[clocker]

Originally Posted by Maestro

Really, I do not think we can define silent computing, and I think it is in itself a relative term. I would think that this section of the forum would be most useful as a place to discuss HOW to make a PC quieter, not necessarily as a showcasing of what components/modifications/whatevers will result in some pre-determined decibel level that defines "silent". I think that taking a set of hardware and reducing the decibel level from 36 to 24 without any loss in performance would qualify as a practice in silent computing, whether 24db is considered silent or not.
I like this approach a lot.

However, if you're looking for a number, I submit 20.31728db @ 2'3.8" as the gold standard.

OK, I give up.
Where did your "gold standard" numbers come from?