November 21, 2014
Matt Smith
AVADirect Z97 Quiet Gaming
The AVADirect Z97 Quiet Gaming works as advertised. It provided excellent performance for a single-GPU gaming desktop yet emitted less noise at load than any gaming desktop we’ve tested. The Z97 Quiet Gaming is the obvious choice if you want to play PC games in peace.
CONFIGURATION
See what components went into this custom computer build:
Cooling Fan
NZXT
FN 200RB 200mm Case Fan, 1300 RPM, 166.2 CFM, 67.25 dBA
Cooling Fan
CORSAIR
Air AF140 Quiet Edition High Airflow 140mm, 1150 RPM, 67.8 CFM, 24 dBA Cooling Fan
Tower Case
NZXT
H Series H630, No PSU, XL-ATX, White, Full Tower Case
Power Supply
SEASONIC
SS-760XP, 80 PLUS Platinum 760W, Fully Modular, ATX Power Supply
Socket 1150 Intel Z97 Chipset Desktop Motherboards
GIGABYTE
G1.Sniper Z97, Intel Z97 Chipset, LGA 1150, DDR3 32GB, HDMI, ATX Retail Motherboard
Socket 1150 Core i7 Haswell Desktop Processors
INTEL
Core™ i7-4790K 4-Core 4.0 - 4.4GHz Turbo, LGA 1150, 88W, Retail Processor
CPU Cooler
ZALMAN
FX100 Ultimate Fanless, Socket 2011-3/1151/AM3+/FM2+, 157mm Height, 130W TDP, Aluminum/Copper, Retail CPU Cooler
Thermal Compound
ARCTIC SILVER
AS5-3.5G, 3.5g, 9 W/m.k, Grey Thermal Paste
DDR3 Non-ECC DIMM Memory
KINGSTON
16GB (4 x 4GB) HyperX LoVo Green PC3-12800 DDR3 1600MHz CL9 1.35V SDRAM DIMM, Non-ECC
PCI Express x16 Video Card
GIGABYTE
GeForce GTX 980 GV-N980G1 GAMING-4GD, 1228 - 1354MHz, 4GB GDDR5 256-Bit, PCI Express 3.0 Graphics Card
SATA SFF Solid State Drives
KINGSTON
120GB HyperX 3K SH103S3/120G 9.5mm, 555 / 510 MB/s, MLC, SATA 6Gb/s, 2.5-Inch Retail SSD
Storage Drive
WESTERN DIGITAL
2TB WD Black WD2002FAEX, 7200 RPM, SATA 6Gb/s, 64MB cache, 3.5-Inch OEM HDD
Fan Controller
BITFENIX
Recon, Touchscreen White-Color LCD, 5-Channels Fan, 5.25" Bay, White Fan Controller Panel
Wire Management Solution
Green Multisleeved Premium Modding Cable Kit
Noise Reduction Accessories
COMPUTER ACCESSORY
Smart Drive NEO Standard Silent Hard Disk Drive Enclosure, 5.25"
Operating System
MICROSOFT
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Edition w/ SP1, OEM w/ Media