Motherboard + CPU combo for music server?

[Smegger68]

I have just picked up a azotates GT710 2Gb passively cooled graphics card for €30.
I am almost done with the build now, just need some quieter 140mm fans to push air through the case and it can be classed as almost finished.

Can recommend these, almost silent in my HTPC
https://www.amazon.co.uk/ARCTIC-F14-...ds=artic+140mm

[CageyH]

Thanks. I looked at those and ended up going for Nanoxia DS 140mm 1100 rpm fans.
They are supposed to be even quieter.

[CageyH]

Due to a motherboard failure on my main PC, I have upgraded my main PC to an i7-9700k with a Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Master, complete with Sabre DAC.

This has left me with a spare i7-6700k. So I have picked up a second hand Asus Z170 Maximus VIII Ranger. I have just fired it up to make sure the CPU was still fine, as I was not 100% sure.
I am now going to delid the I7-6700k as I think the TIM compound has dried up a bit (core temperatures were creeping up).

To upgrade the music system, I am only missing some DDR4 RAM. The question is, is it worth fitting RAM with a frequency above 2400 MHz to play music, and stream TV?
I assume that 4Gb will be enough, and 8Gb ample? Actually, I may get some 2666 MHz as it is actually cheaper than the 2400 MHz, but I assume it is not worth going any higher than that?

[CageyH]

I have bought 16Gb of DDR4, 3000MHz, CL15. It was only slightly more expensive (€85 vs €60) than 8Gb.

[CageyH]

It turns out that the motherboard is actually a Maximus VIII Hero.
The music server is rebuilt, and sounds splendid. Is it a proper upgrade, or just the emperor’s new clothes? I have no idea, but I am happy.

Now I just need to work out how to underclock my i7-6700k, and see if I can remove the fan (Fitted as a precaution) from the Zalman FX70 heatsink.

[Techno Commander]

Sorry for bumping an old thread.
Have a look at the PC cases from HD Plex they have decent heatsinks and heat pipes to eliminate cooling fans.

[CageyH]

Thanks.
With the Asus Q-fan control, the fan hardly ever Kicks in.