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• Build Your Own Silent HTPC – Blu-ray, HD DVD and HDTV Combined*
  Friday 30 November 2007 – 12:04 in Hardware
  Tom's Hardware sets out to build the definitive HTPC: 1920x1080 movies in your living room. High-def Blu-Ray Disc and HD DVD playback, Full-HTDV and Pay-TV decryption including recording functionality - all in one unit. HD all the way!
• Silent PSUs: Fortron Versus Silverstone*
  Wednesday 20 August 2008 – 08:00
  Home theater PCs should be as quiet as possible. Since most of the noise is caused by the fans on the CPU and power supply, we tested two passive power supplies that use no fans.
• Fujitsu's Silent Strike: The MAM3184MP With Ultra160 and 15,000 rpm*
  Monday 15 April 2002 – 07:00
  No other drive has managed to claim top position with as much ease as the MAM series from Fujitsu. Thanks to a high rotation speed, the drive offers outstanding performance. In addition, Fujitsu seems to have eliminated problems such as high temperatures and bothersome noise levels. Does this mean hard times for the competition?
• Graphics Card Quiet: Gigabyte's Silent-Pipe II Cooling*
  Friday 2 June 2006 – 12:05
  Gigabyte's Silent-Pipe II Cooling cards are designed to run silently - and they manage to hold their own against anything out there performance-wise. Harnessing their power and silence, though, requires a study in air-flow adjustments in your case.
• The Third THG Video: Silent and Ice Cold*
  Monday 1 July 2002 – 07:00
  Water cooling offers the best conditions for overclocking and a silent PC system. We show you how to build such a PC system, step by step. Accompanying the article is a brand new Tom's Hardware Guide video that you can download.