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PC processors entered the Gigahertz era today in t...
On the plus side, the 486DX-33 didn’t require active cooling. The second half of the 1990s was when home computing started to become noisy, and the art of trying to build silent PCs began.
johnflan
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The CPU didn’t but the chonker of a fan in the PSU sure made up for it
giantrobot
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AND THOSE WHISPERING QUIET HARD DRIVES!
ahartmetz
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Samsung drives were great for low noise and reliability starting from the late 90s or so. Not that much of a noise problem.
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