After trying to build a completely silent gaming PC by going through various “silent” cases, which focus on hiding noise rather than getting rid of it’s source, I decided to try a different philosophy: There’s no need to hide noise…
Information Week reports that SSD prices are falling fast and capacity will surpass HDDs in 2016. I hope this is true, as that will mean that we can finally have affordable silent home storage solutions, something I’ve been waiting a…
It’s been a long time since I wrote Part 1 of this series, and the system is actually already built and has been running for several months. In Part 2, I will list out the various water cooling components I…
I’ve been building desktop PCs for a long time, but a constant obsession of mine that I have never been able to get just right is the balance between noise and power. Simply put, I want silence and the ability…
When building a computer, one often has to compromise on one of the three conflicting factors of power, noise, and price. Powerful machines are usually noisy due to the high heat output, and therefore required cooling. Advanced cooling solutions with…