Hallo, aljordan@xxxxxxxxxxxx hat gesagt: // aljordan@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > I have been playing with DRC and Brutefir for room correction and > digital crossover capabilities. The results have been positive and now > would like to quiet down one of my PC's in order to keep it in my stereo > system. I am looking for a particularly quiet case, CPU fan (for Athlon > 64), and a video card that does not need a fan (hopefully NVidia based > or something that is easy to configure in Linux). I can't afford the > expensive fanless PC cases (heat pipe style). Check out http://silentpcreview.com for lots of good hardware reviews with a focus on silentness. For a gfx-card I would recommend to stay away from NVidia and Ati, instead go for a Matrox G400/G450/G550. Dead cheap now on *bay, stable open source drivers, zero noise, wonderful quality, dual head, low power consumption etc. Beats the crap out of everything, NVidia ever did, in everything but 3D-performance. CPU fans: Try without a CPU fan, it works. You may want to go with Scythe-coolers or the Thermalright HR-01, which is easier to install: http://silentpcreview.com/article290-page1.html Then you may want to add a silent 12" fan to your case's back outlet, or maybe the power supply's fan is enough. For cases I don't have any recommendation. Just make sure it is big enough to be able to mount one of the big heatsinks to your CPU. Bigger often is better here. Ciao -- Frank Barknecht _ ______footils.org_ __goto10.org__
