Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-amd64 (299 mails)

[Andreas Jaeger <aj@xxxxxxx>]

Sergei Klink <sklink@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

> On January 26, 2004 12:46 pm, you wrote:
>> cpufreq really works fine (if your BIOS fills in the tables correctly
>> ;-)!  I really like to see my cpu slow down when the system is idle
>> and go up again when it's busy - and less frequency means less power
>> and less noise!
>>
>
> Funny, I've just realized that the noise level my box produces has been 
> exactly the same ever since I started it(I can't even hear my harddrives, and 
> fans don't spin down too much to make enough difference in sound). In fact, 
> the loudest part seems to be the fan on the power supply(350W)(I bought a 
> cheap rectangular case, was a good deal and I even liked its look - kind of 
> like a small copy of a normal tower =)

Agreed, if your fans are not temperature regulated, this will not help.

Andreas
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