Finally, my main desktop machine is pretty darned close to silent. We were having to turn it off during dinner just to make a nice meal. It took me forever to track down where all of the noises were coming from but here it is from loudest to most silent: generic power supply, Intel cpu cooler, video card fan and a couple of old hard drives. By the time it was done I had replaced all of the above with fairly quiet components.

So what did I use to quiet a standard 2ghz computer... Well, there is the Enermax AX(G)-FMA "Low-Noise" 300W Power Supply, Zalman CNPS-7000 CPU Cooler
, and I just replaced the video card and hard drive with okay-priced newer versions. It was a huge improvement. If you ever want to see, just try opening your computer and disconnecting the things mentioned above BEFORE powering it on. Now instead of a strong breeze it is a nice light hum.

Tags: Silent, zalman