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<blockquote data-quote="surfermc" data-source="post: 54833" data-attributes="member: 20392"><p>In your search for a silent machine you need to consider where the largest amounst of noise will come from. This will generally be either fans or HDD. </p><p></p><p>There are many makes of fan and generally the slower you can make the fan operate the lower the noise will be. Also if you want to move a given amount of air then a larger fan will do it at a lower speed than a small fan.</p><p></p><p>Hard Disks also have the same problem if you can get a lower speed 5400rpm it will be quieter (but they are difficult to find) Seagate Barracuda and Samsung Spinpoint are considered by many fairly quiet. The HDD can also be place inside a noice reducing case.</p><p></p><p>The other thing you can do is line the inside of the case with sound absorbing material.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="surfermc, post: 54833, member: 20392"] In your search for a silent machine you need to consider where the largest amounst of noise will come from. This will generally be either fans or HDD. There are many makes of fan and generally the slower you can make the fan operate the lower the noise will be. Also if you want to move a given amount of air then a larger fan will do it at a lower speed than a small fan. Hard Disks also have the same problem if you can get a lower speed 5400rpm it will be quieter (but they are difficult to find) Seagate Barracuda and Samsung Spinpoint are considered by many fairly quiet. The HDD can also be place inside a noice reducing case. The other thing you can do is line the inside of the case with sound absorbing material. [/QUOTE]
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