cube fan will never die

[John Allan]

You guys must have picked up on this a hundred times:

http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/Graphics/fanless_radeon_Cube_cards.html

> Which Radeon do you mean? The Apple OEM ATI Radeon 7500 runs without a
> fan and will never die.

> I think the question was concerning Apple approved video cards
> for the Cube that did not have a fan.  The Radeon 7500 has never
> been approved by Apple for use in a Cube, fan or no fan.

So basically, it is pretty safe to go with a fanless card.

Noise is an issue and card fans can be the noisiest due to their pitch and
tendency to self destruct.

I was looking at the supply of quiet fans from quietpc.com. They have an 80
mm case fan, although it is 20mm high, that kicks out 20 decibels which is
probably a lot quieter than the noise that goes on in my head alone.

For the folks that have done the processor upgrades, those use both a
heatsink fan *AND* a case fan, right? Would it be possible to run it with
just the case fan? My guess is no.

I have an 800 MHz upgrade in an 9600 tower and it came with a little fan on
the card too.

How much are those Cube list specials for sale for?

Thanks,

John