Be silent, computer!!!!

[asleepathewheel]

Originally posted by Sir Og
VetLegion the easyest solution is to drill a hole in the wall and to leave the PC case outside of the room where you are staying. I assume that your walls are thick enough to isolate the noise that your machine is producing currently.

Just get wireless connections and stuff the tower in a nearby closet. no holes needed, just an extention cord, assuming no outlet in the closet.

[Dis]

for instance. I cannot hear my computer at all right now. The only noise I hear is of my refridgerator compressor.

I also hear jets flying over head. Someone's car alarm going off right now.

Even my hard drive is really quiet. I think maybe I have a good case that isolates the noise and keeps it inside.

[Alex]

I love these nerd threads.

[Nostromo]

I just bought a PC. One of the things I wanted was, like you, silence. I was sick and tired of my laptop, who sounds like a hair dryer when the fan is working. So I got an Antec Sonata PC case. It was built for silence. I'm satisfied with it so far. Mind you, it's silent, but it's not absolutely silent. I can still hear the dvd-rom and the hardrive when they are spinning. But when I work, its whisper quiet. When I play, it makes a little more noise, but I don't care, since I wear headphones. If you want more silence, you can always get a Zalman CPU fan.

[Sir Og]

Originally posted by asleepathewheel


Just get wireless connections and stuff the tower in a nearby closet. no holes needed, just an extention cord, assuming no outlet in the closet.

Can you get a wireless connection for the monitor and how much would something like that cost.

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by Smiley
Even locating your case away from where you sit with long cords will help since intensity dereases as an inverse of distance squared.

Unless his tower is in a desk or something, in which case it could increase the noise by putting the tower in the open.

[Sava]

VetLegion: What are the specs on that power supply? Wattage? etc?

[Mrs. Tuberski]

My laptop is completely silent I dont even here the dvd cd rom drive spinning. And yes it works Just to answer all the smarta****

[Ted Striker]

How about one of these bad boys:

[Kuciwalker]

Or this:

[Ted Striker]

[Provost Harrison]

Mmmmm, pies...

[Giancarlo]

Originally posted by Oncle Boris


Which model are you talking about?

These:

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=22-144-314&depa=1

"Maxtor Ultra Series Kit 80GB 7200RPM IDE Hard Drive, Model L01P080, Retail

Model# L01P080
Item # N82E16822144314

Specifications:
Capacity: 80 GB
Average Seek Time: 9.3 ms
Buffer: 8 MB
Rotational Speed: 7,200 RPM
Interface: IDE ULTRA ATA133
Features: Ideal for high-end gaming and digital video, Ultra quiet operation with FDB motor
Manufacturer Warranty: 1 year
Packaging: Retail (see pics for details)"

[Sava]

my computer is virtually silent...

I've got an Antec TruePower 550W PSU, two 120mm fans, and one 90mm fan. My hard drives are both silent... a Western Digital 250GB 7200RPM IDE HD and a Maxtor 160GB 7200 RPM IDE HD, similar to the one Giancarlo posted.

The only noise my computer makes is during power on, my video card (Geforce FX 6800 Ultra 256MB) makes some noise, but only for a second or two. Otherwise, my system makes a very light humming noise. It's about three feet from my bed and I can often times sleep while the thing is running... like when I've got a huge download on usenet queued and want to get it overnight.

edit: the only problem with sleeping while my PC is on is the lights from the case... One the front of my case I've got a door that covers the power switch and drives... and the door has two blue LED's on it. Also, one of the 120mm fans has a blue LED that lights the interior of my PC.

I'd post a pic, but my digital camera is on the fritz at the moment.

[Mrs. Tuberski]

Ya know tubes seems to think that those noises as sava has said are soothing and help put him to sleep.