building a silent pc(help needed)

hi , i am new to zdnet and this is my first discussion posting, actually i am a m.sc engineering student and working on a project to build a silent computer system. can anyone provide me with the help to carry on my project.
thanks

Body [quote="mansimran"]hi , i am new to zdnet and this is my first discussion posting, actually i am a m.sc engineering student and working on a project to build a silent computer system. can anyone provide me with the help to carry on my project. thanks[/quote]

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Noise from a PC are generally produced by moving parts, like Fans, Hard drive motor and CDROM spinning. So to start with your project, you should look for component with less Fans, and less spinning power. There are also noise sucking foams you can stick to computer cases.

Body [quote="dkstar"]Noise from a PC are generally produced by moving parts, like Fans, Hard drive motor and CDROM spinning. So to start with your project, you should look for component with less Fans, and less spinning power. There are also noise sucking foams you can stick to computer cases.[/quote]

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Try cases from the likes of Antec, Silverstone, Lia and mCubed, for a start. These manufacturers produce cases designed for home theatre PCs (HTPCs), making use of heat vanes and heat pipes instead of fans to dissppated heat.

You can also find thermal coolers to replace fans for your processor, though be warned that these do tend to take up quite a bit of space; you can also find thermal coolers for your graphics card.

The ultimate silent option has to be water cooling of course, though this does cost. Try places such as kustompcs.co.uk or overclockers.co.uk - they have plenty of products ideal for your project.

As dkstar says, you can help things along with foam lining on a PC, and quiet disks; for the ultimate silent hard disk try Samsung's 32GB solid state drive - silent and very fast.

Body [quote="matt loney"]Try cases from the likes of Antec, Silverstone, Lia and mCubed, for a start. These manufacturers produce cases designed for home theatre PCs (HTPCs), making use of heat vanes and heat pipes instead of fans to dissppated heat. You can also find thermal coolers to replace fans for your processor, though be warned that these do tend to take up quite a bit of space; you can also find thermal coolers for your graphics card. The ultimate silent option has to be water cooling of course, though this does cost. Try places such as kustompcs.co.uk or overclockers.co.uk - they have plenty of products ideal for your project. As dkstar says, you can help things along with foam lining on a PC, and quiet disks; for the ultimate silent hard disk try Samsung's <A href="http://www.zdnet.co.uk/search/0,1000002581,0,00.htm?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.zdnet.co.uk%2Fhardware%2F0%2C1000000091%2C39287193%2C00.htm&t=sr&t2=All&r=6&p=1">32GB solid state drive</A> - silent and very fast.[/quote]

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I just had one built for me by red submarine www.sub.co.uk

The features used to keep it quiet are:
The case - a Lian li - is big enough for 2 big, slow fans.
The case had foam lining added, and a quiet PSU, i think.
the disk drives have acoustic quietener kit, to silence vibrations.
The graphics card is fanless. Often graphics cards have a cheap - therefore noisy - fan attached. You can get passively cooled video cards over the whole of the price spectrum.

You *can* tell when it's switched on - but only if you listen really hard. The difference between it and my old, off-the-shelf Dell is incredible.

Body [quote="filthylooker"]I just had one built for me by red submarine www.sub.co.uk The features used to keep it quiet are: The case - a Lian li - is big enough for 2 big, slow fans. The case had foam lining added, and a quiet PSU, i think. the disk drives have acoustic quietener kit, to silence vibrations. The graphics card is fanless. Often graphics cards have a cheap - therefore noisy - fan attached. You can get passively cooled video cards over the whole of the price spectrum. You *can* tell when it's switched on - but only if you listen really hard. The difference between it and my old, off-the-shelf Dell is incredible.[/quote]

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thanks for ur help guys.

Body [quote="mansimran"]thanks for ur help guys.[/quote]

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I have built a PC with a Hiper Type R power supply unit, a Scythe Ninja CPU cooler both inside an Antec P180 case. These three components alone have cut my noise profile down to almost nothing. And these are relatively cheap components, compared to some of the exotica you can get from dedicated sites. For the former go to overclockers.co.uk and for the latter try quietpc.com

Body [quote="mlryan"]I have built a PC with a Hiper Type R power supply unit, a Scythe Ninja CPU cooler both inside an Antec P180 case. These three components alone have cut my noise profile down to almost nothing. And these are relatively cheap components, compared to some of the exotica you can get from dedicated sites. For the former go to overclockers.co.uk and for the latter try quietpc.com[/quote]

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