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Originally Posted by bal8664
All these situations are why i choose to have a completely fanless computer, other than the psu that is.  |
The fact that there's a question of how to set up a good air-flow, and that temperatures rise over time is the reason you choose to go fanless?
Fanless is a nice idea, and it works in some instances, but generally, temperatures are higher than with aircooling. You also have a big problem if you want to get a state-of-the-art gaming machine - how do you passively cool a x800xt videocard without it overheating???
Fanless computers are great for the sound levels (I'm very interested in that subject), but they do have their problems.
FYI, I have a fan-based cooling setup, where the total noise is very low indeed. When I turn the fan speeds down, all I can hear is my PSU fan (12cm papst fan at 1200 rpm, which is still kinda loud compared to some other low-noise PSUs). When I want to play games, I increase the fan speeds to moderate sound levels, and can keep temperatures in check. Even when running with maximum fan rpms, my computer is pretty quiet compared to most systems I've heard. If you want to compare it to something: it's more quiet than one stock Intel P4 cooler, or one of those typical high-end videocard coolers.
(Another thing though: have you ever heard one of the "older" HP or Dell computers, pre-socket 775 P4s? Even with fans, they're pretty much silent. Impressive.)