So...I'm a recording/mix engineer, and my computer's noise is bugging the hell out of me.
Currently, I have the Zalman Flower cooler with quiet fan, 400w power supply, and 1 other 80mm fan. Also included are two little shitty fans, one for the Northbridge and one for the video card. The video card is a cheapo GeForce 4, so I'm just going to use a heatsink for it, and one specially designed for the Northbridge as well.
All parts so far have come from
www.quietpc.com
I'm less than thrilled with it...I mean, it's LOTS quieter than it was, but I think I can do better.
Water cooling is not a viable option. Too many hard drives, plus my sound card needs cooling...it's just easier to use air.
I'm looking at a few products from SilenX. Anyone have any opinions on them? Everything I've read sounds good...
Specifically, I'm looking at
this for the power supply, and 2 of these
fans (one for the case, one for the CPU. They don't offer any real specs on the fans...which makes me a little nervous, I guess. But, if they're the same fans that are in the power supply, they're pretty damn quiet.
So, advice?
MPEDrummer