That's not how the dB scale works, though. It's a logarithmic scale, so even negative values can still represent a minuscule amount of sound. And absolute silence is impossible because there's always going to be some background noise. But as long as the computer is quieter than the background noise, you're fine.
In any case, interesting project. I built my first silent PC 11 years ago; it's still working, but not as silent as it was back then. A built a replacement last year and it's much quieter, but still not a silent as the build from the article.
Hooking everything up to external heat sinks has always seemed like the most obvious solution to move beyond the really quiet fans and internal (semi)passive cooling, but it's way too much work for my taste. Glad to see someone has done it.
That's not how the dB scale works, though. It's a logarithmic scale, so even negative values can still represent a minuscule amount of sound. And absolute silence is impossible because there's always going to be some background noise. But as long as the computer is quieter than the background noise, you're fine.
In any case, interesting project. I built my first silent PC 11 years ago; it's still working, but not as silent as it was back then. A built a replacement last year and it's much quieter, but still not a silent as the build from the article.
Hooking everything up to external heat sinks has always seemed like the most obvious solution to move beyond the really quiet fans and internal (semi)passive cooling, but it's way too much work for my taste. Glad to see someone has done it.
Looks really stylish too.