Lonkut said:So by replacing the cpu fan the noise gets reduced? I don't want to buy another graphic card though but I'll buy a new fan if its necessary.
I don't know how quiet it is, but the X800XL is probably the best graphics card available in terms of price/performance ratio. It is PCI-E only though.HAND said:I've heard the Radeon X800XL is very quiet for the performance it gives.
There is a reason they are noisy: they run at 10,000rpm.HAND said:Also avoid Western Digital Raptor hard drives too .. They are awesome at everything but are very noisy, I've heard!
GrandAdmiral said:They can be really annoying if your computer is in the room you sleep in.
The noise doesn't bother me...but then I have worked in Data Centers and server rooms for the last 10 years.cierdan said:Why not just turn it off or put it on hybernate?
Zakharov said:I don't know how quiet it is, but the X800XL is probably the best graphics card available in terms of price/performance ratio. It is PCI-E only though.
cierdan said:Why not just turn it off or put it on hybernate?
I can tell that youre used to the white noise the computer makes to help you sleepGrandAdmiral said:Yeah on the rare night that I sleep with my computer off I don't sleep as well.