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Is your computer loud?
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Studabaker
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| System Name | Built Entirely With Parts From CompUSA |
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| Processor | E7400 2.8 @ 3.6 [9.0*400/1.31v] |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte EP45-UD3R |
| Cooling | Masscool 8WA741 |
| Memory | 2x1GB Corsair XMS2 800 4-4-4-12 |
| Video Card(s) | BFG 9800GTX+OC; GTS250 BIOS |
| Storage | 2x WD 250GB AAKS in RAID0! |
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| Case | Ultra X-Blaster Clear Side |
| Audio Device(s) | Audigy with X-Fi drivers; Logitech X-540s |
| Power Supply | Corsair TX750 |
| Software | Vista 32-Bit |
A little noisy for me. Thankfully both my intake & exhaust fans have their own controllers, so I can play with how loud it is depending on heat and what I'm doing.
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| System Name | KAREN / EVA / GHOST |
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| Processor | Intel Core i7-950 / AMD Phenom II X4 940 BE / Core i5 3570k |
| Motherboard | ASUS TUF Sabertooth X58 / DFI LP DK 790FXB-M2RSH / Asrock z77e-itx |
| Cooling | Thermaltake Frio / Corsair Cooling™ Hydro Series H50 / Corsair Hydro Series H60 |
| Memory | Corsair Dominator 6GB DDR3 1600 / Corsair Dominator Quad2X4096-8500C5DF / G.SKILL Ripjaws Serie 1600 |
| Video Card(s) | XFX HD6950 CF unlocked /XFX HD5770 CF/ MSI R4890 Cyclone |
| Storage | OCZ Vertex 2 60 WD Raptor X WD1500AHFD / Seagate Barracuda /Western Digital 80gb, Toshiba 1TB |
| Display(s) | 2 Acer P215H 21.5 Widescreen / Acer S211HL 21.5 / HP 2009F 20inch |
| Case | SILVERSTONE RAVEN RV02-BW / NZXT Phantom /Bitfenix Prodigy |
| Audio Device(s) | On board / Philips MMS 321 - PC multimedia speakers |
| Power Supply | Ultra X3 ULT40311 1000W / Cosair CMPSU-750TX 750W/ CORSAIR Gaming Series GS700 700W |
| Software | Windows 7 64 bit / Windows 7 64 bit / Windows 7 64 bit |
Mine is loud but thats fine I game so dont really notice unless I turn it off 
4 Antec 120's
30 dBA
1 Antec 200
30 dBA
2 XIGMATEK 120's
1. 24 dBA
1. 30.1 dBA
Corsair Dominator Airflow Fan
25.2 dBA
4 Antec 120's
30 dBA
1 Antec 200
30 dBA
2 XIGMATEK 120's
1. 24 dBA
1. 30.1 dBA
Corsair Dominator Airflow Fan
25.2 dBA
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| System Name | His|Her |
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| Processor | AMD Ryzen 5 9600x|AMD Ryzen 7 5700x |
| Motherboard | Asrock B650m Pro-RS|Asus B550m Prime Wifi |
| Cooling | Arctic cooling freezer 34 white + Montech 120mm | Thermalright Silversoul 135 + Corsair 140mm white |
| Memory | Corsair Vengeance DDR5 32GB 6000mhz|Corsair Vengeance DDR4 16GB 3200mhz |
| Video Card(s) | XFX AMD RX 9070XT Swift Black 16GB| Zotac Nvidia RTX 4080 Super Trinity black edition 16GB |
| Storage | 2x2TB WD Black SN1700|WD Blue 500GB NVME,Kingston 240GB SSD,2TB Corsair NVME |
| Display(s) | AOC Agon pro AG326UD | Iiyama XUB2792QSU gen 2 + Iiyama XUB2792QSU gen 1 |
| Case | Montech Air 100 White| Corsair Carbide Air 240 White |
| Audio Device(s) | onboard/Speakers: Logitech G560 | onboard/Speakers: Sanyun SW208 white 2.0 |
| Power Supply | Seasonic Focus GX 850w Gold Modular | Corsair RMx White 750w Gold Modular |
| Mouse | Microsoft Pro Intellimouse shadow | Razer Deathadder Essential white |
| Keyboard | Epomaker mechanical keyboard| Razer huntsman v2 |
| Software | Windows 11 |
my computer only loud because of the stupid old hard drive
