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

[Jesse Aaron Safir]

Scott,

I built a machine a few years ago with an Enlight case.  My goal was to
make it as quiet as possible.  I bought a special "quiet" power supply and
case fan and CPU fan.  It was still WAY too loud so now all I have at home
is a laptop.  So..."quite fans" are probably a marketing ploy...

> Hi Folks,
>
> My job has me working within a six feet of a dual Xeon server.  It has
> at least five noisy fans, and sounds like a vacuum cleaner.
>
> I'm considering a ways to quiet this box, and one of them is to buy some
>    fans that claim to be quiet to replace the current ones.  I have no
> idea how much this would help - for all I know, it has them already.
>
> Does anyone know whether truly quiet fans exist, or is this just an
> advertising ploy?
>
> Another possibility is to buy some ethernet KVM tranceivers and move the
> machine elsewhere.  Besides the $$$ these cost, I'm short on alternative
> space.
>
> If you've had a good experience with quieter fans, or have come up with
> a better solution for this, please let me know.  Replacing the system
> isn't an option, but I've thought about putting it in a quieter box.
>
> I can't scrape up enough for one of these:
>
>     http://www.tomshardware.com/howto/20040115/index.html
>
> But it sure would be sweet!
>
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> Scott C.
>
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