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The Silent Front
Submitted by Mike Chin on Thu, 2008-10-23 01:18.
Reference / Recommended | The Silent Front
It's a hemi-anechoic chamber, to be precise. A silent, echo-free room for measuring computer gear that's been an impossible dream for nearly seven years: We made it happen, and it works... to the tune of 11 dBA! Settle down for a long and winding story...
Submitted by Mike Chin on Thu, 2006-09-21 07:47.
Reference / Recommended | The Silent Front
Admittedly, it's a bit odd that Silent PC Review has taken over four years to publish an article that deals explicitly with what a "silent" computer is. This seemingly innocuous question is far from simple. Trying to answer it gets at the heart of PC acoustics issues, and the challenges for those trying to create or document a "silent" computer.
Submitted by Devon Cooke on Tue, 2006-07-04 01:27.
Reference / Recommended | The Silent Front
We listen to our visitors and forum members. We really do. We can't always give you what you want (we get enough requests to triple our workload), but sometimes it takes an outside view to show us how we can improve.
And improve we have. We're unveiling a new methodology for making audio recordings and new equipment to make them with. The end result will be recordings that do a better job of capturing what we hear during our reviews so that you can hear them better, too.
Submitted by Mike Chin on Sat, 2009-05-30 10:46.
Do-It-Yourself Systems | The Silent Front
Another month, another silent PC. This time, in a handsome presentable case with just one moving part: A 120mm fan spinning at 500rpm. The SMPPC combines an Intel X25-M 80GB SSD, a Cool'n'Quiet AMD Athlon 64 2X processor, high efficiency DC/DC power conversion and DIY modding on a heatpipe heatsink in a Silverstone TJ08 for a system that is immeasurable even in an 11 dBA anechoic chamber.
Submitted by Mike Chin on Thu, 2009-04-09 16:21.
Do-It-Yourself Systems | The Silent Front
A PC without any moving parts has been the Holy Grail of Silent Computing for years. It's a quest that has led some individuals to fabricate their own cases, massive heatsinks turned inside out, with the components bolted inside them. The final moving part to go is the spinning hard disk drive. A new PC for our anechoic chamber uses a Samsung SSD to eliminate all moving parts for truly silent performance.
Submitted by Mike Chin on Tue, 2009-03-31 21:51.
About Us | The Silent Front
Seven is a number full of significance. In Christianity, the world was created in seven days. In Hindu mythology, there are seven worlds in the universe, seven seas in the world. In mathematics, it's a lucky prime. Randomly, there were seven wonders in the ancient world, Seven Years in Tibet, seven colors in a rainbow, seven virtues and seven deadly sins, Seven Samurai, seven years of bad luck, Marilyn Monroe in The Seven Year Itch, and Silent PC Review is officially seven years old today.
Submitted by Mike Chin on Sun, 2008-10-19 13:33.
Reference / Recommended | The Silent Front
The 2008 initiative to improve SPCR's audio testing process involved the construction of an anechoic chamber and upgrades of test equipment to take advantage of the lower noise floor in the chamber. The chamber development will be detailed elsewhere; this article covers the new equipment details.
Submitted by Mike Chin on Mon, 2008-08-25 11:25.
The Silent Front
The 2008 Fall Intel Developers Forum in San Francisco came and went last week. Here is a summary of the highlights, as seen through the SPCR glass. In a nutshell, it was Atom, SSDs and Core i7.
Submitted by Mike Chin on Thu, 2008-06-05 09:04.
Cases & Damping | The Silent Front
No one from SPCR is in Taipei for Computex, but that doesn't stop us from bringing you exclusive photos, information and a video of Antec's aptly named Skeleton chassis. We've also got photos and info about the upcoming P183 and Sonata Elite cases.
Submitted by Mike Chin on Tue, 2008-06-03 14:38.
The Silent Front
New products from Asus include the Eee Box, bigger and better versions of the Eee PC laptop, and the Xonar HDAV1.3, a unique new A/V combo card.
Submitted by Devon Cooke on Fri, 2008-04-18 20:36.
The Silent Front
It should come as no surprise that we're computer geeks here at SPCR —
that's a given for almost any tech site. But, bearing in mind the Silent
part of our name, we're as much audio geeks are we are computer geeks. So, it
was with great excitement that we accepted an invitation to participate in a
Student Summit for the AES (Audio
Engineering Society). Our participation was twofold: A presentation on building
silent PCs for studio applications, and an actual, bona fide SPCR-built silent
system awarded as second prize for best pop mix.
Submitted by Mike Chin on Wed, 2008-03-19 14:56.
Power | The Silent Front
The 80 Plus program has been expanded with higher efficiency categories using the Olympic medal colors of Bronze, Silver and Gold. It's differentiation that has been called for by many participating PSU manufacturers for some time, and it may set the stage for continuing competition in the push towards ever higher efficiency.
Submitted by Devon Cooke on Thu, 2008-01-10 14:01.
The Silent Front
In our second two days at CES, we found a few interesting products from some names that are familiar to SPCR readers, as well as a couple of new and emerging technological players.
Submitted by Devon Cooke on Tue, 2008-01-08 16:30.
The Silent Front
We’re trying something new with our Consumer Electronics Show coverage this year. Instead of a single big wrap-up article that tries to compress everything into one tidy package, we’re going to be bringing you daily show updates. With 2,700 booths and exhibits spread over 1.7 million square feet and jammed by 140,000 attendees and 4500 members of the press, we’re not even going to make an attempt at covering it comprehensively: Rather, we will try to glean the silent-pc related highlights from each days’ convention hall wanderings.
Submitted by Mike Chin on Tue, 2007-11-20 00:44.
Complete / SFF Systems | The Silent Front
Three weeks after the Eee PC was released for retail sale to a thunderous roar of applause, we consider the hardware, the software and the significance of this new ultramobile notebook from Asus in an article that's equal parts review and editorial.
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