Hi
After 12 years my old self build needs replacement. Please comment if you foresee any problems with my plan below:
The PSU fan was always too loud and not controllable and a quieter system is a priority.
My old system includes:
Case: Midi Tower Foxconn microATX chassis
Would be happy to keep this as well as it holds a 5.25” CDRW/DVD unit which works satisfactorily.
However although I want a case with a CD/DVD slot, keeping this case is not such a big deal. The main issue would be required fan compatibility I suppose. The present case fan is 3 wire. It was so noisy that I permanently disconnected it 12 years ago and found no problems. I am not a power user.
New system usage requirements:
General use and music software
I don’t do gaming or programming, don’t need special sound reproduction quality, just speed and stability with music programs.
This is my proposed bundle assembled on pcpartpicker:
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/benawhile/saved/67QQqs
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor
Gigabyte B450 AORUS M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard
Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (maybe only 2 x 4 GB)
Samsung 860 Evo 250 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Corsair CXM (2015) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply
I chose the Gigabyte AORUS because out of four B450 variants it had better reviews than the DS3H. I didn’t choose the game version because I don’t do gaming, but if that version is better than AORUS I will get that instead.
I haven’t so far included a HDD. I have seen recommendations for using a SSD and a HDD for windows and linux dual boot, but will ask about that separately.
Regarding fan noise and fan control, I know nothing. Is is always necessary to use a case fan these days? Will the noise of combination of cpu, psu and case fans be quieter than my ancient psu? Is it possible to stop them running maximum in Linux and avoid overheating?
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