[G4] G4 fan noise cure

[sr ferenczy]

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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