06-03-2005 15:17									#1
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That's it. I've decided, no more games.

I'll part with hard earned 130 euros and buy a fanless power supply.

After that, I'll put the hard disk in a box, connect one side of a homemade air duct tube to the box and put a big (120 mm) fan on the other, which will rotate slowly to cool it. The air duct will be all bent like a snake, I'll make the tube from some sponge-like material to soak in all the vibrations.

I'm going to cool my processor with watercooling, and this is important - without any fans. I think the radiator can handle it with convection alone.

I wanted to make this a totally fanless solution, but sadly I can't figure another way to cool the hard disc. Since I'll put it in a box, passive coolers won't be able to do it.

DEATH TO COMPUTER NOISE!!

(especially high pitched, man I hate this hard disc)

Anyway, what are your expiriences, how have you silenced your PCs? Or do you not care?

Personally, I'm ready to give up performance for silence. I have done so opting for a slower video card with only a passive cooler. I have had parts for the other things lying around for ages, but today, I decided it has been ENOUGH! I do this.

	06-03-2005 15:19									#2
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This one.



The cheapest I could find. Others are well over 200 euros. But since I run a low end system, it will be enough.

	06-03-2005 15:27									#3
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And from the same company, I was eyeing this:



Sadly, even these huge monstrosities can't handle the heat with natural convection only and you need to use at least one fan, case fan if nothing else. I hate fans with a vengeance, so I decided to go with a watercooling system I'll build. Its radiator will be outside of the case, so hopefully, it will be able to function without a fan.

	06-03-2005 15:29									#4
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My PSU has a 120MM and 80MM fan and the only thing I hear are they hard-drives. I have looked for silent fan solutions. Fans that are built in a way.. I have a 480 watt Demon Powmax Power supply. I have 8 80MM fans on my case.. all are LEDs.. and these are silent fans.

	06-03-2005 15:36									#5
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Yeah, many people are slowing down their fans, using bigger fans and so on and results can be quite good. But I want to get rid of noise once and for all, so I want to go fanless. It seems I'll have to keep one fan. Damn.

	06-03-2005 15:38									#6
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Well it isn't really practical to get rid of all fans even if you have water cooling. You need to get air circulation in your machine.

	06-03-2005 15:39									#7
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I'll keep it open. Air is wellcome to circulate all over it

	06-03-2005 15:40									#8
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Can't they make hard discs that are silent, for those of us who will pay extra for them? All hard discs I ever had were noisy as hell.

	06-03-2005 15:41									#9
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quote: Originally posted by VetLegion Can't they make hard discs that are silent, for those of us who will pay extra for them? All hard discs I ever had were noisy as hell.

I paid a little more for Maxtor Silent hard-drives.. but even those make a small amount of noise (nothing like the regular ones).

	06-03-2005 19:05									#10
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quote: Originally posted by Giancarlo I paid a little more for Maxtor Silent hard-drives.. but even those make a small amount of noise (nothing like the regular ones).

Which model are you talking about?

	06-03-2005 19:48									#11
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Why not just buy a couple of extension chords for the peripherals, and put the thing in the fridge where it belongs.

Then you could even grab a snack or something if you have to load a new CD.

	06-03-2005 20:32									#12
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beer cooler tower.

mmmm

	06-03-2005 22:17									#13
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VetLegion the easyest solution is to drill a hole in the wall and to leave the PC case outside of the room where you are staying. I assume that your walls are thick enough to isolate the noise that your machine is producing currently.

	06-03-2005 22:31									#14
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Even locating your case away from where you sit with long cords will help since intensity dereases as an inverse of distance squared.

	06-03-2005 23:08									#15
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quote: Originally posted by VetLegion That's it. I've decided, no more games. I'll part with hard earned 130 euros and buy a fanless power supply. After that, I'll put the hard disk in a box, connect one side of a homemade air duct tube to the box and put a big (120 mm) fan on the other, which will rotate slowly to cool it. The air duct will be all bent like a snake, I'll make the tube from some sponge-like material to soak in all the vibrations. I'm going to cool my processor with watercooling, and this is important - without any fans. I think the radiator can handle it with convection alone. I wanted to make this a totally fanless solution, but sadly I can't figure another way to cool the hard disc. Since I'll put it in a box, passive coolers won't be able to do it. DEATH TO COMPUTER NOISE!! (especially high pitched, man I hate this hard disc) Anyway, what are your expiriences, how have you silenced your PCs? Or do you not care? Personally, I'm ready to give up performance for silence. I have done so opting for a slower video card with only a passive cooler. I have had parts for the other things lying around for ages, but today, I decided it has been ENOUGH! I do this.

my new computer has a really quiet fan. It seems to keep everything cool enough. Even in summer when I keep my house at 82 F (27.7 C).

My old computer was extremely noisey though. Sounded like a jet engine. okay that's a slight exaggeration, but only slight.

	06-03-2005 23:19									#16
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quote: Originally posted by Sir Og VetLegion the easyest solution is to drill a hole in the wall and to leave the PC case outside of the room where you are staying. I assume that your walls are thick enough to isolate the noise that your machine is producing currently.

Just get wireless connections and stuff the tower in a nearby closet. no holes needed, just an extention cord, assuming no outlet in the closet.

	06-03-2005 23:20									#17
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for instance. I cannot hear my computer at all right now. The only noise I hear is of my refridgerator compressor.

I also hear jets flying over head. Someone's car alarm going off right now.

Even my hard drive is really quiet. I think maybe I have a good case that isolates the noise and keeps it inside.

	06-03-2005 23:22									#18
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I love these nerd threads.

	07-03-2005 01:02									#19
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I just bought a PC. One of the things I wanted was, like you, silence. I was sick and tired of my laptop, who sounds like a hair dryer when the fan is working. So I got an Antec Sonata PC case. It was built for silence. I'm satisfied with it so far. Mind you, it's silent, but it's not absolutely silent. I can still hear the dvd-rom and the hardrive when they are spinning. But when I work, its whisper quiet. When I play, it makes a little more noise, but I don't care, since I wear headphones. If you want more silence, you can always get a Zalman CPU fan.

	07-03-2005 01:15									#20
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quote: Originally posted by asleepathewheel Just get wireless connections and stuff the tower in a nearby closet. no holes needed, just an extention cord, assuming no outlet in the closet.

Can you get a wireless connection for the monitor and how much would something like that cost.

	07-03-2005 01:19									#21
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quote: Originally posted by Smiley Even locating your case away from where you sit with long cords will help since intensity dereases as an inverse of distance squared.

Unless his tower is in a desk or something, in which case it could increase the noise by putting the tower in the open.

	07-03-2005 01:48									#22
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VetLegion: What are the specs on that power supply? Wattage? etc?

	07-03-2005 02:21									#23
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My laptop is completely silent I dont even here the dvd cd rom drive spinning. And yes it works Just to answer all the smarta****

	07-03-2005 02:23									#24
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How about one of these bad boys:

	07-03-2005 02:30									#25
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Or this:

	07-03-2005 03:45									#27
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Mmmmm, pies...

	07-03-2005 03:53									#28
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quote: Originally posted by Oncle Boris Which model are you talking about?

These:

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProdu...-144-314&depa=1

"Maxtor Ultra Series Kit 80GB 7200RPM IDE Hard Drive, Model L01P080, Retail

Model# L01P080
Item # N82E16822144314

Specifications:
Capacity: 80 GB
Average Seek Time: 9.3 ms
Buffer: 8 MB
Rotational Speed: 7,200 RPM
Interface: IDE ULTRA ATA133
Features: Ideal for high-end gaming and digital video, Ultra quiet operation with FDB motor
Manufacturer Warranty: 1 year
Packaging: Retail (see pics for details)"

	07-03-2005 04:42									#29
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my computer is virtually silent...

I've got an Antec TruePower 550W PSU, two 120mm fans, and one 90mm fan. My hard drives are both silent... a Western Digital 250GB 7200RPM IDE HD and a Maxtor 160GB 7200 RPM IDE HD, similar to the one Giancarlo posted.

The only noise my computer makes is during power on, my video card (Geforce FX 6800 Ultra 256MB) makes some noise, but only for a second or two. Otherwise, my system makes a very light humming noise. It's about three feet from my bed and I can often times sleep while the thing is running... like when I've got a huge download on usenet queued and want to get it overnight.

edit: the only problem with sleeping while my PC is on is the lights from the case... One the front of my case I've got a door that covers the power switch and drives... and the door has two blue LED's on it. Also, one of the 120mm fans has a blue LED that lights the interior of my PC.

I'd post a pic, but my digital camera is on the fritz at the moment.

	07-03-2005 04:44									#30
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Ya know tubes seems to think that those noises as sava has said are soothing and help put him to sleep.