Hi,
On the bottom of the main page it says "The newest registered user is petreza". And since this is my first post I would like to welcome myself to the forum ( ogh...well... )
Anyway... here's what I did:
I found a big air-conditioner in the garbage. I took the case (chassis) of the AC and threw out the rest. Then I mounted the empty AC case outside my window. Then I moved the power supply, water pump, radiator, and, of course, radiator fans into the AC case.
I order to prevent rain water from mixing with the power supply and radiator fans, three layers of insulation were made (counting the AC case as 1 layer ; the other two - a plastic box and a plexiglass selfmade box inside the plasic box). Also, the power supply and water pump are in separate compartments in order to prevent a mess if the pump leeks.
With this setup I am watercooling the CPU and GPU. as for the hard drive - I use Barracuda IV - almost silent (well... I lied ). At first the drive was making strange noises imediatly after completing a read operation but after I emailed them, Seagate support sent me a small utility that you run once and it fixes the problem. In the future I plan to watercool the HD and so I can completely insulate any noise.
In fact a bigger problem than the HD noise is the CRT buzz. LCD here I come...
Any comments and ideas and suggestions are greatly appreciated.......(and worm welcomes )
Here is how I got silent PC........(new member)
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Hello and Welcome!
Good work on your setup! Sounds excellent! Dont suppose you have a digital camera do you? would love to see some pics
I hear you on the CRT buzz! I moved my whole computer into a cupboard, now i can only hear the monitor buzzing
Regarding your 'cuda IV, have a look in Mods and Projects link on the front page
Not sure what you meant about worm welcomes?!? But heres a warm welcome!
Good work on your setup! Sounds excellent! Dont suppose you have a digital camera do you? would love to see some pics
I hear you on the CRT buzz! I moved my whole computer into a cupboard, now i can only hear the monitor buzzing
Regarding your 'cuda IV, have a look in Mods and Projects link on the front page
Not sure what you meant about worm welcomes?!? But heres a warm welcome!
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- Joined: Sun Aug 11, 2002 3:26 pm
- Location: Worcester, UK
it's:
Pentium III 800EB
ASUS CUSL2 mobo
ATI All-in-Wonder RADEON 32MB
512 MB PC133
Dangerden Maze3 (I think) CPU water block
Dangerden VGA GPU water block
(these two plus 2 "T"s are the only things inside the case)
"The Heater Core" Dangerden radiator
Selfmade duct with 2 80mm fans for the radiator
Selfmade reservoir
1/2" tubing (about 20' ! used)
Unfortunately I do not have a digitel camera. Hopefully soon.
Thanks for the interest!
Pentium III 800EB
ASUS CUSL2 mobo
ATI All-in-Wonder RADEON 32MB
512 MB PC133
Dangerden Maze3 (I think) CPU water block
Dangerden VGA GPU water block
(these two plus 2 "T"s are the only things inside the case)
"The Heater Core" Dangerden radiator
Selfmade duct with 2 80mm fans for the radiator
Selfmade reservoir
1/2" tubing (about 20' ! used)
Unfortunately I do not have a digitel camera. Hopefully soon.
Thanks for the interest!