hi all,

I bought a new computer recently, but it came with 3 fans!
-- and the fan noise is driving me a little nutty.
I replaced a nice Dell, that was whisper quiet [2 fans I think].

I need some ideas for sound insulation material that I can attach to
the sides,
or wrap around it. I've got to try something.

Looking on the www, "open cell foam" insulation might be worth trying.
I don't think a little more heat generation will hurt it, although I
would monitor it.
Any ideas?

thanks
marc

"marco polo" wrote in message
...
hi all,

I bought a new computer recently, but it came with 3 fans!
-- and the fan noise is driving me a little nutty.
I replaced a nice Dell, that was whisper quiet [2 fans I think].

I need some ideas for sound insulation material that I can attach to
the sides,
or wrap around it. I've got to try something.

Looking on the www, "open cell foam" insulation might be worth trying.
I don't think a little more heat generation will hurt it, although I
would monitor it.
Any ideas?

thanks
marc


depending upon the machine and what's in it, you may require the installed
fans. You could try disconnecting one of the case fans to see if it lessens
the noise, and doesn't raise the temps to much. My guess would be that the
noisiest fan is the one on the processor, especially if it's a stock Intel
processor. You can go to www.newegg.com and find an aftermarket cooler for
the processor that is much quieter, just read the reviews. You will however
have to be somewhat comfortable working in the box, on the motherboard.

On 1/15/2010 4:32 PM, marco polo wrote:
hi all,

I bought a new computer recently, but it came with 3 fans!
-- and the fan noise is driving me a little nutty.
I replaced a nice Dell, that was whisper quiet [2 fans I think].

I need some ideas for sound insulation material that I can attach to
the sides,
or wrap around it. I've got to try something.

Looking on the www, "open cell foam" insulation might be worth trying.
I don't think a little more heat generation will hurt it, although I
would monitor it.
Any ideas?

thanks
marc
I assume you discussing a desktop model. I found that resting the bottom of the
case on a sheet of 1" thick foam rubber eliminated almost all of the noise. I
realized that I was hearing transmitted vibration and not actual fan or air
noise. Whatever you do, make sure that you don't obstruct the intake and output
vents on the case.

marco polo wrote:

hi all,

I bought a new computer recently, but it came with 3 fans!
-- and the fan noise is driving me a little nutty.
I replaced a nice Dell, that was whisper quiet [2 fans I
think].

I need some ideas for sound insulation material that I can
attach to the sides,
or wrap around it. I've got to try something.

Looking on the www, "open cell foam" insulation might be
worth trying. I don't think a little more heat generation
will hurt it, although I would monitor it.
Any ideas?

thanks
marc
I found "foam rubber" - actually plastic - sheet material at
a fabric store. I cut pieces to fit inside both side
covers, leaving any vents uncovered, attach with double-
sided tape. Also a piece laying on the bottom of the case,
and taped to the inside top cover when possible. Seems to
help.

Bigger help is to experiment with whether you need all the
case fans and whether they need to run at full speed. I
make adapters that plug into power supply accessory leads
and connect the (12 V) fan between the +12 and +5 wires,
resulting in the fan operating at 12-5=7 volts; slower and
nearly silent. You need to experiment a bit.

I added a fan speed controller to the (Intel) CPU fan on one
box and lowered its speed. Was really noisy at full speed.
That was a 2.8GHz single-core P4, running really hot in the
olden days. I think the multi-core CPUs of today don't need
so much fan.

Bryce

On Jan 15, 4:32*pm, marco polo wrote:
hi all,

I bought a new computer recently, but it came with 3 fans!
-- and the fan noise is driving me a little nutty.
I replaced a nice Dell, that was whisper quiet [2 fans I think].

I need some ideas for sound insulation material that I can attach to
the sides,
or wrap around it. I've got to try something.

Looking on the www, "open cell foam" insulation might be worth trying.
I don't think a little more heat generation will hurt it, although I
would monitor it.
Any ideas?

thanks
marc

My ddaughters desk has a compartment for her computer. I line the
inside of it with acustical ceilng tile. This helped a lot. Be careful
not to block ventilation.

Jimmie

On 2010-01-15, marco polo wrote:
hi all,

I bought a new computer recently, but it came with 3 fans!
-- and the fan noise is driving me a little nutty.
I replaced a nice Dell, that was whisper quiet [2 fans I think].

