[Suns-at-Home] RE: [Suns-at-Home] Re: [Suns-at-Home] Ultra 5 - Quiet Power Supply

[Geoff Blake]

On Wed, 11 Oct 2006, Lewis, Benjamin (Ben) wrote:

> > is yours loud, or are you looking for "very quiet"?
>
> Hello Ken, Eric
>
> Thanks for the information. Yes I am looking at one of these
> "case modding" style PC ATX power supplies which claim to
> provide similar ventilation but at very low noise levels.
>
> I used to be able to leave computers running over night but
> since we had a baby the noise is just too much as her room is
> right below my "attic lab". The Ultra 5 I have is rather noisy
> and still makes quite a racket even after a good cleaning.
> Having said that it's quieter than my G5!
>
> I'm going to investigate my local PC "hot rodding" shop over the
> weekend and I will report any progress I make. Hopefully they
> won't try and sell me green neon tubes to go inside the case!

Hi Ben,

If the U5 is in the attic, is it on the wooden floor? if so, put a
couple of carpet tiles under it, makes a terriffic difference to
my U60.....

Good luck

Geoff
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