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Questions tagged [silent-cooling]

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Do fanless NAS devices exist? If not, can I build one myself?

I'm interested in finding a fanless NAS with at least two drives for silence and reliable storage (RAID 1), but I haven't been able to find anything. Do these exist? Or does having a CPU in the NAS necessitate a fan so the device doesn't fry? I'd be…
Jason Sundram
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Are two fans at half rpm always more silent that one fan at full rpm?

I am new to silent pc building so if I am making some lame assumptions please correct me. For example this is claimed properties of Noctua NF-S12-1200 fan. airflow noise 1200 rpm 81 m³/h 17 dB 600 rpm 41 m³/h <6 dB If I…
Jakub Šturc
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Super-silent (mid tower) case and fan combo

I want to build a HTPC for music/video/blu-ray playback (no gaming). I don't need an expensive HTPC case but just want to go with a standard medium tower case. However, I want it to be super silent so it doesn't make any annoying fan/disk noises…
Dennis G.
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Quieter cooling solution for Dell PowerEdge C6100 Server

I have a Dell PowerEdge C6100, I’ve stripped out 3 of the nodes and I’m down to only using one. I’ve taken out 3 of the fans to reduce noise and left one fan for the single remaining node. I would like to reduce the noise even further, I've been…
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Can you stop fan of disabled video card?

I have Radeon HD4290 onboard and Radeon HD6850 in PCI-E slot. Onboard card is sufficient for most use cases, but occasionally I'd like to turn on HD6850 to play a modern game. But even if the HD6850 is switched off in Windows 7 64-bit by disabling…
Kamil Szot
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Will Idle temperature increase when upgrading i5-8400 to i7-8700?

I have a passively cooled i5-8400 which runs at about 34-40 degrees for most of the day (peaking at about 60 degrees periodically) using a Cooler Master Hyper heat sink and a single 20cm Noctura case fan that runs at minimum (noiseless) speed until…
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600W vs 1200W PSU in terms of noise?

I've been wondering, if my system draws about 400W at peak, which PSU would be quieter? assuming both are from the same manufacturer using the same type of fan and cooling mechanism? My theory was the 1200W PSU would be quieter, because it's only…
KoKo
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Cooling my graphics card quietly

The loudest component in my computer is the graphics card. I have an ASUS GTX 690. I would like to find a way to make it quieter. I have decided to look into replacing the fan. Would doing that void the warranty on the graphics card? I constructed…
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Hard drive won't stop spinning, even though it is set to turn off and no Programm is using it

I am trying to get my PC to be silent. Unfortunately, there is one physical drive (HDD) that just wont stop spinning (and therefore makes a lot of noise). It is only used for data storage, there is no active program that is using the drive. Windows…
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Recurring Noise from Water Cooling System

I have a Be Quiet - Silent Loop water cooling system that occasionally drops RPM down to 10% of typical performance. This is accompanied by a loud continuously sounding noise. I recently refilled the water (assuming I should not empty it first) and…
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Going silent: will an SSD with a newer but 'slower' CPU run as fast?

I currently have a relatively old (2009) Shuttle XPC with an AMD Phenom X2 550 3.10GHz and 2 SATA HDD drives. I use it as my work computer, usually running a couple of browsers, XAMPP, 2 or 3 different code editors and maybe Flash CS5 or Photoshop…
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Thermal risks to other components when watercooling CPU

I recently ordered all the components for a new desktop system to replace my old, dying computer. I wanted to have a really quiet desktop, so I got a case rated for being quiet and opted to try a closed-system CPU water cooling kit (Antec Kuhler H2O…
B Sharp
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Completely silent cooling system

I have a little old computer that is noisy and hot. Albeit old, it was a top machine when bought and is enough for my needs. The specifications are: CPU Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 920 (45 nm? I don't know, but very hot) GPU ATI Radeon HD 4870 Motherboard…
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Are Nettops silent (fanless)?

As Nettops are close, non-modular products, image evidence is lacking and from a bit of reading I got unclear data. Some models are clearly described as "fanless" but I can't generalize for all models. Are Nettops silent (fanless)? Is there any…
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Disable 0db feature in a R9 380 OC STRIX graphics card in linux

Hello all I recently purchased a R9 380 OC STRIX asus graphics card and I noticed quickly after installing the card that when the system runs POST the graphics cards fans do not turn on which concerns / pretty much scares me greatly. I quickly found…
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