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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 |
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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 :) |
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heh,nice logic,but unfortunately the noise only really bugs me when I'm recording. |
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i've got the . it's awesome. very quiet, and it's got really handy removable bays that makes installing drives nice. |
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cheers, I'lltry and have alook at that case. but 9 drive bays? are they really needed? |
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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. |
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idlikeaspacebaronmynextkeyboardktnxbye |
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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. |
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no surprise there...the moderator is the biggest geek of them all :) |
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it's just common sense... ;-) |
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hey!.. i poured pabst all over my machine and now it's completely quiet. awesome! |
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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 |
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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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you beat me to it |
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my zalman heatsink/fan weighs like 2 pounds. i love it. |
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HA!!!!!! I have all u l@m0hrz F@gZ Beat! Damn, I got teh links today! :D |
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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!! |
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LMAO You sounded just like Strongbad |
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cheers people, I'm looking into it right now... case with 120mm fan support, great :) |
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anyone used the Antec Phantom 350W Fanless PSU? does it work well? |
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