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I’ll add on top of this: some of the air cooled solutions are stupidly cheap. The Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo has been on the market forever and it’s dirt cheap
by dangus 4y ago
I’ll add on top of this: some of the air cooled solutions are stupidly cheap. The Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo has been on the market forever and it’s dirt cheap, good quiet performance, upgradable to any fan you damn please.
It’s really as simple as a big-ass hunk of metal, it’s hard to go wrong.
As far as graphics card noise you can usually buy something off the shelf and undervolt it in MSI Afterburner…or just buy a very large three fan mid-range graphics card where the cooling package is designed for something that draws way more power.
- Filligree 4y agoSee, that’s what I thought until I saw a properly built system. Sure, you can buy good components and that will get you fifty percent of the way. But it won’t get you to a literally inaudible PC.
- dangus 4y agoWater cooling rigs aren't literally inaudible, either. They still have a pump and fans for the radiator. I'm talking about noise performance that is "more than good enough for most people." The price to dB reduction ratio of most water cooling setups, whether it's a cheap AIO or full blown custom loop, just doesn't make any sense when compared to air. These are seriously diminishing returns on investment. The reason people install custom loops is because they look cool, that's 80% of it. It's a hot rodding culture, and that can be fun and appreciated for what it is. But if all you want is a system that's quiet enough for the game audio on a relatively low volume to drown out the sound of the PC, air is all you need.