Berkeley CSUA MOTD:Entry 37246
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2005/4/18-19 [Computer/HW/CPU] UID:37246 Activity:kinda low
4/18    Has anyone tried those liquid CPU cooler? How much noise does it
        reduce? I have an AMD and I'm not sure whether the noise is from
        the CPU fan, power supply fan, gaming card fan, or the motherboard
        chipset fan. If you have those cool liquid coolers, how much did
        you spend on it and do you think its worth it?
        \_ If you want a quiet computer, it is most effective to tackle
           all sources of noise at once. http://www.endpcnoise.com
        \_ A colleague of mine bought a Zalman TN1500A, with a bunch of
           super quiet fans (Papst?) from http://quietpc.com.  He has a load of
           SATA disk in there, and the thing is dead silent.  Costs a bunch,
           though.  -John
           \_ they have a really quiet power supply I'd like to get (350W
              and less than 20db? That's just amazing). But how do I know
              if it will fit in my enclosure? The web site has no spec
              \_ Google?  :)  Seriously though, also look at papst fans.
                 I've had trouble finding resellers, though.  -John
              \_ The advertised decibal rating is MISLEADING. They claim 19dB,
                 but don't tell you that it's under light load. If you look at
                 specs here: http://www.nexustek.nl/nx3500.htm you'll see that
                 at full load, it is near 30dB.
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www.nexustek.nl/nx3500.htm
NX-3500 Real Silent Power Supply 350Watt Special Edition Nexus NX-3500 Special Edition Real Silent power supply equipped with a large 12cm orange fan to provide sufficient airflow at a low fan speed a nd very low noise level. The Nexus NX-3500 Special Edition Rea l Silent power supply is equipped with a large 12cm fan and SATA connect or. The Nexus NX-3500 Special Edition is the latest edition to the Nexus Real Silent power supply series. The Nexus NX-3500 Special Edition is equipp ed with a large 12 cm fan which provides sufficient airflow to cool the power supply at very low speed and at a very low noise level. transformer * MTBF: 100K hours at 25^oC * 100% Hi-pot tested * Line input fuse protection * Longer power cables * SATA ready! Honey comb grill: Nexus honey comb grill structure for more airflow and better efficiency! The Nexus NX-3500 and NX-4090 have a honey comb grill structure for more airflow. The honey comb grill structure is more efficient than standard circle stamped grill structures. transformer * MTBF: 100K hours at 25^oC * 100% Hi-pot tested * Line input fuse protection * Longer power cables * SATA ready! The power supply may shutdown from such an event and require power-on restart. Testing consists of application of the listed over-current value with maximum load on all other outputs. The power supply may shut down in the event of a short circuit and require power-on restart. A short circuit consists of application of a test resistance of less then 005 ohms at each output with maximum load on all outputs. Overshoot is defined as any output that exceeds the voltage tolerance plus or minus an additional 5%. measured at normal AC mains voltage and frequency with maximum loads on all outputs. Take a closer look Technical drawing: A full technical drawing of the Nexus NX-3500SE Real Silent Power Supply is available upon request. The Nexus NX-3500SE is an ultra quiet power s upply with enough power for the newest AMD and Intel machines.
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