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Post Date: 2008-08-29
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    Posted: 29 Aug 2008 at 11:06am
How loud is Stage 3 cooling?
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Bero,
 
Alot depends on which case you select and how many fans it has. Also, what you are going to be using the computer for, and your tolerance for background noise.
 
On my 950 case I would describe it best as about the equivalent of a small space heater or bathroom fan. They use Zalman fans which are fairly quiet and make much less noise than most stock fans, but the accumulation of the case, videocard, CPU, motherboard, memory, and power supply fans adds up. My system has 9 fans running.
 
If you are irritated by background noise, or use the CPU for recording/sound applications it will probably drive you crazy. I use my machine mostly for games and the speakers drown out the noise anyway, so I hardly notice it.
 
It you want to keep things quiet, you might want to consider liquid cooling instead. There are also sound deadening materials available to line the inside of the case that can help keep the noise level down.
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Great reply!
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I would mostly be using it for gaming. This is the config that i was thinking about using stage 3 for. Also let me know if it would be better to use liquid cooling. Im trying to save alittle money lol (Been saving for this best for like year and half)

 
Chassis: Cooler Master Cosmos S Edition
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Interior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Power Supply: 1000W Corsair HX (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad QX9770 Extreme 3.20GHz (1600MHz FSB) (12MB Cache)
Motherboard: nVidia 790i Ultra Core 2 Quad (nForce 790i Ultra SLI) (DDR3 Only)
System Memory: 4GB DDR3 OCZ at 1600MHz Platinum Edition
Card Reader: - No Thanks
Hard Drive 1: 32GB Solid State (By: OCZ) (Ultimate Lightning Speed)
Hard Drive 2: 500GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA)
Raid Option: - No Thanks
Hard Drive 3: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: DVD-ROM/CD-ROM (DVD Reader 16x / CD Reader 40x)
Optical Drive 2: DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 20x / CD-Writer 48x)
Wireless Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card: 2x SLI Dual (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 1GB)
TV Tuner: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Razer Barracuda AC-1 (Recommended)
Extreme Cooling: Air Cooled Stage 3 WindTunnel (Copper Heatpipe Heatsink & Additional Case Fans)
Internal Lighting: Blizzard Internal Lighting (Blue Edition) (Cold Cathode Tubes)
Modifications: LCD Temperature Display & Fan Controller
Boost Processor: Yes, Overclock the processor as much as possible with complete stability
Boost Video Card: Yes, Overclock the video card(s) as much as possible with complete stability
Boost Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory
Tweak Windows: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based)
Protection: - No Thanks
Office: - No Thanks
Benchmarking: - No Thanks
Install/Test Game: - No Thanks
LCD Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: Microsoft Multimedia Desktop 2.0 (Multimedia Keyboard + Optical Wheel Mouse)
Mouse: - No Thanks my keyboard comes with a mouse
External Storage: - No Thanks
Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty
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Liquid cooling will get you much higher/stable results then fans ;)

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Hard Drive 1: 32GB Solid State (By: OCZ) (Ultimate Lightning Speed)
 
I'd look into if this HD is too small to use as a boot drive. Basic Vista install is 18 gb. That leaves you with less then 50% of the HD free. I seem to remember reading somewhere at one time that anytime more then half of your boot drive is full things can slow down.


Edited by valtek - 29 Aug 2008 at 4:53pm
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