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

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
GA-Z97X-UD5H, Intel Z97 Chipset, LGA 1150, DDR3 32GB, HDMI, M.2, ATX Retail Motherboard
Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-UD5H, Intel Z97 Chipset, LGA 1150, DDR3 32GB, HDMI, M.2, ATX Retail Motherboard
Core™ i7-4790K 4-Core 4.0 - 4.4GHz Turbo, LGA 1150, 88W, Retail Processor
Processor
INTEL Core™ i7-4790K 4-Core 4.0 - 4.4GHz Turbo, LGA 1150, 88W, Retail Processor
GeForce GTX 980 GV-N980WF3OC-4GD, 1203 - 1304MHz, 4GB GDDR5 256-Bit, PCI Express 3.0 Graphics Card
Video Card
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 GV-N980WF3OC-4GD, 1203 - 1304MHz, 4GB GDDR5 256-Bit, PCI Express 3.0 Graphics Card
16GB Kit (2 x 8GB) HyperX Fury DDR3 1600MHz, PC3-12800, CL10 (10-10-10) 1.5V, Non-ECC, Black, DIMM Memory
Memory
KINGSTON 16GB Kit (2 x 8GB) HyperX Fury DDR3 1600MHz, PC3-12800, CL10 (10-10-10) 1.5V, Non-ECC, Black, DIMM Memory
Dark Power PRO 10 Series BN202 750W, 80 PLUS Gold, Semi Modular, ATX Power Supply
Power Supply
be quiet! Dark Power PRO 10 Series BN202 750W, 80 PLUS Gold, Semi Modular, ATX Power Supply
CNPS14X, Socket 2011-3/1151/AM3+/FM2+, 160mm Height, Copper/Aluminum, Retail CPU Cooler
CPU Cooler
ZALMAN CNPS14X, Socket 2011-3/1151/AM3+/FM2+, 160mm Height, Copper/Aluminum, 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
Air AF140 Quiet 140mm, Blue LEDs, 1200 RPM, 66.4 CFM, 25.5 dBA, Cooling Fan
Cooling Fan
CORSAIR Air AF140 Quiet 140mm, Blue LEDs, 1200 RPM, 66.4 CFM, 25.5 dBA, Cooling Fan
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
120GB HyperX Fury 7mm, 420 / 120 MB/s, MLC, SATA 6Gb/s, 2.5-Inch Retail SSD
SSD Storage
KINGSTON 120GB HyperX Fury 7mm, 420 / 120 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
HDD Storage
WESTERN DIGITAL 2TB WD Black WD2002FAEX, 7200 RPM, SATA 6Gb/s, 64MB cache, 3.5-Inch OEM HDD
Green Multisleeved Premium Modding Cable Kit
Wire Management Solution
Green Multisleeved Premium Modding Cable Kit
Lamptron Deluxe Clear Shakeproof PSU Gasket Silencer
Noise Reduction Accessories
COMPUTER ACCESSORY Lamptron Deluxe Clear Shakeproof PSU Gasket Silencer