On Wed, 11 Jun 2003, R Parker wrote: > Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] Processor Recommendation > > I've got dual mpx 2600+ on a 50ft chain so it can't > chew on my ears. The computer is in an old Digital > 7000 case that's almost six feet tall, there's about > 10 fans. I keep it in the bathroom. I'm not surprised > that people don't spend much time in that bathroom. I > think its size and noise almost give you the sense > that someone's watching. :) > > ron <snip> Now *that* is an extreme solution. It should be noted that the newer, consumer-friendly watercooling kits (e.g. the Swiftech 8500) are really easy to setup and very, very quiet. If/when I build a new AMD this summer, I'm going that route. We've set 2 up here at work, it's not very difficult at all. Luckily, my guitar amp is so loud the 5 case fans don't bleed into the recording stream at the moment ... Also, those who suggested a P4, is a P4 any cooler? If you really want quiet and cool, run ppc linux on an upcoming 970 Mac ;-) JB > > --- Anthony <avan@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > I have the ASUS A7M266-D with two AMD 1.0Ghz > > processors. I'm quite > > happy with the performance. The chips certainly are > > not high end > > anymore so you can get away with very very quiet CPU > > fans. The real > > problem is the powersupply, advertised as quiet and > > at US$90. That > > was a real dissapointment. Perhaps it actually is > > quiet for a 400W. > > > > I paid under $300 for the Mobo, cpus, fans. The deal > > breaker was > > the PS. > > > > --ant > > > > * Robert Jonsson <robert.jonsson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> [Jun > > 11 03 04:51]: > > > onsdagen den 11 juni 2003 11.05 skrev Chris > > Cannam: > > > > Steve Harris wrote: > > > > > On Tue, Jun 10, 2003 at 03:19:32PM +1000, > > Allan Klinbail wrote: > > > > >>I personally prefer the current Intel chips > > because they run at a cooler > > > > >>temperature so the fans required are less > > noisy... > > > > > > > > > > Yes, I think if I was building a machine > > today, I'd go for PIV for this > > > > > reason, at the time I bought an Athlon XP cos > > I needed to get as much FPU > > > > > performace for my $ as I could. > > > > > > > > I have a dual 2K Athlon and although it's a very > > quick machine, > > > > I'm increasingly irritated by the noise > > (especially as the weather > > > > gets hotter and cooling requirements increase). > > I've probably spent > > > > as much money on various largely failed attempts > > at quietening it > > > > through random bits of agricultural-looking > > technology as I did on > > > > the processors. > > > > > > > > So I (rather unwillingly) have to support the > > apparent consensus: > > > > get a single fast Intel. > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > Though I'm not on the cutting edge any more wrt to > > CPU speed, cooling noise > > > has always been one of the things I hate most > > about modern computers. (Oh, > > > what joy it once was, back in the Amiga days.) > > > > > > I have long since given up trying silence the fans > > (I do it a little to keep > > > it bearable) and it is most oftenly counter > > productive to their purpose. > > > > > > My solution for several years now has been to > > place the computer in an > > > adjacent room, in this case a storage room. > > > I just drilled a hole in the wall, just large > > enough so all the cables are > > > able to fit and then covered the hole as best I > > could to eliminate noise > > > through it. > > > > > > For me this has been the ideal solution, noise is > > way down, close to non > > > audible proportions, and cooling for the computer > > is also good enough. > > > > > > /Robert > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). > http://calendar.yahoo.com > ___________________________________ John Bleichert syborg@xxxxxxxxxxx -- http://vonbek.dhs.org/latest.jpg -----------------------------------
