Month: July 2002

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Ultimate Underclock & Undervolt Project

New contributor Leo Velikovich shares an impressive PC silencing project which involves underclocking and undervolting not just an AMD XP1700+ but also a hot GeForce 4 Ti4200 video card. Is it the Ultimate Underclock & Undervolt Project?

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Brown Bread noise dampening

Member Ken Sakuma reviews the noise reduction effect of “Brown Bread” panel dampening material on a PC system that is already carefully tweaked for low noise. The review answers questions not only about BB but other similar materials such as Dynamat.

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Choosing Fans for Quiet, High Airflow: A Scientific Approach

Contributor TheBigFan used fan laws and sound equations to calculate the theoretical airflow and noise levels of 111 selected DC fans at reduced speeds, multiples and different configurations. This fascinating article sums up the thorough research and thoughtful analysis of a self-professed noise fanatic to identify the quietest fans that cool well. The data is

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