March 29, 2003, 11:54
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This computer is driving me BEYOND THE BRINK
I have withstood the crashes
The viruses
The general aging badness
...but I can no longer stand this INFERNAL NOISE
Every minute beside this HD is like another minute riding a passenger jet engine struggling half submerged through a pool of aluminum dusted rubbing alcohol
As I shop for a new, "silent functioning" seems not a featured option
Is it not so?
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March 29, 2003, 12:39
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Most HDDs are very quite these days. The fans are the noisiest parts in a computer.
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March 29, 2003, 12:41
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Then we need less fans
This wretched combination noise of:
BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
and:
VREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Is enough to turn me on to drug use and abuse
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March 29, 2003, 12:44
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You can also build (probably buy) a sort of "sound proof" box for your computer.
Fans are the price to pay for fast CPUs.
If you have $, you may consider buying a special water cooling case. That will kill most noises.
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March 29, 2003, 13:19
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malfunctioning HDs will make a REALLY annyoying noise before they completely crap out, my friend had a Maxtor that did exactly that.
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March 29, 2003, 13:23
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You mean a head crash?
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March 29, 2003, 13:25
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Originally posted by Urban Ranger
You mean a head crash?
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i'm exactly sure what happened, but that sounds like it could have been that case, although i have never expierenced one myself for comparison.
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March 29, 2003, 13:45
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Also, water cooling allows you to overclock it. 
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March 29, 2003, 17:05
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You have probably one of those new GeForces 
Seriously consider purchasing a HDD with Fluid Dynamic Bearing. They should be much more silent. I havent tried them, but have heard it from numerous sources.
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March 29, 2003, 17:26
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If you have any important files on that drive you better back them up now.
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March 29, 2003, 18:16
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You can get a near silent case from Antec. It is called Sonata. Calgary should have a dealer who carries them.
Put a Celeron or a P4 in it and you will not hear much, unless something starts to malfunction.
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March 29, 2003, 18:27
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My Dell is virtually silent. 
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March 29, 2003, 20:46
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Originally posted by notyoueither
You can get a near silent case from Antec. It is called Sonata. Calgary should have a dealer who carries them.
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www.memoryexpress.com
If you're REALLY nice to me, Zylka, I could hook you up with my CSUS discount at memoryexpress 
It doesn't look like the carry the specific case NYE is speaking of, but they've got tons.
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March 29, 2003, 20:50
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AGGGHH
What the hell is this?!?! I need to silence a fan, not terrorize a 3rd world nation!
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March 29, 2003, 20:53
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Originally posted by Asher
If you're REALLY nice to me, Zylka, I could hook you up with my CSUS discount at memoryexpress
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Oh goody. More money to buy other stuff, meaning I get to play sitter more.
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March 29, 2003, 20:53
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Oh well aren't we a big c0ck all of the sudden?
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March 29, 2003, 20:56
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Originally posted by Zylka
AGGGHH
What the hell is this?!?! I need to silence a fan, not terrorize a 3rd world nation!
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You want quiet?
Here you go: http://www.memoryexpress.com/product...idCooling.html
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March 29, 2003, 20:57
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Originally posted by Zylka
Oh well aren't we a big c0ck all of the sudden?
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Hey, I've only brought that up once (well, twice, but that was in reference to a penguin so that doesn't really count) in the past month.
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March 29, 2003, 20:58
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March 29, 2003, 20:59
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Can I hook that up to my turntables?
...because otherwise, I don't think it's going to get me laid more often
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March 29, 2003, 21:11
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My imac is absolutely silent!
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March 29, 2003, 21:13
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It's amazing how a machine with technology from 3-4 years ago doesn't generate much heat/noise.
Likewise, the Via C3 chips only require a heatsink and have equivalent power to iMacs.
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March 29, 2003, 21:13
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My imac is absolutely silent!
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THAT'S BECAUSE I'VE GOT MY C0CK STUFFED IN ITS' MOUTH!!!
(aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaggggggggggggbhhj,m gf)
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March 29, 2003, 21:13
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Originally posted by monolith94
My imac is absolutely silent!
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The iMacs at my school that I use for newspapering it up suck.
And my newspaper advisor is a cuckold.
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March 29, 2003, 23:46
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Originally posted by Asher
It's amazing how a machine with technology from 3-4 years ago doesn't generate much heat/noise.
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CPUs are exceedingly energy inefficient.
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March 29, 2003, 23:48
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Originally posted by Urban Ranger
CPUs are exceedingly energy inefficient.
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Yes, but some moreso than others.
The P3 800 (0.18 Coppermine) in one of my boxes just has a heatsink with a case fan (the only case fan in the system) expelling hot air right above it...
So the system just has a very low-noise power supply fan, a single case fan, and a small low-noise fan on the GeForce 3.
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March 30, 2003, 00:02
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My g4 has just one fan and you can't even hear it...
Stoopid mac basgers! yeeech I'm sooo tired...
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March 30, 2003, 00:08
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My desk lamp has no fan either.
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March 30, 2003, 00:22
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Does your desk lamp play warcraft 3 and other fine modern games?
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March 30, 2003, 00:26
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No, I've got a computer for that. Silly.
Does your desklamp play Half-Life, Battlefield 1942, Galactic Civilizations, C&C Generals, Asheron's Call 2, etc.? 
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