Hello SFF world!
So I'm a bit of a newcomer to this arena. I'm an old SPCR guy, and my prior PC builds have all been mid-towers, more focused on silence. But I've become annoyed at the wasted space my tower commands in my office, so I'm looking to downsize quite a bit. At the same time, I'm a gamer and my partner does video editing, so we need some degree of power in the box. I come to you to find out whether SFF + power + near silence is possible.
I'm most interested in the Cerberus right now, partly due to build quality, flexibility, and mATX compatibility (those 4 DIMMs are nice). Here are the main components (the primary heat/noise generators, at least) that I'm considering for this build:
Case: Cerberus
PS: Corsair SF750
CPU: Ryzen 9 3900x
GPU: GTX 2080 (exact board TBD)
Storage: NVMe + SSD
Fans: all Noctuas
I've only ever done traditional air cooling in the past. But given that I want small size + power + near silence, I suspect that slapping an AIO cooler on the CPU is the way to go. Also, due to spousal concerns, I'm even considering the Cerberus without side vents (it looks "nicer"). Although if this raises too many thermal concerns, we can definitely keep the standard vents.
The cooling setup I'm considering is pretty much stolen from this build on Optimum Tech's youtube (YT link):
We'd have a 240/280 AIO at the bottom, with a front intake and top exhaust.
Unfortunately, he didn't talk about noise levels at all in the video. So I'm asking you guys. Even with high quality fans spinning at low RPM, how loud do you think this puppy would get under normal use? It would sit on a desk ~1 meter to the side.
So I'm a bit of a newcomer to this arena. I'm an old SPCR guy, and my prior PC builds have all been mid-towers, more focused on silence. But I've become annoyed at the wasted space my tower commands in my office, so I'm looking to downsize quite a bit. At the same time, I'm a gamer and my partner does video editing, so we need some degree of power in the box. I come to you to find out whether SFF + power + near silence is possible.
I'm most interested in the Cerberus right now, partly due to build quality, flexibility, and mATX compatibility (those 4 DIMMs are nice). Here are the main components (the primary heat/noise generators, at least) that I'm considering for this build:
Case: Cerberus
PS: Corsair SF750
CPU: Ryzen 9 3900x
GPU: GTX 2080 (exact board TBD)
Storage: NVMe + SSD
Fans: all Noctuas
I've only ever done traditional air cooling in the past. But given that I want small size + power + near silence, I suspect that slapping an AIO cooler on the CPU is the way to go. Also, due to spousal concerns, I'm even considering the Cerberus without side vents (it looks "nicer"). Although if this raises too many thermal concerns, we can definitely keep the standard vents.
The cooling setup I'm considering is pretty much stolen from this build on Optimum Tech's youtube (YT link):
We'd have a 240/280 AIO at the bottom, with a front intake and top exhaust.
Unfortunately, he didn't talk about noise levels at all in the video. So I'm asking you guys. Even with high quality fans spinning at low RPM, how loud do you think this puppy would get under normal use? It would sit on a desk ~1 meter to the side.