[sdiy] Fans [was: Standalone PC synths]

[fdion at cimastudios.com]

Quoting Harry Bissell Jr <harrybissell at prodigy.net>:

> I used a (showing age) 286 computer to run Cakewark for my
>   CD. I removed the power supply and installed it inside a soundproof box.
>   It was hung from bungee cords, and the whole bax lined with acoustic
>   foam.   It was very quiet. 286's didn't need CPU fans, and I used
>   floppy drives for the data, so there is no noise unless writing.

I've run AMDs and Cyrix with no fans for years, they are great for that. My
latest experiment was an Athlon 64 mobile with an Opteron copper heatsink with
no fan (tricky as there is no heat spreader on the A64 mobile core). Even better
is the Via mini-itx, you can get fanless operation on those and in a footprint
small enough to hide inside a vintage keyboard. There are many fanless power
supplies that provide plenty of oomph for those.

Ciao,
Francois
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