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| Don Pedro |
Posted on 12-04-2008 08:24
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i have an old hp compaq dx6100mt which i use for torrents and a little browsing in the living room. I have pimped the innards a little with a 7600gt and 2 gigs of ram making it adequate for a little tf2 and donkey porn. BUT its friggin LOUD and the cases is smashed(i think i chucked it out the window once). So i need to make it quiet and look better in the living room. Any suggestions? i think its the cpu fan that is noisy. BTW its a peice of shit so small amounts of cash only, no water cooling, lian li madness  thank you muchly |
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| ShiftyJaffa |
Posted on 12-04-2008 09:08
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Could be case, cpu or psu fan making the racket. CPU fan depends on type of cpu you have, try http://www.quietpc.com they tend to put dBA ratings on their fans. When you find a few you like, if your not happy with the price try http://www.scan.co.uk If your case is big enough, you may get away with a big fanless heat sink and a 120mm case fan, just depends what cpu you got. Bigger the fan quieter it is. Also check your bios, you may have a Qfan option or something similar, if this is off, then the fan will run at max rpm. If its on the speed is regulated depending on heat I think. Edited by ShiftyJaffa on 12-04-2008 09:09 |
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| mrbreckles |
Posted on 12-04-2008 09:29
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Pretty much what Jaffa said. The only other thing would be a new graphics card but to be honest, if its only TF2 and the odd bit of browsing that you do, then your 7600gt is fine. |
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| Don Pedro |
Posted on 12-04-2008 11:43
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Posts: 303 Joined: 10.01.08 |
cheers dudes. i've checked bios, no such settings. I've opened it up and its the cpu fan for sure, squeals like a mofo. hardware is fine for what i use it for, just need asthetics and noise control. i guess i'll get some kinda silent cpu fan, although that means faffing about with thermal paste which is a pet hate of mine. also an inch thick layer of dust does not help im sure |
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| gori11a |
Posted on 12-04-2008 11:54
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If ya want a new case first u need to find out what size Motherboard it is mATX or ATX have a look here http://www.antec.com/uk/pro_en_newsol...lution.php Some have a PSU which may help with noise also 
if only i had something funny or clever to put here........
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| Cold |
Posted on 12-04-2008 12:09
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what socket cpu is it? |
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| Mr G |
Posted on 12-04-2008 12:47
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Aye some nice cases around for second PC. http://www.ebuyer...ct/129280# alittle bit diffrent  http://scan.co.uk...tID=716011 Edited by Mr G on 12-04-2008 12:49 |
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| mrbreckles |
Posted on 12-04-2008 15:08
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My pc is pretty quiet. The one thing that is loud as hell is my dvd drive. Whenever im playing a game that requires a disk its loud as fuck. The other thing was my graphics card, cos i had that set to full speed. i changed it to dynamic (dependant on temperature) and that made quite a difference. |
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| Don Pedro |
Posted on 12-04-2008 18:21
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its a p4 on a 775 socket. bloody hovercraft nice cases mr g, tempting, very tempting Edited by Don Pedro on 12-04-2008 18:23 |
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| gori11a |
Posted on 13-04-2008 22:18
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I have that antec case in silver for my media PC its mATX, very nice and quiet too
if only i had something funny or clever to put here........
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