From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Oct 21 10:04:29 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C3A2516A416 for ; Sat, 21 Oct 2006 10:04:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from soralx@cydem.org) Received: from pd2mo3so.prod.shaw.ca (shawidc-mo1.cg.shawcable.net [24.71.223.10]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EA1AB43D91 for ; Sat, 21 Oct 2006 10:04:19 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from soralx@cydem.org) Received: from pd4mr1so.prod.shaw.ca (pd4mr1so-qfe3.prod.shaw.ca [10.0.141.212]) by l-daemon (Sun ONE Messaging Server 6.0 HotFix 1.01 (built Mar 15 2004)) with ESMTP id <0J7H00APEDB8IDC0@l-daemon> for freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org; Sat, 21 Oct 2006 04:04:20 -0600 (MDT) Received: from pn2ml8so.prod.shaw.ca ([10.0.121.152]) by pd4mr1so.prod.shaw.ca (Sun ONE Messaging Server 6.0 HotFix 1.01 (built Mar 15 2004)) with ESMTP id <0J7H005OMDB8NHG0@pd4mr1so.prod.shaw.ca> for freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org; Sat, 21 Oct 2006 04:04:20 -0600 (MDT) Received: from soralx.cydem.org ([24.87.27.3]) by l-daemon (Sun ONE Messaging Server 6.0 HotFix 1.01 (built Mar 15 2004)) with ESMTP id <0J7H00JGLDB7ZEB0@l-daemon> for freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org; Sat, 21 Oct 2006 04:04:20 -0600 (MDT) Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2006 03:04:17 -0700 From: soralx@cydem.org In-reply-to: <6375852F-8B76-4197-A875-A547B2B21E8B@ketralnis.com> To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Message-id: <200610210304.18013.soralx@cydem.org> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Content-disposition: inline References: <200610161201.k9GC17ol003191@lurza.secnetix.de> <200610202001.38727.soralx@cydem.org> <6375852F-8B76-4197-A875-A547B2B21E8B@ketralnis.com> User-Agent: KMail/1.9.1 Subject: Re: Quiet computer X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2006 10:04:29 -0000 > > 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 ( 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