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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 10355"><p><strong>Silent enough...finally!</strong></p><p></p><p>I started with a Silverstone LaScala LC03, similar looking to NetAdam's. It came with 2x60mm exhaust fans and a spot for an 80mm intake. I started with an 80mm Stealth, an Antec 550W PS, an Radeon ATI 9600xt, and a Zalman heat sink.</p><p></p><p>the heat sink was too big (120mm fan) so I had to go with the AMD stock heat sink.</p><p></p><p>the video card was by far, the noisiest component, I read this thread, then went with the following:</p><p></p><p> + ATI 9500 which is a fanless 128MB card and cheaper than the 9600</p><p> + replaced the AMD heat sink with a smaller Zalman heat sink</p><p> + replaced the Antec with an FSP 430W (less $$)</p><p> + replaced the Stealth 80mm and the Silverstone 60mm fans with the SilenX brand 80mm and 60mm</p><p></p><p>What a big difference! The SilenX 14dB fans made more of a difference than I thought they would. Of course if you turn the CPU and the PSU fans all the way up it will be noisy, but it's just a little noisier than my Dell Laptop.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 10355"] [b]Silent enough...finally![/b] I started with a Silverstone LaScala LC03, similar looking to NetAdam's. It came with 2x60mm exhaust fans and a spot for an 80mm intake. I started with an 80mm Stealth, an Antec 550W PS, an Radeon ATI 9600xt, and a Zalman heat sink. the heat sink was too big (120mm fan) so I had to go with the AMD stock heat sink. the video card was by far, the noisiest component, I read this thread, then went with the following: + ATI 9500 which is a fanless 128MB card and cheaper than the 9600 + replaced the AMD heat sink with a smaller Zalman heat sink + replaced the Antec with an FSP 430W (less $$) + replaced the Stealth 80mm and the Silverstone 60mm fans with the SilenX brand 80mm and 60mm What a big difference! The SilenX 14dB fans made more of a difference than I thought they would. Of course if you turn the CPU and the PSU fans all the way up it will be noisy, but it's just a little noisier than my Dell Laptop. [/QUOTE]
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