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Home › AVADirect Reviews › AVADirect Z97 Quiet Gaming
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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.

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CONFIGURATION

FN 200RB 200mm Case Fan, 1300 RPM, 166.2 CFM, 67.25 dBA
Cooling Fan
NZXT FN 200RB 200mm Case Fan, 1300 RPM, 166.2 CFM, 67.25 dBA
Air AF140 Quiet Edition High Airflow 140mm, 1150 RPM, 67.8 CFM, 24 dBA Cooling Fan
Cooling Fan
CORSAIR Air AF140 Quiet Edition High Airflow 140mm, 1150 RPM, 67.8 CFM, 24 dBA Cooling Fan
H Series H630, No PSU, XL-ATX, White, Full Tower Case
Tower Case
NZXT H Series H630, No PSU, XL-ATX, White, Full Tower Case
SS-760XP, 80 PLUS Platinum 760W, Fully Modular, ATX Power Supply
Power Supply
SEASONIC SS-760XP, 80 PLUS Platinum 760W, Fully Modular, ATX Power Supply
G1.Sniper Z97, Intel Z97 Chipset, LGA 1150, DDR3 32GB, HDMI, ATX Retail Motherboard
Socket 1150 Intel Z97 Chipset Desktop Motherboards
GIGABYTE G1.Sniper Z97, Intel Z97 Chipset, LGA 1150, DDR3 32GB, HDMI, ATX Retail Motherboard
Core™ i7-4790K 4-Core 4.0 - 4.4GHz Turbo, LGA 1150, 88W, Retail Processor
Socket 1150 Core i7 Haswell Desktop Processors
INTEL Core™ i7-4790K 4-Core 4.0 - 4.4GHz Turbo, LGA 1150, 88W, Retail Processor
FX100 Ultimate Fanless, Socket 2011-3/1151/AM3+/FM2+, 157mm Height, 130W TDP, Aluminum/Copper, Retail CPU Cooler
CPU Cooler
ZALMAN FX100 Ultimate Fanless, Socket 2011-3/1151/AM3+/FM2+, 157mm Height, 130W TDP, Aluminum/Copper, Retail CPU Cooler
AS5-3.5G, 3.5g, 9 W/m.k, Grey Thermal Paste
Thermal Compound
ARCTIC SILVER AS5-3.5G, 3.5g, 9 W/m.k, Grey Thermal Paste
16GB (4 x 4GB) HyperX LoVo Green PC3-12800 DDR3 1600MHz CL9 1.35V SDRAM DIMM, Non-ECC
DDR3 Non-ECC DIMM Memory
KINGSTON 16GB (4 x 4GB) HyperX LoVo Green PC3-12800 DDR3 1600MHz CL9 1.35V SDRAM DIMM, Non-ECC
GeForce GTX 980 GV-N980G1 GAMING-4GD, 1228 - 1354MHz, 4GB GDDR5 256-Bit, PCI Express 3.0 Graphics Card
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
120GB HyperX 3K SH103S3/120G 9.5mm, 555 / 510 MB/s, MLC, SATA 6Gb/s, 2.5-Inch Retail SSD
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
2TB WD Black WD2002FAEX, 7200 RPM, SATA 6Gb/s, 64MB cache, 3.5-Inch OEM HDD
Storage Drive
WESTERN DIGITAL 2TB WD Black WD2002FAEX, 7200 RPM, SATA 6Gb/s, 64MB cache, 3.5-Inch OEM HDD
Recon, Touchscreen White-Color LCD, 5-Channels Fan, 5.25" Bay, White Fan Controller Panel
Fan Controller
BITFENIX Recon, Touchscreen White-Color LCD, 5-Channels Fan, 5.25" Bay, White Fan Controller Panel
Green Multisleeved Premium Modding Cable Kit
Wire Management Solution
Green Multisleeved Premium Modding Cable Kit
Smart Drive NEO Standard Silent Hard Disk Drive Enclosure, 5.25"
Noise Reduction Accessories
COMPUTER ACCESSORY Smart Drive NEO Standard Silent Hard Disk Drive Enclosure, 5.25"
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Edition w/ SP1, OEM w/ Media
Operating System
MICROSOFT Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Edition w/ SP1, OEM w/ Media