The Sound of silence( cool computers)

[Dan]

My stupid PC gives me headaches!
Can I run it without a CPU-fan, with just a heatsink?
Its a 1,2GHz amd duron. Also what is the fastest Intel or AMD cpu that can be run without a fan?
I heard that the AmigaOne G4 has a CPUfan, that is not cool, why?
My A1200 060 50Mhz doesn`t need a fan.

[Dan]

PSU noise I can live with, but  CPUfan  is to loud.
I looked inside the case and found a 6cm Spire 12V fan and an aluminium heatsink. Would a big slow case fan help?

http://www.zalman.co.kr/english/product/cnps6000Cu.htm

Looks like what I want.
How loud is 20dB? compared to PSU fan?
Soundproofing is isolation which would require a faster airflow, wonder how silent it would be in if i put it in a closet or made a wooden frame around it?

Does the Hush Mini ITX EPIA M10000 Nehemiah 1000Mhz run without a fan???
Would love to run AROS on a fanless MiniITX board.

So it´s possible to run a highspeed G4 without a fan?


Stupid pc engineers why dont they mount the processor on the otherside of  the motherboard then  it would be possible to use the whole side of the tower as a heatsink. And making a powersupply that replaced the top of the pc case with a heatsink would be easy. The outside of the case has an unlimited airflow after all so it wouldn´t need a fast, if any fan.

[Dan]

Do you know the recommended working temperature for a Duron? I downloaded some pdfs at amd.com but it just says that it shuts down on 125C.

And which temperature can the motherboard and the harddisks handle?

Do I need a case fan?