26 Feb
2006
26 Feb
'06
11:47 a.m.
On 26 February 2006 at 10:31, aljordan(a)maine.rr.com wrote:
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.
I've quieted 2 PCs. In my estimation the most important components,
in order, are quiet disks, quiet case fans, quiet CPU fan, quiet
power supply, and case quieting foam. For these components the best
I could find, in the same order are Seagate Barracuda, AcoustiFan,
Zalman, Q Technology (in my Athlon 64-X2 machine), and AcoustiFoam.
I got all these mail order through QuietPC USA <http://www.quietpcusa.com/>
Their sales guy, Steve Farnsworth, was really helpful. I've probably
bought stuff from them a dozen times. I exchanged an unused power supply
once -- I decided to upgrade my AT motherboard to ATX after I bought
the supply -- and I thought they were very fair. Their AcoustiCase
deal, buying a case with precut foam, is pretty cool.
Best of luck.
--
Kevin