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Quieter PC - AMD or Intel? [message #92910]

Tue, 20 November 2007 07:31

Bill L

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Registered: August 2006

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I'm wondering if I will have better luck making a
quiet-enough-for-the-control-room pc with Intel or AMD. Any data on
which runs hotter these days?

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Re: Quieter PC - AMD or Intel? [message #92911 is a reply to message #92910]

Tue, 20 November 2007 08:17

Erling

Messages: 156
Registered: October 2008

Senior Member

Bill,

I think it's more up to the cooling systems that's available than the
CPU nowadays.
I'm using powersupplies with 120 mm slowly going fans that's giving a
noise of max 16 dBA in my systems:
http://www.chill-innovation.com/chill-innovation.asp

To cool down the cpu, I'm also using 120 mm slowly going fans like
this with speedcontroller:
http://www.northq.dk/products/coolers/nq3312.html
This product are just giving noise from 12 dBA on the slowest speed.
Both computers (AMD 4200X2 and 4000 Athlon) are cooling very well with
the slowest speed on the fans.

Be aware that a motherboard must have enough place to use these kind
of coolers, if it's an idea to try these kind of thing.

By the way, there's oceans of nearly silent cooling systems out there
on the net. Aircoolings, watercoolings etc....

Erling

On Tue, 20 Nov 2007 10:31:12 -0500, Bill L <bill@billlorentzen.com>
wrote:

>I'm wondering if I will have better luck making a
>quiet-enough-for-the-control-room pc with Intel or AMD. Any data on
>which runs hotter these days?

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Re: Quieter PC - AMD or Intel? [message #92912 is a reply to message #92911]

Tue, 20 November 2007 08:24

Erling

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Registered: October 2008

Senior Member

These powersupplies are using 140mm fans, not 120mm;-)

>I think it's more up to the cooling systems that's available than the
>CPU nowadays.
>I'm using powersupplies with 120 mm slowly going fans that's giving a
>noise of max 16 dBA in my systems:
>http://www.chill-innovation.com/chill-innovation.asp
>

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Re: Quieter PC - AMD or Intel? [message #92913 is a reply to message #92910]

Tue, 20 November 2007 08:45

Chris Ludwig

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Registered: May 2006

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HI Bill,
In general right now the current Intels are are running cooler.
Use a 3rd party heat sink. They will better dissipate the heat with the
low rpm fans.

Chris

Bill L wrote:
> I'm wondering if I will have better luck making a
> quiet-enough-for-the-control-room pc with Intel or AMD. Any data on
> which runs hotter these days?

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Chris Ludwig

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(859) 635-5762
www.adkproaudio.com
chrisl@adkproaudio.com

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Re: Quieter PC - AMD or Intel? [message #92916 is a reply to message #92913]

Tue, 20 November 2007 12:27

John [1]
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Registered: September 2005

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i like the computer in another room the best

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Re: Quieter PC - AMD or Intel? [message #92922 is a reply to message #92916]

Tue, 20 November 2007 13:29

Bill L

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Registered: August 2006

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I agree, but with current options, they can get pretty quiet. It's a
long run to a small, hot closet for me right now and I hate the
multitude of cables for 2 computers across hardwood floors. The floors
make the cables more bothersome than carpet for some reason.

John wrote:
> i like the computer in another room the best

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