mine does.....when the fans kick in, its like sitting next to a vacum cleaner and ive had enough of it basically.
can any of you guys reccomend a UK based company that sell's silent cases because ime going to be building a new system soon.
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10-05-2007, 10:29 PM #1BOA Lifetime Member
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does your pc distract you when making tunes
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10-05-2007, 10:37 PM #2acieeeeeeeeeeeeed
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can't say it does, where is your pc by the way?
also what psu have you got in there? try a quieter one, look at the db ratings on some different modelsLife is "trying things to see if they work"
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10-05-2007, 10:45 PM #3BOA Lifetime Member
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my pc's right next to my desk so its quite close but yeah thats not a bad shout about the psu.
anyhow what do you think of this bad boy (its quite expensive tho)
http://www.kustompcs.co.uk/acatalog/info_1208.html
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10-05-2007, 10:46 PM #4Ultimate Freak
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turn up the music !
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11-05-2007, 08:03 AM #5BOA Lifetime Member
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I built up me a new PC one or two months ago, and I was thinking about Nexus case.. but there are few problems with them. The first very important is heat inside. There is not very good air flow inside the case, which is a problem with C2D processors,. also the case is quite expensive. finally I decide to not go for Nexus and I rather bought some classic case and the rest of money I put into silent PSU, 500W-Seasonic S12 , CPU cooler and silent fans... I am now quite satisified because the machine is now really silent..
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11-05-2007, 09:24 AM #6BOA Mod
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I would go for the following
Zalman Flower CPU cooler
Silent Power supply (fanless ones are good)
Silent Max Hard Drive enclosures
Internal noise padding foam.
OR
Getting bigger fans and putting your machine into a home built case...
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11-05-2007, 10:27 AM #7BOA Lifetime Member
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Yes, but be careful with the Hard Drive enclosures. - they can raise HDD temperature. Same with noise padding - it can raise the temperature inside the case.
Originally Posted by dodgyedgy
Also when buying CPU cooler you should know what is the airflow inside the case. because you can buy nice CPU cooler but it can stop the airflow and then you will have higher temperatures than before.Last edited by BloodStar; 11-05-2007 at 10:34 AM.
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11-05-2007, 11:26 AM #8BOA Lifetime Member
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It really pissed me off!
- I have a silent gfx card with dual dvi (non-gamer me)
- power supply with fans but very quiet
- thermaltake cpu cooler (nice and quiet as well)
+ regularly clean the fan + powersupply fan !!!
- never had other fans in my casing, don't see the need
- quiet samsung hdd (250 gb)
I think key factors are a quiet hdd, clean fans, quiet gfx card (passive here)
I am shure i could get it even quieter but i did't have to go to any crazy expenses to get like it is now.
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11-05-2007, 12:14 PM #9BOA Lifetime Member
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you are lucky man if you dont have problem with noises from the case... btw are you on dualcore processor? Originally Posted by loopdon
I never had trouble with noise on my old computer,, but when I bought dualcore processor I started to face the issues of noise and temperatures in the case. so now it is must to have at least two additional fans than I had before. 1piece 12" on the front to put the air inside, and the other one 9" on the back to suck the hot air from the case. If anyone interested in nice fans, check for Noctua. they are better than Zalman and Scythe, imo.Last edited by BloodStar; 11-05-2007 at 12:18 PM.
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11-05-2007, 02:11 PM #10BOA Lifetime Member
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Originally Posted by BloodStar
i emailed kustompcs.co.uk about this case and using it with a core 2 duo and they said it shouldnt be a problem if i use a decent cpu cooler.
still debating but its the most silent case ive come across so far
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11-05-2007, 02:27 PM #11BOA Lifetime Member
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It is up to you mate,. I just wanted to let you know about the problem that you cannot put there any cooler you want as the Nexus case is quite narrow and not everything fits there. Look at the air flow diagram Originally Posted by tonyc2002
and then thing what will happen when you will put CPU cooler right in the center of airflow.
OK, you will add another fan on rear to suck the hot air out,.. but>
there is no place for rear fan...
It is up to you what you will buy, but really before you will pay 100quid for this case think about it,. cheers"Computer games don't affect kids, I mean if Pac Man affected us as kids, we'd all run around in a darkened room munching pills and listening to repetitive music."
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11-05-2007, 04:21 PM #12BOA Lifetime Member
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thats cool dude, think ime gonna go for this instead
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...odid=CA-073-AN
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11-05-2007, 12:08 PM #13BOA Lifetime Member
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Put your pc in a cupboard?
Mine's not the quietest, but I put it on the floor under my desk and I can barely hear it.
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11-05-2007, 04:25 PM #14BOA Lifetime Member
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looks nice
"Computer games don't affect kids, I mean if Pac Man affected us as kids, we'd all run around in a darkened room munching pills and listening to repetitive music."
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11-05-2007, 11:53 PM #15acieeeeeeeeeeeeed
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i stood my pc on a folded up towel under my desk, as its a wooden floor so it helps deaden the sound, works a treat
Life is "trying things to see if they work"
Finally getting around to updating my site
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12-05-2007, 11:08 AM #16BOA Lifetime Member
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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...3D50%26fvi%3D1
hahaha... check out that HUGE link...anyways, this is the best deal for a rapid PC at a bargain price. i bought one last month and its wikid..i added a 600psu plus another 100g harddrive. the total price was £550...bargain!!Be Lucky!
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12-05-2007, 11:37 AM #17BOA Lifetime Member
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some pretty good deals on there, although ime going to be building something a lot more powerful. seriously its going to be a beast.....check it out
http://www.microdirect.co.uk/(16270)...5X-LGA775.aspx one of these motherboards
and depending on how cheap my mate can get them....one of these bad boys http://www.microdirect.co.uk/product...,17,3353&n=827
a couple of seagate baracuda 500gb 16mb cache sata 300 hard drives
and 2gb of fast ddr ram
and a shit hot video card like this http://www.microdirect.co.uk/(15512)...-Dual-DVI.aspx (i like my gaming aswell ya see)
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12-05-2007, 12:06 PM #18BOA Lifetime Member
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thats fat...that mother fvcker will take off man haha!!
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