[lug] what makes a good cpu fan?

[Sean Reifschneider]

On Sun, May 04, 2003 at 03:40:35PM -0600, D. Stimits wrote:
>I'm wondering what makes a cpu fan the most reliable? Is it brushless 
>design? Is it a ball bearing design? This might not matter, because I'm 

It's more than just wether the label says ball bearing or whatever...
It's really the over-all design and build of the fan, I've found.  I've
had plenty of "expensive, ball-bearing" fans that didn't last at all
well.  On the other hand, I have some IBM machines that have not only
the quietest fans I've ever heard, but they've been in constant service
for around 6 years now and the fans haven't freaked out yet...

Sean
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