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| Processor | Intel i7-5930k |
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| Motherboard | ASRock Taichi X99 |
| Cooling | Phanteks PH-TC14PE |
| Memory | 4x8GB HyperX FURY DDR4-2666 15-17-17-15 |
| Video Card(s) | MSI GTX 1070 Gaming X 8G |
| Storage | 1x Plextor PX-512M6S SSD, 1x WD 750gb HDD, 2x Hitachi 2TB HDD, 1x Seagate 4TB HDD |
| Display(s) | 2x Dell P2314H |
| Case | Fractal Define R4 |
| Audio Device(s) | Onboard |
| Power Supply | Corsair AX860i |
| Mouse | ROCCAT Kone Pure Color White |
| Keyboard | Corsair K95 RGB - Cherry MX Brown |
| Software | Windows 10 Professional x64 |
9x 120mm Yate Loon D12SM-12 (33db)
1x Corsair Dominator Airflow Fan (25.2db)
1x Antec Spot Cool (estimate about 27db)
1x Asus Maximus Formula Chipset Fan (around 22db)
1x EVGA GTX280 (pretty loud...I have it cranked)
1x Corsair Dominator Airflow Fan (25.2db)
1x Antec Spot Cool (estimate about 27db)
1x Asus Maximus Formula Chipset Fan (around 22db)
1x EVGA GTX280 (pretty loud...I have it cranked)
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| System Name | stress-less |
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| Processor | 9800X3D @ 5425 MHZ |
| Motherboard | MSI PRO B650M-A Wifi |
| Cooling | Thermalright Phantom Spirit EVO (Intake) |
| Memory | 64GB DDR5 6200 1:1 CL32-36-36, FCLK 2067 |
| Video Card(s) | RTX 4090 FE |
| Storage | 2TB WD SN850, 4TB WD SN850X |
| Display(s) | Alienware 32" 4k 240hz OLED |
| Case | Jonsbo Z20 |
| Audio Device(s) | Yes |
| Power Supply | Corsair SF750 |
| Mouse | DeathadderV2 X Hyperspeed |
| Keyboard | 65% HE Keyboard |
| Software | Windows 11 |
| Benchmark Scores | They're pretty good, nothing crazy. |
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wolf
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| System Name | MightyX |
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| Processor | Ryzen 9800X3D |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte B650I AX |
| Cooling | Scythe Fuma 2 |
| Memory | 32GB DDR5 6000 CL30 tuned |
| Video Card(s) | Palit Gamerock RTX 5080 oc |
| Storage | WD Black SN850X 2TB |
| Display(s) | LG 42C2 4K OLED |
| Case | Coolermaster NR200P |
| Audio Device(s) | LG SN5Y / Focal Clear |
| Power Supply | Corsair SF750 Platinum |
| Mouse | Corsair Dark Core RBG Pro SE |
| Keyboard | Glorious GMMK Compact w/pudding |
| VR HMD | Meta Quest 3 |
| Software | case populated with Artic P12's |
| Benchmark Scores | 4k120 OLED Gsync bliss |
Yes, and I love it.
When i start up a game my GFX fans and CPU fan spring into action and i know im awesome.
When i start up a game my GFX fans and CPU fan spring into action and i know im awesome.
1Kurgan1
The Knife in your Back
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| System Name | My Comp | Fiancees Comp |
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| Processor | i7 5820k @ 4.6Ghz 1.285v| i5 2500k |
| Motherboard | MSI x99 SLI Plus | AsRock Z77 Pro 3 |
| Cooling | Watercooled |
| Memory | 16GB DDR4 2400 @ 2666 | 12GB DDR3 1600 |
| Video Card(s) | AMD R9 290x | MSI 5850 OC |
| Storage | 128gb SSD + 2x 2TB | 2TB |
| Display(s) | Asus 27" LCD | 25" Hanns G |
| Case | CM Storm | CM Elite 430 |
| Audio Device(s) | Creative Recon 3D PCIe |
| Power Supply | Enermax Galaxy 1250W | Rosewill 630w |
| Mouse | Logitech G700s | Logitech G100s |
| Keyboard | Logitech G901 | Logitech G105 |
| Software | Win 8.1 Ultimate x64 | Win 8.1 Ultimate x64 |
| Benchmark Scores | 3D Mark - Fire Strike Extreme - 4403 |
As with my car, loud = fast, being silent just is no fun.
