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  1. Re:i have never found hard drive noise a problem by ParanoiaBOTS · · Score: 2, Interesting · on Silencing a Hard Drive Using Household Items

    the fans are the noisiest part of my computer, and always have been on any computer ive ever had. However i do occationally hear the click-click of the head moving, but never the whine of the platters, will this sort that out too? ive seen another hard drive silencing technique elsewhere that's even cheaper, although possibly not quite as effective, which is simply to mount it with rubber bands in a 5.25" bay rather than screws. http://www.spodesabode.com/archive/content/article/hddnoise

    So buy some low decibel fans? You can get fans that are near noiseless and still move a decent amount of air. One simple solution is to simply move to a larger size fan as well. Either get a case that supports the bigger fans, or a hole saw. 120mm versus 80mm push a lot more air, at lower RPM and are thus are usually much quieter

  2. i have never found hard drive noise a problem by wjh31 · · Score: 5, Interesting · on Silencing a Hard Drive Using Household Items

    the fans are the noisiest part of my computer, and always have been on any computer ive ever had. However i do occationally hear the click-click of the head moving, but never the whine of the platters, will this sort that out too?

    ive seen another hard drive silencing technique elsewhere that's even cheaper, although possibly not quite as effective, which is simply to mount it with rubber bands in a 5.25" bay rather than screws.
    http://www.spodesabode.com/archive/content/article/hddnoise

  3. Re:As long as it works by kabz · · Score: 1 · on Heat, Whine, and Now Yellow MacBooks

    Dude, check the link and scroll down ...

    http://www.spodesabode.com/content/article/cardboa rd

    I think this guy has prior art.

  4. Re:What's next? by Dun+Malg · · Score: 1 · on HOW TO: Convert a Mac into an x86
    "NEXT WEEK ON SLASHDOT: We put a PC into.... A CARDBOARD BOX! Is there ANYPLACE that's too wacky for us to use?"

    Wow! It's been done already!

  5. Re:Quiet Power Supplies? by mobby_6kl · · Score: 1 · on No Noise PC Reviewed

    Zalman makes quiet power supplies, but there are also silent power supplies, without any fans. Search engines are your friends, here's an example. I think you can get up to 400W, just search.

  6. Girls in CS by bencc99 · · Score: 5, Interesting · on Girls not Going into CS

    Worth a look is this article written by a girl doing CS at the university of kent.

  7. Re:waterblock already done by mesach · · Score: 1 · on Heat-Conducting Carbon Foam

    Sorry i found the site and it wasnt a half inch piece, it was a 2"x2"x2" piece and the block wasnt entirely made out of the foam just to clarify that part