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7/25 I want to buy a quiet PC. It doesn't have to be completely silent,
just quieter than the one I have now (something I could put in a
bedroom and still fall asleep). Can someone recommend a prebuilt
but configurable computer (Dell etc) that isn't loud? I've seen some
websites like http://silentpcreview.com but those seem very focused on
building your own system, which I don't have time to deal with right
now. (Low power consumption is a plus).
\_ have you considered a mac mini? run bootcamp if you need windows
\_ All of the Dells I have experience with are very, very quiet.
\_ In case you don't know, Dell (and mega corporations like
Walmart and Olive Garden) donates a huge % of money to
the Republican Party, the party for big businesses.
\_ Ask me if I care.
\_ Agreed, but I haven't bought a Pentium D system and ran it
100% on both cores.
\_ I have a 380N Dual Core and it's as quiet as any other Dell.
\_ what's the processor model number, and does it stay
quiet when doing 3D gaming, let's say.
\_ Personal built is ALWAYS better. You can control any component.
Pre-built never guarantees quiet components that meet your
stringent specification. For example they could have shipped
a noisy HD and you're screwed. Go for personal built systems:
http://csua.com/?entry=37454
http://csua.com/?entry=37246
http://csua.com/?entry=37274
http://csua.com/?entry=26756
http://csua.com/?entry=26584
Otherwise if you really want, Dells are decent:
http://csua.com/?entry=37704
\_ One thing people are forgetting to say is that Dell only builds
Intel (right now), and Intel desktop CPUs suck (right now), except
perhaps the 65nm NetBurst dual-core line.
The Intel CPUs that don't suck are to be released Thursday --
suggest you login to the Dell web site then and look for Core Duo
suggest you login to the Dell web site then and look for Core 2 Duo
platforms and ETA.
Otherwise, the best question is, who produces a quiet AMD Athlon
64 X2 system?
\_ For most uses, Intel's CPUs are just fine. Opterons are
better if you're running a 64 bit OS. I don't understand
why people feel a need to run a 4.0 GHz system to play
Minesweeper. To say that Intel CPUs sucks just reeks of
gamer boy nastiness.
\_ I didn't say "Intel CPUs suck". I said Intel desktop CPUs suck
(right now), except perhaps the 65nm NetBurst dual-core line
(and add any 65nm single core, and any 90nm slow-clocked
single-cores).
\_How about a mini-itx...they seem to be really quiet.
\_ watch out. some SFF systems get loud under 100% load. |
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| csua.com/?entry=37454 In addition to changing my power supply to Seasonic Tornado (which is nearly inaudible at around 20db), today, I just received my brand new Papst 80X80mmcase fan. However, it is only 12db and just as efficient as the other fans. It's amazing to hold something noiseless and totally VIBRATIONLESS to the touch, yet still being able to feel a huge amount of cool air moving through. The other fan I got is the Silentmaxx 120mm air intake blower (with filter). Both Papst and Silentmaxx are import items from Germany. ALL HEIL DEUTSCHE TEKNIC, and fuck Yankee/Chinese made cheapo goods. Item=N82E16811999602 My Athlon 64 is still louder than the old Pentium 3 866 MHz, but I have now judged it "quiet enough" and will stop tweaking it. While that is pretty quiet, it is not completely silent, like my superior GERMAN MADE fans (12dB). Each 3dB increase means 2X the sound, and each 6dB increase means 4X the sound. I find that a lower speed actually cools the case better. The reason is that you want air flow to be uni-directional, and too many fans will blow hot air everywhere. A rule of thumb is that they account for 1/2-2/3 of total noise. Item=N82E16817103458 I do know the Seasonics are quieter. You need a 6 dB increase to increase sound PRESSURE by 2x. Most people say you need 8-10 dB to increase perceived loudness by 2x. BTW, a 3 dB increase corresponds to an increase in sound POWER by 2x. A 6 dB increase corresponds to an increase in sound PRESSURE by 2x. Most people say you need 8-10 dB to increase perceived loudness by 2x. I suggest you concentrate on the noisiest thing first, which is usually the power supply. Getting a power supply with ONE 120mm fans means it will run at a lower RPM (mine runs at 750RPM, compare that with 1500 with normal fans). After you've done that, then concentrate on secondary stuff like fans. Like I said, adding speed