buildsilentpc.com— yep that humming noise you have to hear 8 hours a day can be completely silent, you read that correctly, absolutely no noise.
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I have many macs, some are loud (the hd in a G3 iMac wines, a tiBook with the fan on, super loud). The G5 is pretty quiet, unless the fans spin up (rarely). The CD iMac is quieter then the external HD
How on earth did this get so many diggs? This is nothing but an ad for Zalman products dressed up to look like a tutorial. And many of the items they suggest will not get you anything near a "dead silent" PC, seeing how they still employ fans for cooling. (And even watercooling usually has a fan (or two) which cools the water at some point in the process... and motors, which also make noise.)Don't get me wrong, Zalman makes a few good "quiet" cooling products, but they are by no means the only option out there, which is what this article makes it look like. Buying your quiet cooling components based solely on this article would be a horribly uninformed decision.If you want an unbiased look and the *full* range of quiet cooling options that are out there, you should check out places like silentpcreview.com. You'll get a lot more information there than you will in this infomercial of an article.WATYF
I think he forgot the business end of a sledgehammer. It'll make any system dead quiet.I'm sure he would have mentioned it if Zalman sold one on Amazon.
Sorry, but I disagree with the whole "silent PC" tag associated with this article.I have one of those Seagate HDDs, I specifically bought it because it was meant to be "silent". You can still hear it, it vibrates the entire case a little as well.This is old news, has been around for ages, and didn't even really put in enough effort - I mean, they could have gone with a Solid State HDD to cut out all HDD noise.
hmm...you know, it's called habituation. Technically, if you heard ANY sound constantly, really often, your mind will filter it out to where you don't hear it anymore. I have 2 computers in my bedroom, and never notice any sound unless I intentionally pay attention to it. Basic Psychology. I could care less if my computer was silent now because it doesn't affect me at all.
jermmMar 27, 2006
I have many macs, some are loud (the hd in a G3 iMac wines, a tiBook with the fan on, super loud). The G5 is pretty quiet, unless the fans spin up (rarely). The CD iMac is quieter then the external HD
hater2winMar 27, 2006
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watyfMar 27, 2006
How on earth did this get so many diggs? This is nothing but an ad for Zalman products dressed up to look like a tutorial. And many of the items they suggest will not get you anything near a "dead silent" PC, seeing how they still employ fans for cooling. (And even watercooling usually has a fan (or two) which cools the water at some point in the process... and motors, which also make noise.)Don't get me wrong, Zalman makes a few good "quiet" cooling products, but they are by no means the only option out there, which is what this article makes it look like. Buying your quiet cooling components based solely on this article would be a horribly uninformed decision.If you want an unbiased look and the *full* range of quiet cooling options that are out there, you should check out places like silentpcreview.com. You'll get a lot more information there than you will in this infomercial of an article.WATYF
dalhectarMar 28, 2006
I think he forgot the business end of a sledgehammer. It'll make any system dead quiet.I'm sure he would have mentioned it if Zalman sold one on Amazon.
zmerlinMar 29, 2006
Sorry, but I disagree with the whole "silent PC" tag associated with this article.I have one of those Seagate HDDs, I specifically bought it because it was meant to be "silent". You can still hear it, it vibrates the entire case a little as well.This is old news, has been around for ages, and didn't even really put in enough effort - I mean, they could have gone with a Solid State HDD to cut out all HDD noise.
tidejweMar 31, 2006
hmm...you know, it's called habituation. Technically, if you heard ANY sound constantly, really often, your mind will filter it out to where you don't hear it anymore. I have 2 computers in my bedroom, and never notice any sound unless I intentionally pay attention to it. Basic Psychology. I could care less if my computer was silent now because it doesn't affect me at all.