On Wed, 22 Aug 2007 11:36:38 +0200 Florian Philipp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'd say if you stick with AMD, try the boxed cooler and test it. > Since it's not a dedicated silent system, it might be good enough. If > you switch to Intel, buy a good cooler from the beginning. > Furthermore, be sure that your mainboard can control the fan speeds. > > I've found that the case fans are often the biggest problem, > especially the one in the front. I have an AMD64 at home (older, it's true, and single core Opteron, but overclocked about 10%) under a stock heatsink/fan, and Fan Control on the system. After fan control kicks in, it's nearly silent. I simply unplugged the case fan; it did nothing but redistribute dust from what I can tell. The system sits at 50 deg. C. The only thing that really makes any noise is the power supply. I wish I would have had the sense to get a quieter p/s, one that had better onboard fan control maybe. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
