August 08, 2014
Trace Hagan
AVADirect Quiet Gaming PC Wins Editor's Choice Award
If "quiet" and "gaming" together in the same sentence seems impossible, read our review of AVADirect's Quiet Gaming PC, which lives up to its name. We appreciate how hard it is to make a quiet PC, and AVADirect has done an excellent job in that regard. This system is barely audible while under full load, and that makes gaming on this system a pleasure.
CONFIGURATION
See what components went into this custom computer build:
Tower Case
NZXT
H Series H630, No PSU, XL-ATX, White, Full Tower Case
Motherboard
GIGABYTE
GA-Z97X-UD5H, Intel Z97 Chipset, LGA 1150, DDR3 32GB, HDMI, M.2, ATX Retail Motherboard
Processor
INTEL
Core™ i7-4790K 4-Core 4.0 - 4.4GHz Turbo, LGA 1150, 88W, Retail Processor
Video Card
GIGABYTE
GeForce GTX 980 GV-N980WF3OC-4GD, 1203 - 1304MHz, 4GB GDDR5 256-Bit, PCI Express 3.0 Graphics Card
Memory
KINGSTON
16GB Kit (2 x 8GB) HyperX Fury DDR3 1600MHz, PC3-12800, CL10 (10-10-10) 1.5V, Non-ECC, Black, DIMM Memory
Power Supply
be quiet!
Dark Power PRO 10 Series BN202 750W, 80 PLUS Gold, Semi Modular, ATX Power Supply
CPU Cooler
ZALMAN
CNPS14X, Socket 2011-3/1151/AM3+/FM2+, 160mm Height, Copper/Aluminum, Retail CPU Cooler
Thermal Compound
ARCTIC SILVER
AS5-3.5G, 3.5g, 9 W/m.k, Grey Thermal Paste
Cooling Fan
CORSAIR
Air AF140 Quiet 140mm, Blue LEDs, 1200 RPM, 66.4 CFM, 25.5 dBA, Cooling Fan
Fan Controller
BITFENIX
Recon, Touchscreen White-Color LCD, 5-Channels Fan, 5.25" Bay, White Fan Controller Panel
SSD Storage
KINGSTON
120GB HyperX Fury 7mm, 420 / 120 MB/s, MLC, SATA 6Gb/s, 2.5-Inch Retail SSD
HDD Storage
WESTERN DIGITAL
2TB WD Black WD2002FAEX, 7200 RPM, SATA 6Gb/s, 64MB cache, 3.5-Inch OEM HDD
Wire Management Solution
Green Multisleeved Premium Modding Cable Kit
Noise Reduction Accessories
COMPUTER ACCESSORY
Lamptron Deluxe Clear Shakeproof PSU Gasket Silencer