[Klug-general] How to solve a noisy computer

[Peter Childs]

On 1 November 2011 17:41, Peter Childs <pchilds at bcs.org> wrote:

>
>
> 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.....
>
>
On the other hand the PaxMate might well be a good way to go.....

Peter.


> Peter.
>
>
>> --
>> Regards,
>>
>> Gavin Coles
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> This message has been scanned for viruses and
>> dangerous content by MailScanner, and is
>> believed to be clean.
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Kent mailing list
>> Kent at mailman.lug.org.uk
>> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/kent
>>
>
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://mailman.lug.org.uk/pipermail/kent/attachments/20111101/4589cd20/attachment-0001.htm>