[G4] G4 fan noise cure

[David Crandon]

yeah, the guy who "invented" bigfoot just died.

david

sr ferenczy wrote:
> 
> well, just because people all over the world believe something doesnt
> *necessarily* make it accurate. (take the whole "bigfoot" scam...
> thousands believe it, though it was all a sham.
> im not trying to say loud G4s shouldnt be dealt with, i am just
> wondering when the last time you sat down and listened to the
> competition-wintels arent quiet.
> 
> sandor
> 
> On Saturday, December 21, 2002, at 02:40  PM, RH wrote:
> 
> > Sorry, but that is just ignorant -- and btw -- the Apple standard
> > line. The
> > issue is not decibel elvel, it's acoustic whine caused by improper case
> > design for the components installed. Nobody needs to learn about their
> > fast
> > processors produce heat. That's about on the order of saying PC's
> > consume
> > power.
> >
> > Don't dismiss what you don't know about... The G4 is a fanstastic
> > machine,
> > no one disputes that. But in packing all they did inot that case, they
> > failed on the acoustic design -- and that could have been prevented.
> > Lack of
> > acoustic dampening materials. A CPU case fan that slots in vs screwed
> > in
> > with acoustic dampeneing material -- there is none. Power supply
> > housing
> > makinmg metl to metal contact with G4 interior case. No acoustic
> > insulation.
> >
> > In every example shown above, frustrated owners have addressed these
> > simple
> > mods, and have dramatically reduced the acoustic noise -- and the
> > whining --
> > the high pitched vibrational whining whuch causes many people
> > headaches.
> >
> > If they don't cause you headaches, great, lucky you. But when you get
> > people
> > all over the world corroborating these problems, plus numerous
> > disassembly,
> > inspection, and modification efforts documented with photos and sound
> > files,
> > it is actually quit easy to conclude: That do people want from Apple?
> > They
> > want acoustic design that matches their CPU performance. Is that
> > asking a
> > lot? It used to be Steve Jobs job one.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Power Macintosh G4 List [mailto:G4 at lists.themacintoshguy.com]On
> > Behalf Of Mark E Hood
> > Sent: Saturday, December 21, 2002 9:54 AM
> > To: Power Macintosh G4 List
> > Subject: Re: [G4] G4 fan noise cure
> >
> >
> > spot on, sandor. i mean there are *two* *hot* CPUs in there. They
> > require cooling, and a lot of power. I really don't know what it is
> > that people want from apple. My G4 is a whole sight quieter than my
> > Dell.
> >
> >
> > mark
> >
> >
> > On Saturday, December 21, 2002, at 12:35  pm, sr ferenczy wrote:
> >
> >> certainly i believe the new macs are probably pretty loud, but are
> >> they any worse than the competition?? ...i know the G4 chips run much
> >> much cooler than intel or AMDs chips...
> >
> >
> >
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