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5/16 I am looking for recommendations for a how-to-assemble-one's-own-
computer-book. I would just buy a Dell but I want something quiet.
The system will run XP and SuSE. -- ulysses
\_ Buy Dell, donate to Republicans. It's as simple as that.
\_ Is that worth it? One standalone copy of XP is so expensive.
\_ Worth it? Probably not. Fun and instructive, yes. Also you
don't have to pay full retail for XP. -!op
\_ My Dell is very quiet.
\_ My Dell is very noisy (the power supply) and the
replacement from Dell is not much better either. I hate
the fact that I cannot put in a standard ultra-quiet
power supply because it won't fit Dell's propretary
case!! I am never getting a Dell computer again.
\_ Who sells cheap standard PCs? Tiger Direct?
\_ Tiger Direct? Only if you take their rebates into account,
and that might not be an entirely wise thing.
\_ I build my own now. I enjoy doing it and once
every few years gives me the opportunity to be
informed about the latest PC building trend. There
are tons of places that sells standard PCs.
\_ Care to recommend one?
\_ My Dell dual Xeon at work is noisy, but my home machine is
silent. I can't hear the fan or hard drive at all. It was a
Dimension 4600.
\_ The Dell OptiPlex GX280 (Small Business only) is reviewed by
http://cnet.com as very quiet, due to its new BTX case design (which
funnels air down a central corridor as my Geek Squad friend
tells me). http://csua.org/u/c2w
Our office is buying them, but I'm too lazy to walk over and check
how loud they are. These are standard Dell Small Business desktops
as of ~ half a year ago. Don't get the Small Form Factor version,
which only has 2 DIMM slots (I would get the Mini Tower).
Don't get any Pentium 4 above 3.2 GHz.
\_ The Precision series is pretty quiet. In spite of the above
advice, the desktop is even quieter than the minitower.
\_ Do you stand the Desktop on its side like in the picture?
How do you insert CD-ROMs? The Precision series is a
"workstation" series right?
\_ You can stand it vertically with a plastic stand you
order or use it horizontally. Yes, Precision is the
workstation series. Like someone else noted, the Xeon
systems are loud. So it would be the 3x0 series which
is quiet.
\_ And the Dimension 4600's. Just watch http://slickdeals.net for
a good deal to come up.
\_ http://endpcnoise.com has great parts and complete custom systems.
\_ Has anyone used "Zalman TNN-500AF Noiseless Case" at $1200? Is
it worth the price? |
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