hardware > Silent PC Project


Update: DDR3 platform (codename: Nemosis III)
Update: DDR2 platform (codename: Nemosis II)


This is the original project that first started in 2005:
Case
Antec P182 ATX
8mm thick anti-noise panels and seperate compartment for the PSU
The most silent case I came accross

Power Supply
Seasonic


Motherboard
Silent: A8R32-MVP or A8N32-SLI
Tweaked: DFI LanParty UT Ultra-D or A8N-E with TermalTake on northbridge


Video Card
Silent: ATI HD2600 or XFX GeForce 7900 GT
Tweaked: Any other PCI-E with fan removed and replace with a low noise Zalman ZM-F1 fan


CPU
Opteron 165, 170, 175, 180 or 185 with stock fan replaced with a Zalman FB123 (ZM-F2 with metal bracket assembly)


Memory
Although it doesn't matter which memory (with respect to noise), I use DDR400 with 2-3-2-5 or 2-2-2-5 timing