From: Henning Brauer (lists-openbsdbsws.de)
Date: Fri Feb 01 2008 - 13:58:59 CST

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* Jussi Peltola <pelzipelzi.net> [2008-02-01 20:56]:
> On Fri, Feb 01, 2008 at 08:13:07PM +0100, Henning Brauer wrote:
> > * Imre Oolberg <imreauul.pri.ee> [2008-02-01 19:17]:
> > > I am thinking of setting up for myself a noiseless workstation
> >
> > I have that - easily. It is in another room.
> > with DVI and USB it is easy to get 10m and a wall between you and the
> > machine.

[..]

> Besides, then you get to walk to the machine when you want to use CD's,

while I do walk when I really need a CD (almost never), there are USB
CD/DVD readers/writers/whatever

> Nowadays I have a Core 2 Duo with laptop drives, a 120mm power supply
> fan and the stock heatsink with PWM. I can't hear it when it is idle, so
> after building it I didn't bother moving it farther away. The buzz the
> deflection coils in my CRTs make (yes, CRTs do make noise and it drove
> me crazy until I got used to it) is much louder than the machine even
> under 100% CPU... let alone the noise the rack of servers 10m and 3
> walls away makes :)

i have no CRTs in regular use any more :)

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