controller arrays (and using a digital thermometer) really helps you cool your case better AND lowering fan noise. I've done all of the above and have gotten noise down to a point that the only thing I hear is the humming noise of my cheapo Maxtor drives and the humping noise of my neighbor 2 houses down. I hope to fix #1 by replacing Maxtor with completely silent Seagate Barracuda in the future. I do know the Seasonics use a big 120mm fan, for lower noise. I'll try out the Papst and the Seasonic for the next computer, I think. html In summary when I started the project, I had: 1 noisy power, 1 loud intake, 1 loud CPU fan, 1 loud HD fan 1 chipset fan, and 1 VGA fan. In the end, I had: 1 22db Seasonic fan, 1 19db Silentmaxx intake (19db), 1 12db HD fan, and 1 semi-quiet (but not completely silent) CPU fan. comExcel file) </sarcasm> \_ I bought the Antec Sonata case to replace my existing case which is too noisy. Although not completely silent, it is significantly quieter than my old case. The Antec power supply is pretty quiet, and the 120mm case fan is also quiet and mounted on a rubber feet connected to the case. The HD slot is also dampened by rubber feet, the only component the HD actually touches. I also replaced my noisy Intel CPU fan with a Zalman CPU fan, and replaced my video card with one that does not have a fan. Actually in my experience the CPU and video card fan generate quite a bit of noise. I could install noise absorbing padding inside the case, but decided it was not worth the money as the case currently is very quiet. I hard the Mac Mini is also very very quiet, too bad it doesn't run XP, haha. This whole conversation reminds me of how dumb Harley bikers go to those dumb Harley conventions and compare how loud their pipes are, except in a completely different direction. Building a quiet PC is just the same as building a quiet car, a quiet home, you don't solve these problems by putting in ear plugs. This is the stupidest argument I've heard in a while, but then again I am feeding the trolls, damn. com) AMD releases new price list, effective today FYI, Conroe is launching Thursday, but it's unclear when inventory can satisfy demand, especially for the E6600 "sweet spot". And I mean, it is so hot that it is unbearable to put on my laptop, even when it is idling. In addition the battery lasts only 2 hours at max, when only 5% of the CPU is used. In contrast, my 15GHz Pentium M is pretty cool, and lasts 25 hours with a smaller battery. html "Here you can see the quintessence of Conroe's triumphal hymn. While the efficiency of Athlon 64 FX is higher by 58% versus Pentium eXtreme Edition 965, Conroe's efficiency is higher by 23% versus Athlon 64 FX! It seemed impossible to create something more efficient than the AMD K8 ... Item=N82E16835180041 Either your browser is not fully compatible with our website OR one or mo re page objects have not finished loading. If you still see this message, we recommend that you upgrade to the latest version of your browser. Jake, 4/21/200 5 9:39:47 AM These fans are definitely very quiet. The reason for the 4 Stars and not 5 is b/c I've encountered 2 of them that were wired incorrectly. Once I found out why the fans were not working, I was able t. The reason for the 4 Stars and not 5 is b/c I've encountered 2 of them that were wired incorrectly. Once I found out why the fans were not working, I was able to fix the problem e asily. I found it best to unplug the fan connector on the fan itself and rewire that connector to fix them, luckily the wires are not soldered d irectly to the fan. However the 4 fans I received do not support tach output which means you can't monitor the RPM of the fan. Even though the fan has a 3 pin connec tor and 3 leads from the ... However the 4 fans I received do not support tach output which means you can't monitor the RPM of the fan. Even though the fan has a 3 pin connec tor and 3 leads from the fan. Rating + 5 Rating + 5 Rating + 5 Rating + 5 Rating + 5 N/A, 2/10/2005 4:1 2:02 PM The first two of these we got were wired backwards, but the third one is great. Of course New Egg handled the returns wonderfully and the customer service people couln't be nicer. Item=N82E16811999602 Either your browser is not fully compatible with our website OR one or mo re page objects have not finished loading. If you still see this message, we recommend that you upgrade to the latest version of your browser. Write a Review Rating + 5 Rating + 5 Rating + 5 Rating + 5 Rating + 5 Steve, 2/14/2005 3 :27:33 AM The Vantec Stealth is one of the quieter 80mm fans out there. However, many fans with a speed control ler are just as quiet. More The Vantec Stealth is one of the quieter 80mm fans out there. However, many fans with a speed control ler are just as quiet. This fan produces about the same noise level as a Panasonic Panaflo, WhisperRock II cooler, or Antec SL350S power supply. N/A, 2/3/2005 10:48:36 PM Bought this fan to replace the ICE fan in a Shuttle sk83g. The stock fan was messed up in some manner and creating a pile of noise. The stealth fan is indeed fairley quiet, however it is not p. More Bought this fan to replace the ICE fan in a Shuttle sk83g. The stock fan was messed up in some manner and creating a pile of noise. The stealth fan is indeed fairley quiet, however it is not pushing much a ir. With Athlon64 3400, geforce fx5600 ultra my cpu temps under load are in the 52 degree ballpark. Rating + 5 Rating + 5 Rating + 5 Rating + 5 Rating + 5 BeenThere, 2/3/200 5 3:31:57 PM Good grief, this fan certainly is quiet. It took me a while to prove to myself that it was actually runn ing. It took me a while to prove to myself that it was actually runn ing. I used this to replace the main fan in my Shuttle SB75G2. The power supply and video card are louder than this fan, even on high. I'm not s ure this puts out quite the volume of air that the stock fan does, but I 'm not overclocking so I'm not worried about it. Item=N82E16817103458 Either your browser is not fully compatible with our website OR one or mo re page objects have not finished loading. If you still see this message, we recommend that you upgrade to the latest version of your browser. Write a Review Rating + 5 Rating + 5 Rating + 5 Rating + 5 Rating + 5 , 4/24/2005 10:11: 11 PM It has... |
| csua.com/?entry=37246 I have an AMD and I'm not sure whether the noise is from the CPU fan, power supply fan, gaming card fan, or the motherboard chipset fan. If you have those cool liquid coolers, how much did you spend on it and do you think its worth it? com) AMD releases new price list, effective today FYI, Conroe is launching Thursday, but it's unclear when inventory can satisfy demand, especially for the E6600 "sweet spot". And I mean, it is so hot that it is unbearable to put on my laptop, even when it is idling. In addition the battery lasts only 2 hours at max, when only 5% of the CPU is used. In contrast, my 15GHz Pentium M is pretty cool, and lasts 25 hours with a smaller battery. article=32536 "Size of AMD's Dell hook-up set to shock ... AMD will be a big winner come autumn" Inquirer reports it has seen documents in Taipei indicating Dell has placed design orders with several Taiwanese companies for desktop and ... html "Here you can see the quintessence of Conroe's triumphal hymn. While the efficiency of Athlon 64 FX is higher by 58% versus Pentium eXtreme Edition 965, Conroe's efficiency is higher by 23% versus Athlon 64 FX! It seemed impossible to create something more efficient than the AMD K8 ... htm NX-3500 Real Silent Power Supply 350Watt Special Edition Nexus NX-3500 Special Edition Real Silent power supply equipped with a large 12cm orange fan to provide sufficient airflow at a low fan speed a nd very low noise level. The Nexus NX-3500 Special Edition Rea l Silent power supply is equipped with a large 12cm fan and SATA connect or. The Nexus NX-3500 Special Edition is the latest edition to the Nexus Real Silent power supply series. The Nexus NX-3500 Special Edition is equipp ed with a large 12 cm fan which provides sufficient airflow to cool the power supply at very low speed and at a very low noise level. transformer * MTBF: 100K hours at 25^oC * 100% Hi-pot tested * Line input fuse protection * Longer power cables * SATA ready! Honey comb grill: Nexus honey comb grill structure for more airflow and better efficiency! The Nexus NX-3500 and NX-4090 have a honey comb grill structure for more airflow. The honey comb grill structure is more efficient than standard circle stamped grill structures. transformer * MTBF: 100K hours at 25^oC * 100% Hi-pot tested * Line input fuse protection * Longer power cables * SATA ready! The power supply may shutdown from such an event and require power-on restart. Testing consists of application of the listed over-current value with maximum load on all other outputs. The power supply may shut down in the event of a short circuit and require power-on restart. A short circuit consists of application