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[-Stash-] · 06-24-2003, 08:47 PM

I'm a newbie too, but I'll tell you one thing, it's not going to be silent unless you do a BladeRunner

Personally, I put a DangerDen kit together from a Maze3 for the CPU, the GF4/9700 GPU block, heater core for the rad, an Eheim pump (1250 I think) and 2m of Tygon tubing. A couple of 120mm fans running at 5v gives the rig a very quiet noise floor but there's a problem...

... the damn hard drive. Jup, now that everything else is so quiet (the GF4 hsf was the loudest part in the case originally) I can hear the HDD loud and clear and it's not good. The WD1200JB I've got is loud in a metallic kinda way. For me this is worse than the fan noise I used to have even though it's quieter.

I'm looking into ways to reduce the hdd noise, but just be aware of that.

06-24-2003, 08:47 PM	#2
[-Stash-] Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Kent, England Posts: 24	Damn mechanical PC parts - I hate 'em I'm a newbie too, but I'll tell you one thing, it's not going to be silent unless you do a BladeRunner Personally, I put a DangerDen kit together from a Maze3 for the CPU, the GF4/9700 GPU block, heater core for the rad, an Eheim pump (1250 I think) and 2m of Tygon tubing. A couple of 120mm fans running at 5v gives the rig a very quiet noise floor but there's a problem... ... the damn hard drive. Jup, now that everything else is so quiet (the GF4 hsf was the loudest part in the case originally) I can hear the HDD loud and clear and it's not good. The WD1200JB I've got is loud in a metallic kinda way. For me this is worse than the fan noise I used to have even though it's quieter. I'm looking into ways to reduce the hdd noise, but just be aware of that. __________________ [-Stash-] ---------------------------------- XP-M 2500+ (2.5GHz @200FSB), DFI Infinity NFII Ultra 2512 Ballistix 3200, 6800GT 410/1100 WD740GD, 2120 SATA Maxtor 6Y120M0, NEC ND2500A (external) Eheim 1250, DD Maze3, Heater Core, 1/2" Tygon