Contemplating a new PC but it has to be very quiet

Raumarik · 1 Nov 2006 at 19:48

Advice please chaps and chapettes.

I gave my PC to my folks back in march when I got myself a little laptop, the idea being that I'd use my Xbox 360 for gaming.

I hate my laptop, can't sit at it and play, can't sit at it and browse or do video editing etc, it's just not right. I need a desk, big monitor and full size keyboard!

Problem is that if I did get a PC it'd have to be in the livingroom, which means I'd want it to be very, very quiet. This is where I need some advice. Which case would you recommend and which method of cooling? It will be a high spec PC so I doubt passive cooling would work, perhaps water cooled or just good quality fans?

Any advice greatly appreciated

Raumarik · 1 Nov 2006 at 20:42

Cheers guys, I'll probably get another Lian-Li or similar case, where I want to store it there's plenty of room front/above and behind but not much to the sides so I guess it'd have to have front/rear mountable 120mm fans. I'm guessing the more of them I have the slower I can run them and the quieter it'll be!

Not in any rush so I'll plan this out and get the PC I really want

Raumarik · 1 Nov 2006 at 21:35

I had a look at cases on a few sites, like the look of these but I've never had either of them as I've ALWAYS had a Lian-Li:

Thermaltake VA8003SWA Aluminium Armour Super Tower - Silver

Thermaltake VC6000SWA Eclipse SuperMidi Tower - Silver

(Hope OCUK don't mind me linking to their pics on the products page!)

I like them as they look nice and both offer a lot of expansion, the P180 that's be suggested looks very much a "big black box" which was more or less how my Lianli looked (P60 - big silver case!)

Any suggestions? anyone got/used one of these?

Raumarik · 1 Nov 2006 at 21:48

ledbythereaper said:
Akasa, Eclipse.

Big black boring box

Raumarik · 1 Nov 2006 at 21:51

-I-Am-Great- said:
do you really like th Thermaltake VC6000SWA Eclipse SuperMidi Tower - Silver i think it's so ugly

must admit I like the black one, which is unusual for me. silver is a bit 60s looking.

I could just start wearing a medallion

Raumarik · 1 Nov 2006 at 21:54

I've given up on the silent thing, mate talked sense into me with the whole "yeah silent in your living room, is that so it doesnt disturb all of us drunkards on the sofa screaming abuse at the Xbox 360?"

Raumarik · 1 Nov 2006 at 22:05

More or less settled for the:

Thermaltake VA8003SWA Aluminium Armour Super Tower - Silver

Unless anyone right royally slags it off soon