of a test resistance of less then 005 ohms at each output with maximum load on all outputs. Overshoot is defined as any output that exceeds the voltage tolerance plus or minus an additional 5%. measured at normal AC mains voltage and frequency with maximum loads on all outputs. Take a closer look Technical drawing: A full technical drawing of the Nexus NX-3500SE Real Silent Power Supply is available upon request. The Nexus NX-3500SE is an ultra quiet power s upply with enough power for the newest AMD and Intel machines. com/ Accessories Arctic Silver Cases & Case Insulation Hard Drive Enclosures Hard Drives & Optical Drives Quiet Case Fans Quiet CPU Fans - AMD Quiet CPU Fans - Intel Quiet Power Supplies Quiet Video Cards Rounded Cables Video & Motherboard Heatsinks SURPLUS Computer Parts . We provide solid quiet computing advice, sell a full line of competitively priced quiet PC products, and also build rock solid quiet computers. Our standard quiet computer systems and custom quiet pcs are all made with the most reliable and highest performing computer components, and are paired with the most effective computer silencing solutions available anywhere. Are you in the market for a silent, yet quality custom-built computer? Take a look at some of our newest, most innovative products including the Zalman Hard Drive Heatpipe , the Nexus PHT-3600 P4 Cooler, the Nexus NX-3500 350 Watt Quiet Power Supply, the Zalman ZM80C-HP Top-Of-The-Line Video Heatpipe, and AcoustiPack Deluxe Case Insulation. com High Quality Quiet Computer Hardware Zalman - Acousti Products - QTechnology - Scythe - Silentmaxx Antec - Cobalt3 - Papst - Nexus - Molex - Quiet PC - and more! Quiet PC Australia Australia We stock quiet computer upgrade hardware compatible with: Intel, AMD, Dell, Gateway, Seagate, IBM, Maxtor, Western Digital and more . Ultra Quiet Power Supply Units - Quiet Computer Cases - Quiet Computer Ca se Fans - Quiet CPU Coolers - Quiet Video Card Coolers - Sound Dampening Materials - Silent Hard Drive Enclosures - Silent Motherboard Heatsinks - Quiet Computer Feet - Cables - Adapters ... |
| csua.com/?entry=37274 It is 80% PSU efficient (compared to the industry average of 68%), and 99% PFC active power correction. Unlike my previous power supply, it is very cool, and best of all, it is NEAR SILENT! At 22db, the only thing I can hear is my faint pitched HD. If you ever want a near silent PC, I highly recommend Seasonic, model Super Tornado (120mm fanpower). It's a bit costly, at $45, but if you like silence, it is worth it. com that's a few percent more efficient, 4 dB louder at idle (21dB), is compliant with the 20 whatever, stays on for 2 minutes after you shutdown (this is good actually), and tops out with more juice. html \_ Yeah, you happened to buy the quietest, non-passively cooled power supply EVAR. d00d can play Quake without hearing the annoying fan noise (like it matters). I've gotten 3 of 'em (coupla Super Silencers and a Super Tornado (which, contrary to its name, is actually quieter than the Silencer)). Oh, and they might be cheaper at Central Computer (Newark & San Jose) You may also be interested in these entries... Ie, it will correct under and over voltage back to 120v? html The Super Silencer 400 w as notable for its low noise and excellent efficiency, which measured 78 %, meeting Seasonic's claim. The Super Tornado is based on the same circuit topology. What is differen t is the use of a 120mm fan to increase airflow and cooling potential. T his does necessitate a host of mechanical changes, including reduced hei ght heatsinks and components to accommodate the 1" depth of the fan, a c ompletely different case and so on. This is not the first 120mm fan PSU to be reviewed at SPCR; Fortron-Source 120mm fan 350W Aurora rev iew published just a few days ago is the first. The name Tornado will probably raise the eyebrows of most silent PC enthu siasts. It does not inspire confidence about the noise level of this pow er supply. The idea Seasonic appear to have been trying to get across is t hat the 120mm fan has as much or more cooling power than the noisy multi ple-80mm fan PSUs which have become so common. There are at least 2 othe r models slated for release in the fall -- a 350W and a 400W model. As with the Super Silencer, the Super Tornado features a new box design t hat grabs your attention and sells you on its features. The main cover photo shows a stamped fan grill for the big120mm fan. This stamped grill is remarkable in