Hi Sidvee,
Thanks for all the appreciation but it was just a fun project for me ; and I agree am stuck trying to walk towards the light but it aint easy
. Glad you were content with the build and hoping to listen to your setup now.
I was just skimming through all the posts and thought I should jot down a few points that might explain what was running in my mind while choosing the configuration and the components. These points might explain some of the questions posed although I am no expert but to my knowledge this was justified.
1. The Case was for a mini itx size and also a bit of aesthetic sense without much expense.
2. The Mobo was chosen because it has good USB chip , HDMI with decent onboard graphics to render a 1080 desktop without any delay
3. SSD was not taken as Sidvee wasnt concerned about the booting speed and also app response time but once app is launched we made sure that there is no stalling amidst any song being played.
4. The dual Wifi option helps a lot(Am very much in to fidelity if its in the path taken). Not too bulky on the Mobo & leaves one less cable to see and worry about. . This is a decent chip Wifi module with no problems and am hoping we can stack the 2 Wi-Fi connections to boost the speed
. In fact according to Sidvees experience the transfer rate/ Download rate is definitely better than his few months old Sony Viao laptop
. (Sorry Sidvee, had to divulge
)
5. Ram 8 GB so that this should not lag or stall under any circumstances when working on Jriver MC or any new update for it is seen in the next couple of yrs at least on Win7 Ultimate or something new(Not stripping down because the skins look good and if you can go for it why not!!).This Extra buffer of RAM plays an important part when you have a huge amount of FLACS and you are rummaging through it as most of you might ve seen.
6. Bare bone from Foxconn is a tempting prospect but looking @ $ exchange and the USB quality (As that would be a primary concern for Sidvee)/Features. This amounted a bit more but with a lot more features and future proofing.
7. CM 550 Silent pro (Which is a bit high but worth the penny for the noise level) for the following reasons:
Active PFC (>0.95) Better for Line voltage regulation, stabilization for bulk bus voltage
80 Plus Gold making sure its more than 90% efficient even @ 80% load (which is not gonna happen any time soon) but @ 60% load the fan speed is still 1000RPMs and at that the noise level cannot effect any intense listener (Coutesy 120 mm Hydraulic Dynamic Bearing Fan)
8. Comparison of Corsair PWM controlled feature VS non PWM , I have recently picked up an HX 1050 by Corsair and believe me when the fan kicks in the noise level is definitely audible and without the FAN running continuously it does kick in every 20-30 mins for me so for a Music PC may be 40-50 mins or so.. and the sudden swoosh is not appreciable when it comes to making it quiet for Music listening.
9. We picked up an i5 for lower TDP and lesser power consumption with better cache at the best feasible price which I feel helps a lot more than
many people realize and Less TDP & Consumption means less heat dissipation in turn less cooling required and less noise again.
10. As of now the stock CPU cooler (fits in the smaller clearance) is running but as soon as there is a need it shall be replaced.
11. Once the build was complete the we tested it with one side FAN 80mm is the culprit and which when unplugged the
system was surprisingly silent. There might be a near future modification involved if Sidvee has any problem with the
noise/ Sound from the fans
The specs are as Sidvee had given with some additions of details.
- HDD: WD Green AV Version (Good for AV transfers and storage would suffic, SSD in pipeline )
- SMPS: CM Silent Pro Gold 550W
- Ram: GSkill Ripjaws 1600 FSB ; CAS: 7-7-7-21 (better than Corsair vengeance)
I made sure that there is room for a bit of heavy duty upgrade (because an audiphile level upgrade cannot be a light one
hyeah
. Just my way of being safe
.
@ Santy: I am not sure if what I did could be called as a help buddy
but I d be glad if you consider me helpful in future too
@ Sidvee: Hope you have a need to get another PC assembled which would be another fun build :licklips: Just for kix
:licklips: . Thanks for considering me helpful.
@ all : Aint this a Clich closing to this post by thanking Sidvee for the nice oppertunity given !!!!
:beer: :cheers::cheers:
