Quiet pc's ftw, I can barely hear my tower, it's quieter than my laptop it's a gaming pc with 4 cooling fans, a cpu and gfx fan, with obviously the psu fan, can't stand noisy pc's.I find the sound of my computer humming away disturblingly soothing... I often leave my pc on for days in a row and sleep better because of it
I plan to put watercooling into my next rig i make next yearwater cooling is great if you want quiet
buy decent brushless fans, ones that cost more then £5 and don't light up, you'll get a quiet pc, coupled with a fan speed controller.Thats the thing, i spent so long trying to get "quiet" i gave up and now I find a "peacefully noisy" PC better. Ie not one with fans that have uneven blades and make obviously obnoxious turbulance. I like my noise to be steady and constant.