Talk:Quiet PC

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[edit] Failed AFD

See Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Silent PC. Johnleemk | Talk 15:31, 12 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Merger

I don't see a lot of point in merging to computer, but this and home theater PC could be usefully merged as Quiet PC or Low noise PC or some such. - Just zis  Guy, you know? [T]/[C] AfD? 16:05, 12 December 2005 (UTC)

Being quiet helps an HPTC, but the two are distinct concepts, I think. If the article title is not desirable, we can rename it. Shawnc 10:48, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
Since the article comprises not only silent PCs, but near-silent or quiet PCs as well, I moved the article to Quiet PC and changed the corresponding text in the article. Jonas Viper 23:15, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Photos

I own an Antec P180, and I've added some pictures to illustrate some of the characteristics of a silent PC listed in the article. Some of the photos I have taken show characteristics that have not yet been mentioned in the article. They can be found here, with the prefix "Silent PC". [1] --DonES 22:58, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Odd sentence

In the text it says: Nexus are generally considered to produce the quietest fans as of 2006, with fans such as the Vantec Stealth often being mistakes which new PC-silencers often make, marketed as a silent fan, and quieter than most normal fans at 12 V, but much louder than the better fans available. I suppose there's at least one typo in there (?), but even if that would be fixed it is kinda difficult to read. 82.157.229.156 00:57, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] QuietPC.com

This article doesn't mention the company (who distribute quiet components, fans, heatsinks etc) called quietpc.com. Should there be at least a passing reference? The quietpc.com website is contains lots of information, so I'll add that as a link at the end of the article. --RichardNeill 03:45, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Technical explanations

The explanation of the physics behind the noise generating mechanisms appears to be incorrect, or at least misleading in places. Most of the noise in "noisy" computers comes from airflow turbulence and pressure pulsations from fans. Also motor vibration is not caused by friction, but from out of balance rotating loads and run-out/roughness of rotating bearing components. --Adx 02:08, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Definition of quiet PC

"However, a general definition accepted by most is that the sound emitted by such PCs should not exceed 30dB when measured 1 meter away from the computer." This seems a bit suspect - if somebody has a verifiable reference for it, fine. Most things I have read on quiet computers define quiet in relation to a particular use/environment. I haven't noticed any giving out specific dB figures. (More specifics on how measured would also be in order, e.g. ISO....)

The current wikipedia entry for silence gives 20dB as "quiet or silent", but again without source.

It is not clear how useful a specific measurement is in the definition - since at this time very few manufacturers provide meaningful sound specifications. (They don't specify how measurements were taken, or conform to a standard measuring protocol.)

I added some of the other psychoacoustic factors to the definiton. Unless we come up with a reasonable citation for a specific SPL number, it should probably be removed, and replaced with general observation about low intensity being preferred to higher intensity. Zodon (talk) 23:35, 21 February 2008 (UTC)