...and people sleeping in the neighbouring room are not pleased. I could probably reduce the noise level with some better case fans, but I'm thinking of taking steps towards silencing my box once and for all.
I'm going to get a 'silent' 450W PSU (not sure which one)
I'll add a Zalman passive chipset cooler.
I'll purchase watercooling blocks that will fit a 9800 pro and a Barton 2800+.
I'm going to remove 2 to 3 hard drives and put them in a 'file server' box in a cupboard.
I'm a complete newbie as far as water cooling goes- although I did once keep tropical fish. But that was more about water heating, water filtration and water aeration.
Will I still need case fans for the remaining 2 to 3 hard drives, or will passive cooling be enough? Which cpu and vga blocks are worth the money? What about the rest of the cooling system (pumps, tubing, anti-algal stuff)?
Confused.
I'm going to get a 'silent' 450W PSU (not sure which one)
I'll add a Zalman passive chipset cooler.
I'll purchase watercooling blocks that will fit a 9800 pro and a Barton 2800+.
I'm going to remove 2 to 3 hard drives and put them in a 'file server' box in a cupboard.
I'm a complete newbie as far as water cooling goes- although I did once keep tropical fish. But that was more about water heating, water filtration and water aeration.
Will I still need case fans for the remaining 2 to 3 hard drives, or will passive cooling be enough? Which cpu and vga blocks are worth the money? What about the rest of the cooling system (pumps, tubing, anti-algal stuff)?
Confused.