that it really does not appear to pose a ny more airflow resistance than the wire grill preferred on better quali ty PSUs. and 8 f eature icons: 1) 120mm fan -- let's not beat this one into the ground... but one additi onal advantage claimed for this 120mm fan PSU is that in a tower case, t he stress on the bearing is more even, meaning that it should last longe r than axial fans mounted perpendicular to gravity (as with conventional 80mm fan PSUs).. and they're c laiming a noise level of 22 dBA, although no distance or power level is cited anywhere. In essence, it keeps a relatively powerful fan ru nning at extremely low speed until and unless a fairly high load and tem perature is reached. After that point, the rate of fan speed change foll ows an exponential curve so that the maximum RPM / airflow is saved for the highest load. In this way, the PSU runs very quietly under normal an d even fairly demanding loads, yet has the full cooling power of the fan when it is needed. The high AC/DC conversion efficiency is combined wit h Active Power Factor Correction for a PF of 099. This results in extre mely low energy waste, as explained in detail on the back of the box. In PSUs, this specification refers to how much power i s lost when converting AC voltage to DC voltage. Regardless, these are the highest efficiency numbers I have seen claimed for any PC PSU, except for the previously reviewed Su per Silencer 400. The most common number seen is 65%, with 70% being the "standard" number claimed for more high-end PSUs. This is a reference to more advanced circuitry that replaces the usual bridge rectifier circuit. I understand that it is wh at makes the high 78% / 80% efficiency possible. This refers to automatic AC input circuitry wh ich allows the unit to run without manual switching at any AC voltage fr om 100V to 240V. First seen in the Super Silencer 400, it's a cable manag ement kit consisting of a spiral cable cover made of translucent soft pl astic, a handful of zap-straps (locking cable ties) and a large cable mo unt. The image below from one of the box side panels tells the story. Th e parts themselves are commonplace in electronics parts stores, but its inclusion in the PSU package is unique. com Contributor Jan Kivar reports on using CrystalCP UID, a user-configurable substitute for Cool 'n' Quiet, with his Athlon A64 system. Version 43 of this advanced utility can work not only with Athlon 64s, but also Intel 600 series and the Pentium M processor, as we ll as the K6 and K7. Cool'n'Quiet A64 Motherboards have both undergone major updati ng. If you are shopping now for new quiet system components or need to u pgrade your motherboard, don't miss these reference articles. Thanks aga in to Joachim Kluge for his careful work on these detailed databases. Power Supply Funda mentals & Recommendations is the most well read article at SPCR since it s was first posted 25 years ago. Many new visitors don't realize it, bu t PSUs are core noise makers in computers, and this article tackles ever y aspect of PSU. Even if you have contributed to the >280,000 reads , give it yet another -- there's more there than ever before. Shuttle's first real BTX SFF system in their fir st steel chassis continues the somewhat larger trend started with their other socket T models. PCIe VGA, a BTX 80mm fan PSU and an actual Intel BTX HSF rather than the right angle heatpipe HS preferred by Shuttle -- all these make for a ground breaking SFF. News within SPCR It's our third birthday anniversary today. I recall telling someone back then that SPCR would probably dwindle down in about three years because by then, average com puters would be quiet enough to make the site unnecessary. We've come a long way since then, and SPCR probably helped to shape the p erceptions and perspective of both the users and makers of PC gear. Acou stics is paid at least lip service by just about every computer gear bra nd today, and there are so many more real choices for noise-conscious en d users than could be fantasized three years ago. But there's a long way to go before mainstream computers and components a re built with benign acoustics as a primary design goal. And there is wo rk to be done in creating a sound specification and reporting convention that is accurately reflective of human perception and understandable fo r everyone. Anyway, wish us a happy birthday & raise a toast with us today. It's the first of Shuttle's socket T SFF systems , and it is loaded to the gills