I’m posting to let you guys know that a high performing system with “NOâ€
Want a silent system? Read how I built one with NO fans!
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jblaabjerg
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Want a silent system? Read how I built one with NO fans!
This is my first post here, so please excuse me if it is wrongly placed, or contains material that offends any minority…
I’m posting to let you guys know that a high performing system with “NOâ€
I’m posting to let you guys know that a high performing system with “NOâ€
Seems nice, but having a water pump and a spinning hard drive isn't really "no moving parts", is it?
I think a fanless system isn't worth much when you still have a harddrive. An undervolted Nexus or two is probably make less noise than a 3.5" HDD. That's why I didn't go with a Reserator - Same noise, more hassle and money.
I still might buy a Reserator, though. I mean, a cooling tower for your computer ffs!
Still is pretty sweet to have a kick-ass gaming machine virually noiseless.
I just wouldn't be able to justify the cost and power draw of a geforce 8800
I think a fanless system isn't worth much when you still have a harddrive. An undervolted Nexus or two is probably make less noise than a 3.5" HDD. That's why I didn't go with a Reserator - Same noise, more hassle and money.
I still might buy a Reserator, though. I mean, a cooling tower for your computer ffs!
Still is pretty sweet to have a kick-ass gaming machine virually noiseless.
I just wouldn't be able to justify the cost and power draw of a geforce 8800
Re: Want a silent system? Read how I built one with NO fans!
2.5" drives are much less expensive and much larger in capacity than SSDs, and you can effectively silence them within a hefty enclosure. Unlike 3.5" drives where enclosures are an inherent compromise between noise reduction and cooling, 2.5" drives are designed to run hot.jblaabjerg wrote:The hard drive can be heard unfortunately, but SSD’s are way to expensive. Until they come down in price, I’ll have to live with it.
Perhaps you can get a 2.5" drive and enclose it for the OS and your most used data; keep the 3.5" drive for bulky media files and set it to spin down most of the time. The 3.5" drive will only be spun up when you're watching videos or listening to music, so that sound will tend to drown out the hard drive.
Re: Want a silent system? Read how I built one with NO fans!
Or use eSATA-which won't cost much and allows even the system drive to be stowed 6' away. Also makes a storage drive easy to switch off entirely if not in use.IsaacKuo wrote:2.5" drives are much less expensive and much larger in capacity than SSDs, and you can effectively silence them within a hefty enclosure. Unlike 3.5" drives where enclosures are an inherent compromise between noise reduction and cooling, 2.5" drives are designed to run hot.jblaabjerg wrote:The hard drive can be heard unfortunately, but SSD’s are way to expensive. Until they come down in price, I’ll have to live with it.
Perhaps you can get a 2.5" drive and enclose it for the OS and your most used data; keep the 3.5" drive for bulky media files and set it to spin down most of the time. The 3.5" drive will only be spun up when you're watching videos or listening to music, so that sound will tend to drown out the hard drive.
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jblaabjerg
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I tried, but it seems that you are only able to link to pics, not upload them. Since I have nowhere to put them I'm out of luck...miahallen wrote:Welcome to SPCR!
Can you post some pics for us? Thanks, sounds like a great rig...I too, am not willing to sacrifice performance for silence/cost. But, I've been able to get my rig pretty quiet too!
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jblaabjerg
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Nope hence the ""...Atmosper wrote:Seems nice, but having a water pump and a spinning hard drive isn't really "no moving parts", is it?
As I said, the HD makes noise, but I can't hear the reserator, even with the HD off. Going for alternate storage could be nice though.Atmosper wrote: I think a fanless system isn't worth much when you still have a harddrive. An undervolted Nexus or two is probably make less noise than a 3.5" HDD. That's why I didn't go with a Reserator - Same noise, more hassle and money.
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jblaabjerg
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He, it has NO fans, the other NO was in ""...nemo wrote:Your definition of the word "NO" is fun.
How is your experience with the phantom?
The Phantom works nicely. It will get hot when under load, but I really don't care. As long as it keeps putting out power... It is able to power the 8800 np, so it's good enough for me.
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jblaabjerg
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Re: Want a silent system? Read how I built one with NO fans!
Yep I considered it, but right now 500G of 2.5" storage running at 7200 (performance remember) is 500$ and the noise is not THAT bad...IsaacKuo wrote: 2.5" drives are much less expensive and much larger in capacity than SSDs, and you can effectively silence them within a hefty enclosure. Unlike 3.5" drives where enclosures are an inherent compromise between noise reduction and cooling, 2.5" drives are designed to run hot.
Re: Want a silent system? Read how I built one with NO fans!
If the remaining noise is acceptable, then there's little point in sacrificing more money/effort/performance to reduce it even further.jblaabjerg wrote:and the noise is not THAT bad...
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www.photobucket.comjblaabjerg wrote:I tried, but it seems that you are only able to link to pics, not upload them. Since I have nowhere to put them I'm out of luck...
www.imgspot.com
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Thanks...peteamer wrote:www.photobucket.comjblaabjerg wrote:I tried, but it seems that you are only able to link to pics, not upload them. Since I have nowhere to put them I'm out of luck...
www.imgspot.com
www.imageshack.com
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Pete
Here are some pics
