Folding Rig http://custompc.co.uk/blogs/fergus4 Just another Custom PC Blogs weblog Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:46:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.1 en My Quest for a SILENT Folding Rig (Part 1) http://custompc.co.uk/blogs/fergus4/2008/03/17/my-quest-for-a-silent-folding-rig-part-1/ http://custompc.co.uk/blogs/fergus4/2008/03/17/my-quest-for-a-silent-folding-rig-part-1/#comments Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:06:54 +0000 fergus4 Folding Silent Quiet http://custompc.co.uk/blogs/fergus4/2008/03/17/my-quest-for-a-silent-folding-rig-part-1/ I have chosen to share this blog with you in the hope that it will be of some use to those who want  to build a silent computer. Please post all questions/suggestions in the comments below. Now, onto the blog…

After building PC’s for a couple of years, I have of course got plenty of spares, so I decided to to something productive with them, but what?

After sorting all of my spares out, most of them were listed on eBay to give me a bit of extra cash, but I was left with a few main components;

  • Abit F-190HD Motherboard
  • Scythe Ninja CPU Cooler
  • Intel Core 2 Duo e4300 Processor
  • Crucial Ballistix Ram
  • DVD Drive
  • Zalman HDD Cooler
  • Various Case Fans
  • Various HDDs

As you can see this is almost a complete computer! After much deliberation I decided that I create a folding rig, which I could also use for browsing the web, watching TV and general PC type stuff. As this PC was going to be on for most of the time and the fact that it was kept in my bedroom, would mean that it would have to be very quiet, almost inaudible. I haven’t finished the build at the time of writing but my goal was to make it silent!! Power efficiency was also a major factor for this build as I’m very concious about the state of the environment.

See the next blog step for the selection of the case.

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