with convenience and performance feature s It borrows heavily from BTX layout without quite being BTX. Visibly b igger than its predecessors, with a huge (for SFF) 350W PSU, this Presco tt-only machine is unfortunately quite a lot noisier. News about silent computing The ASUS CT-479 Adapter Kit pre-release n ews was hot a couple of weeks ago; Legit Reviews and Anandtech just post ed complete reviews. It's compatible only with a few of Asus motherboard s right now. " the Asus solution effectively demolished all other deskt op Pentium M solutions," although they failed to adequately appreciate t he the P-M's performance in the context of its low noise and high energy efficiency in a desktop platform. It is slick and sleek, pretty and small, with an odd twist borne out of functional (cooling) need: The motherboard goes in upside down. Supplied with a small 240W PSU and two 80mm fans, the LC-11 is pretty quiet, too, especially if you take care, but it takes only Micro-ATX boards. Ralf Hutter tries a Pentium M syste m in this case -- with nice results. The US Environment Protection Agency is moving to tougher Energy Star specifications for computers. F or the first time, the spec will define efficiency in terms of power con sumed while a computer is on, rather than just on standby. ... |
| csua.com/?entry=26756 I'm also considering putting a 5400 RPM Western Digital drive in a SilentDrive enclosure. If it doesn't scream like a banshee it isn't a computer. I *asked* for a cool and efficient celeron, I *got* a monster that sucks power and makes noise. Although this has been going on for a while and I haven't run into any problems. I am using it in an external enclosure and had it shortly after I got it. If I buy a 24" LCD w/ DVI, will I be able to use the output from a cable/satellite box to my monitor? A friend of mine said it might not work, said something about adjusting resolutions correctly It's hard to google for this information w/o getting references to ... And I mean, it is so hot that it is unbearable to put on my laptop, even when it is idling. In addition the battery lasts only 2 hours at max, when only 5% of the CPU is used. In contrast, my 15GHz Pentium M is pretty cool, and lasts 25 hours with a smaller battery. I'm mainly concerned with reliability/sound/price per GB to store lots of media stuff, and I'm not too concerned about performance. Also a related question, when do you guys think 1T drives will come out, 2008? In addition to changing my power supply to Seasonic Tornado (which is nearly inaudible at around 20db), today, I just received my brand new Papst 80X80mmcase fan. Both have been running for a while since this summer, and out of curiousity I checked out their warranties. WD has a 3 year warranty while Maxtor only has a 1 year warranty. Is there anything I can conclude about the reliability, ... |
| csua.com/?entry=26584 They shouldn't require special cooling units, water pumps, super quiet extra expensive fans, etc. I've decided the whole thing is a big scam and I'm not going to toss away good money on the computer version of Rice Boy Rocketry. RBR \_ the quiet fans from pcpowercooling are about the same price as you'd pay for a loud, generic fan you'd find at compusa \_ A while back our work had a power outage. It was amazing how much quieter the office was without all those computers on. Ever since I have been a believer in quiet computer case design. Why the hell are computers so god damned loud and hot in the first place? All the excess heat and noise implies a fundamental design flaw. RBR \_ Apple Cube \_ Yeah but I want something that runs software. After complaining and receiving a suggestion for something better, the complainer says, "Oh, that won't work for _me_." the older I get the more sensitive I get to these things. where did you find your uber elite water cooled machine that thing is RAD, it makes absolutely no noise. html "China burned 19 billion metric tons of coal in 2004. By 2020, predicts the China Coal Industry Development Research Center, it will burn 29 billion tons a year. I don't watch TV at all, but my computer's on all the time. Suppose I do get a TV, and suppose I watch TV 4 hours a day and the TV is rated at 300W, how much does that contribute to the cost? chavez Chavez says "capitalism is extreme individualism, which is using up the world's non-renewable energy reserves at an alarming pace... the fact that 90 percent of vehicles carry no more than one person is a stupid thing... As