emericanchaos said:
i don't know how you guys deal with loud fans. that's just insane.
in my opinion the computer shouldn't be intrusive on the rest of your house. i had 3 39CFM sunon's in my old steel case and i could hear it in my parents room downstairs. those fans are rated for like 36Dba.
right now i have a 120mm stealth going in and the 3 80's that came with my chieftec case, side window intake and 2 rear exhausts, and 1 of the mentioned sunons on the cpu.
it all depends on what a person wants to do with the pc. for instance, if you want to overclock to an extreme, you might not care about noise, but on the other hand, if o/c'ing to the max isn't of interest to you, but noise is, you wouldn't want to cool a pc my way.
some folks want the best of both worlds, and pay a bit more to watercool, and even chilled cooling.....it's a waste of money to some, but worth it to others.
i have posted my opinions on watercooling, and how the idea of water in the pc doesn't sit well with me, however, a half year or less with my current fans, makes me want to try water now. if i do, it will be an external watercooling setup, with the hoses going into the case, and the rest outside...
i like to refer pc obsession as being like cars..some folks want a quiet car that is a safe family car, and not bad on gas, but the motor-head wouldn't care if the engine is rough idle, and loud as my car without an exhaust.