I need some ideas for sound insulation material that I can attach to
the sides,
or wrap around it. I've got to try something.

Looking on the www, "open cell foam" insulation might be worth trying.
I don't think a little more heat generation will hurt it, although I
would monitor it.
Any ideas?

I tried several different things to solve this problem for myself. I
finally settled on one that works great, at least for me.

I built a small rectangular frame out of 2x3s
for each side. I then stapled a cutout of wool blanket to seal one side.
Next, I packed the cavity with as much cellulose insulation as I could
cram into it. I then stapled the other side closed with another layer of
wool blanket material.

I made 3 of these panels. The front side and left side of the computer
are completely enclosed, but the right side leaves about a 5 inch gap to
allow for air flow. This is all right up against the wall, so the left
panel touches the wall. The top is open to allow for air flow.

The density of the compacted insulation absorbs most of the sound, which
make a *big* difference.

Also, I would avoid anything like open-cell foam. That stuff's a little
too flamable to be used near electrical equipment IMO.

On 2010-01-15, JIMMIE wrote:

My ddaughters desk has a compartment for her computer. I line the
inside of it with acustical ceilng tile. This helped a lot.

lol That's what I used to use, but I found that it still does more
reflecting than absorbing to satisfy me.

Take a look at this web site; they've got lots of stuff for quieting
down a PC
http://www.svc.com/quietpc.html

marco polo wrote:
hi all,

I bought a new computer recently, but it came with 3 fans!
-- and the fan noise is driving me a little nutty.
I replaced a nice Dell, that was whisper quiet [2 fans I think].

I need some ideas for sound insulation material that I can attach to
the sides,
or wrap around it. I've got to try something.

Looking on the www, "open cell foam" insulation might be worth trying.
I don't think a little more heat generation will hurt it, although I
would monitor it.
Any ideas?

thanks
marc

Bryce wrote:
marco polo wrote:

hi all,

I bought a new computer recently, but it came with 3 fans!
-- and the fan noise is driving me a little nutty.
I replaced a nice Dell, that was whisper quiet [2 fans I
think].

I need some ideas for sound insulation material that I can
attach to the sides,
or wrap around it. I've got to try something.

Looking on the www, "open cell foam" insulation might be
worth trying. I don't think a little more heat generation
will hurt it, although I would monitor it.
Any ideas?

thanks
marc
I found "foam rubber" - actually plastic - sheet material at
a fabric store. I cut pieces to fit inside both side
covers, leaving any vents uncovered, attach with double-
sided tape. Also a piece laying on the bottom of the case,
and taped to the inside top cover when possible. Seems to
help.

Bigger help is to experiment with whether you need all the
case fans and whether they need to run at full speed. I
make adapters that plug into power supply accessory leads
and connect the (12 V) fan between the +12 and +5 wires,
resulting in the fan operating at 12-5=7 volts; slower and
nearly silent. You need to experiment a bit.

I added a fan speed controller to the (Intel) CPU fan on one
box and lowered its speed. Was really noisy at full speed.
That was a 2.8GHz single-core P4, running really hot in the
olden days. I think the multi-core CPUs of today don't need
so much fan.

Slowing down the external fans as described helps some. A program like SpeedFan
which watches the processor temp, and slows down the processor fan when when the
temp is low can help even more.
If the processor fan runs full speed all the time currently, this may make the
difference you need.

On Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:32:53 -0800 (PST), marco polo
wrote:

hi all,

I bought a new computer recently, but it came with 3 fans!
-- and the fan noise is driving me a little nutty.
I replaced a nice Dell, that was whisper quiet [2 fans I think].

I need some ideas for sound insulation material that I can attach to
the sides,
or wrap around it. I've got to try something.

Looking on the www, "open cell foam" insulation might be worth trying.
I don't think a little more heat generation will hurt it, although I
would monitor it.
Any ideas?

thanks
marc

If you're going to to do anything like disconnect or change the
voltage on a fan, you ought to put some temperature monitoring
software in your computer. I'm pretty sure there is freeware
available for almost all PCs now. Possibly this:

Asus Probe II
http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/...PC-Probe.shtml

This may work on non-Asus motherboards. I only have Asus so I can't
test it. It really works well for me, giving the temp of the mobo
and the cpu, and even keeping a history of them. Etc. It doesn't
monitor the power supply in my case, because the power supply isn't
set up for that. It's very versatile.

