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Old 02-03-2009, 05:59 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by dcwp View Post
Yeah, those powerful gaming rigs make a lot of noise. Of course there are passive cooling options, but they are pretty pricey so it wouldn't achieve the goal of saving money. I just have a nice big silverstone fan and heatsink and it makes a low enough noise that I don't notice it. But then I'm no true audiophile.

My main home PC is not much of a gaming system (Dell 4600), but when I upgraded the video card, it's fan was loud and got louder as it got older.
I was almost ready to buy a new card, when I found the Arctic Cooler heat sink (w/ heat pipes) online at NewEgg.
Cut the noise from this PC about 85%.. Passive (no fan) is nice!
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