There are a few things that can make a computer noisy. The fans that keep the CPU and other components cool can generate some noise. A hard drive has moving parts which can click and whir. And optical disc drives make noise as the spin discs. So if you want to build a silent PC […]
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Compulab’s Intense PC fanless mini-desktop now available for $399 and up
The Compulab Intense PC is a tiny desktop computer with a fanless design. It measures 7.5″ x 6.3″ x 1.57″. While many of Compulab’s earlier PCs feature low power Intel Atom, AMD G-Series, or NVIDIA Tegra processors in order to reduce heat generation, the Intense PC packs an Intel Sandy Bridge processor. The computer is […]
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VIA introduces ARTiGO A1200 slim, fanless PC
VIA Technologies has unveiled the latest member of its ARTiGO slim PC family. The ARTiGO A1200 is a small form-factor desktop computer that measures just 9.6″ x 4.8″ x 1.2″ and weighs 2.6 pounds. Despite the small case, it has a fanless design, thanks to a low power processor that doesn’t generate a lot of […]
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More fanless netbooks could be on the way
Netbooks are small, inexpensive computers that tend to have low power processors. But Intel’s latest chips designed for netbooks use even less power than their predecessors, while offering modest performance gains. Among other things, this can allow PC makers to build netbooks that run at low temperatures — so there’s no need for a fan […]
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AMD introduces new low power G-Series fusion chips for fanless computers
AMD has been shedding its reputation as a company that makes powerful, but power-hungry chips. The 9 Watt AMD C-50 dual core processor can go head-to-head with Intel’s latest Atom chips for netbooks in terms of performance and power consumption, while the AMD E-350 chip uses just 18W, or less than half the power of […]
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VIA introduces Eden X2 low power dual core chips
VIA has introduced a dual core version of its low power Eden chip. The new VIA Eden X2 is a 40nm chip with two 64-bit cores, which the company says means they’re optimized for multitasking and multimedia performance. The company also claims that the VIA Eden X2 line of chips are “the world’s most power-efficient […]
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Linutop 3 nettop features Atom CPU, fanless design
Last time I checked in with the folks at Linutop, they had launched a Linux-based mini-desktop with a low power VIA C7 processor. Now it looks like the company has released an updated model called the Linutop 3 which swaps out the VIA chip for a 1.6GHz Intel Atom processor. The Linutop 3 isn’t exactly […]