Re: R10000-150mHz_vs_R12000-300mHz...(?)

From: Atro Tossavainen (Atro.Tossavainen+news_at_helsinki.finland.invalid)
Date: 03/21/05 

Date: 21 Mar 2005 11:26:20 +0200

Tony 'Nicoya' Mantler <nicoya@ubb.ca> writes:

> The Octane can be a bit noisy if the ambient temperature is above 25c,
> otherwise it's not too bad.

I guess that means the sensors are off on every single Octane I've ever
laid hands on (that's four R12K 300 MHz ones and seven R10K ones between
175 and 250 MHz, one of them dual CPU). They are noisy as hell at our
normal room temp of 20'C or so. I'd hate to learn that's the quiet mode.

How many fans are there in the Octane? Are they reasonably standard
components and is it possible to replace them with quieter ones of an
otherwise identical spec? I'm not afraid of getting my hands dirty,
particularly with the one I've got at home. 

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