lag0a
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I think its best to lower the PC noise as much as possible if you use open headphones (I don't know how well closed headphones block out external noise) as it is a distraction for me so I use some kind of hardware to connect to the case fans to lower their voltage which in turn lowers their RPM and lower their noise that can't be controlled by software like speedfan. I also try to find case fans within my budget that have good CFM/RPM ratio like yate loons. I don't know if those case fans are still the best at price/performance. I also use western digital blue hard drives as they are quiet but without sacrificing performance with 7200rpm vs. wd green that are 5400 rpm. There are a lot of things you can do if you use a pc, but want to minimize the noise when playing your music. You can maybe use a special PC Case like Antec or other brands that have hard drive vibration slots to lower hard drive noise even furthur and a quiet powersupply like maybe from Seasonic. AMD and Intel have their own software to lower your cpu clock when your computer is not in use so in turn you can lower the cpu's fan speed. I hated pc noise for a while so I went and researched all this stuff. This is a good site to read reviews about silent hardware too. http://www.silentpcreview.com/