Re: Silent PC: parts manifest

On Apr 24, 2:26 pm, "Soundhaspriority" <nowh...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> This is my new HT PC. I think that with one alteration, one could record
in
> the same room. The Zalman CPU cooler is running at 1400 rpm, which is
the
> minimum achievable with motherboard control of the fan voltage at a
minimum
> of 4 volts. The cooler is a very efficient heatpipe design that could
run
> slower. The case is made of a composite of plastic and steel, and
appears to
> be far more efficient at noise damping than previous efforts employing
> absorbent foam. Samsung drives are known to be the least audible of
current
> hard drives, although they must be shock mounted because they do
vibrate.

 My advice: search for surplus VMEbus racks and a good Intel based VME
SBC.