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Building the Ultimate Silent PC

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the a-mod-not-to-be-missed dept.

TRH writes "You had a post not long ago about building a totally quiet PC, I came across this article on Rabid Hardware where the author had another approach for quieting down a PC, through ripping out fans, motors and replacing heat sinks with sound deadener material. Funny read, especially from a site that's known in the modding world for being a little off-the-wall to begin with." Finally, the silent PC you crave, and for a change, this one won't cost you a fortune.

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  1. Hard Drive the only loud thing? by DrugCheese · · Score: 1, Insightful

    I never hear my fans as is. To me the only time I hear my computer is when a CDrom is spinning up or the harddrive is cranking and even that isn't very loud.

    Geeks are very picky ;)

    --
    *DrugCheese rants*
    1. Re:Hard Drive the only loud thing? by Mark+Pitman · · Score: 2, Insightful
      I sleep about 1 meter from my home server...
      Possible fix: REMOVE all ability to vary fan speed! And to park disks! And perhaps even to slow processor.

      or.... Don't sleep 1 meter from your server!

  2. Story summary by EricWright · · Score: 5, Insightful

    1. Rip out fans and heat sinks
    2. Put some sound dampening dynamat over fan and heat sink holes
    3. Put back together
    4. Turn on... wait a few seconds
    5. Extinguish flames
    6. Go to store.apple.com and buy a Mac