Instead of muffling the hard drive like the article suggests, I removed it completely and setup my computer to boot from and mount drives from a computer in a distant room in my house.
I found that my monitor had a faint buzz which I could then hear (and be anoyed by) thanks to the 100% silent computer. Also, the constant noise from my computer was good for something: masquing the noise of my roomates when I was going to sleep. Before you go about the work of building a silent PC, try turning it off and see if other new noises you may notice are better or worse than your fans.
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I found SHUT THAT DAMN THING UP! - A risktaker's guide to silent computing about 6 months ago and decided to build a silent computer myself.
Instead of muffling the hard drive like the article suggests, I removed it completely and setup my computer to boot from and mount drives from a computer in a distant room in my house.
I found that my monitor had a faint buzz which I could then hear (and be anoyed by) thanks to the 100% silent computer. Also, the constant noise from my computer was good for something: masquing the noise of my roomates when I was going to sleep. Before you go about the work of building a silent PC, try turning it off and see if other new noises you may notice are better or worse than your fans.