Quiet

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The Silent PC   - Investigates and documents acoustic aspect of information technology, ergonomics, growing interest in and market for acoustic comfort, how ISO 9296 standard helps to identify quiet devices.

Silent PC Review: SPCR   - Reviews, news, information on quiet, low noise, and/or silent computers and components, silencing methods, DIY modifications, full systems, and their energy efficiency and thermal performance.

AOpen Inc.: Small Form Factor - Links to quiet PCs, sold worldwide: bare system, MiniPC, XC cube, ePC. Milpitas, California, USA. Home: Taipei, Taiwan.

Build a Silent PC - Instructions on how to build quiet computers that still perform well, with all steps needed.

Computer Noise Insulation Case - Report on building a noise protection case for computers with active ventilation for cooling the unit; details, drawings, photos, parts list, downloads. English, Deutsch.

EndPCNoise.com - Sells quiet and silent systems and parts: hard drives, power supplies, fans (CPU, motherboard, case, video card); since 1999. Vancouver, Washington, USA.

Esoteric Computers - Lists projects, details, photos. Convection Plant: no fans or pumps, only silent convective water cooling; Test Rig: research into pumpless, fanless, CPU water cooling.

Fan Noise Solutions - How to lower noise level from PC cooling fans, various electronic circuit construction guides, and mechanical means.

Hush Technologies, Inc. - Makes and sells line of ergonomic and aesthetically designed silent computer systems to end users, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), resellers. English, Deutsch. Stuttgart, Germany.

King Young Technology Co., Ltd. - Makes SUMICOM: SUper MIni COMputer; very small, low power, silent. Taipei City, Taiwan.

LinSentio - Makes, configures, sells silent PCs, with Linux and other open source software. Eindhoven, Netherlands.

Logic Supply, Inc. - Makes and sells custom Mini/Nano/Pico-ITX, and other small systems and parts, mainly for industry-specific embedded and applied system markets. South Burlington, Vermont, USA.

Making a Silent, Tiny, Diskless PC - Briefly describes project, with photo, reader comments, questions. Hackdiary.

Mappit A4F Fanless Computer - Makes, sells fanless PC system based on VIA Mini-ITX motherboards, special design interior and aluminum case. Schneider Elektronik GmbH and Co. KG. [English and German]

Noise Insulation Case - Detailed study of project to build a highly sound insulating wooden case for a tower PC, about 150 photos. English, Finnish.

Pogo Linux, Inc.: Quiet PC Guarantee - Makes and sells Linux workstations that run below 32 dB, smoothly with no vibration, are stable and handle high loads with no overheats. Tukwila, Washington, USA.

Puget Silent Professional Workstation - High performance, reliable, full size desktop computer, ships in 3-5 business days. Puget Custom Computers. Seattle, Washington, USA.

Quiet PC - Sells worldwide, systems and parts: power supplies, cases, case fans, CPU coolers, video card coolers, sound proofing, hard drive enclosures, motherboard heatsinks, case feet, cables, adapters. Malton, UK.

Silence is Golden - Project to quiet a server cabinet (with 100baseTX hub) and desktop PC; medium long text, photos. Flare Development Group.

SolarPC - Makes and sells line of small, quiet, aluminum cased notebook sized computers and conventional Common Building Block (CBB) laptops; many standard and custom configurations. Thousand Oaks, California, USA.

Thermal Fan-Control Circuit - Describes circuit to lower the noise made by all fans in one case; text, block diagram. Overclockers Australia.

Thinkmate Virtually-Silent Workstations: VSX - Makes, sells higher performance systems; meets ISO 9001:2000, has sub-25dB heatsinks, aluminum chassis. Waltham, Massachusetts, USA.

Tranquil PC Ltd. - Makes and sells quiet and small silent PCs. Manchester, UK.

VeryPC Ltd. - Provides green computer systems, other support and services: Apple and PC networking, network, bespoke equipment, contracting. Sheffield, United Kingdom.

What is an Acoustical Noise Declaration? - Explanation with links, references. IBM.

Wikipedia: Quiet PC - Encyclopedia article, with links to many topics.

Zonbu - Makes low power, fanless, diskless, silent, open source, subscription-based desktop PC. subsidiary of PConRails LLC. Menlo Park, California, USA.

Review: Linspire Mini Koobox - By Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier. Linux-based Koobox mini is a full PC in a very small, quiet package, and worth a look. Linux.com. (September 8, 2006)

Cool and Quiet or Anti-Extreme Overclocking Experience - How to quiet graphics card, lower heat output, and keep performance up. X-bit Labs. (February 27, 2004)

Searching for the Very Silent PC - Small article explains market, and why it exists. CNN.com. (November 10, 2003)

The Sound of Silence - Treats quieting computers for music recording studio; product names and links. Electronic Musician. (November 1, 2002)

Building a Dead Silent PC - Short article, with links and many reader comments. Slashdot. (October 21, 2002)

How to Build a Dead Silent PC - Article of instructions. Predecessor to website: Build a Silent PC. hardCOREware.net. (October 10, 2002)

Silencing Your PC - The cooling needs of current PCs often make them sound like air conditioners. Learn how to quiet them. ExtremeTech. (June 12, 2002)

Shhh! Constructing a Truly Quiet Gaming PC - Short article, with links and many reader comments. Slashdot. (October 31, 2001)

Silent Computing - Short article on desire and means for silent computing. Low End Mac. (July 10, 2001)