That URL doesn't work for me. Do you get specs on exactly how quiet the systems are? The opinion on "quiet" might vary, remember the Enermax PSUs. /Mirar...
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Andrew Hon
ashon@...
May 1, 2002 7:08 am
Excuse me, I was only trying to be helpful, suggesting a better source of sound dampening for computers, considering the retail products that are being hyped...
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scottlp2
May 1, 2002 7:18 am
Mirar, They are using a zalman 300W power supply, zalman heatsink (CNPS 5500 for the P4 I picked), and seagate hard drive, so it should be fairly quiet (you...
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Mirar
mirar0
May 1, 2002 7:19 am
... I'm just over-sensitive. :-) ... It might. Do you have any stats on what frequencies it absorbs? High frequencies seems to bounce easily on any flat...
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Mirar
mirar0
May 1, 2002 7:32 am
... I meant like dB(A) ratings on the total computer. If there isn't any, you should ask for it. If someone says something is "extremely quiet", it's the least...
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Andrew Hon
ashon@...
May 1, 2002 7:34 am
http://www.foamorder.com/soundgraph.gif If you look at foamorder's acoustic foam section, they show this graph of the acoustic absorption coefficient for their...
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Simon Lau
lauchungman
May 1, 2002 10:23 am
... I wish siliconacoustics would accept INTL orders. I have to jump through hoops to get anything from them. ... I tried out my Barracuda in a NoVibes. My...
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Doug Ransom
doug_ransom@...
May 1, 2002 3:39 pm
Power Factor Correction is important to the following: - owners of power lines. A power factor that deviates from unity results in more current through the...
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subtlegrace
May 1, 2002 6:36 pm
... 5500 ... fairly ... I bought a pair of Zalman 6000Cu flower coolers from Sharka a few months back. When they got here, I realized that they wouldn't fit on...
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subtlegrace
May 1, 2002 6:51 pm
... cd's to ... with ... Actually, I'm not too fond of Lame, to be honest. Sure, it's free, and if you like to encode at higher bitrates, it's probably worth a...
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subtlegrace
May 1, 2002 6:57 pm
... optical ... Heh. You underestimate the power of the lowest price. These days people will do anything to save a buck. If Best Buy can still be in operation...
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subtlegrace
May 1, 2002 7:00 pm
I dunno, sounds an awful lot like Roxio's DirectCD, or Prassi's ABCD, to me... I've never been impressed with such things. You do bring up a good point,...
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Torbjörn Stavås
luser@...
May 1, 2002 9:37 pm
Is there a big diff in noise level between Seagates Barracuda 80 and 40 gig? I've heard that the 40 gig is the ultimate quiet hdd... But i want the 80 =). ...
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moltencrater
May 1, 2002 10:48 pm
... and 40 gig? I've heard that the 40 gig is the ultimate quiet hdd... But i want the 80 =). ... I don't have a Barracuda but I have read about them on...
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Andrew Hon
ashon@...
May 1, 2002 10:56 pm
I have a 40 Gb and my brother has the 80 Gb, so I guess I could arrange a comparison, maybe this weekend. Andrew ... From: moltencrater...
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shinfiddy
May 2, 2002 12:25 am
Hey Y'all, I tried a search in the archives for this one but "monitor" is obviously a keyword that refers to more than the subject of my question :-) Ive used...
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Kurt Lieber
silent-pc@...
May 2, 2002 12:40 am
... no no -- think bigger. This is the perfect reason to justify picking up that LCD monitor that you've always wanted. :) -- Interested in Silent Computing? ...
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gxcad
May 2, 2002 12:54 am
Hmm, interesting comments. I was not aware of the alternatives for high quality ripping, however EAC seems to do fine for me so I really don't need another....
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gxcad
May 2, 2002 12:56 am
I have tried both easy cd and nero and definately prefer Nero. -Ken ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - your...
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Andrew Hon
ashon@...
May 2, 2002 1:21 am
My refurbished 21" Dell Trinitron also buzzes, but only intermittently, so I attribute it to being low quality and having some problem - perhaps the reason...
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Albert Fong
atxalbert
May 2, 2002 3:01 am
I have purchased items from Robert Jung at Zalmantech USA and found them to be accommodating and fair. ... From: Mirar To: Silent-PC@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
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Lindsey Dubb
ldubb
May 2, 2002 3:29 am
... Most monitors don't make a noticeable noise. Of the three CRTs I've had, only one of them buzzes. And it only buzzes when I run it with my PC (it's fine...
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gxcad
May 2, 2002 5:59 am
Hey Dave, Well, I don't know whether its just that my monitor is quieter or that your pc is quieter or maybe the wall behind your monitor indeed reflects the...
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Mirar
mirar0
May 2, 2002 6:26 am
... There is some, regarding buzzing from monitors and fanless PSUs. The consensus is that it's almost impossible to get rid of. (You can of course dampen it...
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Paul Haussauer
paul30342
May 2, 2002 6:47 am
Visit Seagate and you can read the specs. If you are referring to Series IV, then the 40 gig has very slightly better acoustical figures than the 80 gig....
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n_heusink
May 2, 2002 8:58 am
Interesting topic. My Philips brilliance 107MP is annoyingly noisy, depending heavily on the resolution / refresh combination. There is a quite high pitched ...
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gxcad
May 2, 2002 10:30 am
I will have both versions within a couple weeks, if I remember, I will comment on them. -Ken ... __________________________________________________ Do You...
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subtlegrace
May 2, 2002 6:11 pm
... however EAC ... use your ... Yeah, I was just noting the other options. :) ... Part of me wants to just yell "absolutely," but to be fair, I put a little...
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subtlegrace
May 2, 2002 6:12 pm
... Oh, so do I, without a doubt. Easy CD Creator just isn't flexible enough. It's made for people who want simple step-by-step wizards, and for that it does...
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subtlegrace
May 2, 2002 6:44 pm
Okay, basically I've come to the realization that my power supply is now the loudest thing in my computer. Which is a shame because it's a 400W "Silencer"; unit...