in, what would provide the best balance of happy, safe population, with enough people to conduct large-scale projects but minimize competition for resources and damage to the environment? What benefit is there, given current tech and resources, to having ... I'm mainly concerned with reliability/sound/price per GB to store lots of media stuff, and I'm not too concerned about performance. Also a related question, when do you guys think 1T drives will come out, 2008? My debian machine at home (I'm learning and tinkering) seems to spin the HD down occasionally. I'd like to never spin down the HD (or at least control which hours it can). The mp3 player itself works fine as long as I store all of the music on the first vfat partition. I'd like to be able to either install linux onto the HD or store various ISO images on the HD and have it boot from it, with menu, so I can ... Today while moving a 150M file I started hearing that clicking noise again, and 1 min later my computer freezes. I rebooted, tried copying other files and it's fine and went back to the same file, and it freezes again. In addition to changing my power supply to Seasonic Tornado (which is nearly inaudible at around 20db), today, I just received my brand new Papst 80X80mmcase fan. If possible, how do I do the same thing on my iTunes where I pre-declare non OS swapped mem so that I can save power on my notebook? jpg&kb=y&sourceid=2347&sku=G126-1008&EdpNo= Keyboard is mildew and water resistant and provides a fabulous space saving design. 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The newest editions to the PC2 series, the 20 PC2-650BK (black) and 21 PC2-650BU (blue) feature an exclusive front panel design by Koolance. Ultra bright LEDs and anodized aluminum add to this sleek, attention-getting system. If you are running a 1/4" ID cooling loop, and a scorching hot GPU, this little block may be just what you need! For custom systems, the CPU-300 is also offered in 28 3/8" (10mm) and 29 1/2" (13mm) sizes (larger sizes available February 12). com PC power supplies, enclosures, cooling devices and base systems from PC Power and Cooling, Inc. com If this is your first visit, these articles are good reads to find out what we're all about: 42 About Us 43 Noise in Computing: A Primer for PC Silencers 44 FAQ in the Silent PC Briefing Room 45 A New Article Index provides titles, dates, bylines and a brief description of all 120+ articles in the Sections. NOTE: Green underlined words in the text are IntelliTxt ads served by Vibrant Media. It surely performs, but does it plumb the sub-20 dBA depths or remain in more audible >20 dBA territory? The AC4G system from ActiveCool employs one of the likely alternatives: Thermoelectric Cooling. Thermoelectric Coolers (TEC) are nothing new, but Active-Cool aims to put the technology to work in a new way, by varying the power of the TEC in accordance with demand to keep both the temps and the noise down. Not long thereafter, there came a promotional e-mail from Chill Innovation; That sample recently arrived, and now we have 60 another PSU review for you to consider. The new optical drives fare well against earlier ones regarded as quiet -- or at least noise-reduced. In short, 1) The four 80mm fans in the Load Tester now run at 5V 2) The thermal box has a Panaflo 80M exhaust fan at 5V. The current capability of the 12V line is high enough to handle all but the most loaded systems, the high >75% efficiency ensures it stays reasonably cool throughout the power range, and it can handle the heat all the way to max power at 50 degrees C Seagate Posted by: MikeC on Saturday, April 10, 2004 - 11:52 AM 90 Site News Seagate Barracuda and Samsung SP Series hard drives are topics of endless discussion in the SPCR forums. We have also featured reviews of these drives, some in direct comparison. However, this is the first time that we're considering the current ATA performance leaders of each series, head to head. It was around the time that the Hush ATX PC was released: A larger more powerful version of the original, revamped for the much hotter Intel P4 processor. |
