soundblaster AE-9 |
Power Supply | Antec HCG 750 Gold |
Software | Windows 10 21H2 LTSC |
You can buy Noctua fans to put onto a Thermalright cooler, and it'll still be cheaper than the NH-D15 G2
Processor | AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D |
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Motherboard | ASUS Prime X670E-Pro WIFI |
Cooling | Noctua NH-D15S |
Memory | Kingston FURY Beast 2x16GB 6000MHz CL36 |
Video Card(s) | Gainward RTX 2070 Super |
Storage | Samsung 990 Pro 2TB, Samsung 990 Pro 4TB, Samsung 970 EVO Plus 2TB, Lexar NM790 4TB |
Case | Fractal Design Meshify 2 |
Power Supply | Corsair HX1000i ATX 3.1 |
I haven't tried the A12x25, but the Redux and older brown fans(A14, F12) are loud(motor noise, fan blade vibrating) compared to basically any Arctic fan. So if silence is the most important, buy the Arctic F14 or P14 Max or A-rgb.Question is: if $ is not in the equation or the least important part and silence is the most important part, should I go Noctua? PS? Or even something else?
System Name | AM4 XTR |
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Processor | AMD Ryzen 7 5800x3D |
Motherboard | Gigabyte Aorus x370 K7 AM4 |
Cooling | Noctua NH-D15 + NF-A14 G2, x3 140mm Be Quiet Silent Wings, x3 140mm Noctua Indistrial PPC 3K |
Memory | G. Skill Trident Z RGB 32GB DDR4 3.7GHz CL14 |
Video Card(s) | AMD Radeon Red Devil 6800XT 2.65GHz |
Storage | Samsung 970 Evo 256GB, Samsung 870 Evo 1TB, x2 4TB SeaGate |
Display(s) | DELL 4K G3223Q |
Case | Fractal Design Define 7 XL |
Audio Device(s) | Sound Blaster AE-9 |
Power Supply | Corsair HX 1000W Platinum |
Mouse | Logitech G502 Hero |
Keyboard | IBM Model M Gen 2, Cherry G80-1000 MX Black, NBM RT-101 Space Invaders |
Software | M$ Windows 11 Pro |
System Name | 1.EXTREME-FLIGHT SIM//2.LIAN-LI/HOME |
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Processor | 1.AMD RYZEN9 7950X 4500MHz 170W//2.AMD Ryzen7 3800x 3900 MHz 105W |
Motherboard | 1.ASUS ROG X670E Crosshair EXTREME BIOS V.0805//2.ASUS PRIME X570-PRO Bios V. 4102 |
Cooling | 1.be quiet! Silent Loop 2 360MM//2.Stock AMD Wraith HSF |
Memory | 1.G. SKILL Trident Z5 RGB 32MBx2 DDR5-6000//2.64GB G. SKILL Trident Z RGB 32MBx2 |
Video Card(s) | 1. ASUS ROG Strix RTX4090 O24//2.ASUS TUF-GTX1650-O4GD6-GAMING |
Storage | 1.2TB Seagate FireCuda 540 M.2, 4TB Seagate FireCuda 3.5"//2. 1TB Seagate FireCuda 520 SSDx2 Raid0 |
Display(s) | 1.Samsung Odyssey Neo G9 57" 7860x2160 120Hz//2.ASUS TUF VG259Q |
Case | 1.be quiet! Dark Base Pro 900 Rev.2//2.LIAN LI PC-61 ATX Aluminum(2002) |
Audio Device(s) | 1.CREATIVE SOUND BLASTER X AE-5 Plus Pure//2.CREATIVE Sound Blaster ZxR DBpro |
Power Supply | 1.be quiet! Dark Power Pro 12 1500W//2.CORSAIR CX750M |
Mouse | 1.LOGITECH Pro Superlight//2.LOGITECH G703 Lightspeed |
Keyboard | 1.CORSAIR K100 AIR//2.LOGITECH K740 |
Software | 1.WINDOWS 11 x64 PRO 21H2, MSFS2020, DCS//2.WINDOWS 11 x64 PRO 22H2 |