5 Simple Steps to a Quieter PC

5 Simple Steps to a Quieter PC 430

Posted by CmdrTaco on Sunday February 20, 2005 @10:25AM from the do-you-hear-what-i-hear dept.

~*77*~ writes "Silencing a computer can be a costly endeavor, but taking a few relatively inexpensive steps can have a drastic impact on the noise produced by the common computer system. Before starting on any sound reduction upgrades, analyzing a system to pinpoint the areas in need of the most attention will help determine the best course of action and the best way to spend any money."

5 Simple Steps to a Quieter PC

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#6 (Score:3, Funny)

by djplurvert ( 737910 ) writes: on Sunday February 20, 2005 @10:28AM (#11728334)

..turn it off and go outside...

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Re:step 2 (Score:4, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Sunday February 20, 2005 @10:28AM (#11728337)

Dress up as a librarian and say "Shhhhhh" everytime it makes a noise.

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Only 1 component needed to make it quiet (Score:5, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Sunday February 20, 2005 @10:31AM (#11728350)

1 component needed to make your PC quiet.

1) Sledgehammer

This information brought to you by Giggling Marlin.

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My Roommate had it all wrong. (Score:2, Funny)

by psychoandy ( 797773 ) writes: on Sunday February 20, 2005 @10:32AM (#11728352)

My Roommate was looking into making his computer quieter...
After reading up the latest in water cooling, and quiet fans he decided to buy a 14" box fan...

Sadly, that was quieter. Now I can show him the correct way to quiet his PC.

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Re:Three more methods (Score:5, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Sunday February 20, 2005 @10:34AM (#11728360)

Bury it under your dirty laundry. (Always plentiful for a gek, right?)

Wrong. We only have one set of clothes and we're wearing them.

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Step 1 (Score:5, Funny)

by PhotoBoy ( 684898 ) writes: on Sunday February 20, 2005 @10:35AM (#11728367)

Get the dust out of any fans in your case. In case of hairs/pubes twisted around the fan motor consider replacement.

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Quiet PCs... (Score:2, Funny)

by Krankheit ( 830769 ) writes: on Sunday February 20, 2005 @10:36AM (#11728376)

I don't understand why people care about how loud a computer is. At the moment I have four Open/NetBSD machines running with humming HDDs and fans, and to be quite honest, it doesn't bother me. I can't really hear the fans and HDDs unless I put my ear on the case. Of course, Metallica is blasting.

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Re:step 2 (Score:2, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Sunday February 20, 2005 @10:43AM (#11728405)

Well if you were my librarian from elementry school you would beat it with a meterstick. Ah the joys of the metric system.

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Re:Quiet PCs... (Score:5, Funny)

by gr3g ( 119302 ) writes: on Sunday February 20, 2005 @10:43AM (#11728408) Homepage

If you can still hear the Metallica your computer isn't loud enough.

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Here are my 4 easy steps... (Score:5, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Sunday February 20, 2005 @10:48AM (#11728431)

1. Write up a guide for easily silencing your PC
2. Get posted on /.
3. Get slashdotted
4. Comp is effectively silenced and reduced to a smoking pile of scrap metal

Man, *that* was easy!

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Re:#6 (Score:5, Funny)

by Otter ( 3800 ) writes: on Sunday February 20, 2005 @10:52AM (#11728443) Journal

Oh, I just do 'emerge -u kde gnome' and then go for a walk...

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summary (Score:3, Funny)

by justforaday ( 560408 ) writes: on Sunday February 20, 2005 @10:58AM (#11728460)

use low noise/silent parts in your computer

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So, the summary is... (Score:5, Funny)

by Gruneun ( 261463 ) writes: on Sunday February 20, 2005 @10:59AM (#11728467)

Buy bigger fans and run them at lower speeds to quiet your PC. What an exciting tidbit of technology insight!

The next article will discuss how to increase visibility in your office environment... by adding a lamp! Who knew?

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Re:#6 (Score:5, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Sunday February 20, 2005 @11:00AM (#11728470)

Go for a walk? More like go into cryogenic deep freeze.

