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Hey everyone, I'm looking at a good new build to swap out my old i7 4770s for gaming in 1440p. I have a clear idea of what parts I want, but if you know anything about noise levels or how well they fit together, that would be super helpful. Please see the list below with all the details and thoughts. Case BeQuiet! Silent Base 802 Power supply: be quiet! Dark Power 13 - rated for 850W, comes in a full modular case, uses 80+ Titanium. Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X870-P Processor AMD 9800X3D Memory: 64GB of Corsair Vengeance RGB with AMD Optimized DDR5 running at 6000MHz low latency. Storage: Samsung 9100 Pro 2TB hard drive with a heatsink GPU: ASRock Radeon RX 9070 XT Taichi graphics card Thermal management: Taichi fan, which I believe is the most overengineered one I found, and I think I can go back to non-OC settings for more silence while keeping power draw low. Is there an easy way to undervolt or underclock that little cool thing? Are there any 5070 Ti cards that are also overengineered so I can get into silence territory? Thanks for reading (if anyone types "any" they'll be appreciated immediately).
Do you have a country in mind? How much do you want to spend? If I'm looking for places to buy parts, what are those? It's not really good advice when someone wants their computer to last ten years without needing upgrades. Basically, people upgrade all the time but everyone thinks differently about this thing. Here is what I found at PCPartPicker:
You'll see folks here saying don't use Corsair Vengeance with Ryzen CPUs. I have 4 sticks of DDR4 Vengeance in a 3800X rig, but now run Kingston DDR5 in my 7950X. If you want to go for it, look for a kit that matches AMD's EXPO settings. I never messed around and the XMP settings worked fine on my AMD builds. You might not hit 7200MT/s with AMD, but 6400MT/s is probably easier to get going.
Hi there, thanks for your answer. I'm not building a new PC from scratch; instead, I am replacing an old one that is 11 years old (I already changed out its GPU, RAM, SSD, and cooling system over time). Because I've done this before with my two previous rigs, I want to make sure the motherboard lasts as long as possible. So, I'm looking at the X870 chipset because it seems more future-proof than the B650. It also has an extra PCIe 5.0 slot for a big SSD and some USB-C or USB-4 ports. Location: UK. Budget: around 1900 to 2600 pounds. My goal is a very quiet computer (under 22 decibels). I use pcparts uk to check prices, compare them on Amazon and other sites, and run a script every two weeks to update my list of deals. Any part I see that's at the lowest price over the last six months, I'll buy it (I didn't buy the Be Quiet 850W titanium last week because the new one is double the minimum price; I guess I have to wait another month or so). I will keep G Skill RAM from before, since other experts said that Corsair RAM without XMP could cause problems on an AM5 platform. Maybe I should try grabbing a CL28 or even better CL26 kit, if I can get my hands on it. Other parts you suggested are cheaper than what I picked, but they aren't as quiet (the Lian Li looks just like the Be Quiet 802 down to the PSU shroud). If you have an over-engineered "silent" 5070 Ti that suggests itself (basically the single most overclocked version of a 5070 Ti without coil whining, so I can turn it down to stock speed or slightly under, so I never hear it), then the 9070 XT Taichi could replace it. The 5080 would be out if that's the case because it makes too much heat, which means it would make me use more fans anyway.
For the Taichi, stock, we're counting 340W for a 7% increase over stock in terms of performance. I'm going to downclock it 5% below stock, then if I can, undervolt it. The combo of the overengineered shroud and lower frequencies/power draw should let me get a pretty low level of noise. All other stuff is picked for under 20 dB (CPU cooler should never go over 11, fans around 15-16). Other choice would be a 5070 Ti OC Strix, where I'd do something similar but I've never heard if they were silent, and I'm scared of coil whining (the PSU I picked should help with temporary power draw). Any words back from experience, I'm taking.
I see it is fun that Silent PC has a 5080 option in their DAW and says this: https://silentpc.com/daw/best-desktop-mu...#Configure "Every single thing in our Digital Audio Workstations (not just some of them) is made to make a totally quiet place for recording." "This Desktop Music Production PC uses a nice quiet mid-tower case, a fully modular quiet power supply, and DDR5 Memory. As always, we swap out normal stock fans with ultra quiet ones." It sounds bold, but if you want 22dB or +22dBA, maybe that is up for debate. I notice that +20dBA is like rustling leaves. The quietest rooms I've been in are aechoic chambers and the loudest computer server halls where you need ear defenders. I am ignoring cabins with big diesel generator sets. My latest build (7950X GTX4070) sits in a Lian Li Super Silent Aluminium PC-S80 case, bought brand new on eBay. https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articl...PC-S80-25/ http://dansdata.com/llpcs80.htm The PC-S80 is not entirely silent, but the main air intakes are far away from front fans (about 2 feet or 60cm) and everything inside is hidden behind two layers of panel work. It's a quirky design from back in the day and totally different from modern glass-sided fish tanks with 12 LED fans. I don't know what apps you use, but some programs don't really care much about higher XMP/EXPO/DOCP clock speeds, especially on AMD CPUs. Slower timings should help more. https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/a...02...n_Graphics
Here is the list of parts you picked up from a deal site. You got an AMD Ryzen 7 processor that runs at 4.7 GHz and has 8 cores for £416.21 on Amazon UK. You also bought a be quiet! Pure Rock Pro 3 cooler to help with heat, which costs £41.99 on Overclockers.co.uk. Your motherboard is an Asus TUF GAMING X870-PLUS WIFI that works with AM5 technology and runs at £265.45 from Amazon UK. You have G.Skill Flare X5 memory in 64 GB, split into two blocks of 32 GB each running fast at DDR5 speeds for £191.20 on Amazon UK. For graphics cards, you chose an Asus PRIME OC GeForce RTX 5070 Ti with 16 GB of video RAM, priced at £804.99 from AWD-IT. Your power supply is a SeaSonic Focus GX V4 that can handle up to 850 watts and comes in a fully modular design for £139.99 on Overclockers.co.uk. In total, everything adds up to £1859.83. These prices include shipping, taxes, and any discounts you get when buying online. The parts were picked using smart computer programs that look at the best options based on data from parametric criteria. This whole list was made by PCPartPicker back on June 11st, 2025, at 11:29 BST.
Quick update, here is what I used: Case Bequiet Shadow Base 802 FX Black PSU Bequiet Dark power 13 850W 80+ Titanium full modular CPU AMD 9800X3D Mobo As Rock X870E Taichi Ram 64GB G Skill Royal Neo CL30 @6400MT/s. SSD Samsung 9100 Pro 4 TB GPU ASRock Radeon 9070XT Taichi ( if you put it in silent BIOS profile and undervolt it while also slightly downclocking it; can't hear it) CPU Cooler is a simple BeQuiet Dark rock pro 5 (capable of dissipating 270W TDP when the 9800X3D gets you 120W at peak, meaning never going over 35% fan speed) Plus 4 Bequiet fans. Total noise under max load: 23 dB. I've tried using the PC without the GPU started (passive mode): I had to stick my head IN the case to hear it. Had a few issues trying to get the GPU to work, in case one of you happens on the problem, be very careful of the 12V cable: it's apparently often faulty. I tested the GPU in another case/other Mobo, didn't work, RMAd it, and they asked for the cable... Which they replaced. GPU was perfectly fine.