February 26, 2014
Dustin Sklavos

AVADirect Z87 Deluxe Quiet Gaming PC

Honestly it's pretty hard to find too much fault with what AVADirect has done here, at least in terms of component selection. There are going to be aspects of this build that will be matters of taste, but this build has obviously skewed in favor of performance over absolute silence. That's totally fine; it's "Quiet," not "Silent".

CONFIGURATION

Phantom Series 530 w/ Window, No PSU, E-ATX, White, Full Tower Case
Tower Case
NZXT Phantom Series 530 w/ Window, No PSU, E-ATX, White, Full Tower Case
V Series RS-650-AMAA-G1 650W, 80 PLUS Gold, Semi Modular, ATX Power Supply
Power Supply
COOLER MASTER V Series RS-650-AMAA-G1 650W, 80 PLUS Gold, Semi Modular, ATX Power Supply
Core i5-4440 Quad-Core 3.1 - 3.3GHz TB, HD Graphics 4600, LGA 1150, 6MB L3 Cache, DDR3 / DDR3L, 22nm, 84W, Retail Processor
Socket 1150 Core i5 Haswell Desktop Processor
INTEL Core i5-4440 Quad-Core 3.1 - 3.3GHz TB, HD Graphics 4600, LGA 1150, 6MB L3 Cache, DDR3 / DDR3L, 22nm, 84W, Retail Processor
8GB Kit (2 x 4GB) Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600MHz, PC3-12800, CL9 (9-9-9-24) 1.5V, Non-ECC, Black, DIMM Memory
DDR3 Non-ECC DIMM Memory
CRUCIAL 8GB Kit (2 x 4GB) Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600MHz, PC3-12800, CL9 (9-9-9-24) 1.5V, Non-ECC, Black, DIMM Memory
1TB Barracuda ST1000DM003, 7200 RPM, SATA 6Gb/s, 64MB cache, 3.5-Inch HDD
HDD Storage Drive
SEAGATE 1TB Barracuda ST1000DM003, 7200 RPM, SATA 6Gb/s, 64MB cache, 3.5-Inch HDD
Standard Wiring with Precision Cable Routing and Tie-Down
Wire Management Solution
Standard Wiring with Precision Cable Routing and Tie-Down
Windows 10 Home 64-bit DVD OEM
Operating System
MICROSOFT Windows 10 Home 64-bit DVD OEM
Windows 10 Home 64-bit DVD OEM
Operating System
MICROSOFT Windows 10 Home 64-bit DVD OEM