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Off-board/External ATX Power Supplies?

Posted by Cliff on from the interesting-hardware-mods dept.

atomicretro asks: "Basically I'm on a quest for a silent PC, so I am looking to take my ATX power supply unit, external. I was simply wondering if anyone else had tried this with any success, or any commercial companies sold them. Silence is required as this PC is being used in my dorm room, and it's hard to sleep next to a whining PC. I've got the sound levels pretty much down to a minimum by adding various silent PC parts, but a separate power supply would be pretty cool. Any help or ideas accepted!" There was a similar question that was posted about two years ago, and it would be interesting to note if anyone in the market was listening.

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  1. uphill, both ways, in the snow, often drunk by iamcadaver · · Score: 3, Funny

    I never noticed the noisy fans on the noisy pc's when I was in college.

    Oh, yeah maybe I do. I just don't remember it ever being a problem falling asleep. Sleep just sorta happens on command after thirty hours of mudding and/or codeing and/or codeing muds and/or mudling coeds.

    The fan should be the least of your beauty nap worries.

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    Before I part with'em: two pennies weigh ~4.996+/-0.014g, have a zinc core, and the face of Lincoln. You can keep 'em.
  2. You know you're a nerd when... by SoCalChris · · Score: 3, Funny

    Silence is required as this PC is being used in my dorm room, and it's hard to sleep next to a whining PC.

    Ok, you know you're a nerd when you can't sleep because of your power supply fan, and you try to design a new external power supply instead of just turning the computer off at night. Haha, this poor guy is going to be a virgin for life.

    1. Re:You know you're a nerd when... by SN74S181 · · Score: 2, Funny

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