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| System Name | New Build - Oct. 2021 |
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| Processor | Intel i7 10700k |
| Motherboard | Asus TUF Gaming H570-PRO |
| Cooling | Corsair H100i |
| Memory | Corsair Vengence 16gb 3600 mhz |
| Video Card(s) | Gigabyte RTX 3060ti 8gb |
| Storage | 1Tb Samsung 970 EVO NvMe m.2 |
| Display(s) | 27" LG Ultragear 144hz |
| Case | Fractal Design- Meshify 2 |
| Audio Device(s) | Onborad dts |
| Power Supply | Corsair RX 650 W |
| Mouse | Roccat Kiro |
| Keyboard | Razer Tarantula |
| Software | Windows 10 Home x64 |
My computer is so loud I had to put another loud computer on my left side to balance it out.
Left side is 58db, right side is 55db from about a foot away.
What did you use to test db readings for you computer? I've always been curious how loud mine is when fans are turned down to fully cranked up.
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| Processor | i9 9900KS ( 5 Ghz all the time ) |
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| Motherboard | Asus Maximus XI Hero Z390 |
| Cooling | EK Velocity + EK D5 pump + Alphacool full copper silver 360mm radiator |
| Memory | 16GB Corsair Dominator GT ROG Edition 3333 Mhz |
| Video Card(s) | ASUS TUF RTX 3080 Ti 12GB OC |
| Storage | M.2 Samsung NVMe 970 Evo Plus 250 GB + 1TB 970 Evo Plus |
| Display(s) | Asus PG279 IPS 1440p 165Hz G-sync |
| Case | Cooler Master H500 |
| Power Supply | Asus ROG Thor 850W |
| Mouse | Razer Deathadder Chroma |
| Keyboard | Rapoo |
| Software | Win 10 64 Bit |
Mine is loud.
My GTX 295 while gaming you must set the fan around 80 %100 % and is freakin loud !
CPU cooler is loud too, standard mode on BIOS overlocked and Q fan enabled.
The rest is very quiet only that two are loud !
My GTX 295 while gaming you must set the fan around 80 %100 % and is freakin loud !
CPU cooler is loud too, standard mode on BIOS overlocked and Q fan enabled.
The rest is very quiet only that two are loud !
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| Processor | Phenom II X4 965 BE @4 GHz | NB @2600 MHz |
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| Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-990XA-UD3 |
| Cooling | Noctua NH-D14 |
| Memory | 2x 8GB PC12800 @1600 MHz CL7 1T |
| Video Card(s) | Gigabyte HD 7950 |
| Storage | 2 x 500 GB -- HD502HJ & WD5000AACS-00ZUB0 |
| Display(s) | Iiyama Prolite E2202WS_WVS |
| Case | Corsair Obsidian 550D |
| Audio Device(s) | Asus Xonar D2 w/ Z-5500 |
| Power Supply | Seasonic X-750 |
| Mouse | Logitech B100 |
| Keyboard | Logitech G15 (blue backlight) |
| Software | Windows 7 - SP1 x64 |
It's not so silent, but considering the sheer amount of fans there are inside my case... I have seven 120 mm fans (counting the one on my CPU heatsink), three 92 mm fans (Accelero Xtreme 8800) and two 80 mm fans. My GPU fan speed automatically throttles down to 30% when not gaming though, as they produce a noticeable hum at night when set to 60%.
AsRock
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| Processor | AMD 3900X \ AMD 7700X |
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| Cooling | D15 |
| Memory | Patriot 2x16GB PVS432G320C6K \ G.Skill Flare X5 F5-6000J3238F 2x16GB |
| Video Card(s) | eVga GTX1060 SSC \ XFX RX 6950XT RX-695XATBD9 |
| Storage | Sammy 860, MX500, Sabrent Rocket 4 Sammy Evo 980 \ 1xSabrent Rocket 4+, Sammy 2x990 Pro |
| Display(s) | Samsung 1080P \ LG 43UN700 |
| Case | Fractal Design Pop Air 2x140mm fans from Torrent \ Fractal Design Torrent 2 SilverStone FHP141x2 |
| Audio Device(s) | Yamaha RX-V677 \ Yamaha CX-830+Yamaha MX-630 \Paradigm 7se MKII, Paradigm 5SE MK1 , Blue Yeti |
| Power Supply | Seasonic Prime TX-750 \ Corsair RM1000X Shift |
| Mouse | Steelseries Sensei wireless \ Steelseries Sensei wireless |
| Keyboard | Logitech K120 \ Wooting Two HE |
| Benchmark Scores | Meh benchmarks. |
Little noisy here but don't hear it while gaming 
.. But it's more like a ticking clock you don't hear it till you think\look at it.
