just found a first look of a silent PC @THG

original (german):

http://www.tomshardware.de/firstlook/200...us-01.html

Translated

what do u think about a silent PC?

would u buy a pc that can heat up a complete room in winter? *smile*

basically nice idea ...but in my eyes some tweaks are pratically useless ... if ya have watercooling its all done .. and its cheaper ... and what about BTX CTX ? you can move this one into trash

yeah----but btx and "ctx"....many years will come before it´s for the masses....

a watercooling is still best for good money, right, but for a real silence freak, all passive cooled is very cool if u run ur PC next to ur bed when running all the night to.....defrag or something *smile*

yeah true ... but a watercoolings only noise is the pump ... and if you do not buy the cheapest one outa there (and even those are quite) its just as loud as a harddisk ... ultrasilent is cool but some things are just waste of money just like passive PSU ... a 120 or 80 fan at 5V and its done ... I got a very cheap 2x 80 fan PSU (420W) ... first I set them both to 7V but it was still hearable ... then I changed both fans ... one day I needed the fans powerconnector and unplugged one ... since then I have the PSU cooled by one 80mm fan @ 7V ... its unhearable and even in the last very hot summer no problem