On Sun, 4 Jun 2006 21:43:25 -0500, Jacob Yocom-Piatt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>i've got a few machines that have heatsinks and fans which are effective but >very loud. i would like to get some heatsinks and fans that are quiet, reliable >and reasonably priced. this has become a priority now that i've moved one of >these machines to my home and keep it in my bedroom. > >these machines need Socket A and Socket 370 heatsinks. it's a plus if they're >low profile for 1U and 2U rackmount units. all suggestions appreciated. > >cheers, >jake Hi Jake, Most people just don't get it. The equation is simple: HEAT * TIME Thermal breakdown occurs over time. The longer you have the heat, the sooner things will fail. Loud, constantly running fans are a very very "Good Thing" (TM), since even if there is little heat for them to dissipate you are still helping to reduce the effect of the HEAT * TIME equation. It might sound strange, but the above is also very important for hard drives. If you keep them cool, they will run for far longer than if you let stay at a constant warm temp. EMC, NetApp and others which deal with very large concentrations of hard drives have all done (unreleased, internal) testing which proves for each degree above some minimum value, the MTBF of a hard drive is decreased by 50%. The annoyance of a constantly running fan is far less than the annoyance of constantly replacing failed hardware. JCR -- Free, Open Source CAD, CAM and EDA Tools http://www.DesignTools.org