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Re:step 2 (Score:5, Funny)

by Sarastrobert ( 800232 ) writes: on Sunday February 20, 2005 @11:31AM (#11728609)

I would, only I have yet to find an ape suit that fits me. But imagine the fringe benefits, such as being able to scratch one self in public...

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Re:step 1. (Score:2, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Sunday February 20, 2005 @11:36AM (#11728632)

I set up a quad xeon p3 server in the same room. You can't even hear my workstation anymore!

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Re:24-hour periodic squeek...anybody know?? (Score:5, Funny)

by heinousjay ( 683506 ) writes: on Sunday February 20, 2005 @12:04PM (#11728739) Journal

It could be the start of a resonance cascade. I recommend you stash an HEV suit and a crowbar nearby, just in case.

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Re:My steps towards a quieter system (Score:5, Funny)

by Illserve ( 56215 ) writes: on Sunday February 20, 2005 @01:12PM (#11729045)

That all costs money.

I just put toothpicks in the PSU, video card and CPU fans, now my computer is now dead sil

NO CARRIER

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Sound of Silence (Score:3, Funny)

by mtec ( 572168 ) writes: on Sunday February 20, 2005 @01:33PM (#11729180)

(apologies in advance)

Hello iMac, my old friend
I've come to talk with you again
Because a vision softly creeping
Left its seeds while I was sleeping
My PC, noisy fans ring in my brain
And still remain
Outside the sound of silence

In restless dreams I walked alone
And tried to hear who's on the phone
Despite the frequencies of heat exhaust
I closed my door to try to mute and damp
When my ears were stabbed by the sound of a bearing fail
there lies the tale...
the fan was seized, and silent.

--- shut-up! I'll stop! I'll stop!

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Re:#6 (Score:5, Funny)

by myowntrueself ( 607117 ) writes: on Sunday February 20, 2005 @01:59PM (#11729338)

Ok smart guy, then the question becomes;

"how do I quieten down all those cars and busses and trucks?"

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Re:There is no step 2 (Score:4, Funny)

by runningduck ( 810975 ) writes: on Sunday February 20, 2005 @03:23PM (#11729817)

Just a quick fact check:

4070.00 - Alien dual 64bit 2.4gig w/ 1gig ram
3369.00 - Apple dual 64bit 2.5gig w/ 1gig ram

4989.00 - Alien dual 64bit 2.4gig w/ 4gig ram
4269.00 - Apple dual 64bit 2.5gig w/ 4gig ram

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Re:There is no step 2 (Score:1, Funny)

by Moderatbastard ( 808662 ) writes: on Sunday February 20, 2005 @03:34PM (#11729876) Journal

Try cleaning the bloody thing out and lubricating the fan bearings. It's amazing what a bit of dust in a bad place can do.
With a Dell you have to do that manually, but the Mac has an icon that you just click, right?

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Re:#6 (Score:3, Funny)

by Wakkow ( 52585 ) * writes: on Sunday February 20, 2005 @04:31PM (#11730190) Homepage

Rocket launcher?

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#6 (Score:3, Funny)

Re:step 2 (Score:4, Funny)

Only 1 component needed to make it quiet (Score:5, Funny)

My Roommate had it all wrong. (Score:2, Funny)

Re:Three more methods (Score:5, Funny)

Step 1 (Score:5, Funny)

Quiet PCs... (Score:2, Funny)

Re:step 2 (Score:2, Funny)

Re:Quiet PCs... (Score:5, Funny)

Here are my 4 easy steps... (Score:5, Funny)

Re:#6 (Score:5, Funny)

summary (Score:3, Funny)

So, the summary is... (Score:5, Funny)

Re:#6 (Score:5, Funny)

Re:step 2 (Score:5, Funny)

Re:step 1. (Score:2, Funny)

Re:24-hour periodic squeek...anybody know?? (Score:5, Funny)

Re:My steps towards a quieter system (Score:5, Funny)

Sound of Silence (Score:3, Funny)

Re:#6 (Score:5, Funny)

Re:There is no step 2 (Score:4, Funny)

Re:There is no step 2 (Score:1, Funny)

Re:#6 (Score:3, Funny)

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