[CUBE] Sonnet CPU upgrade vs Powerlogix Upgrade-Comparison

[Thubten Kunga]

There is also the option of purchasing a third party fan instead of 
what each firm supplies. I have a variable speed Enermax that has a 
manual dial to run it as slowly as 1K RPM and as fast as 3K RPM that I 
plan on using. Since it's a fatter fan (still fits — you just have to 
break off 4 corners on one side) it should provide plenty of air flow 
at the low speed.

It's model UC-8FAB-B with two ball bearings. Appears to be extremely 
quiet. But haven't done my upgrade yet.

Got sidetracked with a dual 867 MDD for MP3 ripping and expansion 
reasons. Only $1319 refurbished at Small Dog. They ran out Monday. I 
know, I know. Noise. But the silent fans upgrade kit is still available 
for $20 until June 30th. So I really wanted the last MDD that still 
boots 9 (just in case) before moving into the brave new world of OS X 
forever more.

I guess I'll wait for a dual 970 upgrade next year. Or a cheap dual 1.5 
GHz later this year? Whatever.

k

On Wednesday, April 23, 2003, at 03:04  AM, Bill Wong wrote:

> On 4/23/03 4:54 AM, "Joakim Skog" <joakim.skog at home.se> wrote:
>
>> Has anyone compared the noice from the fans in each upgrade card? Are 
>> there
>> different fans between the models from PowerLogix for example? Do 
>> Sonnet use
>> another fan than PowerLogix, and how do they compare? Any dB numbers 
>> to
>> compare?
>>
>> /Joakim
> Here is my experience:
>
> Panaflow low speed fan:
>
> Sonnet 1.25 GHz Single
> PowerLogix 1 GHz single
>
> Panaflow high speed fan (noisy):
>
> PowerLogix Dual 800
>
> The both use the Panaflow 15 mm height fans, which comes in low and 
> high RPM
> version. I prefer the low speed fan because of the noise factor.
>
> Bill