I have just come across this on the BBC website, thought it might be of some interest for folks here. It is still very much at the experimental stage, but it looks rather promising:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7450321.stm
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- Fri Jun 13, 2008 1:20 am
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: The future of silent computing?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2890
- Mon May 26, 2008 1:14 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: What are you listening to right now?
- Replies: 4309
- Views: 2599474
- Wed May 21, 2008 11:25 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Ultimate Silent PC
- Replies: 19
- Views: 10857
I'd buy my own confocal microscope and have it built for quiet usage. Our current setup is a pain in the neck, those damn lasers just need too much cooling. Sounds like an airport. edit: hmm a little off topic, I just realised. Maybe, but you talked about lasers, so you get massive bonus points for...
- Wed May 21, 2008 11:15 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Intel's HSF for high-end Core 2 Extreme CPUs
- Replies: 17
- Views: 12128
I would agree with widowmaker. There is no point in buying the "Extreme" version of any CPU unless you are going down the overclocking route, as the only difference (to my knowledge) is the unlocked multiplier. Anyone spending that much on a CPU is going to be looking at minimum at the Ultra 120 Ext...
- Mon May 19, 2008 2:54 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Ultimate Silent PC
- Replies: 19
- Views: 10857
- Sun May 18, 2008 9:58 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Ultimate Silent PC
- Replies: 19
- Views: 10857
Ultimate Silent PC
So, suppose that you've just won the lottery and can now build your ultimate quiet pc. What are you going to put in it?
- Sat May 17, 2008 2:32 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Good X38/X48 mobo?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 12011
This one is supposed to be pretty good for staying quiet:
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2008/0 ... -x48-t2r/1
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2008/0 ... -x48-t2r/1
- Sat May 17, 2008 1:41 am
- Forum: Watercooling
- Topic: For Silverstone Tundra TD01 owners
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5039
- Sat May 17, 2008 1:39 am
- Forum: Watercooling
- Topic: Wanted: Discussion of Watercooling versus Oil Submersion
- Replies: 24
- Views: 24006
Firstly, for those of you in the UK interested in a watercooled setup, the current edition of Custom PC has about 30 pages on watercooling in a mammoth guide. It covers everything from basics of setup, best practice etc (all the negative points mentioned by the OP are addressed and demonstrated how ...
- Fri May 16, 2008 5:32 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Quiet DVD / BluRay drives
- Replies: 15
- Views: 12783
- Thu May 15, 2008 12:55 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Zalman ZM1000-HP: Quiet KiloWatt PSU
- Replies: 45
- Views: 37382
- Wed May 14, 2008 11:32 am
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Low Profile Coolers
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4350
- Wed May 14, 2008 11:20 am
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: CPU cooler that does not extend over the motherboard
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5302
I don't have a ruler handy, so I can't check, but do are all CPU sockets at the same place on an ATX motherboard? or do they vary like +/- 5cm? or more? Whilst I haven't checked every motherboard, I have built systems with a fair few, and I have never seen anything like a 5cm difference. I am prett...
- Wed May 14, 2008 11:16 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: How should I spend my stimulus check?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5143
- Wed May 14, 2008 11:08 am
- Forum: Newcomers Briefing Room
- Topic: Dell XPS 420
- Replies: 10
- Views: 12856
I purchased a 420. It saddens me that Dell is removing their XPS line for Alienware. They aren't actually, The WSJ dropped a clanger there: http://www.custompc.co.uk/news/602574/dell-xps-brand-to-survive.html With regards to the cost of the 420, I am surprised you cannot build the system for less. ...
- Wed May 14, 2008 10:32 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Zalman ZM1000-HP: Quiet KiloWatt PSU
- Replies: 45
- Views: 37382
Maybe those crazy skull trail, quad sli, over clocker freaks might just be able to make a whisper quiet system after all. Now you have got me thinking. There is plenty of space to run 2 Ultra 120 Extremes, and if you were to SLI two of the silent Asus 9600GT cards, you could have the basis of a ver...
- Wed May 14, 2008 10:28 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Zalman ZM1000-HP: Quiet KiloWatt PSU
- Replies: 45
- Views: 37382
Then there's the weight problem that Zalman has apparently neglected. The article indicates as much. This PSU would bend the back panel of many cases (if it could even fit), and maybe warp the frame of the case. Zalman should at least mention this potential/real problem. It can be mostly solved wit...
- Wed May 14, 2008 8:56 am
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Low Profile Coolers
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4350
Ah yes, the socket is a bit crucial :oops: It will almost certainly be a 775 socket. The only low profile ones I have found are the flat Zalman flower ones: http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=614467 These do seem to have a custom fan in, rather than just an affixed 120mm one...
- Wed May 14, 2008 8:51 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Memory Sticks and Heat
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3960
I don't know about the specific heat output differences, but if you were to go with 2 x 2Gb you will normally be able to space them further apart, allowing for easier airflow (most matched pairs go in either slots 1 & 3 or 2 & 4, giving a gap). If you are sticking 4 x1Gb sticks in, the sticks in 1 &...
- Wed May 14, 2008 8:46 am
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Low Profile Coolers
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4350
Low Profile Coolers
I am trying to find a quiet CPU cooler that is also low profile.
The only low profile ones I can find are rated at about 36dB, which is really rather loud.
The only low profile ones I can find are rated at about 36dB, which is really rather loud.
- Wed May 14, 2008 7:47 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Quiet DVD / BluRay drives
- Replies: 15
- Views: 12783
Quiet DVD / BluRay drives
I have had a good hunt over the site, but failed to find anything on getting quiet optical drives.
Does anyone have any recommended products at all?
Does anyone have any recommended products at all?
- Mon May 12, 2008 10:42 pm
- Forum: SPCR Announcements
- Topic: Make SPCR Even Better... and Win Great Prizes!
- Replies: 209
- Views: 565931
- Mon May 12, 2008 12:40 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: SPCR's Fan Round-Up #2: 120mm Fans
- Replies: 189
- Views: 194717
- Mon May 12, 2008 12:35 pm
- Forum: SPCR Announcements
- Topic: Make SPCR Even Better... and Win Great Prizes!
- Replies: 209
- Views: 565931
- Mon May 12, 2008 8:55 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: SPCR's Fan Round-Up #2: 120mm Fans
- Replies: 189
- Views: 194717
- Mon May 12, 2008 8:46 am
- Forum: Newcomers Briefing Room
- Topic: New Person
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2393
Welcome to SPCR Jon! What did you do for cooling on the video card? Because of the issue of warranty, we decided not to change the cooler. This was one of the reasons why we went for the TJ-09 case, as it has a fan mounted right in front of the graphics card: http://www.silverstonetek.com/images/pr...
- Sun May 11, 2008 8:01 am
- Forum: Newcomers Briefing Room
- Topic: New Person
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2393
New Person
Hi there Thought I should probably join the forums and say hi after spending the last month mining this website for information! I run a small computer building company in Exeter, UK, and recently had a client request a very quiet system to go in a studio. The main issue being that he also wanted it...