Fan noise madness!!

[Brousseau, Paul E (Paul)]

I don't know about Macs, but Intel processors DESPERATELY need the fan.  Do
NOT disable the processor fan.  Your CPU will overheat in a matter of
minutes from a cold start, or seconds from a warm reboot.  The extra fans
you might have that just blow air through the machine are likely a different
story.  You can get very quiet power supplies and case fans from various
distributers, but I don't know where.

--PBr

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Rory McDonald [SMTP:rmcdonald at viewtech.com]
> Sent:	Monday, February 07, 2000 12:55 PM
> To:	'music-bar at teklab.com'
> Cc:	synth-diy at mailhost.bpa.nl; 'oldsynth at onelist.com'
> Subject:	RE: Fan noise madness!!
> 
> You know, I have had the same issues, and have been wondering if I could
> rig
> a switch to TEMPorarily bypass the fan during recording, and then switch
> it
> back on as soon as the take is done.
> Anyone out there think this is a bad bad thing to do? How long can I get
> away with this before I fry my Mac?
> -Rory Mc Donald
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Phyzek [mailto:phyzek at home.se]
> Sent: Monday, February 07, 2000 12:28 PM
> To: music-bar at teklab.com; dnb-prod at breakbeat.co.uk
> Subject: Fan noise madness!!
> 
> 
> Ever since I mounted all the parts in my computer together I've thought
> that there's too much noise being generated by the fans (processor fan
> and psu fan). There is the same tone coming from the psu fan all the
> time, whereas the processor fan decides what tone to play, depending on
> if it's in a bad mood or not, it usually ends up sounding like some
> crazy animal.
> (For those of you complaining on the a3k's fan, compared to my computer
> the a3k is as quiet as a mouse!)
> 
> Now, this is probably a common problem. My brother is having this
> problem too. But I need to solve it, because I want to be able to record
> in my room with my Rode NT1 (condensor mic) without recording the
> computer which almost is "singing" louder than me.
> 
> Are there any specific brands/models/types of fans (both processor and
> psu) that are known for being very quiet? Someone told me that there's a
> processor fan called "whisper", which is extremely quiet. Where can I
> buy one of those?
> 
> All help appreciated, thanks.
> 
> Cheers,
> Johan