Ben Barrett wrote:
> Eeek, don't these have major EMF/RFI shielding issues? Starting with
> not being FCC certified, moreover simply not being very safe (in that
> the contents of a PC *belong* in a faraday cage, no?)... although I
> plead partial ignorance, I wanted to ask. Most geeks will not argue
> about the coolness factor, but are they safe? Also, acrylic is so
> brittle! Gah...
Safe? Electromagnetic radiation won't hurt you (certain "alternative"
opinions aside), it'll just mess up your WiFi and your cell phone and
maybe your neighbors' TV and radio reception.
That said, yes, EMI-tested cases make good neighbors.
> My question: what is the cheapest way to *quietly* make a system cool?
Here's the mother lode of quiet computing resources. They have lots
of good info both about cheap, and about extreme low noise.
http://www.silentpcreview.com/
> I'd love to [eventually] get a nice watercooler
Cheap is not water cooling. Water cooling isn't really quiet, either,
because you still use a fan to cool the radiator. It's a bigger fan,
so it can spin a little slower, but it isn't a panacea. I put
waterblocks on the dual Athlons a year and a half ago, and I've been
working ever since to get the noise down (and keep them from crashing
-- they generate A LOT of heat).
I'm thinking about scrapping my water cooling setup in a couple of
months and going back to CPU fans because it hasn't been reliable, and
it's been high maintenance all along. And the noise is still too
strong for my taste, both the fans and the pump's vibration. (I like
to listen to quiet music in the office.)
> Can I put the storage array in the freezer?
Unlike solid state devices, disk drives have a fairly high minimum
working temperature. The lubricant gets funky and the metal gets
brittle when it's too cold.
--
Bob Miller K<bob>
kbobsoft software consulting
http://kbobsoft.com [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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