The Sound Of Silence...

paradigm · 26 Mar 2006 at 21:00

For the last few years, all that appears to have happened with the custom PC scene (and home users, but I can see the appeal to them), is people itching and itching for more silence.

Am I the only person that, for a gaming/overclocking/benchmarking machine, REALLY doesn't care about noise at all, and has loud fans on all their hardware that needs cooling?

I understand why you'd want to keep an HTPC quiet, or a download box, but for a balls-out performing gaming rig, why would you care if its silent or not? I have my headphones on ALL THE TIME when gaming, and as a result can't hear the machine.

So, is anyone like me, not afraid of a little noise, maybe even a delta-lover

Phil99 · 26 Mar 2006 at 21:07

I don't really mind how much noise it makes while gaming (as long as it's not desperately noticable over headphones/speakers), but I hate a noisy PC at the desktop.

VaderDSL · 26 Mar 2006 at 21:09

MY PC stays on 24/7 and is used for SETI@Home, Gaming, Downloading - it is about 6 feet from where I sleep

It has to be quiet otherwise I would have to turn it off at night

GuruJockStrap · 26 Mar 2006 at 21:09

Can't stand PC noise while sitting at the desk doing some work.

Only got a Nexus 80mm Fan and 2 x low RPM 40mm Fans inside my Shuttle and I still want it quieter!

FreeStream · 26 Mar 2006 at 21:48

Nope, performance > silence, but not so loud that I can hear it around the house :eek:

the X1x00 series cards have loud coolers, my X1900 is nooo different

Raikiri · 26 Mar 2006 at 22:00

I want both, and right now I have it very quiet other than when playing games (stock 7800GT cooling)