Noise abatement

chrisrip · 10-23-2007, 12:02 PM

Hey:

Is the Snap 4000 relatively noisy or quiet like? How much air is moving through these units?

blue68f100 · 10-23-2007, 12:55 PM

The 4000 is a 2U rack unit. With that said, it uses larger fans which are quiter than the blowers used on the 1U models. I don't have any dba numbers, but Phoenix should beable to give you reference.

Phoenix32 · 10-23-2007, 03:22 PM

Nope, I never did any dB testing. All I can give you is my opinion.

4000 = quiet.
4100 = not so quiet.
4400 = a little more than a 4100 until it gets heated then more like a 4200/4500.
4200 = note for quiet place or anywhere you want any peace.
4500 = same as 4200.

blue68f100 · 10-23-2007, 03:45 PM

1X00 very quiet can be used anywhere.
2x00 Similar to a 1X00 model but fan runs all the time.
4000 quiter than most PC's
4100 is a little noiser, like a desktop PC.
4500 is like 1 hair drier on high and 2 more on low speed. Server room noise.

chrisrip · 10-23-2007, 04:37 PM

Yeah...

this is pretty funny stuff. thanks for the replies.

quiet is good though, especially if it'll be near anywhere holding media, tivos, music, etc.

all I remember is the first time I fired up my Apple Xserve g4... holy schnikies!!!! air was moved that day, my friends! like a DC-3 doing a run-up right before takeoff.

Phoenix32 · 10-23-2007, 08:48 PM

The 4000 is fairly quiet... There ya go...

10-23-2007, 12:02 PM	#1
chrisrip Cooling Neophyte Join Date: May 2006 Location: idaho Posts: 15	Noise abatement Hey: Is the Snap 4000 relatively noisy or quiet like? How much air is moving through these units?

10-23-2007, 12:55 PM	#2
blue68f100 Thermophile Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Plano, TX Posts: 3,135	Re: Noise abatement The 4000 is a 2U rack unit. With that said, it uses larger fans which are quiter than the blowers used on the 1U models. I don't have any dba numbers, but Phoenix should beable to give you reference. __________________ 1 Snap 4500 - 1.0T (4 x 250gig WD2500SB RE), Raid5, 1 Snap 4500 - 1.6T (4 x 400gig Seagates), Raid5, 1 Snap 4200 - 4.0T (4 x 2gig Seagates), Raid5, Using SATA converts from Andy Link to SnapOS FAQ's http://forums.procooling.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=13820

10-23-2007, 03:22 PM	#3
Phoenix32 Thermophile Join Date: May 2006 Location: Yakima, WA Posts: 1,282	Re: Noise abatement Nope, I never did any dB testing. All I can give you is my opinion. 4000 = quiet. 4100 = not so quiet. 4400 = a little more than a 4100 until it gets heated then more like a 4200/4500. 4200 = note for quiet place or anywhere you want any peace. 4500 = same as 4200. __________________ ~ 6 x Snap 4400 (SATA Converted) 2 x Snap 4500 (SATA Converted) 1 x Snap 110 5 x Snap 410 3 x Snap 520 2 x Sanbloc S50 Drives from 250GB to 2TB (PATA, SATA, and SAS) GOS v5.2.067 All subject to change, day by day......

10-23-2007, 03:45 PM	#4
blue68f100 Thermophile Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Plano, TX Posts: 3,135	Re: Noise abatement 1X00 very quiet can be used anywhere. 2x00 Similar to a 1X00 model but fan runs all the time. 4000 quiter than most PC's 4100 is a little noiser, like a desktop PC. 4500 is like 1 hair drier on high and 2 more on low speed. Server room noise. __________________ 1 Snap 4500 - 1.0T (4 x 250gig WD2500SB RE), Raid5, 1 Snap 4500 - 1.6T (4 x 400gig Seagates), Raid5, 1 Snap 4200 - 4.0T (4 x 2gig Seagates), Raid5, Using SATA converts from Andy Link to SnapOS FAQ's http://forums.procooling.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=13820

10-23-2007, 04:37 PM	#5
chrisrip Cooling Neophyte Join Date: May 2006 Location: idaho Posts: 15	Re: Noise abatement Yeah... this is pretty funny stuff. thanks for the replies. quiet is good though, especially if it'll be near anywhere holding media, tivos, music, etc. all I remember is the first time I fired up my Apple Xserve g4... holy schnikies!!!! air was moved that day, my friends! like a DC-3 doing a run-up right before takeoff.

10-23-2007, 08:48 PM	#6
Phoenix32 Thermophile Join Date: May 2006 Location: Yakima, WA Posts: 1,282	Re: Noise abatement The 4000 is fairly quiet... There ya go... __________________ ~ 6 x Snap 4400 (SATA Converted) 2 x Snap 4500 (SATA Converted) 1 x Snap 110 5 x Snap 410 3 x Snap 520 2 x Sanbloc S50 Drives from 250GB to 2TB (PATA, SATA, and SAS) GOS v5.2.067 All subject to change, day by day......

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