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Build a silent PC

Discussion in 'Overclocking, Cooling and Modding' started by Phantasm66, Oct 17, 2002.

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  1. iss TechSpot Chancellor Posts: 2,896

    I built a dead silent PC once......until I figured out I had hooked the power switch connection on the board wrong it was completely silent.:D
    iss, Dec 28, 2002
    #21

  2. Vehementi TechSpot Paladin Posts: 3,199

    I probably have the best performance to noise ratio here. My PC can't be any more than 30dba, and well, I recently posted my temps in the temps thread, and as you can see my PC is very cold :D

    My previous PC was pretty dang quiet. Had a tiny 40mm fan spinning on the CPU, one single 80mm case fan not moving much air at all, and a single fan PSU.
    Vehementi, Dec 28, 2002
    #22

  3. Justin Newcomer, in training Posts: 1,595

    While we're on this topic, just FYI, I ran a Pentium II 400mhz (Deschutes core) @ 504mhz in a closed case for months (it used to be my server). No GFX card fan, no CPU fan, no PSU fan (sidemount heatsinks and a removed back cover, also low wattage), and the hdd was very quiet to begin with. I put cotton padding near it (was moved to a 5 1/4 bay) save the airhole, and once the case was sealed it ran virtually "dead silent" for about 7 months, before I replaced it. Never had one issue with it either.
    Justin, Jan 7, 2003
    #23

  4. Nick Newcomer, in training Posts: 216

    a cold cpu is a happy cpu
    Nick, Jan 15, 2003
    #24

  5. Vehementi TechSpot Paladin Posts: 3,199

    But not too cold.

    (/me wonders if someone just wanted to reach 100 posts...)
    Vehementi, Jan 15, 2003
    #25

  6. Arris TechSpot Evangelist Posts: 4,305   +17

    Yes I did.
    Arris, Jan 16, 2003
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  7. Mictlantecuhtli TS Special Forces Posts: 4,916   +9

    Now my computer is even quieter than before. I replaced the old 5400rpm Samsung hdd with Seagate Barracuda V and set CPU & PSU fans to 5 volts instead of 7. When the second hdd (Samsung SP40, 7200rpm) shuts down after 7 minutes, I simply can't hear the computer running from one meter away (the computer is on the floor).
    :)
    Mictlantecuhtli, Jan 20, 2003
    #27
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