[CUBE] Cube Sonnet Upgrade Downgrade

[Kunga]

Go for a Verax fan John. It will be radically quieter. Here's why:  
<http://www.verax.de/ 
verax.php?SID=04ac29727395e58d3263e0e5e82a04a4&template=cms_entry_techni 
k&groupid=1&entryid=7>

They have 6 models that will fit. 80x80x25mm. Don't worry about the  
25mm. You just break off the corners of the fan and it still fits. You  
can buy them from here.
<http://www.veraxfans.com>

k

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On Wednesday, June 11, 2003, at 09:58  PM, John Labovitz wrote:

> I literally just finished (ten minutes ago) upgrading my Cube using  
> the 1.2
> Ghz Sonnet.  It went fairly well, although did take quite some time to  
> do.
> I don't recommend it for someone who hasn't worked with the innards of  
> small
> computers before.  It was nice to have everything come up working on  
> the
> first try!
>
> Unfortunately, the fan noise *is* noticeable -- even irritating.   
> Granted,
> that may be my installation -- perhaps there's something rattling  
> around
> that shouldn't be.  (I also have a Rage 128 video card in there with  
> it's
> own fan, but the noise now is definitely louder than it was before the  
> CPU
> upgrade.)
>
> However, the whole system is much faster, which is nice.  I'll see how  
> long
> I can take the whirring noises before I take it back apart and make  
> the fan
> quieter.