This webapage has 3 things. Asus Probe and two others less likely to
be of any help if you don't have Asus.
http://www.softpedia.com/progMoreBy/...sus-38673.html

This one has 3 programs. AsusProbe, and Smart Doctor that is
supposed the same sort of thing, I think, for the fan on video card
(at least for ASUS ATI Series Graphics Cards and ASUS NVIDIA Series
Graphics Cards, but I'm not sure (but not for ATI RADEON LE and SE))
It installed okay but didn't run on my XP installation. Said "Fail to
load dlls! But my video card doesn't even have a fan, so I guess it
doesn't matter much. The Help works and it's mostly for games. I
don't play games either.

The help says "ASUS SmartDoctor is a powerful utility designed for
three major goals. Overclocking, monitoring and cooling"

Program 3 is to update the mobo bios. If one is so inclinded.

All are freeware.

marco polo wrote:
hi all,

I bought a new computer recently, but it came with 3 fans!
-- and the fan noise is driving me a little nutty.
I replaced a nice Dell, that was whisper quiet [2 fans I think].

I need some ideas for sound insulation material that I can attach to
the sides,
or wrap around it. I've got to try something.

Looking on the www, "open cell foam" insulation might be worth trying.
I don't think a little more heat generation will hurt it, although I
would monitor it.
Any ideas?

thanks
marc
Google the search string "quiet pc fans"
and you will find many fan options.
I had a noisy CPU fan and replaced it
with a real quiet one. Prior, it was
driving us nuts. You could hear it in
any room of the house. Now you
can hear the quieter fans, but they are
quiet enough to ignore.

marco polo wrote:
hi all,

I bought a new computer recently, but it came with 3 fans!
-- and the fan noise is driving me a little nutty.
I replaced a nice Dell, that was whisper quiet [2 fans I think].

I need some ideas for sound insulation material that I can attach to
the sides,
or wrap around it. I've got to try something.

Looking on the www, "open cell foam" insulation might be worth trying.
I don't think a little more heat generation will hurt it, although I
would monitor it.
Any ideas?

Earplugs?

On Jan 15, 4:32�pm, marco polo wrote:
hi all,

I bought a new computer recently, but it came with 3 fans!
-- and the fan noise is driving me a little nutty.
I replaced a nice Dell, that was whisper quiet [2 fans I think].

I need some ideas for sound insulation material that I can attach to
the sides,
or wrap around it. I've got to try something.

Looking on the www, "open cell foam" insulation might be worth trying.
I don't think a little more heat generation will hurt it, although I
would monitor it.
Any ideas?

thanks
marc

you can quiet your computer then deal with it breaking from
overheating.

noisier fans tend to move more air and extend life of computer and
hard drives

"marco polo" wrote in message
...
hi all,

I bought a new computer recently, but it came with 3 fans!
-- and the fan noise is driving me a little nutty.
I replaced a nice Dell, that was whisper quiet [2 fans I think].

I need some ideas for sound insulation material that I can attach to
the sides,
or wrap around it. I've got to try something.

Looking on the www, "open cell foam" insulation might be worth trying.
I don't think a little more heat generation will hurt it, although I
would monitor it.
Any ideas?

thanks
marc

Insulation won't help if you keep the ventilation properly open. The noise
is generated by low quality fans and coolers in the computer. Google "silent
computer fans" and you will find a whole new market of computer silencer
equipment. My son builds computers and cannot stand any noise. He uses
silent coolers and fans in his computers but most commercial computers are
noisy, which is why he won't use them.

On Jan 15, 11:17*pm, mm wrote:
On Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:32:53 -0800 (PST), marco polo



wrote:
hi all,

I bought a new computer recently, but it came with 3 fans!
-- and the fan noise is driving me a little nutty.
I replaced a nice Dell, that was whisper quiet [2 fans I think].

I need some ideas for sound insulation material that I can attach to
the sides,
or wrap around it. I've got to try something.

