tomg Posted February 10, 2008 Report Share Posted February 10, 2008 I have decided to replace my noisy computer. Can anyone recommend a quiet PC that is powerful enough for PTE work and for handling large ( 100mb + ) image files in Photoshop. I guess a good sound card would also be needed for use with my new speakers.Regards,Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conflow Posted February 10, 2008 Report Share Posted February 10, 2008 I have decided to replace my noisy computer. Can anyone recommend a quiet PC that is powerful enough for PTE work and for handling large ( 100mb + ) image files in Photoshop. I guess a good sound card would also be needed for use with my new speakers.regards,TomTom,What type of 'Noise' are you getting ? and may I ask, where is your PC ? ~ what are the Room Surfaces.?What is the Make & Model of your PC ?So 4 Questions for youPlease understand, one has to evaluate your experiences before offering any worthwhile suggestions...Brian.Conflow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomg Posted February 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2008 Brian,My computer is in my study, a room roughly 15' square, carpeted and with bookshelves from floor to ceiling on two sides. I suppose it is as much a Library as a Study. It is a quiet room, the only noise comimg from the computer. The computer was built for me by my son in 2003. He is not an expert but is quite good at assembling PC's. He lives conveniently near Scan International, where he buys the components. The case is Coolermaster and the motherboard Asus A7nX2, the processor being AMD 1.79Mhz. The Graphics card is NVidia Geforce 4 Ti 4200, AGP 8X with 128Mb video RAM. The system RAM is 1.5 GB and there are two hard drives, 76Gb and 120Gb. The noise comes from the cooling fans. My intention is to give this computer to a family member and replace it with a fanless computer, if that is possible. I have seen occasional articles in magazines about water cooled computers etc but I have a hazy understanding of it. Naturally I would like to beef up the spec. at the same time.Best Regards,Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conflow Posted February 11, 2008 Report Share Posted February 11, 2008 Tom,I now appreciate your problem.There is a lot of 'rotating Machinery' in that Systemfor such a quite room as you describe, and there are many reflective surfaces.* Resonating Metal Cabinet * Main Power Supply Fan.* Processor Fan.* Graphics Card Fan.* HD-Disc (A)* HD-Disc ( And its probably standing on a Hard-Surface ~Here is a 'technique' which will quiten down the beast considerably.(A)Get yourself a sheet of 'Rubberised Kopak' about an 1" larger all roundthat the base of the PC and about +1" thick ~now stand the PC on that. (Builders Merchants have it)( Also you need 2 Sheets of (self-adhesive) 'Lead Lined Bitumen Sheet'somewhat the same size as the sides of the PC, cut to size and stick-on.NEW PC:- Some of the quitest PC's on the market are the (Hi-End) H.PHewlett Packards - Liquid Cooled with Thermostatic Main Fan.'Alloy Heat Exchanger Blocks' are clip-fitted to the main Processor Blockand the Graphics Processor. Cooling liquid is circulated into these andreturned to a Radiator which is cooled with the Thermostatic Fan,whichin turn has a rubber suspension which isolates sound from the Cabinet.Hope this helps you...Brian.Conflow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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