Just out of curiousity...

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kony said:
Umm, he was asking if he was correct in assuming, so it is a simple "no"
answer, at least according to what you wrote, which I pretty much agree
with.
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You're right, I thought is was a trick question. :-)
 
John said:
Thank you.

Finally, someone with some sense.
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My problem is the CPU fan in my Dell Dimension 2350, which I had to
replace cuz it was "whining", but the replacement fan would not fit, so I
am still
using the original fan with a bit of oil in it. The problem is even worse
now, and the fan gets louder when I tax the CPU more.
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So it's noisy because the fan has failed? Maybe if you bought a replacement
fan that fit it wouldn't be noisy?

When I got it, it was
almost state-of-the-art. Now its a clunker,
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Welcome to the world of computers.

Other OEMs like Gateway
and HP don't use these ridiculous fans that get noisier as the CPU gets
hotter.
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LOL!
 
I see so many complaints about system fans on this board that it's
surprising that Dell does nothing to address this problem. I won't be buying
another Dell for my home or office until Dell does something about this.
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We'll alert Dell for you. I'm sure they'll be devastated! lol


Have a nice week...

Trent

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Yep. And if you don't like it, fine. I have no problem that.

This was just me venting over my parent refusing to believe that my CPU fan
has gotten louder. See my "CPU Fan Problems" thread for more details.
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Maybe they can't HEAR the noise.


Have a nice week...

Trent

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In message <<[email protected]>> "John R. Sellers"
Am I correct in assuming every computer sold should be as quiet as possible?
Yes or no.
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What is the quietest possible configuration? I could make my
workstation quieter if I pulled the two 10,000rpm hard drives and put in
a ton of flash drives, or a couple ultra quiet laptop hard drives.

Of course, performance would suffer.

I could make it quieter by pulling some fans out, but the CPU
temperature would go from 40C to 65C (or higher, that's where I shut it
down)

Of course, the machine's life would suffer.

There is a large market for "quiet at the cost of performance" PCs
especially in the office desktop PC world. Dell makes some amazingly
quiet machines in this area, to the point that I wished mine was louder
because I needed the white noise.

There is also a market for "performance at all costs" where noise really
doesn't matter if it means you can squeeze that extra bit of performance
and/or life out of the system.

Lastly, there is a happy medium -- Most home users wouldn't be happy
paying more money AND getting a slower PC simply to get an ultra-quiet
machine, nor would they be happy spending the $3000 to get a well
engineered PC for Johnny to play the latest game when they could save
$1500 or more buying louder, cheaper, faster components.
 
Stacey said:
So it's noisy because the fan has failed? Maybe if you bought a
replacement fan that fit it wouldn't be noisy?



Welcome to the world of computers.



LOL!
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I disagree - the one in my spare 751n certainly does!
 
John said:
Yep. And if you don't like it, fine. I have no problem that.

This was just me venting over my parent refusing to believe that my
CPU fan has gotten louder. See my "CPU Fan Problems" thread for more
details.
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Your parent huh? Then what was this about?

"I won't be buying another Dell for my home or office until Dell does
something about this."

I bet you didn't even buy the one you have.
 
Let me clarify this. I'm talkin' idealitically, not realistically.
Idealistically, every computer ever made would make NO noise what-so-ever.
Now I do know that this may not be realistically possible, but wouldn't it
be great. I'd say that the quietness of a notebook computer is as close to
a completely silent computer is we can get.
 
~misfit~ said:
"I won't be buying another Dell for my home or office until Dell does
something about this."

I bet you didn't even buy the one you have.
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As I told Trrent, I didn't write that. I got it from the Dell forum.

FYI, I bought my PC @ Dell's website.
 
DaveW said:
Very quiet often implies that the computer may have inadequate cooling. It
depends on the design.
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What about water-cooled systems. Do they work?
 
What about water-cooled systems. Do they work?
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Water cooling tends to move the noise to a different place. Then there is
the problem of leaks, corrosion, etc.. Have worked on water cooled
mainframes in the past. Requires lots of attention to detail, and don't use
regular tap water ;)

JT
 
Let me clarify this. I'm talkin' idealitically, not realistically.
Idealistically, every computer ever made would make NO noise what-so-ever.
Now I do know that this may not be realistically possible, but wouldn't it
be great. I'd say that the quietness of a notebook computer is as close to
a completely silent computer is we can get.
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You obviously haven't seen (heard?) some of the notebooks I have had to
work on ;)

JT
 
JT said:
Water cooling tends to move the noise to a different place. Then there is
the problem of leaks, corrosion, etc..
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Forget that. I don't have time to babysit my hardware all day.
 
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