Most Silent Comp Ever

[atiVidia]

VIA EDEN miniITX board...
Optional extras: Disk On Key
USB2
onboard extension sets (some of the newer VIA miniITXs are coming with extensions that allow it to have PC CARD clots, wifi, etc.
a mem card slot (mem stick, etc...)(optional)
a cd drive to load the OS for the first time (remove afterwards...)
a case (optional)
a miniPSU (80 watts mute)
a keyboard (optional)
a mouse(optional)
a PCI gfx card (i.e. gfFX 5200)(make sure it comes with heatsink ONLY, NO FAN!!!)
RAM (get cheapo ram cuz the Eden is only 500mhz geez...)
OMIT!: anything which makes noise
good for/as: lan parties where noise sux balls
a good sleeper server
something that will satisfy your mom
something to show off your creativity (if you add a case...)


if i missed anything, add it here.

[Mad Cat]

Why not just get a big case and sound proof it, not that hard :P ;)

[RGX]

:rolleyes:

All you need is an Antec Sonata, Zalman heatsink and some soundproofing and you can make your pc as high spec as you want without sound.

[Storm]

Originally posted by Mad Cat@17 March 2004 - 09:11
Why not just get a big case and sound proof it, not that hard :P ;)
cause you need air to flow in and out :P LoL


and there is a cooling for your processor that has NO moving parts, so it is completely silent....... cant remember its name though :S

[atiVidia]

Originally posted by Storm+17 March 2004 - 10:04--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Storm @ 17 March 2004 - 10:04)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Mad Cat@17 March 2004 - 09:11
Why not just get a big case and sound proof it, not that hard :P ;)
cause you need air to flow in and out :P LoL


and there is a cooling for your processor that has NO moving parts, so it is completely silent....... cant remember its name though :S [/b][/quote]
the thermalright heatsinks? those wierd spread-out-fin all copper sinks with heatpipes? yes but this is one for someone who wants NO noise, not noise being killed

[lynx]

I used to have a 486 which didn&#39;t need any fans.

Of course this one beats a 486. Just.

[4th gen]

Take a standard PC and turn it off?

[Mad Cat]

Originally posted by Storm+17 March 2004 - 15:04--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Storm @ 17 March 2004 - 15:04)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Mad Cat@17 March 2004 - 09:11
Why not just get a big case and sound proof it, not that hard :P ;)
cause you need air to flow in and out :P LoL [/b][/quote]
Go research these sound reduction kits and come back.

[atiVidia]

Originally posted by Mad Cat+17 March 2004 - 12:05--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Mad Cat @ 17 March 2004 - 12:05)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>
Originally posted by Storm@17 March 2004 - 15:04
<!--QuoteBegin-Mad Cat@17 March 2004 - 09:11
Why not just get a big case and sound proof it, not that hard :P ;)
cause you need air to flow in and out :P LoL
Go research these sound reduction kits and come back. [/b][/quote]
lets repeat:

these are instructions for building a NATURALLY SILENT pc, not one with sound reduction, and NOT one with silent fans and shit. one with NO SOUNDS IN THE FIRST PLACE&#33;&#33;&#33;

@4th gen, stfu that was not funny <_<

[4th gen]

Originally posted by atiVidia@17 March 2004 - 18:32
@4th gen, stfu that was not funny <_<
Your question was "Most Silent Comp Ever, how to make it"?

You didn&#39;t state it had to be turned on at the time. Therefore, my reply is/was a valid contender for the prize (and ultimately the winnner) :rolleyes:

[atiVidia]

Originally posted by 4th gen+17 March 2004 - 14:38--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (4th gen &#064; 17 March 2004 - 14:38)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-atiVidia@17 March 2004 - 18:32
@4th gen, stfu that was not funny <_<
Your question was "Most Silent Comp Ever, how to make it"?

You didn&#39;t state it had to be turned on at the time. Therefore, my reply is/was a valid contender for the prize (and ultimately the winnner) :rolleyes: [/b][/quote]
actually a computer which is off could still make noise: a waterpump <_<

mine has no moving parts at all and needs no cooling system so mine is guaranteed to make no noise

4thGen, do me a favor and give me legitamate (sp?) ideas that arent bullshit

btw, if the computer is off, its not computing anything, and thus is not a computer so ur submission is disqualified

[Dray_04]

lol, well said atiVidia :)

dont ya just hate it wen you try and post a thread and people spam it with immature responses

:frusty:

[Virtualbody1234]

@4th gen, stfu that was not funny

Originally posted by atiVidia@17 March 2004 - 13:42
4thGen, do me a favor and give me legitamate (sp?) ideas that arent bullshit


@atiVidia, do me a favor and stop telling people to "stfu" and telling them their ideas are "bullshit".

