[mythtv-users] passive Cooling

[Andy Long]

Passive cooling?  On an AMD?  Not likely.

I would suggest switching to one of AMD's mobile Athlon processors.  You
still get good performance, but they use less power and run a lot cooler.
They cost about $10 more than a non-mobile version running at the same
speed.

Also, don't use the stock heatsink/fan.  Instead, get a quiet Heatsink/Fan
from the aftermarket.  I would suggest anything made by Zalman.  If your
budget is tight, you could also get the Speeze WhisperRock II.  It can be
had on newegg.com for under $15 (counting shipping).

Remember, the bigger a fan is, the quieter it will be.  Big fans can move
the same amount of air as a small fan, but at a lower RPM (thus, less
whine).

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Messner" <michael.messner_edv at inode.at>
To: <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2004 5:10 PM
Subject: [mythtv-users] passive Cooling


> Hello mythTV-Users,
>
>  I've one big problem, the CPU-Fan is to loud!!!
> So the big question, which CPU's can I run with passive cooling?
> (The Case is a Harman Cardan Case where I hear every noise!)
> It should be a AMD (Socket A) CPU with minimal 1GHz.
>
> Thanks for any Links, infos, help and so on
> cu mIke
>
> -- 
> Linux und Laptops:
> http://tuxmobile.org
> http://www.linux-on-laptops.com/
> http://www.buzzard.org.uk/toshiba/index.html
>


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