26 Feb
2006
26 Feb
'06
11:43 a.m.
On 2/26/06, aljordan(a)maine.rr.com <aljordan(a)maine.rr.com> wrote:
Hello,
I have been playing with DRC and Brutefir for room correction and
digital crossover capabilities. The results have been positive and now
would like to quiet down one of my PC's in order to keep it in my stereo
system. I am looking for a particularly quiet case, CPU fan (for Athlon
64), and a video card that does not need a fan (hopefully NVidia based
or something that is easy to configure in Linux). I can't afford the
expensive fanless PC cases (heat pipe style).
For those who have tried to silence their PC, any information on the
component brands and model numbers that you have had success with would
be much appreciated.
Thank you,
Alan
Hi Alan,
I'm using a Cooler Master case. The closest I could find on their
site today is this one:
http://www.coolermaster-usa.com/CoolerMaster/Products.aspx?pid=118
In that I've got an Antec 500 W power supply. Closest available today
looks like this one:
http://www.antec.com/us/pro_p_NeoHE.html
On top of the AMD64 I've got a Zalman fan. I got it from NewEgg. It's
this one or one very similar:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835118112
I use a moderately priced VGA with no fan so no noise. The whole box
is very quiet, but not silent. It makes far less noise than my Win XP
machine but is not as quiet as my Mac Mini.
Hope this helps,
Mark