.. But it's more like a ticking clock you don't hear it till you think\look at it.
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| System Name | Gamer |
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| Processor | AMD Ryzen 3700x |
| Motherboard | AsRock B550 Phantom Gaming ITX/AX |
| Memory | 32GB |
| Video Card(s) | ASRock Radeon RX 6800 XT Phantom Gaming D |
| Case | Phanteks Eclipse P200A D-RGB |
| Power Supply | 800w CM |
| Mouse | Corsair M65 Pro |
| Software | Windows 10 Pro |
Mine is pretty loud, or so people tell me. I dont notice it until I turn it off. Then the silence is deafening, and I cant sleep, lol. I keep it on pretty much 24/7. Its loud and that makes people know you mean business (just like cars, as someone above said). Silent pc's make me think of my office and thats definitely not what I want to think about at home.
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| Processor | NEC VR4300 (MIPS R4300i) |
| Motherboard | proprietary design |
| Cooling | Fanless aircooled |
| Memory | 4.5MB 250 MHz RDRAM |
| Video Card(s) | 62.5 MHz Reality Coprocessor |
| Storage | 32 - 512 Mbit ROM Cartridge |
| Display(s) | 720x576 |
| Case | Clear Blue Funtastic |
| Audio Device(s) | 16-bit CD quality |
| Power Supply | proprietary design |
| Mouse | N64 mouse for use with N64DD |
| Keyboard | N64 keyboard for use with N64DD |
mine was loud, to the point where a took out all fans other then gpu cpu and smashed them....
just to find out the fans making the noise were the gpu and cpu.....
just to find out the fans making the noise were the gpu and cpu.....
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It used to be extremely loud. I replaced the 15K disks with SSD's and the CPU fans with two Thermalright blocks and a single 120 mm fan. It turns out my 26 was very silent already. Can hardly tell if it's on now.
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| Processor | AMD 7800X3D (8C 16T) |
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| Motherboard | MSI X670E Tomahawk |
| Cooling | Corsair H100i Elite |
| Memory | 32GB Corsair 6000mhz |
| Video Card(s) | Powercolor RX 6900 XT Red Devil Ultimate (XTXH) @ 2.6ghz core, 2.1ghz mem |
| Storage | 1TB WD SN770 NVME, 6TB across various SSDs/NVMEs, 4TB HDD |
| Display(s) | Asus 32" PG32QUX (4k 144hz mini-LED backlit IPS with freesync & gsync & 1400 nit HDR) |
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| Power Supply | Corsair HX1500i |
| Mouse | Logitech G502 Lightspeed on powerplay mousemat |
| Keyboard | Razr Huntsman V2 analog |
| VR HMD | Wireless Vive Pro & Valve knuckles |
| Software | Windows 10 Pro |
Mine isn't exactly loud but it aint quiet either.
The noise isn't from my pump or from the fans directly but from the sound of the air flowing through my rad, so i can't really complain
The noise isn't from my pump or from the fans directly but from the sound of the air flowing through my rad, so i can't really complain
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Noise is good.
My main PC is kinda loud, but i like that, im like Shadowfold
My 'progressing' folding comp will be silent, but thats cos it's in my room and will be on at night.
Thing is, i have an extractor fan in my room, so i can sleep easily with my main PC on at night.
My main PC is kinda loud, but i like that, im like Shadowfold
My 'progressing' folding comp will be silent, but thats cos it's in my room and will be on at night.
Thing is, i have an extractor fan in my room, so i can sleep easily with my main PC on at night.
