[olug] quiet PC - how to do this?

[neal rauhauser]

 I have a very big Enlight case so I should be OK ... just the
powersupply fan being quieted is going to help a good deal if the heat
sink proves too large.


Tim - DZ wrote:
> 
> Sounds about right.  The thing is a monster.  It's way heavier than the max
> recommended by AMD / Intel...so there is a disclaimer in the box about not
> ever carrying around your PC anymore or something like that.  Just the shear
> size may make it hard for many people to fit the heatsink in their cases
> though...
> 
> -t
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: olug-bounces at olug.org [mailto:olug-bounces at olug.org] On Behalf Of neal
> rauhauser
> Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2004 4:19 AM
> To: Omaha Linux User Group
> Subject: Re: [olug] quiet PC - how to do this?
> 
>  Someone mentioned the Zalman 6000 as a passive heatsink that could
> handle my AMD Socket A 850 MHz - I tracked this thing down on
> sharkacorp.com's web site. I also picked up a Zalman 300 watt power
> supply and a Vantec Vortex drive cooling 5.25" enclosure with anti
> vibration mounts.
> 
>  The Zalman 6000 comes with a cooling fan as well as a one pound heat
> sink. If I'm reading the docs right a 1.4 GHz Athlon can be handled with
> just the heat sink, so I think I'm good to go with my 850 and no fan.
> 
> "Jon H. Larsen" wrote:
> >
> > On Mon, 19 Apr 2004, neal rauhauser wrote:
> >
> > > Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2004 21:53:01 +0000
> > > From: neal rauhauser <neal at lists.rauhauser.net>
> > > Reply-To: Omaha Linux User Group <olug at olug.org>
> > > To: Omaha Linux User Group <olug at olug.org>
> > > Subject: [olug] quiet PC - how to do this?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >    I have an Athlon 850, 60 gig HD, and a cd burner in an older Enlight
> > > case. I've had this thing for years and I love it, but its just
> > > waaaaayyyyyy too noisy to tolerate in a small office.
> > >
> > >
> > >    If I wanted a low noise power supply and low noise processor fan is
> > > there a place in town that carries this sort of stuff?
> >
> > You can quiet down the CPU fan by getting a fan/heatsink with a 80MM fan
> > attached or pick up a 60mm to 80mm fan adapter - this helped to quiet down
> > my tower system.  The 80mm fan will move about the same amount of air,
> > but spins at a lower RPM.  I'm going to do the same for my MythTV box
> > someday (Maybe even at InfoTec as a demo).
> >
> > Jon L.
> >
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