[CUBE] Cube upgrades vs. new Powermac

[atoa at krak.net]

On Sat, 24 Apr 2004, J.C. Webber III wrote:

> Phil Mitchell wrote:
> > keep in mind that the G5 has NINE fans!!
> >
>
> Keep in mind that it's still quieter than a G4 Powermac.
>
> Keep in mind that having nine fans means that they can all work a lot
> less (eg:  slower, quieter) than one or two fans trying to cool the
> whole box.

You may be correct as factual matter, that the G5's are quieter than the
G4's, but your logic escapes me.

My G4, with two fans, isn't quieter than my IICI, which has only one.

There's a lot more to noise than number of fans.

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