Quiet PCs

[Guest]

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I've been buying only Dells at home for years now. But, the noise of my
last few desktops (most recent is Dimension 8100) has just been too bad for
me. A couple years ago, an ENT doctor told me that I had tinnitus and that
nothing could be done about it. Then I noticed that using my desktop
seemed to contribute to the problem. Nearly two years ago, I purchased
this laptop - I love it, and esp. the fact that my ear ringing is much,
much improved as a result of using it.

Recently, I became aware of such options as desktops designed to be quiet,
such as at http://www.endpcnoise.com/

Are such machines really that quiet?

Are they good machines?

Are there other such sites to look at for possible purchase?

Will the new BTX motherboards be likely to result in significant
improvement in this?

--
Tom McCune
http://www.McCune.cc

 

[rush]

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Not to discount what you are experiencing, but I have been exposed to
150-180 dBA levels for over 15 years on a daily basis (with proper
hearing protection of course) and have developed tinnitus but retain
relatively good hearing. I haven't notice normal conversation (usually
around 60 dBA) aggravating the tinnitus. Computer fans dont even come
close to this level except for my screaming 80mm Delta and it
*shouldn't* cause tinnutis to act up.

Grab some Panaflow fans from Newegg and throw them in there. You
probably won't hear a thing after that.
--------
Rush
http://www.bythedrop.com

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell,alt.windows-xp (More info?)

Also see www.quietpc.co.uk for stuff for reducing noise in fans, power
suppliers, hard disks, and for quiet components (such as cd-roms, etc).