Francisco H Tapia
my.lists at verizon.net
Mon Nov 3 01:33:30 CST 2003
Aerocool's DP101 is a neat idea, I have not ordered it but am gonna, http://www.amdmb.com/article-display.php?ArticleID=242 according to this review by AMD MB, it's a very good well performing cpu cooler that is no louder than a soft whisper, in my pc I have volcano 7 and while I don't mind it, my wife does, and has threatened to cut all power to my pc. :D John Colby wrote: > I just thought I'd share a tip. > > I build my own computers from parts. About two years ago now I bought these > rather nice cases, bought motherboards with AMD 1333 mhz thunderbird procs > and used Thermaltake volcanoes in them plus 3 case fans (plus two in the > power supply). Needless to say it was NOISY!!! > > So noisy I couldn't hear a phone conversation. > > I finally decided I'd had enough. I found a HSF called the Thermaltake > Silent Boost. NICE! All copper, 80mm low noise fan. Almost silent. That > got rid of the jet engine sound from the 60mm 4500 rpm fans on the old HSF, > but the case fans were still pretty loud. I was just about to order low > noise variable speed fans when I ran across this article: > http://www.cpemma.co.uk/7volt.html > > I decided since it was free and immediate (I'm a right now kinda guy) I'd go > ahead and try it. Essentially you build a cable (don't panic, it's easy) > that feeds 7 volts to the fan instead of the normal 12, which reduces the > fan speed (and air volume) which reduces the noise (and air volume). > > As long as the remaining air volume is sufficient to keep the case cool all > is fine. I have 3 case fans anyway, 1 intake and 2 exhaust. It turns out > that the temperature on the proc went up from ~104 f to 107 f idle. Not too > bad actually. And the difference in noise between the new HSF and lower > voltage to the case fans is immense. Not dead silent by any means but quiet > now instead of sounding like the cleaning lady with a vacuum in my ear. > > Saved myself ~$40-$50 on new case fans. Check it out, it worked for me. > http://www.cpemma.co.uk/7volt.html > > John W. Colby > www.colbyconsulting.com > > > _______________________________________________ > AccessD mailing list > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > -- -Francisco