Yup. And I recall the G5 cheese graters, especially the water cooled ones and what a nightmare they could be…when the cooling system leaked.
I can’t hear the fans on my 5.1 unless I’m running HandBrake or rendering video. And then I just barely hear them spool up, and I don’t have to look to see when the job is done, as I know it by hearing the fans go nearly silent. -D > On Jun 5, 2019, at 8:48 PM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > My read is that the skin is not necessary for maximum cooling potential. > IOW, it can run naked without damage, no matter what you do. Sounds > like it can be a hot one, too. Running one of those at full roar for 8 hours > a day would cost $160/yr at my house, for the electricity alone. In a > 24x7 render farm, more like $700/yr. > > This cheese grater is rated for some premium cheese! > > The first "cheese grater" was the G5 PPC, not the Mac Pro. > Two generations of those (both air- and water-cooled), five > generations of lookalike Mac Pros, and now this one. The > water-cooled G5 didn't use a standard 15A power cord, it used > a 20A power cord. So it also was capable of significant feats > of cheese-warming. > > To me one of the most impressive things about the cheese graters > is how quiet they _usually_ are, when contrasted with how loud they > can get if you really work them hard. > > -- Jim > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
