Everybody on ET knows I'm a Dell Precision T3500 fan (I've got only 1.. and 5, T3400s... the T3500s are a NICE improvement all around)... great computer, great price. The ones I've seen and have myself are very quiet... not as quiet as an "all passive" rig, but noise is low enough that you likely won't notice unless you're intentionally listening for it... and the T3500s are lots less expensive than equivalent-power, all-passive rigs.
Thank you for info guys! i did read couple articles from silentpc and i got some idea how to make any PC more quiet.. i'm going to try to spray this s*** on back sides of PC case,on sides where they contact to each other,where fans and HD's are sits. http://www.homedepot.com/Paint-Spra...Id=10053&langId=-1&storeId=10051#BVRRWidgetID there is also good stuff sold at HD to fix the roof. it's a thin layer of a rubber,with one sticky side. you can use it on PC case bottom,where it's touch the floor(assuming your PC sits on hardwood,not on carpet)..i'm going to try this on existing PC's i also like this piece- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820167044 and this little guy- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115094 and the case- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811233060 not sure how they might work together,but i might try.
Pretty cool case but a trader needs at least 3 monitor . Otherwise, a laptop would probably be a better choice. One of those tiny mITX computers with a SSD drive. Main storage is QNAP NAS (network available data, RAID safety) using gigabit ethernet. At least 3 LCDs mounted on a Ergotron stand. That's a sweet setup. I've got something close to that except I didn't know about mITX m/b when I built my regular ATX computer. Next time.
that rubber spray from home depot looks pretty good. it's create thin layer of rubber,that dries in 4 hours or so. can be sprayed inside side panels of the case and chassis. will certainly lower some noise,specially if it's a cheap case made from thin steel or aluminum. on other side it likely worsen heat dissipation thru the case.
so far so good- works fine with SSD. pretty much silent sink with PWM fan is 5$ AR on BF. the only a problem is that rebate was one per person per address. neat design for fan mounted on sink. with no screws,only rubber.
i was laughing my a** off too, when i got it. i did not expect it to be this huge. but design was surprisingly solid. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233082&Tpk=gaia xigmatek
going to suspended install for second \backup HD. kind of like this guys- http://www.overclock.net/t/705099/hard-drive-suspension-and-case-damping but with better design and look.
Where did you find a chassis wide enough to accommodate that heat sink? Oh... okay, maybe the picture was taken with a wide-angle and the shape was distorted a little bit? Also it seems that you have a micro-ATX motherboard... making the heat sink look bigger.