[mythtv-users] Underclocking...?

[Loren H. Burlingame]

On Sun, 16 Jan 2005 22:56:25 +0100, Søren Dalsgaard <pvr350 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I am trying to setup a mythtv box and most bits are in place but the
> machine is somewhat noisy. I tried spraying a lubricant into the fan
> on the CPU and the fan on some chip on the motherboard and that took
> care of the worst bits.But I would prefer an even more quiet pc.
> 

I would just suggest getting a quieter fan. Just look at some online
reviews and find a heatsink/fan combo for your processor that has a
low noise rating. Most vendor sites will put the decible rating in the
specs.

As for the northbridge, you can probably just replace that with a
bigger heatsink (with no fan), just make sure the case has good air
flow.

Also, I would highly discourage getting fans from CompUSA, the last 2
I have bought from there died in a matter of weeks under perfectly
normal conditions.

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