Chris Knadle wrote:
> On Monday 22 October 2007, Phil M Perry wrote:
>
>> Quite true. Yes, the case would be lined with acoustic foam to
>> absorb the sound, and your job would be to find foam that doesn't
>> crumble into dust.
>>
>
> The size constraints of a computer case limits foam options a lot.
I was thinking of a foam-lined furniture-grade wooden box that goes
around the complete computer, not a standard computer case stuffed
with foam. Some vibration from the fans and drives will be telegraphed to
the computer's own case, so you want that isolated from the enclosing
acoustic case. A well-finished wooden case would look nice in the
living room, too. Remember when custom wooden cases for executives'
PCs were all the rage?
> Found a link for this being done with melamine foam:
> http://www.frostytech.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=982
>
> Melamine is stiffer foam which I think doesn't become particles; it's also
> not the optimum foam for sound deadening.
>
Melamine is optimal for getting rid of dogs and cats.... :-(
>> A few years ago I saw a site describing the cryogenic cooling system
>> that some fanatical overclocker had put together. Quite amusing the
>> lengths that some people will go to.
>>
>
> I wonder how often it's necessary to go buy liquid nitrogen for the thing.
> Not something you want to try on a box you want to be available all the time.
>
Yeah, IIRC they could only run it for relatively short times before the cryo
boiled off, or something like that. I don't think there was an active
refrigeration
system -- the boards (not the drives) were immersed in some super-cold
chemically inert liquid. It didn't sound practical -- more for boasting
rights than
anything else. It was probably very quiet, though!
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