Cool and Quiet
(On the cheap.)
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I've got a decent system, not an extra powerful one. I've got an AMD64 processor and an ATI Radeon 9600 All-In-Wonder. I don't put out the most heat, but at times I've still managed to put out just as much noise as hotter running computers. When I was still in highschool, my computer was out in the living room, so I could no longer accept those higher levels of sound, and didn't have a huge budget to throw at the problem.
I am going to share some advice for quieting your computer while still cooling it effectively. I'll start at the most basic level, and work my way up from there. I won't cover anything like water cooling- if you know what that is, you probably know of dedicated sites. My advice aims to be low cost, a maximum of maybe twenty dollars. Some of it will require modding your system, some won't. However, these mods aren't anything fancy or requiring special tools such as putting in a glass window. The modifications may be as simple as replacing a system fan.
| I will try this see if it stops my machine from lifting (ehh, when it get's hot it's fan's speed will be increased which sounds as it is about to be airborne ). |
| I used to have that problem with my computer. I did a little research, and found a few inexpensive ways to quiet my computer. You interested? |
| Always welcome |
I've got a decent system, not an extra powerful one. I've got an AMD64 processor and an ATI Radeon 9600 All-In-Wonder. I don't put out the most heat, but at times I've still managed to put out just as much noise as hotter running computers. When I was still in highschool, my computer was out in the living room, so I could no longer accept those higher levels of sound, and didn't have a huge budget to throw at the problem.
I am going to share some advice for quieting your computer while still cooling it effectively. I'll start at the most basic level, and work my way up from there. I won't cover anything like water cooling- if you know what that is, you probably know of dedicated sites. My advice aims to be low cost, a maximum of maybe twenty dollars. Some of it will require modding your system, some won't. However, these mods aren't anything fancy or requiring special tools such as putting in a glass window. The modifications may be as simple as replacing a system fan.
