My old Compaq PIII-600 was brilliant. The PSU made no sound, there was a heatsink over the P3 cartridge and a nice big fan (so quiet I didn't even know it was there until a couple of days ago!) at the front to cool the CPU. It got replaced by a Tiny Computers refubished Athlon 1800+ which sounded like a hurricane, but saved on the gas bill if nothing else!
So I obtained a new Enermax PSU to replace the old (90 watt!) one, which has already made the system quieter and cooler. The main offender now is the CPU fan...
Running a web server from my bedroom became impossible to do because of the new system's noise, and I can't really describe the relief I feel when I turn it off and the fans spin down. I think back to the days when my A500 would play Jesus on E's through my hifi and sigh... lol sorry went a bit funny for a second there :-D
Anyway since I have such a soft spot for the Compaq P3 it's going to be put back into use as my 24hrs a day webserver 'cause I can actually sleep with it in my room :lol:
Sorry for the long, strange and maybe pointless post here, i just started babbling and thought i might as well finish :-D
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oh yes, that was my point, you can't crank the mp3's when it's time for sleep :-)
