Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2006 03:04:17 -0700 From: soralx@cydem.org To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Quiet computer Message-ID: <200610210304.18013.soralx@cydem.org> In-Reply-To: <6375852F-8B76-4197-A875-A547B2B21E8B@ketralnis.com> References: <200610161201.k9GC17ol003191@lurza.secnetix.de> <200610202001.38727.soralx@cydem.org> <6375852F-8B76-4197-A875-A547B2B21E8B@ketralnis.com>
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> > the OP has a dual-core board -- I was interested in `ubench` of that, > > as that's the board I want to buy somiteme (maybe)... > I posted two (<http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-hardware/ > 2006-October/003929.html>), but note that the machine was mostly idle > but not perfectly at the times. yes, I saw them; these ain't that bad, actually :) > > BTW how are things on the front of fight against noise going? who's > > winning, and what is the score? > > My own lack of knowledge is keeping me from knowing where to start > researching :) > > I don't know what an AC/DC converter looks like or what search terms > to use, so I've been slowly asking some hardware-type guys. Next step > is to call Logic Supply that sold me the computer, they seem to sell > alternative power supplies and silent systems and can probably tell > me where to start (and would probably be happy to exchange currency > for goods and services). OK, disregard my previous mumbling about AC/DC, and them converters... That's not the simplest solution, and I only suggested it because I was thinking of trying that myself as well. What should work better for you (so that you wouldn't need to mess around with hardware) is a quality fan-less, radiator-more ATX power supply. Now, these are not the easiest things to find nowadays (at least not the lower-power type that you need), but the following might help: http://www.auphanonline.com/articles/view.php?article_id=1457 http://www.overclockercafe.com/Reviews/other_misc/Tt_Fanless_PSU/index.html http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=28410 http://www.tomshardware.com/2005/04/01/really_cool_and_quiet_power_supplies/ (notice the old date) and so on; you can google for more keep in mind that your system doesn't consume much power, so ~250W ATX PSU should be enough. [SorAlx] ridin' VN1500-B2
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