From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Apr 30 08:59:52 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BC50A16A409 for ; Mon, 30 Apr 2007 08:59:52 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from erikt@midgard.homeip.net) Received: from ch-smtp02.sth.basefarm.net (ch-smtp02.sth.basefarm.net [80.76.149.213]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7A8FA13C45E for ; Mon, 30 Apr 2007 08:59:52 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from erikt@midgard.homeip.net) Received: from c83-253-10-135.bredband.comhem.se ([83.253.10.135]:64488 helo=falcon.midgard.homeip.net) by ch-smtp02.sth.basefarm.net with smtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1HiRjY-0004I1-9e for freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG; Mon, 30 Apr 2007 10:59:51 +0200 Received: (qmail 15393 invoked from network); 30 Apr 2007 10:59:46 +0200 Received: from owl.midgard.homeip.net (10.1.5.7) by falcon.midgard.homeip.net with SMTP; 30 Apr 2007 10:59:46 +0200 Received: (qmail 65666 invoked by uid 1001); 30 Apr 2007 10:59:46 +0200 Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2007 10:59:46 +0200 From: Erik Trulsson To: Bill-Schoolcraft Message-ID: <20070430085945.GA65568@owl.midgard.homeip.net> Mail-Followup-To: Bill-Schoolcraft , freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG References: <20070429223721.D4948@corten11-bsd.billschoolcraft.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20070429223721.D4948@corten11-bsd.billschoolcraft.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.14 (2007-02-12) X-ACL-Warn: Too high rate of unknown addresses received from you X-Scan-Result: No virus found in message 1HiRjY-0004I1-9e. X-Scan-Signature: ch-smtp02.sth.basefarm.net 1HiRjY-0004I1-9e 1153b23f92499b58c2b76cb132a1b1bb Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: A good quiet power supply? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2007 08:59:52 -0000 On Sun, Apr 29, 2007 at 10:41:31PM -0700, Bill-Schoolcraft wrote: > Hello Family, > > Just got a new PC at home, it's noisy and was wondering if > anyone can share some experience here. I just read about > a "fanless" power-supply and then realized I needed some input. > > http://www.xoxide.com/fanlesspsu.html For much more information than you probably wanted to know on how to make a PC more quiet and which components are quiet and which are not (especially power supplies) go to http://www.silentpcreview.com/ and start reading. For information on fanless PSUs in particular read http://www.silentpcreview.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=12452 (Short version: Don't use a fanless PSU unless you know what you are doing.) -- Erik Trulsson ertr1013@student.uu.se