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Passive Cooling
Greetings,
I would like to run a Linux server from my apartment... my one catch, I want it to be COOLED COMPLETELY PASSIVELY. My apartment is small and I do not want to constantly be hearing the fans whirring. The box doesnt have to be super fast. I just need something ~1 Ghz that supports the 586 instruction set where I can install Linux. I am looking for a box where the power supply and the CPU can be adaquately cooled by passive means. Are there any passively cooled power supplies? What are the most effective heat sinks for CPUs? I am not even sure I want an AMD or Intel chip, as I believe that there are other chips that run cooler with less power. Thoughts? URLs? Thanks. -j |
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"J. VerSchave" wrote in message
om... Greetings, I would like to run a Linux server from my apartment... my one catch, I want it to be COOLED COMPLETELY PASSIVELY. My apartment is small and I do not want to constantly be hearing the fans whirring. The box doesnt have to be super fast. I just need something ~1 Ghz that supports the 586 instruction set where I can install Linux. I am looking for a box where the power supply and the CPU can be adaquately cooled by passive means. Are there any passively cooled power supplies? What are the most effective heat sinks for CPUs? I am not even sure I want an AMD or Intel chip, as I believe that there are other chips that run cooler with less power. Thoughts? URLs? Thanks. -j You want a Via C3. Actually, you probably don't, but that's about the only choice for your requirements. They have a 1Ghz chip, but unfortunately it runs about as fast as a celeron 450: http://www.dansdata.com/c3.htm http://www.dansdata.com/m10000.htm Here's one heatsink: http://www.dansdata.com/coolercomp_p8.htm#c3 It didn't work very well. As for power supply, check out a store like PC power and cooling. You should have no trouble finding quiet PSUs. Check out online reviews from users before you buy. Gareth |
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J. VerSchave wrote:
Greetings, I would like to run a Linux server from my apartment... my one catch, I want it to be COOLED COMPLETELY PASSIVELY. My apartment is small and I do not want to constantly be hearing the fans whirring. The box doesnt have to be super fast. I just need something ~1 Ghz that supports the 586 instruction set where I can install Linux. I am looking for a box where the power supply and the CPU can be adaquately cooled by passive means. Are there any passively cooled power supplies? What are the most effective heat sinks for CPUs? I am not even sure I want an AMD or Intel chip, as I believe that there are other chips that run cooler with less power. Thoughts? URLs? Thanks. -j Thoughts: power supplies from Zalman or the Vantec Stealth range might be to your liking. If you really want a completely fanless setup then you're going to have to do a lot of work and research, as these are extremely hard to get working effectively. However, if you are willing to do the research, you can get a partially fanless design going fairly easilly. Heck, I'm upgrading an old Dell for some friends right now and it doesn't have a CPU fan on it's slot 1 266mhz P2 CPU, just a massive heatsink and 1 case and 1 power supply fan. You may even want to look into water cooling... -- Are you registered as a bone marrow donor? You regenerate what you donate. You are offered the chance to donate only if you match a person on the recipient list. Call your local Red Cross and ask about registering to be a bone marrow donor. spam trap: replace shyah_right! with hotmail when replying |
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spodosaurus wrote: J. VerSchave wrote: Greetings, I would like to run a Linux server from my apartment... my one catch, I want it to be COOLED COMPLETELY PASSIVELY. My apartment is small and I do not want to constantly be hearing the fans whirring. The box doesnt have to be super fast. I just need something ~1 Ghz that supports the 586 instruction set where I can install Linux. I am looking for a box where the power supply and the CPU can be adaquately cooled by passive means. Are there any passively cooled power supplies? What are the most effective heat sinks for CPUs? I am not even sure I want an AMD or Intel chip, as I believe that there are other chips that run cooler with less power. Thoughts? URLs? Thanks. -j Thoughts: power supplies from Zalman or the Vantec Stealth range might be to your liking. If you really want a completely fanless setup then you're going to have to do a lot of work and research, as these are extremely hard to get working effectively. However, if you are