Re: [OT] running a PIII with no fan?
Oliver Payne <oliver.payne@mail.com> writes:
> On Sun, Mar 25, 2001 at 11:19:19PM -0800, Krzys Majewski wrote:
> > Noise.
> > -chris
>
> You might want to look at http://www.quietpc.com . They claim their CPU
> fans are practically inaudible. I ordered a SilentDrive enclosure from them
> and I'm very happy with it.
>
> Oliver
I have no beef with quietpc.com, but FWIW their claim about the CPU
fan does not apply to my PC. I bought a Molex Radial Fin cooler from
them. It was noisier than the original Intel cooler. QuietPC replaced
the fan (free of charge) with one that draws less power. The resulting
cooler is slightly quieter than the Intel one, but still very
audible. Possibly my motherboard is deficient in the way of
temperature sensors, causing the fan to spin too fast, but it has been
this way with two motherboards already, both of them fairly standard.
On the other hand I also bought a SilentDrive from quietpc
and it made a huge difference. I've only had it for a week though so
I'm not sure what the thermal effects on my hard drive will be.
I've ordered a different CPU fan from PC Power & Cooling, and when
that fails as well, I'll go to radio shack and buy a $0.25 resistor to
slow down the fan a little. When that fails, I'll buy a G4 Cube. When
Apple goes out of business, I'll buy a Sun Ray, and put the server in
my closet. When Sun goes out of business, I'll throw out my
computers, and buy a typewriter.
-chris
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