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Make: Technology on Your Time Volume 05
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Make: Technology on Your Time Volume 05

by Mark Frauenfelder
February 2006
Beginner content levelBeginner
224 pages
7h 28m
English
Make: Community
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Blower fans suck. With a few modifications, you can nearly silence a noisy PC.

Illustration by Damien Scogin

PUMP DOWN THE VOLUME

Five simple steps to a quieter PC.

By Jason Kohrs

No one wants their computer to be loud, but in order to keep components running at safe temperatures, cooling fans are often needed. Unfortunately, they can make the system sound like a blow dryer. In a busy office environment, some noise may go unnoticed, but at home, the whir of a fan is annoying.

Silencing a computer can be a costly endeavor, but taking a few relatively inexpensive steps can have a drastic impact on the noise produced by the common computer system. ...

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