> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of zera holladay > > Hello, I am looking for a very quiet ATX mid-tower and > I was wondering if anybody has a suggestion or > recommendation. My hard disks produce the most > decibels at the most annoying frequency -- its not a > bad fan. I am an EE student using FreeBSD, so a quiet > computer is very important to me.
Well, you could start by looking at http://www.quietpc.com/. I've bought various items from them and have been very happy with the result. Keep in mind however that no one thing will solve the problem. You need to replace everything that makes noise, right down to the fan on the northbridge if you've got one. You can get fanless cooling for everything, assuming of course your air temperatures don't regularly pass 30C. For the disks the best you can do is: 1) Put them at the back of the case, if you have a case that supports this (AOpen do some rather nice tower cases that do - their H700 series). 2) Isolate them with noise damping mounts - this however pretty much guarantees you can't put them in standard 3.5" slot. 3) Replace them with quieter drives. The newer Seagate drives are pretty good. -- Rob | Oh my God! They killed init! You bastards! _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
