On Tue, 2011-09-27 at 09:42 +0200, J.Witvliet@xxxxxxxxx wrote: > I think (..) he meant, a larger fan produces less noise than a smaller > one, and one larger fan produces more air-flow than several smaller > ones. A dead CPU fan, in a case with several fans, can be a single point of failure. So the original question isn't as clear cut as might first be thought. But, yes, I was thinking along the lines of large fans are better, in themselves (see my other reply from a few minutes ago). Plus they cool the whole card, or whole motherboard, versus just a tiny part of them. > But heat should be tackled multiple ways: > A) produce less (cpu, gpu, disk) The trouble with various power reduction techniques is that they're, often, counter-performance (e.g. turning the disk off, or other idle hardware off, that takes significant time to awaken). Dynamic CPU speed changes are a different matter, being easier to make rapid changes, but probably not making as much of a contribution to power and heat management as you might want. Not to mention that on a busy computer, they're not going to get put into slow/quiet/power-save modes. > b) internal disposure (alu-case instead of iron, ducts for air) Computers can be made with more ventilation, but that does require careful planning. You couldn't just perforate the case, because that would disrupt airflow patterns (the internal fans usually rely on the case as a duct, so air flows past everything, rather than just taking the shortest route and bypassing some things), and you make the computer susceptible to spilled objects getting inside it (liquid, or otherwise). > c) environmental conditions (cooler room) Here's a big problem with the current system (basic fan cooling). It's dependent on the ambient temperature being cool enough that the fan cooling will be effective. In some locales, the ambient temperature is already very high. -- [tim@localhost ~]$ uname -r 2.6.27.25-78.2.56.fc9.i686 Don't send private replies to my address, the mailbox is ignored. I read messages from the public lists. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