willing to do the research, you can get a partially fanless design going fairly easilly. Heck, I'm upgrading an old Dell for some friends right now and it doesn't have a CPU fan on it's slot 1 266mhz P2 CPU, just a massive heatsink and 1 case and 1 power supply fan. You may even want to look into water cooling... -- Mini-ITX mobo-ased systems are low power, tiny, and can be completely fan-free, depending on which model you use. See; http://www6.tomshardware.com/motherb...326/index.html Cyberguys has a couple models with prices. http://www.cyberguys.com/templates/SearchAll.asp One of the advantages of these systems is a lower electric bill, for a server that is always on. Are you registered as a bone marrow donor? You regenerate what you donate. You are offered the chance to donate only if you match a person on the recipient list. Call your local Red Cross and ask about registering to be a bone marrow donor. spam trap: replace shyah_right! with hotmail when replying -- Al Dykes ----------- |
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A good source for information on quiet computing:
www.silentpcreview.com The site is down as I write this response; if it is still down when you try the link, try again later. "J. VerSchave" wrote in message om... Greetings, I would like to run a Linux server from my apartment... my one catch, I want it to be COOLED COMPLETELY PASSIVELY. My apartment is small and I do not want to constantly be hearing the fans whirring. The box doesnt have to be super fast. I just need something ~1 Ghz that supports the 586 instruction set where I can install Linux. I am looking for a box where the power supply and the CPU can be adaquately cooled by passive means. Are there any passively cooled power supplies? What are the most effective heat sinks for CPUs? I am not even sure I want an AMD or Intel chip, as I believe that there are other chips that run cooler with less power. Thoughts? URLs? Thanks. -j |
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"J. VerSchave" wrote in message om... Greetings, I would like to run a Linux server from my apartment... my one catch, I want it to be COOLED COMPLETELY PASSIVELY. My apartment is small and I do not want to constantly be hearing the fans whirring. The box doesnt have to be super fast. I just need something ~1 Ghz that supports the 586 instruction set where I can install Linux. I am looking for a box where the power supply and the CPU can be adaquately cooled by passive means. Are there any passively cooled power supplies? What are the most effective heat sinks for CPUs? I am not even sure I want an AMD or Intel chip, as I believe that there are other chips that run cooler with less power. Thoughts? URLs? Thanks. -j Linux might be picky about the cpu you choose. Forewarned the Via 1Gz is cheap, low powered and a passively cooled with performance around 450. If you are truly running a server, ie, no need for high speed GUI then the Via chips will work. I had a Cel 333 - Cel 633 Linux RH8.0 server running everything fairly quiet (case fan louder than cpu fan) just a bit slow with Gnome and real slow with Xine. You should look for a quiet psu to complement the cpu. I'd recommend Via Cx, Intel Cels 333-700 for quiet, cooler, low power cpus where performance is not an issue. |
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On 19 Jul 2003 14:54:34 -0700, (J. VerSchave)
wrote: I would like to run a Linux server from my apartment... my one catch, I want it to be COOLED COMPLETELY PASSIVELY. My apartment is small and I do not want to constantly be hearing the fans whirring. The box doesnt have to be super fast. I just need something ~1 Ghz that supports the 586 instruction set where I can install Linux. there is no need to search for totally fanless stuff; if you put on fans on 5V, surely you won´t hear them; you will hear more HD spin than fans IMHO... -- Regards, SPAJKY - http://freeweb.siol.net/jerman55/HP/Spajky.htm Celly-III OC-ed,"Tualatin on BX-Slot1-MoBo!" E-mail AntiSpam: remove ## |
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"Gareth Church" wrote in message ...
You want a Via C3. Actually, you probably don't, but that's about the only I actually purchased one recently - a Nehemiah M10000. But I am disappointed at the CPU fan's noise. Do you happen to know where I can purchase a PASSIVE heatsink that can replace the heatsink+fan provided with the motherboard? The following http://www.zalman.co.kr/english/prod...ps6100alcu.htm seemed promising, but then the mini-ITX web site (http://www.mini-itx.com/hardware.asp) claims it won't fit... (and the Zalman web site says "coming soon", so even if it fits, where do I buy it?) Thanks, Sam |
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