[geeks] You forget how quiet the Mac Pro is until...

[Patrick Giagnocavo]

On Jun 21, 2007, at 11:21 PM, Aaron Finley wrote:

>> No.  I can beat that.  I have a stack of two IBM PC Server 704s  
>> with 12
>> (!) 3.5 HH Seagate Cheetahs each.
>>
>> Peace...  Sridhar
>
> The 1850 is extra-special 40mm hell due to the fact that they use two
> of them back to back in every location. The reason I listed the 1850
> is that the sheer volume of the high-pitched wind noise is more than I
> have heard. I find the lower frequencies of the larger fans to be far
> more pleasant.

Sun v20z.  No less than 6 high-rpm fans, as they move into and out of  
phase with each other you get a high-pitched ringing in addition to  
all the noise.

--Patrick