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Essential extras: Speakers The bottom line: Strong performance, excell ent service, and quiet operation combine to mak e the Dell OptiPlex GX28 0 a good fit for busy offices. Dell Dimension XPS Better features As an interesting upgrade option, it could be worth it for you to pay mor e an d have the Dell Dimension XPS, which has certain advantages. Althoug h i t will cost you about $395 more than the Dell Optiplex GX280, it will br ing you into a different class of desktop computers. For example, it has a DVD+ RW disc drive, against the CD-RW of the Dell Optiplex GX280. Add itionally, the Dell Dimension XPS has 256MB of video RAM, as opposed to 128MB of video RAM for the Dell Optiplex GX280. Tell us how we're doing We welcome your feedback on our pages. We'd love to hear your opinion ab o ut the quality of our coverage, as well as any bugs you find on our si te . 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| silentpcreview.com Contributor Jan Kivar reports on using CrystalCP UID, a user-configurable substitute for Cool 'n' Quiet, with his Athlon A64 system. Version 43 of this advanced utility can work not only with Athlon 64s, but also Intel 600 series and the Pentium M processor, as we ll as the K6 and K7. Cool'n'Quiet A64 Motherboards have both undergone major updati ng. If you are shopping now for new quiet system components or need to u pgrade your motherboard, don't miss these reference articles. Thanks aga in to Joachim Kluge for his careful work on these detailed databases. Power Supply Funda mentals & Recommendations is the most well read article at SPCR since it s was first posted 25 years ago. Many new visitors don't realize it, bu t PSUs are core noise makers in computers, and this article tackles ever y aspect of PSU. Even if you have contributed to the >280,000 reads , give it yet another -- there's more there than ever before. Shuttle's first real BTX SFF system in their fir st steel chassis continues the somewhat larger trend started with their other socket T models. PCIe VGA, a BTX 80mm fan PSU and an actual Intel BTX HSF rather than the right angle heatpipe HS preferred by Shuttle -- all these make for a ground breaking SFF. News within SPCR It's our third birthday anniversary today. I recall telling someone back then that SPCR would probably dwindle down in about three years because by then, average com puters would be quiet enough to make the site unnecessary. We've come a long way since then, and SPCR probably helped to shape the p erceptions and perspective of both the users and makers of PC gear. Acou stics is paid at least lip service by just about every computer gear bra nd today, and there are so many more real choices for noise-conscious en d users than could be fantasized three years ago. But there's a long way to go before mainstream computers and components a re built with benign acoustics as a primary design goal. And there is wo rk to be done in creating a sound specification and reporting convention that is accurately reflective of human perception and understandable fo r everyone. Anyway, wish us a happy birthday & raise a toast with us today. It's the first of Shuttle's socket T SFF systems , and it is loaded to the gills with convenience and performance feature s It borrows heavily from BTX layout without quite being BTX. Visibly b igger than its predecessors, with a huge (for SFF) 350W PSU, this Presco tt-only machine is unfortunately quite a lot noisier. News about silent computing The ASUS CT-479 Adapter Kit pre-release n ews was hot a couple of weeks ago; Legit Reviews and Anandtech just post ed complete reviews. It's compatible only with a few of Asus motherboard s right now. " the Asus solution effectively demolished all other deskt op Pentium M solutions," although they failed to adequately appreciate t he the P-M's performance in the context of its low noise and high energy efficiency in a desktop platform. It is slick and sleek, pretty and small, with an odd twist borne out of functional (cooling) need: The motherboard goes in upside down. Supplied with a small 240W PSU and two 80mm fans, the LC-11 is pretty quiet, too, especially if you take care, but it takes only Micro-ATX boards. Ralf Hutter tries a Pentium M syste m in this case -- with nice results. The US Environment Protection Agency is moving to tougher Energy Star specifications for computers. F or the first time, the spec will define efficiency in terms of power con sumed while a computer is on, rather than just on standby. Preliminary c onditions for desktop computers include the following: The PSU must be r ated for >80% efficiency, and not exceed 5060W AC power during idle. Ov er 60 stakeholders met to discuss the proposed changes for the first tim e on March 15. We managed to speak with a handful of attendees after the meeting. |