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Mushroom Prince
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time to start yet another thread about building a quiet Pc. Im at school right now on my lunch break and the library just got these new Hp Compaq 5000 series or something. They are smaller then normal desktops designed for corporate or education purposes I guess. The first thing that I noticed about these things is that they make just about absolutely no noise. The cases are thick and heavy and about the most I can tell about them to determine if they are on or not is the faint almost non existance hum of what ever number fans are inside these things.
Over the years I guess I have made the mistake of building my sense of security off of the fact that I can build a high end gaming machine for MUCH cheaper than what gateway or dell will sell to consumers just in terms of hardware. I'm very proud of my experience with x86 boxes as well as Macs.
But the one thing that bothers me about my PC at home is the fact that I can barely SLEEP while its on. I've got a 2500 barton underneath Thermaltakes Silent cooler along with two Vantec stealth fans and ASpire's X-dreamer case. I think have of my sound problems come from the fact that my computer case has almost zero sound insulation.
Is it possible for me to build a machine that could be silent like OEM machines now days without having to buy a high end Antec case and a $60 specially made cpu cooler ?
I'm really interested in hearing from people who have shared similiar experiences to how I am feeling now.
cheers,
Mp
Over the years I guess I have made the mistake of building my sense of security off of the fact that I can build a high end gaming machine for MUCH cheaper than what gateway or dell will sell to consumers just in terms of hardware. I'm very proud of my experience with x86 boxes as well as Macs.
But the one thing that bothers me about my PC at home is the fact that I can barely SLEEP while its on. I've got a 2500 barton underneath Thermaltakes Silent cooler along with two Vantec stealth fans and ASpire's X-dreamer case. I think have of my sound problems come from the fact that my computer case has almost zero sound insulation.
Is it possible for me to build a machine that could be silent like OEM machines now days without having to buy a high end Antec case and a $60 specially made cpu cooler ?
I'm really interested in hearing from people who have shared similiar experiences to how I am feeling now.
cheers,
Mp