You have to pay two charges a month for this Internet service. There is a $40/month PUD Access Fee and a $9-$25/Month ISP charge, making the actual monthly charges $49-$65/month.
Two best options are PC Power & Cooling http://www.pcpowercooling.com/
And Enermax http://www.enermax.com.tw
I have a PC Power & Cooling Silencer 275W ATX and have been very pleased with it. I have to listen very closely to see if it is even on.
Next is your hard drive. Do a google search for SilentDrive and pick one up. $34 might seem expensive, but it greatly reduces the noise of the drive. Also getting a quiet hard drive from the start helps, like the Fujitsu line.
Last thing is your processor. Best option is just to get a fat heatsink and remove the fan. Let the powersupply fan circulate enough air to cool the pc. Underclocking your CPU helps kepe the temps down. Get rid of all your other case fans, and you only have one fan in the powersupply and a quiet hard drive making noise. Other options are getting a specifically designed quiet CPU fan and heatsink. They also make quiet versions of case fans.
I'm sure that Apple is really happy that this benchmark that shows that the G3 and G4 aren't really as fast as advertised is being hosted on a Mac.com site.
Having yet to find any other projects starting in Manhattan, I would be interested in starting/contributing to a Free New York City wireless network. Manhattan would be a perfect city for a free wireless community due to it small size and dense concentration.
I'm looking for other people that would be interested in organizing and contributing to this effort. Particularly needed are people with access points that are willing to make them publicly available. I already have two wireless locations that I would be willing to open for limited bandwidth public access. I'm sure there are many more NYC dwellers out there that wouldn't mind doing the same.
If you are interested or know of any other groups who are already involved in this email me:
Slashdot Mirror
Personal Telco's List of Wireless Communtities
A complete list of free wireless projects at PersonalTelco.
You have to pay two charges a month for this Internet service. There is a $40/month PUD Access Fee and a $9-$25/Month ISP charge, making the actual monthly charges $49-$65/month.
First Start with that loud power supply.
Two best options are PC Power & Cooling http://www.pcpowercooling.com/
And Enermax http://www.enermax.com.tw
I have a PC Power & Cooling Silencer 275W ATX and have been very pleased with it. I have to listen very closely to see if it is even on.
Next is your hard drive. Do a google search for SilentDrive and pick one up. $34 might seem expensive, but it greatly reduces the noise of the drive. Also getting a quiet hard drive from the start helps, like the Fujitsu line.
Last thing is your processor. Best option is just to get a fat heatsink and remove the fan. Let the powersupply fan circulate enough air to cool the pc. Underclocking your CPU helps kepe the temps down. Get rid of all your other case fans, and you only have one fan in the powersupply and a quiet hard drive making noise. Other options are getting a specifically designed quiet CPU fan and heatsink. They also make quiet versions of case fans.
Links:
http://www.quietpc.com/faq.html
http://www.directron.com/silence.html
http://www.directron.com/quietpc.html
I'm sure that Apple is really happy that this benchmark that shows that the G3 and G4 aren't really as fast as advertised is being hosted on a Mac.com site.
http://homepage.mac.com/nopea1/benchmark/
I'm looking for other people that would be interested in organizing and contributing to this effort. Particularly needed are people with access points that are willing to make them publicly available. I already have two wireless locations that I would be willing to open for limited bandwidth public access. I'm sure there are many more NYC dwellers out there that wouldn't mind doing the same.
If you are interested or know of any other groups who are already involved in this email me:
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