I recently built a silent PC setup with the Sonata.
P4 2.8
Abit IC7
512Mb Corsair PC3200
Antec Sonata case w/ True 380W PSU
Seagate Barracuda V
ATI Radeon 9700
MIT MDP-120 HDTV PC tuner/pvr
Pioneer DVD-R A05 DVD writer
Then I added:
Fortran FSP-350-60PN power supply w/ 120mm fan - $47
Zalman CNPS7000-Cu P4 heatsink (uses 92mm fan) - $34
Zalman ZM80A VGA Heatpipe Cooler - $25
Zalman ZM-NB32J northbridge heatsink - $5
Sunbeam Rheobus (black, review
here) - $19
Panaflo L1A 120mm - $13
AcoustiPak Deluxe (
another pic, sold
here, coming soon with
version pre-cut for Sonata) - $79
Elastomer fan isolators (more info
here, order cheap
here) - $9.71 for pack of 20
Elastomer drive grommets (order cheap
here) - $7.77 for pkg of 25
Smartdrive 2002 hard drive enclosure - $59
What I did:
Installed the CNPS7000-Cu and set it to the lowest fan setting (5v)
Replaced the heatsink and fan on the Radeon 9700 with the Zalman ZM80A
Put Barracuda V hard drive in the Smartdrive 2002 enclosure
Replaced the Antec power supply with the much quieter FSP-350-60PN
Replaced the rear Antec 120mm fan with the Panaflo L1A, mounted with with the better Elastomer fan isolators
Added Elastomer grommets to drives in 5.25" bays
Connected the L1A to the Sunbeam Rheobus for 5 volt operation
Replaced the heatsink/fan on the IC7 northbridge with the ZM-NB32J, as
per instructions on Hardforum
Lined inside of case with AcousticPak Deluxe
Inserted AcousticPak Deluxe foam blocks into extra 5.25" and 3.5" bays
What I will do next:
Try WD Raptor in the Smartdrive2002 enclosure
Try
Quiet feet case isolators (sold
here)
More information people asked for (part numbers):
Elastomer fan isolators - part 5801K6 for 80/92mm fans, 5801K8 for 120mm 38mm fans like Panaflo; order
here
Elastomer drive grommets - see
here for more specs; G-410 part is
9311K138/ 9311K89, G-411 part is
9311K139/9311K91; high damp and low damp differ in softness
If you can tell your system is on from the noise, then it is too loud!