Re: [OT] running a PIII with no fan?
On 29 Mar 2001, Krzys Majewski wrote:
> 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.
Sorry, It's a bit late now but I hope you ordered one in the low noise
series. The one I have has the suffix -HS after the model number.
I'm not sure if the low noise suffix is the same for all models.
Good luck
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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