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Originally Posted by Dave
Ok thanks, I suspect your 1048 or 1046 is making more noise then our 1048.
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Hmmm... I've had about five (maybe six) 1046s and at least two 1048s (I sometimes put w/c PCs together for friends - lets me play with new hardware without having to buy it all myself
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I haven't noticed that much variation in 1046s (although I've never had more than two at the same time). I remember the 1048s being a bit louder (although the only 1046 at the time was in my wife's PC with sound-damped case - even with the sidecover off I'd expect that to be reducing noise somewhat.
It's certainly
possible that I got only loud-ish ones...
It sounds like you're saying that the MAG is no louder than a 1046...? That's plenty quiet enough for me. I'd gone from 1046s to HPPSs as there was a performance improvement - and no noise increase (was actually surprised with the first one as it was quieter).
Anyway, I suspect the HPPS has been "orphaned" - so I'll probably need to find replacements for the two I have in service when they finally do fail (the one in my under-desk PC runs 24x7, the other, well, I
think it's also 24x7...)