Looking on the www, "open cell foam" insulation might be worth trying.
I don't think a little more heat generation will hurt it, although I
would monitor it.
Any ideas?

thanks
marc

If you're going to to do anything like disconnect or change the
voltage on a fan, you ought to put some temperature monitoring
software in your computer. *I'm pretty sure there is freeware
available for almost all PCs now. * Possibly this:

Asus Probe IIhttp://www.softpedia.com/get/System/System-Info/ASUS-PC-Probe.shtml

This may work on non-Asus motherboards. *I only have Asus so I can't
test it. * It really works well for me, giving the temp of the mobo
and the cpu, and even keeping a history of them. *Etc. *It doesn't
monitor the power supply in my case, because the power supply isn't
set up for that. *It's very versatile.

This webapage has 3 things. *Asus Probe and two others less likely to
be of any help if you don't have Asus.http://www.softpedia.com/progMoreBy/...sus-38673.html

This one has 3 programs. *AsusProbe, *and Smart Doctor that is
supposed the same sort of thing, I think, for the fan on video card
(at least for ASUS ATI Series Graphics Cards and ASUS NVIDIA Series
Graphics Cards, but I'm not sure (but not for ATI RADEON LE and SE))
It installed okay but didn't run on my XP installation. *Said "Fail to
load dlls! *But my video card doesn't even have a fan, so I guess it
doesn't matter much. * The Help works and it's mostly for games. I
don't play games either.

The help says "ASUS SmartDoctor is a powerful utility designed for
three major goals. Overclocking, monitoring and cooling"

Program 3 is to update the mobo bios. *If one is so inclinded.

All are freeware.

More tips (some a bit dated) at:
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpag...pagewanted=all

On 2010-01-16, wrote:

noisier fans tend to move more air and extend life of computer and
hard drives

False.

Larger diameter fans can move the same amount of air at lower
RPMs, resulting in less noise.

One of the most important factors in choosing a quiet fan is avoiding
ones with a small diameter, which must be run at higher RPMs
to move any respectable amount of air.

I have 7 large diameter fans in my PC. Combined, they make far less
noise than my hard drives do. The only fan that I can hear is the
smaller stock-fan that came with my graphics card.

On 2010-01-16, EXT wrote:

Insulation won't help if you keep the ventilation properly open.

The design I posted earlier works well and doesn't impair ventilation.
That's mainly because I leave the top open, and I have a 23cm fan in the
top of my case venting up. All intake comes from the gap left in the
rear of one of the side panels, and that's the panel that faces away
from where I sit.

On Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:32:53 -0800 (PST), marco polo
wrote:

hi all,

I bought a new computer recently, but it came with 3 fans!
-- and the fan noise is driving me a little nutty.

Be like me. I have a noise like a fan in my right ear all the time.

So I don't even hear the computer.

wow, thanks All,
I never expected so many responses.

I found - right in my living room - a small side table/cabinet,
that is the perfect size for my computer box.
I will just slip it in, and cut a hole in the back
for the cables.

It also has a hinged front door,
in case it gets too warm.
And that will be my only concern now - the heat.

What do I monitor? The hard drives [I have 2]?
The CPU chip?
Put a temperature gauge in the box?
I'm not sure what too hot will be.
Maybe I should cut some air holes?

I have SpeedFan, but will have to learn it.
I may also try Active Hard Disk Monitor.

thanks, marc

On Sat, 16 Jan 2010 21:53:16 +0000 (UTC), ShadowTek
wrote:

On 2010-01-16, wrote:

noisier fans tend to move more air and extend life of computer and
hard drives

False.

Larger diameter fans can move the same amount of air at lower
RPMs, resulting in less noise.

One of the most important factors in choosing a quiet fan is avoiding
ones with a small diameter, which must be run at higher RPMs
to move any respectable amount of air.

I have 7 large diameter fans in my PC. Combined, they make far less
noise than my hard drives do. The only fan that I can hear is the
smaller stock-fan that came with my graphics card.


I used the 120mm fans and slowed them down. That helps a lot. Also
replaced the northbridge fan with a passive heat sink. There are
superquiet CPU fans, although expect to pay more.

On 2010-01-17, Phisherman wrote:

I used the 120mm fans and slowed them down. That helps a lot. Also
replaced the northbridge fan with a passive heat sink. There are
superquiet CPU fans, although expect to pay more.

