Hi
I'm looking to replace my large steel cased computer which takes too much space in my livingroom, doesn't fit in and makes too much noise.
I've come across the BitFenix Prodigy and are considering getting the white version.
However, it's been five years since I last looked at building a computer system and I've a little out of date regarding what is out there. I was hoping someone here could point out some good advice.
My biggest demand is that I want this silent. I really cannot stand noise and hums and generally find that most things labelled "quiet" isn't really quiet. This is mainly where I'd like your advice because I simply don't trust the manufacturer's description of the noise levels.
I don't need a high-end performance machine. However, I do some 3D modelling and would like an ok graphic card, an nVidia graphic card as they appear to have the most stable OpenGL support. With ATI I've found just glitches and instabilities.
In my current computer I have an old GeForce 8800GT and it's serving me well - to give you a reference for the performance I'm ok with.
I also do a little bit of rendering, but it's for smaller home project so I'm not looking for a renderfarm machine. But if it's possible to get a quad-core for these small motherboards it'd be awesome. However, I can sacrifice some speed in order to keep heat production under control ensuring silent running.
I'm tempted to get an SSD to install the OS onto, and then keep an extra traditional 3.5" HD for storage. (I also have an external network HD)
If anyone has suggestions for motherboard, CPU, graphic card and harddrive combo where the noise is kept to virtually silent I'd be very happy.
I'm looking to replace my large steel cased computer which takes too much space in my livingroom, doesn't fit in and makes too much noise.
I've come across the BitFenix Prodigy and are considering getting the white version.
However, it's been five years since I last looked at building a computer system and I've a little out of date regarding what is out there. I was hoping someone here could point out some good advice.
My biggest demand is that I want this silent. I really cannot stand noise and hums and generally find that most things labelled "quiet" isn't really quiet. This is mainly where I'd like your advice because I simply don't trust the manufacturer's description of the noise levels.
I don't need a high-end performance machine. However, I do some 3D modelling and would like an ok graphic card, an nVidia graphic card as they appear to have the most stable OpenGL support. With ATI I've found just glitches and instabilities.
In my current computer I have an old GeForce 8800GT and it's serving me well - to give you a reference for the performance I'm ok with.
I also do a little bit of rendering, but it's for smaller home project so I'm not looking for a renderfarm machine. But if it's possible to get a quad-core for these small motherboards it'd be awesome. However, I can sacrifice some speed in order to keep heat production under control ensuring silent running.
I'm tempted to get an SSD to install the OS onto, and then keep an extra traditional 3.5" HD for storage. (I also have an external network HD)
If anyone has suggestions for motherboard, CPU, graphic card and harddrive combo where the noise is kept to virtually silent I'd be very happy.
