New Build for QUIET Audi-Video

SecondWind-SK wrote on 7/18/2014, 12:21 PM

I'm planning a new build:
Cooler Master case with large fans
Gigabyte 297 MB
i7-4790K
Cooler Master Silent Pro Pwr Supply
16 GB/1600 RAM
480 GB SSD System and Programs
256 SSD Project Drive
WIN 8.1 Home Premium

My question is about the video card. I'm considering the Radeon R9 280x. In addition to relatively simple corporate video editing I do narrations and radio/TV VO. Right now I have my computers in a closet adjacent to my studio, but I'm moving in the next few months and may have to have the computer in the same room I record in. I'd appreciate any insight into how noisy the R9 280x is?? Also, if anyone has a better choice than that card. I want excellent preview of HD material. Not so concerned about render times. All comments welcome.

Comments

VMP wrote on 7/18/2014, 12:23 PM

I have the Corsair Midi Tower Obsidian 550D ATX.
It is designed to be very silent.
I have two of them.

VMP

NormanPCN wrote on 7/18/2014, 5:55 PM

I think that would be a good card. I have a 7950 which is basically the same as a 280 and timeline performance is good.

My 7950 is a Sapphire Vapor-X card. the Vapor-X models have enhanced coolers and they run very quiet as well. Well worth the little bit more you pay. The common squirrel cage type fans on video cards can be noisy.

I have a Coolermaster 690 II case with 5 120mm Gentle Typhoon case fans running at about 900rpm. 3 exhaust, 2 intake. 2 of the 5 spin up when CPU fan spins up. I don't think that is necessary but what the heck.

Thermalright true spirit 120M tower cooler with a Noctua PWM 120mm fan.

My Seasonic Gold 650 power supply has a fan that only turns on when under very heavy load. Only things like running Prime95 and Furmark at the same time can get my machine that loaded. So my power supply is essentially fanless in real world use.

Hulk wrote on 7/18/2014, 6:37 PM

I have a silent PC.
Seasonic fanless power supply
iGPU only
Good noctua CPU cooler and fan
Noctua case fans
All fans spinning very slowly

You'll need good fans, a good CPU cooler and fan hardware fan control, not motherboard

With the AMD control center you can throttle down the 280x fan. Vegas won't stress it enough where it'll get hot at low fan speed so don't worry about that.

mountainman wrote on 7/20/2014, 10:21 PM

For not a lot of money you could get a Zoom H6. No noise. And self noise is almost non existent. I use mine along with a rode Nt1 for vo, love it.

jm

SecondWind-SK wrote on 7/21/2014, 9:40 AM

I've got a Zoom H2, but it doesn't lend itself to sending a phone-patch feed to clients for direction and comments during the session. Then, with the H2 you've got to transfer the audio to a computer to edit and upload. I occasionally use the H2 as a plant mic for video. Works well for that.

Thank you to everyone who has offered suggestions.

SecondWind-SK wrote on 7/21/2014, 9:45 AM

Thanks for the tip on the Sapphire Vapor-X.