KVR Audio

william lawes · Post by **william lawes** » Wed Oct 27, 2021 3:12 am

I logged into my US amazon account and there is no heat sink version of the 500GB model Samsung pro. I read that the 500GB does not need a heat sink?

Pictus · Post by **Pictus** » Wed Oct 27, 2021 3:22 am

As I understand, they all do...
The controller gets too hot.

william lawes · Post by **william lawes** » Wed Oct 27, 2021 3:43 am

Oh I see, I will get the Sabrent... what is the M2 heatsink on the asus prime MB, not the same?

Pictus · Post by **Pictus** » Wed Oct 27, 2021 5:12 am

The Prime MB has two M.2 heatsinks, but you are going to use three ssds.

Ah_Dziz · Post by **Ah_Dziz** » Wed Oct 27, 2021 5:38 am

The big noctua heatsink along with all ssds and the fractal design case should keep things dead quiet unless you buy some crazy loud GPU or PSU. I have the same basic stuff, but older generations and the computer is the most quiet thing in the building.

william lawes · Post by **william lawes** » Wed Oct 27, 2021 5:51 am

Ah yes...
Any suggestions for software, antivirus? I found Office on amazon for $6.94:
Office Professional Plus 2019 - Windows 10 Only for 1 PC Delivered by Email/Amazon Message
$6.94

Pictus · Post by **Pictus** » Wed Oct 27, 2021 2:56 pm

I do not use MS Office, but the free https://www.libreoffice.org/
I do not use any AV, but Windows have built-in AV.
To choose one I would look into some tests
https://www.av-comparatives.org/latest-tests/
But take into consideration the performance as most important
https://www.av-comparatives.org/tests/p ... pril-2021/

william lawes · Post by **william lawes** » Thu Oct 28, 2021 5:27 pm

Excellent! Thank you, I had never heard of Libre but will try it. I will start assembling next week

william lawes · Post by **william lawes** » Wed Nov 03, 2021 3:47 pm

I received a samsung pro 980 SSD 500GB by accident...so I might as well use it if possible.
I didn't realize I could use a different heat sink, would either of these do the trick?

Thermalright M.2 Heatsink Cooler, NVMe M.2 2280 SSD Aluminum Heat Sinks with Silicone Thermal Pad for PC

M.2 2280 PRO SSD NVME PCIE Heatsink Cooler Aluminum with Silicone Thermal Pad; Built in 8mm heatpipe

Pictus · Post by **Pictus** » Wed Nov 03, 2021 9:36 pm

There is no link, but anything goes
https://www.amazon.com/MHQJRH-heatsink- ... B07KDDKDNN
or
https://www.amazon.com/Heatsink-Cooler- ... B07XCM1M4F

blobe · Post by **blobe** » Mon Nov 08, 2021 1:48 am

nice build! noctua fans are for sure the way to got for a silent build

william lawes · Post by **william lawes** » Sun Nov 14, 2021 8:15 am

I just realized that I have well over 4TB of sample libraries over a few external HDs, so I was looking at other SSD, would something like this work, or is the qualities not comparable to other models?

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B08979 ... Y3LN&psc=1

XPG SX8100 4TB 3D NAND NVMe Gen3x4 PCIe M.2 2280 Solid State Drive R/W 3500/3000MB/S High Performance SSD (ASX8100NP-4TT-C)
$600.

Pictus · Post by **Pictus** » Sun Nov 14, 2021 2:54 pm

It is good.

T-CM11 · Post by **T-CM11** » Sun Nov 14, 2021 3:07 pm

william lawes wrote: ↑Tue Oct 26, 2021 3:54 am Corsair CP-9020180-NA RMX Series RM850x 80 Plus Gold Fully Modular ATX Power Supply

850W without a high end graphics card = OVERKILL

william lawes · Post by **william lawes** » Sun Nov 14, 2021 8:28 pm

T-CM11 wrote: ↑Sun Nov 14, 2021 3:07 pm
william lawes wrote: ↑Tue Oct 26, 2021 3:54 am Corsair CP-9020180-NA RMX Series RM850x 80 Plus Gold Fully Modular ATX Power Supply
850W without a high end graphics card = OVERKILL

I went with this based on stats posted earlier in the thread indicating that the fan does not engage below a certain watt, meaning it would be quieter and more efficient despite being a higher watt than required. However, I really don't know, I am going on what others are suggesting, and perhaps I will need to add a graphics card at some point, which may change the requirements. What do you think?

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