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If silence is what you're truly after, your first priority should be looking for a new computer case.
Coolermaster HAF series cases are built for maximum cooling, so along with excellent intake/exhaust airflow, any sounds emanating from your PC are just as easily escaping.
Once you have a...
OCZ Vertex 30GB SATA-300 2.5" solid state drive ($70 shipped)
Model OCZSSD2-1VTX30G
Retail boxed; New/Unopened
Original Owner; Receipt included
This is an RMA replacement for my original Vertex 30GB SSD I sent into OCZ recently, which had improperly flashed firmware. Instead of getting my...
This drive benches about the same as the 150GB/300GB Velociraptor variants.
It's about 10-15MB/s faster on seq. reads/writes. Access times are almost about half of the Caviar Blue/Black series.
Western Digital Velociraptor 80GB 10000RPM 16MB SATA-300 ~2.5" hard drive ($30 shipped - SOLD)
Model WD800HLFS-75G6U0; Firmware 04.04V01
OEM; Mfg. Date 08/04/2008; No warranty; 1x160GB Platter
Original Owner; Used sparingly for over 6 months; CrystalDiskInfo 2.7.4 shows "Power On Hours" @ 320...
Corsair CMPSU-620HX power supply ($40 shipped - SOLD)
Retail; Includes the original box, packaging, and all of the original accessories; Exception - (Does not include the small Corsair sticker)
Original Owner; Used for over 1 1/2 years
The following things have been modified;
1. The fan...
Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3L Rev. 1.0 S775 motherboard (SOLD)
Retail; Includes the original box, packaging, and all of the original software, accessories and hardware
Original Owner; Used for a little over 1 year; Receipt included
Flashed with the latest F10 bios
The stock TIM under the NB and SB...
I'm selling the following five items together for (SOLD).
Thermalright HR-01 Plus CPU heatsink
Retail; Includes the original box, packaging, and all of the original hardware and accessories; Exception - (Does not include the 2 anti-vibration strips; They were missing from the box)
Original...
Ahh. Too bad. XFX cheapened them up getting rid of the digital Volterra VRMs (no software voltage control) and using a cheaper (noisier? poorer performing?) heatsink/fan setup.
Sure it's nice that the VRMs on these newer models (probably) run a bit cooler, but I personally wouldn't be happy...
If comfort is key, the SS QcK series is excellent. It comes in numerous sizes and thicknesses.
After using a QcK mini I'll never go back to hard plastic or glass mousepads/mats.
It does get dirty, but is easy to clean with a slightly damp sponge.
Reasonably priced too...
If you want to get rid of the squeal while surfing the web, just underclock your video card during 2D IDLE desktop usage.
With my MSI HD4890 @ stock PowerPlay control (bouncing from 240/999 to 880/999 randomly), I would hear the little squeals whenever I scrolled through pages in IE...