Puget Systems' SPCR Edition PC Idles at a Near-Silent 11dBA

Tharic-Nar

Tharic-Nar

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Earlier this week, premier system builder Puget Systems refreshed its "Serenity" silent line, and at the same time made its SPCR Edition one of the most silent PCs on the planet - while still offering some great performance. Measured with a high-end audio meter, the SPCR Edition idles at around 11dBA, which for the record, is 2dBA less than the sound of a lightbulb.

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TheCrimsonStar

TheCrimsonStar

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That's why eunoia said performance gaming systems get louder under GPU load. When I go ingame, I REALLY hear my 6870 fan ramp up. I'm guessing the SPCR edition PC has lower-end quieter GPU's in it, which wouldn't be very good for a gamer looking for extreme performance, but would be perfect for an office or normal-use PC owners looking for a silent system.
 
eunoia

eunoia

Partition Master
Welcome Jon!

I have a madly OC'ed XFX 6850 and definitely do hear the difference when gaming. Funny thing is, some people don't even consider mine a performance gaming system though it plays anything.

Puget Systems and SPCR are again ahead of the curve with I think is the coming trend towards quiet, more balanced and polyvalent computers. These are also the clear choice for home recording studios.
 
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jonbach

Puget Systems
TheCrimsonStar said:
That's why eunoia said performance gaming systems get louder under GPU load. When I go ingame, I REALLY hear my 6870 fan ramp up. I'm guessing the SPCR edition PC has lower-end quieter GPU's in it, which wouldn't be very good for a gamer looking for extreme performance, but would be perfect for an office or normal-use PC owners looking for a silent system.
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That's right. We're limited to an 5750 right now, but next week we'll be seeing if we can get a 6850 to run with no additional noise. If we can do it, we'll add it to our Serenity SPCR Edition. If we have to ramp the fans up even one RPM then it will be added only to our slightly less quiet Serenity Professional model.

Jon Bach
President
Puget Systems
http://www.pugetsystems.com
 
Rob Williams

Rob Williams

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I'd love to see a GPU as powerful as the HD 6850 in a silent PC... but it'll be tough. I have a feeling it might require the Serenity Professional model to pull off, but who knows. A big enough heatsink should be able to cool that HD 6850 card... I guess.

Would be interested in your results, Jon.
 
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