Re: Are AMD opteron too noisy?

From: Greg Lindahl (lindahl_at_pbm.com)
Date: 02/21/05


Date: 21 Feb 2005 11:33:18 -0800

In article <2fa8895c.0502211045.3145c327@posting.google.com>,
Diego Luego <dluego@yahoo.es> wrote:

> The level of noise we are experiencing with a 64 bit machine
>based on dual AMD opteron processors is considerably high compared
>with other computer systems.

The cpu doesn't generate the noise; it generates heat, similar to
Intel cpus, and then it's up to the people who built the system to get
rid of that heat quietly. 1Us are especially bad due to the small
diameter of the fans.

Here's an article that talks about quieting desk-side computers:

http://www.bigbruin.com/techtips/techtip009.html

-- greg



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