Skip to search.

Breaking News Visit Yahoo! News for the latest.

×Close this window

Silent-PC · Group for exchanging experiences related to silent personal computers

The Yahoo! Groups Product Blog

Check it out!

Group Information

  • Members: 1680
  • Category: Systems
  • Founded: May 29, 2000
  • Language: English
? Already a member? Sign in to Yahoo!

Yahoo! Groups Tips

Did you know...
Real people. Real stories. See how Yahoo! Groups impacts members worldwide.

Messages

Advanced
Messages Help
  Newest  |  < Newer  |  Older >  |  Oldest
Topics Messages Latest Post

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...
5 Jan 9, 2007
12:44 pm

davitofr
Send Email

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...
2 Jan 9, 2007
4:34 am

donsturgiss
Send Email

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...
5 Jan 5, 2007
11:26 pm

John Paterson
duroby
Send Email

Hello Frederic, from 'http://www.pbus-167.com/nhc/nhc_faq.htm&#39; " How do I can change the color and visibility of the system tray icons? You can change the...
2 Oct 24, 2006
3:41 pm

Frederic Da Vitoria
davitof
Send Email

http://www.itnewsonline.com/showstory.php?storyid=4739&scatid=3&contid=2 Leadtek Unveils WinFast A7600 GT TDH, A7600 GS TDH Graphics Cards...
15 Sep 22, 2006
12:37 pm

Frederic Da Vitoria
davitof
Send Email

I want to upgrade to a dual core system for video editing as well as audio editing. I require low noise levels as this is a studio type of environment (voice...
3 Aug 22, 2006
12:36 pm

Ken Liu
kenneth_liu1
Send Email

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/amd-energy-efficient_6.html This would be a nice start for a Silent- Gaming PC...
5 Aug 4, 2006
11:33 pm

krustybarthomer
Send Email

http://www.msi.com.tw/program/products/vga/vga/pro_vga_detail.php?UID=744 http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/amd-energy-efficient_6.html Great start...
2 Aug 4, 2006
6:00 am

John Paterson
duroby
Send Email

http://www.msi.com.tw/program/products/vga/vga/pro_vga_detail.php?UID=744...
1 Aug 4, 2006
3:06 am

krustybarthomer
Send Email

Newest Nvidia Driver 91.xx claims an AGP 7600 GS is supported and rumors it will be released in 3Q2006 Supposed to be about 32w at full load. ...
1 Jul 2, 2006
1:56 am

krustybarthomer
Send Email

While I wait for resolution of my video card problem, I posted in the 'Photos&#39; to the left a simple schematic of a Fan Startup Mod. Sometimes fans will run at...
1 Jun 25, 2006
3:54 am

krustybarthomer
Send Email

I'm running a GF4 4200. Want to do one last upgrade with this system. Motherboard supports only AGP 4x. (Processor Celeron Tualatin 1.33 Ghz. 512m ram) Any...
25 Jun 24, 2006
11:19 pm

krustybarthomer
Send Email

Following up on the Linux thread, I just installed the new "Dapper Drake" final edition of Kubuntu Linux (Ubuntu with KDE). It was without question the...
2 Jun 8, 2006
7:33 am

Chris Swinney
sinster70
Send Email

The Swing sells for $60 at newegg.com It has these features that make it a good canidate for silent pc build on a budget. 1. 0.8mm SECC (Steel chassis) 2....
1 Apr 18, 2006
12:56 pm

Mnpctech customer ser...
pctech_info
Send Email

Quiet DIY OC'd Pentium D 830 System http://www.silentpcreview.com/article310-page1.html Chris Thomson built a system around a hot, overclocked Pentium D 830 ...
1 Mar 29, 2006
2:42 am

Mike Chin
mikechinvan
Send Email

I have a particular need, and I was hoping for some help people. I have mentioned in the past that I have a silent computer with no fan at all... it has one...
9 Mar 29, 2006
1:30 am

John Paterson
duroby
Send Email

Sorry David, but I must say that the killer problem I personally have experienced with Linux has not been the functionality within each distribution. In my...
10 Mar 25, 2006
1:25 pm

Chris Swinney
sinster70
Send Email

... Actually, I get that feeling every time I try a variation of Linux. Only CoLinux runs on my system. Every other one fails in a different way. Yet no one ...
32 Mar 16, 2006
1:33 pm

Mark G. Woodruff
markgwoodruff
Send Email

From: "David Neeley" <dbneeley@...> ... MSI RS-480M2 motherboard (uses ATI chipset) ATI X800 video card SATA drives Need I say more? Mark ...
1 Mar 12, 2006
4:02 pm

Mark G. Woodruff
markgwoodruff
Send Email

From: "John Paterson" <duroby@...> ... www.markgwoodruff.com/everesthome220.exe Don't know if it will work under Windows64 though. If not, you can try...
5 Mar 10, 2006
12:46 pm

John Paterson
duroby
Send Email

From: "John Paterson" <duroby@...> ... If I run into problems during the summer, I may have to do that. The P160 came with little silicone washers to...
2 Mar 9, 2006
12:06 am

John Paterson
duroby
Send Email

My PC is so hot and loud it's driving me crazy! (It's in my bedroom and runs 24x7.) Any advice on how to quiet and cool the beast? If not, what you think of...
10 Mar 7, 2006
10:24 am

John Paterson
duroby
Send Email

thank you for allowing me to participate. with thousands of posts to read, and learn from, i will be busy for the next couple of months. hopefully i will be...
2 Feb 2, 2006
1:09 pm

John Paterson
duroby
Send Email

Does anyone know of a place where you can buy heatpipes now? I'm just about ready to build myself a pvr and quite frankly I was thinking to make the top of the...
1 Feb 2, 2006
8:41 am

Daniel
terramir
Send Email

Sonex professional acoustical sheets are in stock again at Mnpctech. I buy them direct from illbruck factory in Minnesota. 1 sheet of sonex mini measures 24" x...
1 Feb 2, 2006
8:34 am

pctech_info
Send Email

Hi Folks, I have a Dell Dimension 4550. - PIIII 2.5. Besides the PSU fan there is only one 92mm fan located on the back of the machine which acts as the CPU...
4 Jan 30, 2006
8:36 pm

Naoyuki Tai
naoyuki_tai
Send Email

hi! in order to assemble my second (and newer)silent pc for music production, i'd like to know which 12x12 fans should i buy... i'd like to know the best one...
3 Dec 26, 2005
2:44 am

james
jhassi
Send Email

Hi, I have two silent PCs and have a lot of problems with DVD drives. Actually I don't use DVD drives often, except when I need to repair / reinstall Windows....
6 Sep 22, 2005
11:37 am

Hrvoje Nezic
hrvoje.nezic@...
Send Email

I am actually beginning to hate my noisy computer... Sooooo some thoughts on dumb arse thermodynamics... I build all sorts of heat based devises, from power ...
18 Sep 3, 2005
6:51 am

John Paterson
duroby
Send Email

I want to build a quiet, under- and over-clockable HTPC system. Most of the time, the system would be under-clocked and run fanless... I'm thinking 1 GHz or...
5 Sep 1, 2005
11:05 pm

james
jhassi
Send Email
  Newest  |  < Newer  |  Older >  |  Oldest
Add to My Yahoo!      XML What's This?

Copyright © 2010 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved.
Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - Guidelines NEW - Help