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> Here are some random results from readings and searching. In
> regards to hard drives, it seems that the Seagate Barracuda IV is
> pretty quiet in seek and idle times. But it does NOT support raids
> so if you need them for raid, you have to contact Seagate directly
> and they will supply you with special drives for raid.
http://www.directron.com/silence.html also has some quiet-PC tips and
products. I got an Enermax EG365P "Whisper" power supply and an IBM
DeskStar 40GB HD. I can't hear either one of them -- they're both
drowned out by the CPU fan, which came included on the MB/CPU/RAM
bundle I got from http://direct.mwave.com/mwave/DeptBundle.hmx.
So as soon as I get around to it, I plan to get a Zalman "Flower" CPU
heatsink from
http://www.quietpcusa.com/acb/showdetl.cfm?&DID=8&Product_ID=20&CATID=3
This amazing beastie can cool an Athlon 2000+ almost by itself, with no
fan, but they recommend the add-on fan (slow speed, very quiet) to make
sure you get sufficient cooling.
Looks cool too. :-)
Gary
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