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> Modern fans, PSUs, and PC cases are so good that it’s not hard to build an effectively silent PC that uses fans for cooling. This is a lie. Or we have entire
by runjake 5y ago
> Modern fans, PSUs, and PC cases are so good that it’s not hard to build an effectively silent PC that uses fans for cooling.
This is a lie. Or we have entirely different definitions for what silent means.
It’s pretty hard. I just did this with a pretty good budget. It’s taken a number of parts swaps to get to a truly silent PC.
Amongst the issues are:
- Lack of hardware/OS optimization. Coming from the Mac world, the coupling between hardware and software is much more loose. The driver quality is quite a bit more poor.
- Product variances. Eg. I had two fans of the same model that had different sound profiles.
- lolinder 5y ago> This is a lie. Or we have entirely different definitions for what silent means. Maybe lead with the second sentence and drop the first? "This is a lie" is a pretty strong reaction to what you immediately acknowledge is likely just a difference in preference.
- runjake 5y agoYou're right (and it's too late to edit) but I'm just tired of the nonsensical "it just works" claims that keep on being parroted by people. I researched silent PCs heavily before buying any parts and bought the best I could with that mission in mind only to find out that there's a bunch of gotchas and variations in QA -- even amongst the finest PC components. So I ended up spending even more money on more components and doing a bunch of A/B testing. I got to that silent PC goal, but with a lot of pain. Another common one I see is "Switch to a Linux desktop. You can play all your favorite games!" The reality there being, yeah sure you can more or less play them as long as its not multi-player.