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| System Name | Hakase |
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| Processor | Ryzen 7 3700X @ Stock |
| Motherboard | ASUS ROG Strix B450-F |
| Cooling | Noctua NH-U12S |
| Memory | 2x16GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 @ 3200MHz 18-18-18 |
| Video Card(s) | MSI RTX3070Ti Ventus 3X |
| Storage | 250GB 860EVO - 2x1.2TB 10k SAS - 2x2TB 7.2k SAS - 2-3TB Green - 1TB Green SSD - 240GB BX500 |
| Display(s) | Viewsonic VX2476-smhd |
| Case | Fractal Design Define R5 |
| Audio Device(s) | Fostex PC100USB > Kurbis |
| Power Supply | Corsair RM850e |
| Mouse | Logitech G Pro X Superlight |
| Keyboard | Bridge75 Plus |
| Software | Win 10 Pro 64-bit |
| Benchmark Scores | not benching anymore... |
my rig is very loud...
it beat's 40 Dell PC when the CPU fans running @ 4750RPM
i remove all the fans attached to my case
the sound still deafening...
it turns to be the PSU and the CPU stock fan that's making the sound...
it beat's 40 Dell PC when the CPU fans running @ 4750RPM
i remove all the fans attached to my case
the sound still deafening...
it turns to be the PSU and the CPU stock fan that's making the sound...
HolyCow02
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| System Name | Shredder |
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| Processor | Phenom II 955 @stock (for the time being) |
| Motherboard | MSI 790FX-GD70 |
| Cooling | Noctua U12P |
| Memory | 8 GB muskin DDR3 1600 @ 7-7-6-18 |
| Video Card(s) | 2x Sapphire 4870 1GB |
| Storage | 64 GB Super Talent UltraDrive SSD | 2 x WD Caviar Black 500GB in RAID1 |
| Display(s) | Samsung 22" 2ms GTG |
| Case | Thermaltake Spedo Advanced Package |
| Power Supply | Corsair HX1000 |
| Software | Vista Business 64-bit |
My new one is nice a quite, which is good because I sleep in the same room as it. It's quite thanks to the Noctua U12P and SSD!
CDdude55
Crazy 4 TPU!!!
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| System Name | CDdude's Rig! |
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| Processor | AMD Athlon II X4 620 |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 |
| Cooling | Corsair H70 |
| Memory | 8GB Corsair Vengence @1600mhz |
| Video Card(s) | XFX HD 6970 2GB |
| Storage | OCZ Agility 3 60GB SSD/WD Velociraptor 300GB |
| Display(s) | ASUS VH232H 23" 1920x1080 |
| Case | Cooler Master CM690 (w/ side window) |
| Audio Device(s) | Onboard (It sounds fine) |
| Power Supply | Corsair 850TX |
| Software | Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit SP1 |
Its only loud when the CPU is being used a lot(like in games), the CPU fan starts to pick up speed and sounds like a small aircraft is about to take off in my system. But since i have headphones it doesn't really bother me.
But on a normal basis like when i am on the internet, no its really quiet.
But on a normal basis like when i am on the internet, no its really quiet.
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Odin Eidolon
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| Processor | e6300 @ 3000, stock Volts |
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| Motherboard | msi p35 neo2-FIR |
| Cooling | HDT-1283 |
| Memory | 2gb tracers 1066 micron d9GMH, cooled by a modded CoolIt Memory Cooler |
| Video Card(s) | HIS 4850 ICEQ4 |
| Storage | WD Caviar 16 320gb WDAAKS + 640gb WDAAKS |
| Case | CM RC-690 sligthly modded |
| Power Supply | Bequiet darkpower PRO 850W (say overkill? :D) |
| Software | kubuntu 8.10 + Windows XP, soon Windows 7 too |
not noisy... but not silent. when i watch a movie i turn off all the fans except the hdd fan (1200rpm), but the hdd still makes some annoying noise to my ears.
trickson
OH, I have such a headache
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| Processor | AMD Ryzen7 3700X |
| Motherboard | Asus TUF X570 Gaming Plus |
| Cooling | Noctua |
| Memory | Gskill RipJaws 3466MHz |
| Video Card(s) | Asus TUF 1650 Super Clocked. |
| Storage | CB 1T M.2 Drive. |
| Display(s) | 73" Soney 4K. |
| Case | Antech LanAir Pro. |
| Audio Device(s) | Denon AVR-S750H |
| Power Supply | Corsair TX750 |
| Mouse | Optical |
| Keyboard | K120 Logitech |
| Software | Windows 10 64 bit Home OEM |
Yes mine is really loud I have 6 120mm fans blowing at full speed I have the video cards fan at full speed and 2 more fans at full speed . When all the fans are running like this they tend to be very loud oh and a water pump as well this is not that loud at all though .
I love it and wouldn't have it any other way ...
I love it and wouldn't have it any other way
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