Tag: silent

Written by Tim

Does Pinnacle Ridge change anything?

With AMD’s 2nd Generation Ryzen processors now released and tested, I figured it was worth reviewing the Completely Silent Computer article and seeing if I would have done anything differently if I were building the system today.  The short answer is ‘yes’. In 2017 AMD released the 1st Generation of Ryzen CPUs with the codename […]

Written by Tim

Completely Silent Computer

I’ve been trying to make my computers quieter for nearly three decades.  Custom liquid cooling loops, magnetically-stabilised fluid-dynamic bearings, acoustic dampeners, silicone shock absorbers, you name it.  Well, last week I finally managed to build a completely silent computer.  Without further ado… Say hello to the Streacom DB4 — a 26x26x27cm case that doesn’t have […]