To build a quiet desktop.

Klaudius

Member
Over the years I used to build my machines and enjoy the ridiculous amount of money I saved by creating my own monstrosity.

Then one day it happened, I had a machine that was the last of the agp line. A dinosaur, but Nvidia released the 7800 so I could lengthen the life of that machine.

The problem was, it was so LOUD!

All of my friends who have been building systems since then have these machines that sound like wind tunnels. So I switched to laptops, they are quiet portable ,and oh so not upgradeable :(.

So my question to you all is:
1) I would like to make a desktop that is quiet but can still play games(not every game at 60fps but like 20-25fps). Is it possible ? I'm talking laptop quiet here. If you can think of some components list them I will check them out. (also I will be using solid state drives to bring the noise down even further)

2) Are there video cards still sold these days that can operate without fans ? Last ones I remember were the 7100 7300s. This is not a requirement for a quiet system I was just wondering if they are even around anymore

P.S. I am not interested in 100 posts of OMGZORZ 20fps is UNPLAYABLE !!!!! :)

Thanks
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell vostro 1500
    CPU
    core duo 1.6
    Memory
    4gb + 1gb turbocache
    Graphics Card(s)
    8600m GT 256mb
    Sound Card
    Onboard Sigmatel
    Screen Resolution
    1280x800
A water cooled system will solve all your problems about sound issues.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Shuttle SN68SG2
    CPU
    AMD Athlon X2 4400+
    Memory
    Corsair XMS 4GB DDR2-6400
    Graphics Card(s)
    BFG Nvidia GeForce 9600GT
    Sound Card
    stock
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG W1952TQ
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    320GB SATA Western Digital
    80GB PATA Samsung Drive
    PSU
    stock
    Keyboard
    Logitech standard keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech G5 Laser Mouse
Take a look at Silentpcreview.com - forums as well. They mean business, like undervolting etc. but Im sure you can find some info on silent but capable of more than Office setups.
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    AMD X2 6000
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-MA790FX-DS5
    Memory
    Corsair 4x1gb 6400C4
    Graphics Card(s)
    XFX 8800GTS XT 320mb, Generic Nvidia 6200 PCI 128mb
    Sound Card
    Onboard Realtek ALC889A
    Monitor(s) Displays
    24" Samsung 245b, 20" Dell 2007WFP, 19" Samsung 193P
    Hard Drives
    WD Raptor 74gb, Maxtor 300gb, WD Caviar 16SE 500gb
    PSU
    Corsair 520W
    Case
    Cooler Master Centurion 532
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15
    Mouse
    Logitech MX1100R
    Internet Speed
    20mb down, 1mb up
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