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

[Jim Ray]

Wow.  Talk about re-use.  Set the noisy thangs in the middle of an office
and forego the expense of the white noise generators to maintain office
privacy.

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Sent: Monday, January 19, 2004 11:25 AM
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Subject: Re: [TriLUG] Slightly OT: Are there Really Quiet Computer Case
Fans?



On Jan 19, 2004, at 2:17 AM, William Sutton wrote:

> Real men get used to helicopter fans running 24x7 :)  I don't know 
> what I'd do if my PC wasn't humming along...probably check and see if 
> I had a power outage on my hands.
>
> (On topic)  Putting the system in the closet and using VNC seems the 
> simplest and most foolproof solution to me.  In any case, I have one 
> system with a couple loud fans, one with very quiet fans, and (a dell) 
> with no fans at all, so quiet fans aren't a complete myth.

If you're lucky enough to have a basement, that's a great place for 
machines.  They're colder than the rest of the house, have plenty of 
power, and a concrete floor where you could bolt a rack.  Who cares 
about quiet fans?  You could have one that sounds like a leaf blower or 
a chain saw and not hear it.