Combat computer noise

JDtech · 07-19-2010, 09:18 PM

Computer noise is typicall generated from three sources. The hard drive in your PC spins at a constant rate, and sometimes emits a high-pitched noise. The fan in your power supply also spins constantly, and some fans can be uncomfortably loud. Finally, any fan(s) on your video card probably emit very annoying noise, since these fans typically are small and must spin at a high rate to do any good.

You can aim for a quieter PC by preferring video cards without on-board fans and hard drives with low decibel-level ratings. Look for power supplies, too, with low decibel ratings.

harryset · 10-27-2010, 01:26 PM

Two of my computers are quiet as all heck. I have to look at the lights to see if they are running.

1 has 4hdd's, cpu fan, power supply and video card fans. My other, home-built machine runs 3 120mm case fans, currently only 2hdd's, power supply, cpu and video fans.

I couldn't believe how quiet they run, compared to my older computers, they sounded like a deuce-and-a-half, running in first gear.

(edit)
When I built my big-gun, with the i7 cpu, I purposely used quiet components, as JD stated in the OP. These parts didn't really raise the project budget at all.

07-19-2010, 09:18 PM	#1
JDtech Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 308 Blog Entries: 1	Combat computer noise Computer noise is typicall generated from three sources. The hard drive in your PC spins at a constant rate, and sometimes emits a high-pitched noise. The fan in your power supply also spins constantly, and some fans can be uncomfortably loud. Finally, any fan(s) on your video card probably emit very annoying noise, since these fans typically are small and must spin at a high rate to do any good. You can aim for a quieter PC by preferring video cards without on-board fans and hard drives with low decibel-level ratings. Look for power supplies, too, with low decibel ratings. __________________ Members don't see ads in threads. Register your free account today and become a member on Tech Today Online, gaining access to posting privileges, contests, free plug-ins and other downloads, unlimited online storage for your photographs, reviews, free marketplace listings, and much more. __________________ Follow me on Twitter \| My Tech Blog

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10-27-2010, 01:26 PM	#2
harryset Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Bemidji, Minnesota Posts: 45	Two of my computers are quiet as all heck. I have to look at the lights to see if they are running. 1 has 4hdd's, cpu fan, power supply and video card fans. My other, home-built machine runs 3 120mm case fans, currently only 2hdd's, power supply, cpu and video fans. I couldn't believe how quiet they run, compared to my older computers, they sounded like a deuce-and-a-half, running in first gear. (edit) When I built my big-gun, with the i7 cpu, I purposely used quiet components, as JD stated in the OP. These parts didn't really raise the project budget at all.