On Mon, 05 Jun 2006 02:25:21 -0700, J.C. Roberts wrote: >On Sun, 4 Jun 2006 21:43:25 -0500, Jacob Yocom-Piatt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >wrote: > >>i've got a few machines that have heatsinks and fans which are effective but >>very loud. i would like to get some heatsinks and fans that are quiet, >>reliable >>and reasonably priced. this has become a priority now that i've moved one of >>these machines to my home and keep it in my bedroom. >> >>these machines need Socket A and Socket 370 heatsinks. it's a plus if they're >>low profile for 1U and 2U rackmount units. all suggestions appreciated. >> >>cheers, >>jake > >Hi Jake, > >Most people just don't get it. The equation is simple: > > HEAT * TIME > >Thermal breakdown occurs over time. The longer you have the heat, the >sooner things will fail. Loud, constantly running fans are a very very >"Good Thing" (TM), since even if there is little heat for them to >dissipate you are still helping to reduce the effect of the HEAT * TIME >equation. > >It might sound strange, but the above is also very important for hard >drives. If you keep them cool, they will run for far longer than if you >let stay at a constant warm temp. EMC, NetApp and others which deal with >very large concentrations of hard drives have all done (unreleased, >internal) testing which proves for each degree above some minimum value, >the MTBF of a hard drive is decreased by 50%. > >The annoyance of a constantly running fan is far less than the annoyance >of constantly replacing failed hardware. > >JCR > > >-- >Free, Open Source CAD, CAM and EDA Tools >http://www.DesignTools.org > >
Ah yes. I agree BUT hopefully the OP is looking for a fan that does as well as a noisy one whilst being much quieter. There are some very noisy after-market units which a local magazine tested on Intel mobos and they were found to be less capable than the relatively quiet Intel fan that came with the CPU at no extra cost....... To overclockers the roaring sound is their version of the roar of a primate declaring his dominance. I've always aimed at having a car with a quiet exhaust and really good tyres that let me get across an intersection whilst the other guy is still noisily saluting the green light. The two quietest computers here are a DX4-100 and a P75. They run at their max speed. Neither has a fan but I did give both good heat sinks. Nearly 10 years of 24*7 ain't too bad? >From the land "down under": Australia. Do we look <umop apisdn> from up over? Do NOT CC me - I am subscribed to the list. Replies to the sender address will fail except from the list-server.
