Tonybologna23
Limp Gawd
- Joined
- Oct 29, 2002
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I am very interested in a SFF PC for college next year but i need it to run very quiet. I know that relative to most PC's they are quiet but can you make then as quiet as you can make regular ATX?
right now i have passive cooling on my ati card, a zalman 7000 copper cooler thinger running at 1400rpms, a single fan silent powersupply, and 3 other low voltage 80mm fans all in a lian li. This is really really quiet (barely audible unless you sit still for awhile in my room).
My options for next year would be similar quiet components in a sonata with big 120mm fans or a SFF computer. I would MUCH prefer the SFF but im not sure i'd be willing to sacrifice noise.
Compents i would want in the sff:
top of the line or just below top of the line P4 (in august)
mid-level video card that comes standard with passive cooling (i wont do much gaming
a WD raptor drive and a second 250gb storage drive
will i be able to use the powersupply provided and will it run quietly?
thanks
right now i have passive cooling on my ati card, a zalman 7000 copper cooler thinger running at 1400rpms, a single fan silent powersupply, and 3 other low voltage 80mm fans all in a lian li. This is really really quiet (barely audible unless you sit still for awhile in my room).
My options for next year would be similar quiet components in a sonata with big 120mm fans or a SFF computer. I would MUCH prefer the SFF but im not sure i'd be willing to sacrifice noise.
Compents i would want in the sff:
top of the line or just below top of the line P4 (in august)
mid-level video card that comes standard with passive cooling (i wont do much gaming
a WD raptor drive and a second 250gb storage drive
will i be able to use the powersupply provided and will it run quietly?
thanks