Dells computers are suprisingly quiet!

[thespeakerbox]

The GF just got a new one, and its quieter than my sonata / asus/ zalman setup.

 

[furballi]

The fan is set to run at a very low rpm to entice unsophisticated buyers. The internal electronics run HOT!

 

[thespeakerbox]

OMG . i didnt check the temps yet. Silly dell.

 

[Nick5324]

Originally posted by: furballi
The fan is set to run at a very low rpm to entice unsophisticated buyers. The internal electronics run HOT!

Interesting. My brother has a Dell desktop, and it is very quiet. When I opened it up to install some RAM, I couldn't believe how dusty it was! I've worked on quite a few computers, and seen my fair share of dust, but this thing was loaded. I'm sure there are a lot of environmental factors though *shrug*

 

[Nocturnal]

Is it the one with ONLY USB ports and no PS2 ports? It's using a BTX style case and all that.

 

[bamacre]

Probably, almost all new dell desktops use to BTX ff. Dimension 5100, 5150, E510, 9100, 9150, XPS 400 and I think XPS 600.

Here are some larger pic's of the 9100...
www.majortoker.com/images/dell9100.zip

I've been saying how quiet they are for some time now.

 

[InlineFour]

heh, what do you expect with a machine that has onboard video?

 

[drum]

its because the fans run at roughly 5-10 rpm
its like watching a ceiling fan on low

 

[Finns14]

Originally posted by: Nick5324

Originally posted by: furballi
The fan is set to run at a very low rpm to entice unsophisticated buyers. The internal electronics run HOT!

Interesting. My brother has a Dell desktop, and it is very quiet. When I opened it up to install some RAM, I couldn't believe how dusty it was! I've worked on quite a few computers, and seen my fair share of dust, but this thing was loaded. I'm sure there are a lot of environmental factors though *shrug*

Noticed the same thing with my parents Dell PC

 

[bamacre]

Originally posted by: InlineFour
heh, what do you expect with a machine that has onboard video?

I have a 7800 gtx in mine, not exactly onboard

 

[Apocalypse X]

Correct me if I am wrong but thats doesn`t sound right!
A quiet Dell?
I believe Dell uses rebadged PSU`s from PC Power & Cooling.

 

[zkaudio]

all of our dells above the 3100 series are dead silent. Our server is the only exception (dual xeon)... thing sounds like a lawnmower.

 

[darkswordsman17]

Originally posted by: Apocalypse
Correct me if I am wrong but thats doesn`t sound right!
A quiet Dell?
I believe Dell uses rebadged PSU`s from PC Power & Cooling.

I would expect them to be much cheaper than that.

Yeah, Dell's systems are nice and quiet. Since you're not overclocking them and, in my experiences they run cool enough that you don't have stability problems, so I don't see how what speed the fans run matters.