[TriLUG] Slightly OT: Are there Really Quiet Computer Case Fans?

[Sinner from the Prairy]

On Sat January 17 2004 21:4821pm, Scott Chilcote wrote:
> My job has me working within a six feet of a dual Xeon server.  It
> has at least five noisy fans, and sounds like a vacuum cleaner.

I've seen fans that produce less noise than usual. They are more 
expensive than the regular fans. IIRC they aer "ball-bearing fans".

I read and have tested that 120mm fans are much quieter than the regular 
80mm fans.

On a magazine (Maximum PC, IIRC) I read an article about silencing noisy 
PCs. They recommended filtering the air intake and air exhaust with 
thin A/C filter material. Those filters, aside from trapping dust,  
help reduce the decibels. And padding the computer case with 
heat-resistant material, also helps quieting the noise.


Salut,
Sinner
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