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<blockquote data-quote="amnw14545" data-source="post: 66284" data-attributes="member: 18431">Check out this article. Made my PC before I read this one, but it's pretty similar. Certainly easier to cool a larger case and tends to be quieter since a more effective CPU cooler is possible. In fact the Zalman cooler I use has yet to actually spin its fans other than at startup.Worthwhile getting a quiet or temperature sensitive PSU - i.e. fans do not go on unless it's really hot.<a href="http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/2006/05/16/confessions_of_a_serial_htpc_builder_uk/" target="_blank">http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/2006/05/16/confessions_of_a_serial_htpc_builder_uk/</a>Samsung Spinpoint's were the most silent disks a couple of months ago. Get some silicon gaskets and washers and maybe some arrow head fan mounts to isolate the case fans from transmitting vibration to the case. The hard disks are so silent it's hardly worth isolating them though.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="amnw14545, post: 66284, member: 18431"] Check out this article. Made my PC before I read this one, but it's pretty similar. Certainly easier to cool a larger case and tends to be quieter since a more effective CPU cooler is possible. In fact the Zalman cooler I use has yet to actually spin its fans other than at startup. Worthwhile getting a quiet or temperature sensitive PSU - i.e. fans do not go on unless it's really hot. [url]http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/2006/05/16/confessions_of_a_serial_htpc_builder_uk/[/url] Samsung Spinpoint's were the most silent disks a couple of months ago. Get some silicon gaskets and washers and maybe some arrow head fan mounts to isolate the case fans from transmitting vibration to the case. The hard disks are so silent it's hardly worth isolating them though. [/QUOTE]

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