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13117
Hello all, and Happy Boxing Day! I have a Toshiba laptop that's on its last legs and need to buy something new. I would like something very quiet. Small would...
justinasia
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Dec 26, 2006
1:23 pm
13118
Hi, I think that new iMac could be the right choise for you: http://www.silentpcreview.com/article306-page1.html ...
Hrvoje Nezic
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Dec 27, 2006
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13119
Hi, Justin As a BSD user, I'd say that any Macs are good. With Fink (http://fink.sourceforge.net/), you can do a lot of things really easily. I run MythTV...
Naoyuki Tai
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Dec 30, 2006
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13120
I have a CompUSA a few miles away, and they are my main equipment supplier. So, when I blew a PS, that's where I went to shop. The hade a range of units, from...
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charlweed
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Jan 4, 2007
10:42 pm
13121
Not to be an jerk but i think "duh" comes to mind. Seasonic is well-known for quiet (and expensive) power supplies ... From: Listbox <listbox@...> ...
james
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Jan 5, 2007
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13122
I find it intersecting that Zalman power supplies are never mentioned on this group. Where I live (Or rather lived - I just moved from the Northern Beaches of...
John Paterson
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Jan 5, 2007
2:32 am
13123
Soemone posted recently asking about zalman power supplies, so I thought I should share my experience with a 300W unit from www.silentpc.com. I read somewhere...
rutdal
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Jan 5, 2007
5:12 am
13124
I use Mac OS and windows, Mac OS for almost everything, and windows for some specific applications, like diablo, and pspad. Hardware wise, the mac mini is a...
Michael M
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Jan 5, 2007
2:09 pm
13125
I'm lucky. I'm in Houston - we have Directron; MicroCenter (which has gotten much better recently) and 2 Fry's Electronics. If I can't find it locally, then...
dhobbs713
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Jan 5, 2007
5:33 pm
13126
I remember when I was living in Houston there was a CompUSA down the road, and another downtown... both were WOFTUM. My memory is hazy, it may have been a...
John Paterson
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Jan 5, 2007
11:26 pm
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... that ... power ... the ... until I ... was ... a ... is, but ... optimal ... sufficiently ... its ... I've ... the ... Rutdal, Sorry about your bad...
donsturgiss
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Jan 9, 2007
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13128
... I have an Asus A6Vm that runs Ubuntu without any problem. Ubuntu even saved my data: it detected a disk sector corruption long before XP crashed (without...
davitofr
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Jan 9, 2007
12:44 pm
13129
... -- Frederic Da Vitoria I believe you will find this is due to the drive hitting it's physical limit stop Frederic. It is not a problem, it is the way the...
John Paterson
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Jan 10, 2007
1:38 am
13130
I bought this laptop about a month and a half ago...an HP DV5000 series machine. I have yet to hear the hard drive--just a (relatively) quiet fan. As you might...
David Neeley
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Jan 10, 2007
2:54 am
13131
Hello, on <http://www.flickr.com/photos/stephaneascoet/sets/72157594286524285/> you can now watch shots of my sandwiched hard disk (and eventually subscribe to...
Stephane Ascoet
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Jan 10, 2007
5:37 pm
13132
looks real good, congrats. Did you cut the aluminum yourself or did you buy the pieces that way? I once had a 6' piece of aluminum i bought on ebay for like...
james
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Jan 10, 2007
9:41 pm
13133
... Yeah, the computer looked like a PowerMac after that :-) ... I was facing the same problems, so I gave the mesures to my father, who works in a metal...
Stephane Ascoet
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Jan 12, 2007
3:37 pm
13134
... The HD from the Dell laptop I had (actually I still have) was more silent in this respect. This is why I felt I should mention the Asus noises: the Asus hd...
Frederic Da Vitoria
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Jan 12, 2007
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13135
I am looking for an external hard drive, around about 500GB, but I want it to be quiet! I have a Macbook. That is quiet enough for me. But I don't want much...
justinasia
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Feb 10, 2007
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13136
... Hi, watch from time to time <http://www.cdr-pays-brest.infini.fr/index.php/Sauvegarde>. -- Bien cordialement, Stephane Ascoet, conseils pour que la...
Stephane Ascoet
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Feb 13, 2007
4:14 pm
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Try here for research: http://www.endpcnoise.com/cgi-bin/e/std/category=Quiet_Hard_Drives.html in particular: ...
Jefro
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Feb 13, 2007
7:35 pm
13138
Hello Silent PC Reviewers. This question is a bit unusual for this group as it concerns the interaction of high end video cards. Don't worry I intend to cool...
John Paterson
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Feb 28, 2007
2:36 am
13139
I'm currently running a Duron 1200 in an Antec Aria SFF case. It gets pretty hot in there and the system is too noisy for my liking. It's time to get more up...
Steve Clark
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Apr 23, 2007
2:02 pm
13140
Nice concept Steve... I run an Antec P180 myself, and swear by it. As distinct to the Lian Li that I swear at. I find my 1600 Athlon in the Lian Li getting...
John Paterson
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Apr 23, 2007
5:05 pm
13141
Unfortunately, the Aria is the main reason for your system being loud and hot. It has poor airflow and the PSU is the only exhaust. This means all the heat in...
Mike Chin
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Apr 23, 2007
5:19 pm
13142
Mike, I've been meaning to send you a note on that comparison article. I think there must have been an incompatibility in the BIOS or somewhere else that...
Terry Gray
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Apr 23, 2007
6:28 pm
13143
Would you name a quiet and cool running case? I seem to latch on the loud hot ones.<G> Dennis Jenkins ... From: "Mike Chin" <mikec@...> To:...
Dennis Jenkins
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Apr 23, 2007
7:29 pm
13144
If you want something relatively small, in a HTPC type form got a mATX motherboard, the Antec NSK2400/Fusion is very good. ...
Mike Chin
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Apr 23, 2007
8:44 pm
13145
Interesting, Terry. About the HP Intel system -- it was as uptodate as possible w/regard to drivers, BIOS, etc. Nothing was really adjustable in the BIOS, and...
Mike Chin
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Apr 23, 2007
8:46 pm
13146
Well Dennis, and Steve I suppose, I like my Antec P180, and I am buying a second one for my new computer as I like my current one so much! They are not...
John Paterson
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