On Tue, 27 Jul 2004, Phil Scarratt wrote:
> I'm sure there's people out there that have silent power supply kits
> fitted to their machines. How silent is silent? For eg, the FSP Silent
> System Kit from elx
> (http://www.everythinglinux.com.au/item/elsFSP-KIT350P4). Is it silent
> enough to have the machine on in your bedroom 24/7?
I don't have experience with that particular model. I have a Dell
Precision 340 which has the quietest fans I have ever had, and an Antec
Sonata case which is not as quiet (although they claim that it is the
quietest case available). The Antec also has anti vibration mounting
brackets for all hard drives (and has space for about 7 drives from
memory). Both are very quiet during normal operations.
Be aware that while the PSU may be silent, your other components may not
be - especially when you have CPU fans / graphic card fans / hard
drive(s), etc.
I think I could sleep in the same room as either of these cases, however
this is very much a personal thing - my girlfriend is more sensitive to
noise than me, and I very much doubt that she would be able to sleep in
the same room as one of these.
Oh - and placement of your computer can have a big impact as well. If you
have your PC inside a computer desk, you may get vibrations amplified
through the desk and/or you may get the fan echoing in an enclosed space.
Regards, Andrew
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