29-03-2003 20:54									#1
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I have withstood the crashes
The viruses
The general aging badness

...but I can no longer stand this INFERNAL NOISE

Every minute beside this HD is like another minute riding a passenger jet engine struggling half submerged through a pool of aluminum dusted rubbing alcohol

As I shop for a new, "silent functioning" seems not a featured option

Is it not so?

	29-03-2003 21:39									#2
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Most HDDs are very quite these days. The fans are the noisiest parts in a computer.

	29-03-2003 21:41									#3
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Then we need less fans

This wretched combination noise of:

BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
and:
VREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Is enough to turn me on to drug use and abuse

	29-03-2003 21:44									#4
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You can also build (probably buy) a sort of "sound proof" box for your computer.

Fans are the price to pay for fast CPUs.

If you have $, you may consider buying a special water cooling case. That will kill most noises.

	29-03-2003 22:19									#5
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malfunctioning HDs will make a REALLY annyoying noise before they completely crap out, my friend had a Maxtor that did exactly that.

	29-03-2003 22:23									#6
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You mean a head crash?

	29-03-2003 22:25									#7
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quote: Originally posted by Urban Ranger You mean a head crash?

i'm exactly sure what happened, but that sounds like it could have been that case, although i have never expierenced one myself for comparison.

	29-03-2003 22:45									#8
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Also, water cooling allows you to overclock it.

	30-03-2003 02:05									#9
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You have probably one of those new GeForces

Seriously consider purchasing a HDD with Fluid Dynamic Bearing. They should be much more silent. I havent tried them, but have heard it from numerous sources.

ata

	30-03-2003 02:26									#10
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If you have any important files on that drive you better back them up now.

	30-03-2003 03:16									#11
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You can get a near silent case from Antec. It is called Sonata. Calgary should have a dealer who carries them.

Put a Celeron or a P4 in it and you will not hear much, unless something starts to malfunction.

	30-03-2003 03:27									#12
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My Dell is virtually silent.

	30-03-2003 05:46									#13
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quote: Originally posted by notyoueither You can get a near silent case from Antec. It is called Sonata. Calgary should have a dealer who carries them.

www.memoryexpress.com

If you're REALLY nice to me, Zylka, I could hook you up with my CSUS discount at memoryexpress

It doesn't look like the carry the specific case NYE is speaking of, but they've got tons.

	30-03-2003 05:50									#14
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AGGGHH

What the hell is this?!?! I need to silence a fan, not terrorize a 3rd world nation!

	30-03-2003 05:53									#15
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quote: Originally posted by Asher If you're REALLY nice to me, Zylka, I could hook you up with my CSUS discount at memoryexpress

Oh goody. More money to buy other stuff, meaning I get to play sitter more.

	30-03-2003 05:53									#16
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Oh well aren't we a big c0ck all of the sudden?

	30-03-2003 05:56									#17
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quote: Originally posted by Zylka AGGGHH What the hell is this?!?! I need to silence a fan, not terrorize a 3rd world nation!

You want quiet?
Here you go: http://www.memoryexpress.com/produc...uidCooling.html

	30-03-2003 05:57									#18
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quote: Originally posted by Zylka Oh well aren't we a big c0ck all of the sudden?

Hey, I've only brought that up once (well, twice, but that was in reference to a penguin so that doesn't really count) in the past month.

	30-03-2003 05:59									#20
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quote: Originally posted by Asher You want quiet? Here you go: http://www.memoryexpress.com/produc...uidCooling.html

Can I hook that up to my turntables?

...because otherwise, I don't think it's going to get me laid more often

	30-03-2003 06:11									#21
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My imac is absolutely silent!

	30-03-2003 06:13									#22
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It's amazing how a machine with technology from 3-4 years ago doesn't generate much heat/noise.

Likewise, the Via C3 chips only require a heatsink and have equivalent power to iMacs.

	30-03-2003 06:13									#23
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quote: My imac is absolutely silent!

THAT'S BECAUSE I'VE GOT MY C0CK STUFFED IN ITS' MOUTH!!!

(aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaggggggggggggbhhj,m gf)

	30-03-2003 06:13									#24
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quote: Originally posted by monolith94 My imac is absolutely silent!

The iMacs at my school that I use for newspapering it up suck.

And my newspaper advisor is a cuckold.

	30-03-2003 08:46									#25
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quote: Originally posted by Asher It's amazing how a machine with technology from 3-4 years ago doesn't generate much heat/noise.

CPUs are exceedingly energy inefficient.

	30-03-2003 08:48									#26
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quote: Originally posted by Urban Ranger CPUs are exceedingly energy inefficient.

Yes, but some moreso than others.

The P3 800 (0.18 Coppermine) in one of my boxes just has a heatsink with a case fan (the only case fan in the system) expelling hot air right above it...

So the system just has a very low-noise power supply fan, a single case fan, and a small low-noise fan on the GeForce 3.

	30-03-2003 09:02									#27
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My g4 has just one fan and you can't even hear it...
Stoopid mac basgers! yeeech I'm sooo tired...

	30-03-2003 09:08									#28
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My desk lamp has no fan either.

	30-03-2003 09:22									#29
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Does your desk lamp play warcraft 3 and other fine modern games?

	30-03-2003 09:26									#30
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No, I've got a computer for that. Silly.

Does your desklamp play Half-Life, Battlefield 1942, Galactic Civilizations, C&C Generals, Asheron's Call 2, etc.?