Actually, the stock fan that came with my Core Duo E7500 is very quite,
even at full speed, but the retention mechanism is a pitiful joke, so I
wouldn't recommend using it.

marco polo wrote:
hi all,

I bought a new computer recently, but it came with 3 fans!
-- and the fan noise is driving me a little nutty.
I replaced a nice Dell, that was whisper quiet [2 fans I think].

I need some ideas for sound insulation material that I can attach to
the sides,
or wrap around it. I've got to try something.

Looking on the www, "open cell foam" insulation might be worth trying.
I don't think a little more heat generation will hurt it, although I
would monitor it.
Any ideas?

thanks
marc
Hmmm
Some PC case has fan speed adjustable. They being running at 12V DC
You can slow them down by running at 5 or 7.5V(between 12 and 5 Volts)
Or using series resistor of proper Wattage or Rheostat.

On 2010-01-17, marco polo wrote:
wow, thanks All,
I never expected so many responses.

I found - right in my living room - a small side table/cabinet,
that is the perfect size for my computer box.
I will just slip it in, and cut a hole in the back
for the cables.

It also has a hinged front door,
in case it gets too warm.
And that will be my only concern now - the heat.

What do I monitor? The hard drives [I have 2]?
The CPU chip?
Put a temperature gauge in the box?
I'm not sure what too hot will be.
Maybe I should cut some air holes?

I have SpeedFan, but will have to learn it.
I may also try Active Hard Disk Monitor.

thanks, marc

If your going to do that, I'd suggest cutting the entire back out of it.
Then, you could leave the front closed. That's what I did for a while,
and my system never got hot.

"Tony Hwang" wrote in message
:

marco polo wrote:
hi all,

I bought a new computer recently, but it came with 3 fans!
-- and the fan noise is driving me a little nutty.
I replaced a nice Dell, that was whisper quiet [2 fans I think].

I need some ideas for sound insulation material that I can attach to
the sides,
or wrap around it. I've got to try something.

Looking on the www, "open cell foam" insulation might be worth trying.
I don't think a little more heat generation will hurt it, although I
would monitor it.
Any ideas?

thanks
marc
Hmmm
Some PC case has fan speed adjustable. They being running at 12V DC
You can slow them down by running at 5 or 7.5V(between 12 and 5 Volts)
Or using series resistor of proper Wattage or Rheostat.

The heat being generated by the CPU is a function of the workload the
computer is doing. If all you're doing is word processing, the CPU
isn't putting out much heat and the fans can be slower (and perhaps one
of them can even be shut off). If you're doing heavy video games, the
CPU can run real hot and the fans need to be fast--or else the CPU will
overheat.

To control the fan speed interactively like this, he can purchase a fan
controller. This is a panel with controls that adjust rheostats that in
turn control the speeds of the various fans. That way, he can make a
precise tradeoff between fan speed and noise--he can lower the fan speed
just enough to reduce noise, while still moving enough air to keep
everything cool.

Google for "computer fan controller"


--
--
Steven L.

Remove the "NOSPAM" before sending to this email address.

On Sun, 17 Jan 2010 14:33:49 -0800 (PST), marco polo
wrote:

wow, thanks All,
I never expected so many responses.

I found - right in my living room - a small side table/cabinet,
that is the perfect size for my computer box.
I will just slip it in, and cut a hole in the back
for the cables.

It also has a hinged front door,
in case it gets too warm.
And that will be my only concern now - the heat.

What do I monitor? The hard drives [I have 2]?
The CPU chip?

As many of those things as you can, plus what fan speeds you can. The
software will look for things it can monitor. In my case, it finds
the CPU and the motherboard. I don't know where the sensors are and I
don't need to know.

My computer mobo runs at about 85F and my cpu at 150F. The software,
Asus Probe, will make a beeping audible alert if it gets too hot. The
volume is adjustable, and I tested it and even 1 (out of 10) is
noticeable if I'm sitting in front of the computer)

It also monitors 4 voltages and up to 3 fan speeds, although in my
case, it only monitors the CPU fan. The Power Supply fan isn't set up
for that, and I have an added fan but it's connected straight to the
power supply and not through the motherboard. There is a little
1x1x3/8" fan on a chip, but that fan doesn't get monitored. So the
setting to monitor the chassis fan isn't used.

If any monitored fan speeds goes below 600, or any voltage is 10% low
(or high?) or if the temp goes over 122 or 167C respectively, the
alert starts to beep.

