Quiet Fan For Emac???, noisy G4 eMac Options

[Henry Morris]

Can anybody please suggest a quiet fan system to replace the very noisy fan in my new G4 800 mhz eMac? I upgraded from an iMac and was totally unprepared for the background noise in the new machine, which comes from the fan. Since I do a lot of audio recording, I need to fix this problem. Any help would be much appreciated.

[Fusion Head]

Fan noise CAN be reduced. Methods include replacing the stock fans with low noise equivalents (need to be careful and make sure internal case temperature does not increase), isolating your computer in a (custom) isolation box (remember to ventilate it using low noise fans), putting the CPU in a separate room if you can, and finally....

Consider buying a special complete fan replacement kit, like the one made by verax (see veraxfans.com) I have not tried this last option, but the G4noise.com site has a lot of dicussions where people have had success, a few have not. This of course will void your warranty so be warned.

I have my G4 DP 867 in an isolation box with fans in my studio. I still want it quieter, but not sure if I will risk the Verax kit or not. These are all ideas, it's your risk, I am not responsible for the results.