[atiVidia]

Originally posted by Virtualbody1234+17 March 2004 - 14:53--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Virtualbody1234 &#064; 17 March 2004 - 14:53)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>
@4th gen, stfu that was not funny

Originally posted by atiVidia@17 March 2004 - 13:42
4thGen, do me a favor and give me legitamate (sp?) ideas that arent bullshit


@atiVidia, do me a favor and stop telling people to "stfu" and telling them their ideas are "bullshit". [/b]
ive sed stfu only once vb

<!--QuoteBegin-dray_02@17 March 2004 - 14:52
lol, well said atiVidia :)

dont ya just hate it wen you try and post a thread and people spam it with immature responses

:frusty:[/quote]
@dray02, agreed.

@vb, sometimes, peoples ideas deserve to be called "bullshit"

@everyone who loves to spam outside the lounge: rear your asses back into the lounge... pleez?

[Virtualbody1234]

There are more tactful ways to deal with it.

[4th gen]

Originally posted by atiVidia@17 March 2004 - 18:42
4thGen, do me a favor and give me legitamate (sp?) ideas that arent bullshit

btw, if the computer is off, its not computing anything, and thus is not a computer so ur submission is disqualified
By your reasoning, every single object should then be called a "nothing" when it stops performing its intended function then?

Look, I didn&#39;t mean to piss you off by "spamming" your topic. As VB said, you could have gone about telling me in a slightly more mature way...:)

Oh, and by the way, I&#39;ve been here longer than you and tried to help more people aswell ;)

[lynx]

Originally posted by 4th gen@17 March 2004 - 15:52
Take a standard PC and turn it off?
Wish I&#39;d thought of that.

Quieter AND faster. :P

[RGX]

Naturally quiet? NATURALLY QUIET?

Please, dont make me laugh.

[Livy]

even though there is no moving parts, there may be noise, as the components will still make noises.

or you could just buy a laptop. mines doesnt make any noises until a bit of a high load is put on it, then the fans kicks in, which isnt that loud either.

[BigBoo]

put it in a vacuum

[Livy]

Originally posted by BigBoo@18 March 2004 - 00:14
put it in a vacuum
then you could put anything in a vacum, and also u will need to keep the vaccum.

also you need to run the wires out of the wires, and also keep it cool, and noise may be transmitted via the wires

[BigBoo]

put it on really long wire and let it float round space. or i&#39;m sure you could create a low pressure box with perspex and silicon gel and wouldnt need the hoover on all the time

[tesco]

Originally posted by BigBoo@17 March 2004 - 19:14
put it in a vacuum
dont know about yours but my vacuum is LOUD&#33;

[Virtualbody1234]

Originally posted by ROSSCO_2004@17 March 2004 - 18:24
dont know about yours but my vacuum is LOUD&#33;
That&#39;s just what I was thinking. :lol:

[FlyingDutchman]

Originally posted by BigBoo@18 March 2004 - 00:23
put it on really long wire and let it float round space. or i&#39;m sure you could create a low pressure box with perspex and silicon gel and wouldnt need the hoover on all the time
Did you know the heads of the hard discs need air to float above the platters?
Current hard disks can&#39;t work in a vacuum.

[FlyingDutchman]

Originally posted by atiVidia@17 March 2004 - 16:09
Yes but this is one for someone who wants NO noise, not noise being killed.

atiVidia,

I think most people responding to this thread all use different definitions for "silent" en "Almost silent".

A completely silent rig, to me means:
Have the rig running in a anechoic chamber, take a sound level reading @ 2 ft.
Switch off the the rig, take a second sound level reading @ 2 ft distance.
When there is no difference, either by measurement or by human ear, I would declare to be silent.

I call my current rig almost silent.
At night, with the rig running, when all kinds of domestic apparatus are switched off, and when my ears are used to the silence, I can&#39;t hear a difference at 8 ft distance when I switch the machine off.

By day, in normal circumstances, it is difficult to tell if the rig is running sitting at the concole.

The someone who wants "no noise", does he mean " I doen&#39;t want to be disturbed by the sound ", or does he mean " I don&#39;t want to be able to tell (blindfolded) if the rig is running, even when I am on my knees, my head next to the case."

There IS a difference.
The last definition is a "Holy Grail", and only a few people have found it.

:blink:

[BigBoo]

i wasnt talking about the actual pc in a vacuum, i mean in panels built like double glazed windows ;)