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offline mylittlesister from ...wherever (United Kingdom) on 2004-12-07 09:43 [#01418219]
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i really need a new, quieter case for my PC. I've seen
loads,but theyallseem a bit too...novel, or superficial- not
verypractical.

I don't want water coolingor anythinglike that, i just want
a quiet,welldesigned case. [oh,and a new space bar for this
college computer]

any ideas? ta


 

offline tolstoyed from the ocean on 2004-12-07 09:45 [#01418221]
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i always listen to music loud so i can't really hear
it...and i learnt to ignore it...if i listen i hear it, but
if i don't listen i don't :)


 

offline mylittlesister from ...wherever (United Kingdom) on 2004-12-07 09:48 [#01418223]
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heh,nice logic,but unfortunately the noise only really bugs
me when I'm recording.


 

offline epohs from )C: on 2004-12-07 09:50 [#01418225]
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i've got the antec sonata.

it's awesome. very quiet, and it's got really handy
removable bays that makes installing drives nice.


 

offline mylittlesister from ...wherever (United Kingdom) on 2004-12-07 09:52 [#01418229]
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cheers, I'lltry and have alook at that case. but 9 drive
bays? are they really needed?


 

offline epohs from )C: on 2004-12-07 09:55 [#01418232]
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i don't use them all, but it's better to have them and not
need them, than to need them and not have them.

...unless the extra space taken up by your tower is a
concern.


 

offline i_x_ten from arsemuncher on 2004-12-07 10:08 [#01418241]
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read


 

offline JAroen from the pineal gland on 2004-12-07 10:10 [#01418243]
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idlikeaspacebaronmynextkeyboardktnxbye


 

offline Phobiazero from the next Xltronic (Sweden) on 2004-12-07 11:39 [#01418291]
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first of all, make sure to eliminate the actual source of
the noise. buy a quiet power supply unit (zalman 400w), cpu
cooler (arctic cooling), and replace your graphic-card's
onboard fan/heatsink with a kit from arctic cooling. if you
have a small fan for your northbridge chip, replace it with
a passive heatsink from zalman. mount all your harddrives
with rubber pins. also mount all your extra chassi fans with
rubber pins (papst is a good brand famous for their low
noise).

when all of the above is fulfilled, get yourself that
decent tower and make sure no parts are causing resonance in
the box.


 

offline tolstoyed from the ocean on 2004-12-07 11:41 [#01418294]
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no surprise there...the moderator is the biggest geek of
them all :)


 

offline Phobiazero from the next Xltronic (Sweden) on 2004-12-07 11:44 [#01418299]
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it's just common sense... ;-)


 

offline epohs from )C: on 2004-12-07 11:48 [#01418306]
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hey!.. i poured pabst all over my machine and now it's
completely quiet.

awesome!


 

offline elusive from detroit (United States) on 2004-12-07 11:54 [#01418315]
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smaller fans = more noise

slap a 80mm fan on your cpu heatsink
maybe a single 120mm for intake, single 120mm for exhaust

and a quiet PSU

make sure yer video card doesn't scream either


 

offline Phobiazero from the next Xltronic (Sweden) on 2004-12-07 11:57 [#01418325]
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it's also very important to get yourself a case with support
for 120 mm fans... you will cut down the noiselevel alot
compared to 80mm fans....

compucase ci-6a21 would be my suggestion...


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offline Phobiazero from the next Xltronic (Sweden) on 2004-12-07 11:58 [#01418327]
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you beat me to it


 

offline epohs from )C: on 2004-12-07 12:03 [#01418337]
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my zalman heatsink/fan weighs like 2 pounds. i love it.


 

offline x0hx from Lysdexia (United States) on 2004-12-07 14:56 [#01418483]
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HA!!!!!!
I have all u l@m0hrz F@gZ Beat!
Zalman COMPLETELY Quiet Case
Damn, I got teh links today!
:D


 

offline Taxidermist from Black Grass on 2004-12-07 15:10 [#01418494]
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I have an aquaintance who makes computers totally silent...
you can have your head right beside the computer, and you
cannot hear a thing. They are like ghost computers!!


 

offline x0hx from Lysdexia (United States) on 2004-12-07 15:11 [#01418496]
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LMAO
You sounded just like Strongbad


 

offline mylittlesister from ...wherever (United Kingdom) on 2004-12-08 08:57 [#01419045]
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cheers people, I'm looking into it right now... case with
120mm fan support, great :)


 

offline mylittlesister from ...wherever (United Kingdom) on 2004-12-09 08:18 [#01420427]
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anyone used the Antec Phantom 350W Fanless PSU? does it work
well?


 


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