Don't forget to use SSDs to reduce the HD noise, too! On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 3:33 PM, Martin, Patrick <[email protected]>wrote:
> Fanless video cards definitely help with the noise. I had a relatively > silent computer that now sounds like an airplane on takeoff after I added > the video card. > > I ended up simply enclosing the whole box in a separate cabinet. I hate > computer noise. As I get older, I seem to hate it even more. > > - Pat > > -----Original Message----- > From: William L. Thomson Jr. [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2010 3:18 PM > To: Jax-LUG > Subject: Re: High-End Workstation - Recommendations anybody. > > On Tue, 2010-04-27 at 14:12 -0400, Tim Holloway wrote: > > I run a FrankenBox with a TT fanless CPU cooler. Unfortunately for the > > noise levels, the fan on the graphics card is the same kind of CPU fan > > that Pentium 200's used to use. > > I go out of my way to find and only buy video cards with no fans. I have > had to many fail, and a few fry as a result. Plus finding and replacing > fans for video cards is a PITA and they tend to be a bit more expensive > than normal fans. > > Not sure a fanless video card helps with noise or heat, just helps with > system reliability IMHO. Just make sure something is moving the air > around in the box. > > -- > William L. Thomson Jr. > Obsidian-Studios, Inc. > http://www.obsidian-studios.com > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > List archive http://marc.info/?l=jaxlug-list&r=1&w=2 > RSS http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > List archive http://marc.info/?l=jaxlug-list&r=1&w=2 > RSS http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml > >
