On Mon, Jan 14, 2008 at 05:46:30PM -0500, Dave Phillips wrote: > James Stone wrote: > > You can get bits and bobs from here: > > > > http://www.quietpc.com/gb-en-gbp/home?gclid=CMPdqu3c9pACFSFYEgodBT5t2A > > > > The main culprits in my system were the CPU fan, the GFX card > > fan, and the old HDD. I replaced the CPU fan, got a passive > > cooling solution for the graphics card, and bought some new hard > > drives.. It is still not completely silent tho and has more > > problems with overheating.. > > > > Certainly not that simple! > You should also consider a quiet case. Antec sells B-stock, you might > find a good buy there (www.antec.com). Some of their cases have a nifty > system for reducing drive noise. > > I'm finally replacing my remaining "with-fan" video card. It's a nice > enough card, but I'll be happy to see it go, it's just too noisy. > > I've had no trouble with overheating with my fanless card, a GeForce > 7600GS. Your luck may vary. > It is actually the CPU that overheats on mine, not the GPU, but it is usually due to accumulation of dust, so a few (careful) moments with a hoover usually fixes the problem!! I have a zaman "flower" on the CPU and it does have some nice thin spaces perfect for dust to get stuck! Incidentally I am looking at a 7600GS for my next card. Any good? Anyone know how they compare to 6200? James _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user
