Re: A question..

From: Robert Heller (heller_at_deepsoft.com)
Date: 08/30/05


Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 17:51:25 +0200


  Brian Wakem <no@email.com>,
  In a message on Tue, 30 Aug 2005 13:48:25 +0100, wrote :

BW> TheManifold wrote:
BW>
BW> > I want an ultra-quiet Linux box without resorting to liquid cooling.
BW> > I've read somewhere about a guy who used a PII cpu, without a fan and
BW> > ran Linux on it. Is this possible? Would it heat up too much?
BW> >
BW> > Thanks.
BW>
BW>
BW> I would think you'd be better off getting a very fast processor and
BW> seriously underclocking it.

Or a diskless PPro 200? Pentium Pro chips did not need CPU fans...
Only 200mhz though...

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