Towercase ressonance (on pee cees)

[iamaboringperson]

Get a heavier case. It will be less effected by viabration.

Get a HUGE steel full-tower, with as many drive bays as you can find.

Not only will it be a quiet and durable case, it will have plenty of expansion space too.

[iamaboringperson]

I've found big cases make more noise because they have more air inside. Steel over aluminum is a plus, but expensive and friggin' HEAVY. Big cases are actually harder to cool, too, because the air doesn't flow in the right places, which either heats up your case, or requires more fans and thus makes more noise.

Aluminium is a better heat conductor, also. Even so, I still prefer steel cases for their quality.

And HEAVY is the whole point! HEAVY is nice. HEAVY has always ment QUIET.

Server cases tend to come with decent power supplies,

Server cases are also usually built better.

[iamaboringperson]

Karlos wrote:
Or spend a fortune on one of those totally passive cases that use heatpipes to cool the entire system and turn the entire case into a heatsink.

Not a single fan in then :-D

Buy an iMac.

[iamaboringperson]

Karlos wrote:

iamaboringperson wrote:

Buy an iMac.

Eugh! I'd sooner use every page in the Greater Manchester telephone directory to paper-cut my scrotum :lol:

Okayy... Buy a G3 Pegasos, but it in a small steel case with a small PSU fan.