Hello, I have a ASUS A7n8x-Deluxe motherboard with an AMD 3200 processor and three hard drives. I'd like to use it for a home theater PC but the power supply...
Hmm, the thing I love about computers is that not a day goes by you don't learn something new... So, I just got an Antec Sonata and an Asus P4P800E Deluxe....
I have a socket-A AthlonXP with a loud CPU fan. For ages, I have been meaning to replace that heatsink and fan with something more quiet. But, it is very hard...
Does anyone know if it is possible to use passive cooling for the nForce4 chip? On motherboards like the Gigabyte K8NXP-9 and the Asus A8N SLI the chip is...
I need to make my PC Silent... Have noisy PSU and CPU coolers and too many HDs to keep enclosure cool with these. Could I make hole (pizzabox atx enclosure)...
Greetings, I have bought a Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 160 GB Serial-ATA hard drive, which I find noisy. The idle noise level is fine, but its seek noise is quite...
Hi. I'm looking for a fanless, or very-very quiet PCI Express vidcard (i'll do a bit of gaming, but mainly office stuff). I don't want to mod the card. Is...
Anyone familiar with these PSUs? From test I've read they're quiet, even with two 80mm fans. Also their upcoming version will have active PFC. And a 120mm...
Does anyone know where the Silenx Luxurae SX460-LX fanless PSU (http://www.silenx.com/productcart/pc/configurePrdz.asp?idcategory=20&idproduct=105) is...
hi! i've set up a custom made "silent" pc, in which i used a silent zalman cpu fan, silent fan on power supply, suspended hard disk, damping material on the...
http://www.tomshardware.com/cpu/20041115/images/chart_power_load.gif The new 90nm AMD chips consume about 30Watts on average, the new P4 90nm chips consume...
I was somewhat skeptical of the lapping game until I tried it. It's keeping my CPU (Barton 3000+) about 2-3'C cooler, and with the CPU being cooler, the rest...
I just got a 7' tall 19" inclosed rack for $150 to move my computers into. I want to add a filtered intake area and need a good quite blower to move the air...
I found this on the web from Cnet: Overall, the test results tended to favor AMD's chips for mainstream applications. That's a potential challenge for Intel,...
What is the Silent-PC group current peek for a quiet 60Gb 4200rmp hdd? Recently I got a Fujitsu MHT2060AT (60Gb 4200rpm) from newegg.com to use for backups and...
Hi Folks, I done some research and have come up with 3 potential "quiet' fans for my Dell Dimension 4550. 1. Antec Smartcool 92mm case fan 2. Vantec Stealth...
Bother, bother, bother, BOTHER! I picked up Mobile Pentium 4, 2.80GHz at rather more than I meant to spend because I thought the enhanced SpeedStep technology...
hi, I m searcing for the most silent notebook. I heared about hitachi flora 270 , a fanless liqiod cooled, producec in 2002 and the sharp MM20 , also fanless.....
I am planning for a new pc. My current pc sounds like a vacuum cleaner, so for the next one I want to use silent parts. I think I will get me a Coolermaster...
Hi, group. I am visiting my family in Japan, and, as usual, I checked out book and computer/electronics stores in Osaka. I found out that AOpen is selling...
Top Ten Ways to Make Sure Your Vote Counts By Mark Ritchie, AlterNet. Posted November 1, 2004. Every vote matters on Nov. 2. Here are a few tips to ensure that...
Hi, All. I'm new here. Nice to meet everybody. I have an Antec ATX 300W mid-twr case, an IWILL KA266R motherboard, and an AMD Thunderbird K7-1.2 GHz Socket A...
I meant to post this a lot sooner--about a couple of years ago. This concerns how to measure and how to calculate loudness--an item of contention in this ...
I think you misunderstand what I meant Don... although I will be using my digital MM thermal probes to verify the readings. By out of band I mean the probes do...
I meant to post this a lot sooner--about a couple of years ago. This concerns how to measure and how to calculate loudness--an item of contention in this ...
Hi guys! First off: where is everybody?? I've been drifting in and out of this joint for a couple of years now, and I've never seen it so quiet. Has the action...
Hello guys. Has anyone heard of this thing? I have a 36GB 10,000RPM SCSI drive in one of my computers and was concerned that it was not really being cooled...
SPCR is now featuring high fidelity MP3 recordings of PC noise (both components and systems) in reviews and articles. Recorded in a low ambient noise...
