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Silent computer - good modding to you all from SilentMods

By: Jeffrey Royer

In our days we can’t imagine our life without computers. Today it is used not just for having fun – watching movies, playing games, listening to music. It has become a money-making instrument for many people.

So, your PC gradually becomes your best friend and business partner. Most of the car drivers will understand those who want to redesign their car in order to make it unique and stylish. The whole industry of car tuning has risen for the car improvement.

In our days we can trace the same situation with computers. Of course, hardware producers try to meet customers’ needs and develop high-quality computers, but we see that even the most modern computers have some disadvantages. One of them is the noise.

But have you ever heard about such cool guys who develop their own systems for noise removal? Do you know what the modding is? It is like a car tuning, but the sphere of implementation is computer. Modding can make your computer noiseless. Professional and skilled modders can make even fanless computers that are really noiseless.

The silent computer is a dream of any user. Almost all computers are noisy. The noise is reduced by special cooling systems and other features, but in any case, producers can’t get rid of some noise level. Those who work in offices with large amount of computers surely understand what we are talking about. You may not notice this noise in the morning, but after the whole working day your will feel, like a big ventilator is installed instead of your head.

As we have already mentioned, many people have computers at home.

So, during a day they have the same noise problems like the office employees. But it’s not a news for us, that many users don’t turn their computers off at nights, especially those who have unlimited Internet connection. Maybe separate room would solve this problem, but many people live in small flats and don’t have such luxury.

Do you know that simplest and not expansive modding can help you reduce the computer noise almost to 50%?

The main sources of noise are:

1. Processor cooler
2. Video adapter cooler
3. Power box
4. Cabinet coolers
5. Hard disk.

We’ll describe some features that can help reduce the noise of abovementioned sources.

Processor cooler

Average computer has the cheapest “Made in China” cooler. It costs 7-8 dollars. You can change your processor cooler. We can recommend Zalman 7700, Zalman CNPS9500, Termaltake Big Typhoon, Ice Hummer, etc. The cost varies between 30-80 dollars. The common disadvantages of all models are heavy weight, almost a kilogram, a huge size, up to fourteen centimeters, and, surely, difficulty with installation. But the advantage of better cooling and quietness is impressive! We are sure you’ll be glad after installing it.

Video adapter

We can’t offer good and available solution for powerful video accelerators. But for video adapters of medium power (such as GF6600, ?800 or less powerful) we can recommend you to install a Zalman cooler or inactive cooler ZM80D-HP, which is preferable.

Power box.

There are only two ways here. You may buy a ready-made, fanless one. It costs 100-150 dollars. The best models are FSP and Zalman.

Cabinet fans

By our opinion a good computer must have at least two cabinet fans. The first one must be settled at the bottom of the front part of the cabinet, opposite the hard disks; the second fan should be placed above, near the processor. In order to reduce noise of these fans you have to buy only well-known brands. Forget about cheap “nonames”.

You should also choose the right cabinet. It’s impossible to make a good silent computer of Chinese can which costs 30 dollars. Recommended brands of cabinets are Asus and InWin, and further on the roll. Moderately priced and quite respectable models cost near 50-60 dollars.

Silencing a hard drive

Firstly, you can buy a new low-noise hard disk. Recommended manufacturers are Seagate and Samsung. You may also choose a laptop hard disk: it has lower speed but it’s really noiseless. Secondly, you can update the fittings of the hard disk. You should isolate hard disk chassis from the computer cabinet to prevent vibration transfer. You may buy Zalman ZM-2HC2 gimmickry. The third way is the most successful. You can create a special noise absorbing and sealed box. The main difficulty of this construction consists in heat rejection from hard disk.

Fanless computer

Professional and skilled modders can make fanless computers. There are no coolers at all in their cabinets. Even hard drives are placed into noise-abatement cover with cooling. Water cooling systems are not used in these computers, because they are not safe enough. The problem of heat removal is solved by the use of heatpipes and passive cooling constructions.

Good modding to you all from SilentMods.com

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