Next Project - computer noise

[Drammy]

Doc,

I am surprised that your new comp is noisy. I was more surprised when I read your temps in your other post.

I would suggest changing case and getting a different fan perhaps - I have an E6600 in an Antec 180 case with a Big Typhoon and it truely is almost silent. I can hear more of a hum from my Mackie CU than I can my PC and my temps are 50 idle and 58/59 peak. When I power it on I regularly have to look and make sure it is on cause it is soooo quiet.

What fan and Case have you got currently?

[Doc Jones]

most definitely. when I built this machine, noise was the last thing on my mind (though it should have been up at the top of the list).

The two main sources of noise are 1. My 850watt Thermaltake PSU and 2. the fan on my ATI Radeon x1650 graphics card. The case fans (for air flow are kind of noisy too).

I'm pretty certain that replacing the above with the parts that I just ordered, should quiet the noisy beast down substantially.

[Drammy]

For what its worth - I opted for a fanless Graphics card (ASUS) and an Antec TruePower 2 PSU (recommended for the Antec P180 case).