Tim wrote:
On Mon, 2006-01-02 at 11:17 +0100, dondi_2006 wrote:
And it's very important to have it always silent
I think that sort of thing's more a case of looking into alternative
cooling technologies. Quieter fans than the usual crap, different heat
sinks that don't depend so much on fans, things that don't actually
require fans, etc.
It's going to get harder as CPU speeds go up, and software bloats to
accommodate it. It, unavoidably, means more heat.
I have an old 500 MHz box that's almost silent, and without having to do
much handiwork to the box to achieve it (one quiet fan in the box, with
home made ducting to aim it right on the hot spot). I think that
vintage gear is about the last range of gear that was easy to do that
with.
I suggested to a couple of companies that do ODM/OEM designs like DFI,
Viatech, Commell, LogicPD, Shuttle, and Biostar that a mini-ITX board
with a Turion-64 and the VIA north/south-bridge chipsets would be a seller,
but none of them seem interested.
I guess part of the problem is that AMD doesn't see the need for a low-power
AMD64 solution for non-laptop applications... which means that the Turion-64
might be priced right for laptops, but is too expensive for mini-ITX
applications
like the hushPC. (I.e. there is no "embedded" marketing drive for the
AMD64.)
At 16W, with the entire case being the heatsink (as the Serener GS-01
does)...
you're at the limit in what can be done fanless... Heatpipes or water pumps
with the external case being the radiator is an under-exploited solution...
-Philip
