[clocker]

Well?
Seems like we have a golden opportunity here to define the PC version of a "silent" computer.
I would posit that, to date, SPCR has been the gold standard in the field but, by the very nature of their narrow focus, they may have developed standards too extreme* for a performance cooling oriented forum.

For instance, look in the Watercooling section and it is obvious that the Zalman Reserator is the favored waterloop.
Naturally, it would be an obvious choice for consideration, but probably not the subject of intense passion here.

So what qualifies as "silent" when noise output intersects with cooling performance?



So far there is a gaggle of SS Temjins...nice as they may be, are they ProCooling "silent" (I'm pretty sure they would fall just shy of "leaf blower" over at SPCR...)?


*Not measurement standards, rather the very concept of what a quiet PC is and what will be sacrificed in it's pursuit.