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<blockquote data-quote="kiwijunglist" data-source="post: 971519" data-attributes="member: 76888"><p>I can tell you that if you went with Intel I3-3235 the stock intel cooler with speed fan would be very quiet. Intel CPU also produces less heat so will heat up your case less, which is important as that case uses 80mm case fans (potentially noisey). The AMD chip will produce more heat into the case regardless of what cooler you use. I'm not sure how noisy the new AMD stock coolers are, but historically they were louder than the intel equivalents. You might also consider a PICO PSU so you don't put PSU heat into the case, and you eliminate another fan from the HTPC (if quiet is important).</p><p> </p><p>If I wanted to build a very quiet system around that case I would consider</p><p>PICO PSU</p><p>Intel i3-3225 with stock cooler + speed fan</p><p>$2 set of inline fan resisters for the 80mm case fans</p><p> </p><p>The cooler is right below a case vent so you can build a duct so the cpu cooler sucks air directly from the lid grill.</p><p> </p><p>I've never personally used a PICO PSU but I think they are really good for small cases, or where you want to remove as much heat from a case as possible.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kiwijunglist, post: 971519, member: 76888"] I can tell you that if you went with Intel I3-3235 the stock intel cooler with speed fan would be very quiet. Intel CPU also produces less heat so will heat up your case less, which is important as that case uses 80mm case fans (potentially noisey). The AMD chip will produce more heat into the case regardless of what cooler you use. I'm not sure how noisy the new AMD stock coolers are, but historically they were louder than the intel equivalents. You might also consider a PICO PSU so you don't put PSU heat into the case, and you eliminate another fan from the HTPC (if quiet is important). If I wanted to build a very quiet system around that case I would consider PICO PSU Intel i3-3225 with stock cooler + speed fan $2 set of inline fan resisters for the 80mm case fans The cooler is right below a case vent so you can build a duct so the cpu cooler sucks air directly from the lid grill. I've never personally used a PICO PSU but I think they are really good for small cases, or where you want to remove as much heat from a case as possible. [/QUOTE]
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