[Klug-general] How to solve a noisy computer

[Peter Childs]

On 1 November 2011 17:11, Gavin Coles <gavin at indie-it.com> wrote:

> If you want a truly quiet PC then passive water cooling is by far the
> best and these days relatively easy ways to get good end results.
> However if that is not on the cards then all of the suggestions made are
> the way to go.
>
> Paul Littlefield's HTPC (construction by myself) has a combination of
> FSP Group ZEN fanless PSU, Akasa AK-PAX-2 PaxMate sound proofing, Zalman
> CNPS8700-NT CPU heatsink and fan, Fractal Design case fans, a passively
> cooled GFX card all inside a Silverstone case.  Full details can be seen
> here: http://tinyurl.com/6dh7all
>
>
Right but don't water cooled machines still need a PSU

Mind you I'm seriously thinking of replacing the PSU with either a Fan less
one or that's very very quiet.

But think if I'm going to do need to replace the heat sync too I might be
better off replacing the whole thing.....

Peter.


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