On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 6:59 PM, rosea grammostola <rosea.grammostola@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 3:58 PM, Kjetil S. Matheussen > <k.s.matheussen@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> >> On Sat, 11 Sep 2010, rosea grammostola wrote: >> >>> On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 3:12 PM, Kjetil S. Matheussen >>> <k.s.matheussen@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sat, 11 Sep 2010, rosea grammostola wrote: >>>> >>>>> On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 2:20 PM, Kjetil S. Matheussen >>>>> <k.s.matheussen@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> rosea grammostola: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks for all the info so far. >>>>>>> I have gathered some components: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Processor: i5 750 >>>>>>> Heatsink: ? >>>>>>> MB: Asus P7P55D >>>>>>> Memory: Corsair XMS3 4GB(2x2GB) PC3-10666 >>>>>>> HDD: 2 x Western Digital WD5000AADS (Bulk, Caviar Green) (500GB) >>>>>>> Case: Antec SOLO >>>>>>> Fan: Nexus 120mm Real Silent case fan >>>>>>> DVD: Lite-On iHAS124 24xDVDRW >>>>>>> PSU: Seasonic S12II, 380Watt, ATX >>>>>>> Screen: Lenovo L1951p 19" or ThinkVision L197 19inch (1440x900) Wide >>>>>>> Flat Panel LCD (Analog/Digital) HDCP TCO 03,MPR-II >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> That cabinet has the PSU placed at the top. >>>>>> If you want a silent case, but one which is cheaper >>>>>> than antec p183, maybe fractal design could >>>>>> be an alternative? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks. >>>>> I didn't see scientific sources which confirms that the 'PSU on bottom >>>>> approach' is better ;) >>>>> I was thinking to follow this approach >>>>> http://www.silentpcreview.com/article826-page1.html >>>>> It just needs one fan... >>>>> >>>> >>>> Bad design. He says himself that: >>>> >>>> "The dedicated intake duct ensures that the PSU fan never ramps up unless >>>> absolutely needed. In actual use, it should just about never ramp up >>>> except >>>> maybe in very hot weather under long term high load conditions." >>>> >>>> "Long term high load conditions" is something you probably >>>> experience when working with audio. Even just watching a web >>>> page with flash cause high long term CPU usage. There's nothing >>>> more irritating than fans suddenly ramping up. >>> >>> >>> Ok, but it would be nice if you could provide some sources which makes >>> clear that and why the bottom PSU approach is better. >>> >> >> I'm just talking out of experience. The PSU is usually the noisiest part >> in a computer if its heated, and if you put it at the top, especially >> right above the CPU, it becomes too warm. I avoided this problem in one >> computer I build (an antec SOLO case BTW) by replacing the fan in >> the PSU so that it pused air towards the CPU instead of the other way, >> but the easiest way to avoid PSU noise is just to put the PSU >> at the bottom. >> Hmm here are people saying, fanless PSU on top of the case, PSU with fan -> bottom .... http://www.silentpcreview.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=521114#521114 \r _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
