5 Simple Steps to a Quieter PC

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

5 Simple Steps to a Quieter PC

Posted by CmdrTaco on Sunday February 20, 2005 @02:25AM from the do-you-hear-what-i-hear dept.

~*77*~ writes "Silencing a computer can be a costly endeavor, but taking a few relatively inexpensive steps can have a drastic impact on the noise produced by the common computer system. Before starting on any sound reduction upgrades, analyzing a system to pinpoint the areas in need of the most attention will help determine the best course of action and the best way to spend any money."

14 of 430 comments (clear)

Re:step 2 by Anonymous Coward · 2005-02-20 02:28 · Score: 4, Funny

Dress up as a librarian and say "Shhhhhh" everytime it makes a noise.
Only 1 component needed to make it quiet by Anonymous Coward · 2005-02-20 02:31 · Score: 5, Funny

1 component needed to make your PC quiet.

1) Sledgehammer

This information brought to you by Giggling Marlin.
Re:Three more methods by Anonymous Coward · 2005-02-20 02:34 · Score: 5, Funny

Bury it under your dirty laundry. (Always plentiful for a gek, right?)
Wrong. We only have one set of clothes and we're wearing them.
Step 1 by PhotoBoy · 2005-02-20 02:35 · Score: 4, Funny

Get the dust out of any fans in your case. In case of hairs/pubes twisted around the fan motor consider replacement.
Re:Quiet PCs... by gr3g · 2005-02-20 02:43 · Score: 5, Funny

If you can still hear the Metallica your computer isn't loud enough.

--
"It has always been this way and it won't change, god bless the fucked up USA" The Briefs
Here are my 4 easy steps... by Anonymous Coward · 2005-02-20 02:48 · Score: 5, Funny

1. Write up a guide for easily silencing your PC
2. Get posted on /.
3. Get slashdotted
4. Comp is effectively silenced and reduced to a smoking pile of scrap metal

Man, *that* was easy!
Re:#6 by Otter · 2005-02-20 02:52 · Score: 5, Funny

Oh, I just do 'emerge -u kde gnome' and then go for a walk...

--
What I'm listening to now on Pandora...
So, the summary is... by Gruneun · 2005-02-20 02:59 · Score: 4, Funny

Buy bigger fans and run them at lower speeds to quiet your PC. What an exciting tidbit of technology insight!

The next article will discuss how to increase visibility in your office environment... by adding a lamp! Who knew?
Re:#6 by Anonymous Coward · 2005-02-20 03:00 · Score: 5, Funny

Go for a walk? More like go into cryogenic deep freeze.
Re:step 2 by Sarastrobert · 2005-02-20 03:31 · Score: 5, Funny

I would, only I have yet to find an ape suit that fits me. But imagine the fringe benefits, such as being able to scratch one self in public...
Re:24-hour periodic squeek...anybody know?? by heinousjay · 2005-02-20 04:04 · Score: 5, Funny

It could be the start of a resonance cascade. I recommend you stash an HEV suit and a crowbar nearby, just in case.

--
Slashdot - where whining about luck is the new way to make the world you want.
Re:My steps towards a quieter system by Illserve · 2005-02-20 05:12 · Score: 4, Funny

That all costs money.

I just put toothpicks in the PSU, video card and CPU fans, now my computer is now dead sil

NO CARRIER
Re:#6 by myowntrueself · 2005-02-20 05:59 · Score: 5, Funny

Ok smart guy, then the question becomes;

"how do I quieten down all those cars and busses and trucks?"

--
In the free world the media isn't government run; the government is media run.
Re:There is no step 2 by runningduck · 2005-02-20 07:23 · Score: 4, Funny

Just a quick fact check:

4070.00 - Alien dual 64bit 2.4gig w/ 1gig ram
3369.00 - Apple dual 64bit 2.5gig w/ 1gig ram

4989.00 - Alien dual 64bit 2.4gig w/ 4gig ram
4269.00 - Apple dual 64bit 2.5gig w/ 4gig ram

--
-rd