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Unread 10-06-2005, 05:19 PM   #21
DryFire
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Originally Posted by ricecrispi
Telling me it's 37 dBAs tells me a lot more than it has a soft whining noise. I realize it's quieter than most heatsinks but not silent like how the reviewer made it out to be until I see 37dBAs. Kinda gives the impression the fan is a tad noisy but tolerable. Still needs other dBAs to compare to because dBA can vary test to test.

What I meant is his total system noise is probably around 30 dba so it's not like he can really differenaite between the two very well. First thing he needs to do is build a very quiet system if he's going to do noise comparisons.

To me 37dba is a roar not a whine.
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