I was getting pretty up with the loud fans in my current Dell XPS system, so I decided to put together a new computer with quiet in mind. Don't get me wrong, my Dell system treated me well, and never gave me any problems. It's still a good system, and has all the bells and whistles: 1.5 GB memory, a recent Radeon Pro vid card, 19" LCD an extra HD, etc, etc. The problem with the design is that it uses a bunch of fans to cool off the video card, processor and power supply. Instead of using larger fans, it uses a bunch of small fans, which really makes a difference in the noise level.
The computer I built is based off of an Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 processor, running at 2.4 Ghz. Here's a list of components:
- Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 processor
- 2 GB G-Skill DDR2 memory
- 320 GB Western Digital SATA drive
- Intel P35 based motherboard
- Lite-On DVD Rom and DVD-RW drive
- 3.5" internal memory card reader
- Antec Solo Case
- Gigabyte 8600 GTS Silent Pipe 3 vid card
Not quite the 'gamers machine' but it should do just fine for the amount of gaming that I actually do. The benefit to this machine is that it is very quiet, especially since the video card doesn't use any fans. Oh, I also got a 22" widescreen Samsung LCD monitor as well :)
Problem: I added an additional intake fan to the machine, and it failed to boot. Doing some research, I found that this is caused by too much power draw and the culprit is my power supply. I picked up a Rosewill 550W power supply, but I guess it just doesn't have enough oomph to cover the computer all the peripherals and the case fans. For the time being, I have disabled the intake fan and will be buying a replacement power supply sometime in the near future.
I'm very happy with the build, and the monitor is quite nice.
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Snazzy monitor! 22" is a good size. Mine is too big. I have to sit a good 6-8 feet from it to use it :( Honestly, I wish it were smaller. I always have to move close for small text then back a ways for other practical things.
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