There are higher power internal case power supplies too have a look at the Zalman and Silverstone offerings below, I bought a 600w silverstone a while ago and it's single 120mm fan is quieter than my cpu fan. http://www.hardcoreware.net/reviews/review-233-1.htm (no fan, but old there is a new one iirc) and http://www.silentpcreview.com/article688-page1.html (has a big slow fan and heat pipes, also 600w)
On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 7:36 PM, david <[email protected]> wrote: > Have a look at your case too... I've found the same fan in a good case is > MUCH quieter. > > My $200 Antec case (PS not included) is much quieter than the $60 cheapie. > I'll never buy another cheap case. > > > Mark Walkom wrote: > >> Take a look at the Noctua range on 120m fans. >> I'd also replace the GPU fan/heatsink as they are noisy even when idle. >> >> 2009/10/7 Ken Foskey <[email protected]>: >> >>> My computer is too noisy. It is not graphics because it is not used >>> much and when it does there is enough background noise. It is the power >>> supply and cpu fan that kicks in with cron at 2 am in the morning. >>> >>> I was thinking about adding fluid cooling, is this worth it or else >>> can I where can I get a powerful 24 hour home system that will run >>> quietly? >>> >>> Thanks >>> Ken >>> -- >>> SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ >>> Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html >>> >>> -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html > -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