I can change each alert threshhold separately. Maybe I'll look for
more info about temperatures and do that. (I've only been using this
reguarly since my power supply failed last week.)

Put a temperature gauge in the box?

No need unless your computer is very old.

I'm not sure what too hot will be.
Maybe I should cut some air holes?

I have SpeedFan, but will have to learn it.

I tried SpeedFan when I read about it here and it was not at all
obvious. I'd call it obscure. I'm not interested in lowering fan
speeds so I went back to AsusProbe. (If I were interested in lowering
fan speeds, I woudl disconnect the fan I put in front of the case,
which does nothing since neither side is on the case. They're supposed
to be, because the entry at the lower front and discharge at the upper
rear makes an air current that goes over all the hot parts, but I've
been running like this for several years so I guess my particular
parts aren't going to overheat.

I did look at the part that checks the hard disk and it said mine was
fine and had never had problems. I hope to use it occasionally to see
if it stays that way.

I may also try Active Hard Disk Monitor.

thanks, marc

On Sun, 17 Jan 2010 16:11:22 -0700, Tony Hwang
wrote:

[snip]

Some PC case has fan speed adjustable. They being running at 12V DC
You can slow them down by running at 5 or 7.5V(between 12 and 5 Volts)
Or using series resistor of proper Wattage or Rheostat.

12 - 5 = 7.5. New math?

mm,

under System it says
Manufacturer: ASUSTek Computer Inc
Model: ASUS Computer Series
Processor: AMD Athlon 64 dual core etc etc

Well anyway,
it looked [to me] like I had an Asus motherboard,
so I tried to install Asus Probe,
but it said "...you need a Asus Motherboard.."'
So I guess maybe I don''t have an Asus

marc

In ,
Gary H typed:
On Sun, 17 Jan 2010 16:11:22 -0700, Tony Hwang
wrote:

[snip]

Some PC case has fan speed adjustable. They being running at 12V DC
You can slow them down by running at 5 or 7.5V(between 12 and 5
Volts) Or using series resistor of proper Wattage or Rheostat.

12 - 5 = 7.5. New math?

It doesn't say that; it says runnning at BETWEEN 5 and 12 Volts, 5 and 7.5
being two of the choices used, which is common for some of the older
multi-speed fan managements. More often in newer machines they're driven by
a variable pulse application so that heat dissipation in components other
than the fan are not an issue of any sort.


Regards,

Twayne`

In ,
news.eternal-september.org typed:
In ,
Gary H typed:
On Sun, 17 Jan 2010 16:11:22 -0700, Tony Hwang
wrote:

[snip]

Some PC case has fan speed adjustable. They being running at 12V DC
You can slow them down by running at 5 or 7.5V(between 12 and 5
Volts) Or using series resistor of proper Wattage or Rheostat.

12 - 5 = 7.5. New math?

It doesn't say that; it says runnning at BETWEEN 5 and 12 Volts, 5
and 7.5 being two of the choices used, which is common for some of
the older multi-speed fan managements. More often in newer machines
they're driven by a variable pulse application so that heat
dissipation in components other than the fan are not an issue of any
sort.

Regards,

Twayne`

Before I get flamed; Just noticed the incorrect nic and fixed it. Stoopid
OE!

Twayne

On Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:37:04 -0500, "news.eternal-september.org"
wrote:

In ,
Gary H typed:
On Sun, 17 Jan 2010 16:11:22 -0700, Tony Hwang
wrote:

[snip]

Some PC case has fan speed adjustable. They being running at 12V DC
You can slow them down by running at 5 or 7.5V(between 12 and 5
Volts) Or using series resistor of proper Wattage or Rheostat.

12 - 5 = 7.5. New math?

It doesn't say that; it says runnning at BETWEEN 5 and 12 Volts, 5 and 7.5
being two of the choices used,

While refusing to admit the ambiguity in words. My definition is just
as valid as yours. It's simpler to achieve. You already (in a PC) have
+5V and +12V lines. connecting between them gives you 7V. The other
sort of 'between' is more complicated to achieve.

which is common for some of the older
multi-speed fan managements. More often in newer machines they're driven by
a variable pulse application so that heat dissipation in components other
than the fan are not an issue of any sort.


Regards,

Twayne`