Posted by brownlad007
Hi all,
Im looking to build (or buy) a new pc which makes little or low noise and is as small, as as stylish as possible.
Any ideas of the parts needed? Would ideally like to use the parts running in my current pc.
cheers
Posted by Luke-the-magic-man
mini macs are silent or atleast very quiet I believe and theres even one for sale on esato
Posted by Gigs
Silent cases? Hmm most stylish PC case i can think of with sound dampening stuff build in is the Lian Li case. Click here, here or here
Posted by brownlad007
yea gigs i was looking at those cases earlier lol. seen a nice cube one aswell
Posted by Gigs
got a link to it brown? been considering a cube case.. (Mind you also considering a network cabinet to put the pc's and dvd, video and amp into as well lol)
Posted by Jools
Just get yourself a Mac mini. They're tiny, so quiet you can rarely hear them at all, and you can run both Mac OS X and Windows on the Intel ones.
[ This Message was edited by: JoolsG4 on 2006-06-08 07:16 ]
Posted by fatreg
i cant headly hear my imac at all... mebbe its cuz i have my music on 24/7 and im slightly mutton geoff?
fatreg
Posted by leeboy13
basically if you want a quite case you gotta be willing to spend teh money
id say most over around £60 will be fairly quite... if you go for over £100 then youre laughing......
mate if youre buying/buildin a new pc, i thought id show you this i just found
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/110725/rb/19670506070
a good case for both looks and looking after your pc is:
http://www.ebuyer.com/custome[....]3Jldmlld3M=&product_uid=101935 but it is pricy... my friend bought teh £45 alternative, which was also nice
Posted by Jools
Surely its the mechanical bits inside the case (such as the fans, drives etc.) that make a PC noisy, not the case itself?
If the PC runs cool, then the fans don't need to come on as often and make so much noise. Also I've seen some more expensive but apparently virtually silent fans. The cheap ones are generally noisier.
Posted by leeboy13
yes and no.... you are right to an extent, but if you have a poorly built case then thngs will rattle etc....... teh better ones control where teh air flows etc... making a quiter pc..... But gools is right, you gotta spend taht lil extra on fans too.... although i think the sace i shown again has good fans inside
also your psu can make a lot of difference..... as i first said, if you want it quite - you gotta spend the money
Posted by fatreg
or buy an mac mini.
they be cheap and quiet...
fatreg
Posted by Luke-the-magic-man
indeed or you can water cool ur system
Posted by methylated_spirit
Shuttle X is cool, and quite quiet - we use them at work.
http://www.icubes.co.uk/asp/
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Posted by brownlad007
hmm yea, those cases are nice. thinking of getting one. thing is i dont think if i buy a new case it will make my pc quiet altogether. Only upgraded pc around half a year ago and wouldntr mind spending abit to make it silent. but dont know what i need in terms of parts etc.
Posted by Luke-the-magic-man
water cooling system
Posted by brownlad007
just seen one on the ebuyer site. its £135. id buy it but wonder how easy instillation is. if i get this i would just need a silet psu then :/
Posted by brownlad007
myt buy this for the CPU
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Zalman-[....]oryZ101194QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Posted by methylated_spirit
Haha, mint! It glows blue! But, you'll never fit that in a mini case!
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Posted by brownlad007
Posted by Jools
Perhaps you can fit it on the underside of your Fiesta 1.1 to drive round your town centre on a Friday night impressing the pre-teen girlies!!!
Posted by Luke-the-magic-man
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Posted by haynesycop
That was sooooo funny nice one jools!
Posted by brownlad007
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Posted by Gigs
hehe jools, all cool haardware glows
@Brown: When it comes to silencing a PC thats a different story altogether.. A good case is a great starting point, a little insulation material as well, ensuring everythign is screwed in tight. Alot of noise can come from badly installed fans or at times too powerful fans.
You can fit switches to cut the power to them, heck somecases have that built in as well. (I know my lian li does) A fan controller can help if you don't want to dick around too much, and those can look pretty cool as well.
A PSU should be fairly silent to begin with but you can get some really quiet ones if you're not happy with your current one.
The next biggest culprit can be your CPU fan. Something again that is controllable as well.
Your cpu fan can be connected to a fan controller alot of the time, or may come with a speed control that allows you to throttle is back. (See thermal take fans for instance)
All in all for silencing a currently running PC you may not need to spend much on kit at all. Unless of course the case is complete cack
Posted by leeboy13
thats what i was trying to say.... get a good case - most probs solved.... but you need a good starting point
Good advise there gigs
Posted by Luke-the-magic-man
I still think a water cooling system would be best, as long as its fitted right you can cut away all moving parts, that includes the ones in the psu, its just got to be done and fitted right, though they cost like 100 whihc would effectivle be 3 decent fans aand a speed controller
Posted by brownlad007
hi,
thanks all for your help. ill get one sorted one way or another, buy a mac or get a pc build.
Posted by awave
mac mini is expensive for what it is tbh....me mate has a comp that is virtually silent - cheap everything....underclocked so it don't need extra fans except 1xcpu + 1xpsu! - cool eh?
awave