Netgate RCC-VE 8860 FAN noise
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So I don't like to replace anything in it (warranty).
I am considering to this really!
But on the other side why imagine that the strongest and biggest pfSense appliance is quite!
Either it comes as desktop model or 1U applaince!!! Ok if you place it on your desktop and
then nothing else is running it could be that you might think the SG-8860 is very loud.They should simple use the EMC2104 chip that is on the board.
And you mean this could be done because it is only technically doable?
This chip is also able to shutdown the unit, if it gets to hot:
And if only you and perhaps two other peoples are complaining now, but not
all other 600 clients this must be done? Hmm, ok if you mean this must be
done perhaps they will find a way for you! -
But on the other side why imagine that the strongest and biggest pfSense appliance is quite!
Either it comes as desktop model or 1U applaince!!! Ok if you place it on your desktop and
then nothing else is running it could be that you might think the SG-8860 is very loud.I'm not asking that it should be quite. I'm asking for low-noice, thats not the same. In the same room I've running a Synology DS1511+ and a Lenovo P500 Workstation, and both of them doesn't make as much noice as the SG-8860 when the are idle (compared all devices when they are idle).
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The guy who claimed to have a Xeon that's quieter apparently has the quietest Xeon on Earth. It'd take a dozen 8860s to make as much noise as one of our Dell 1U servers. I can't even hear the fan turn on when firing up an 8860 in our computer room. It is noisier than I would want running on my desk next to me long term, though that's true of every similar class product with a fan in it.
I just picked my Sound Level Meter and had a look at the noise level.
My Xeon, distance 30cm (in front of the fan): 39.5 dB
The SG-8860, distance 30cm (in front of the fan): 45.2dBIn my opinion that's too much to call it a "silent fan".
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My Xeon, distance 30cm (in front of the fan): 39.5 dB
The SG-8860, distance 30cm (in front of the fan): 45.2dBIn my opinion that's too much to call it a "silent fan".
It's no longer labeled as such, and hasn't been since the initial complaint. Heck of a quiet Xeon. jporter was using a sound level meter on an 8860, and my keyboard on the other side of the room measured much higher than the 8860. Granted, I have one of these keyboards, and type about 100 wpm. :)
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You're right, it's not labed as silent. But it's still labeld as "low-noice" at least in the netgate store.
And it's still far away from "low-noice".
Compare with a keyboard is a bad comparison. Compare it with other computers. Comparing it with a keyboard is like comparing apples and pears. -
So last info from the vendor is, it is as it is. They will not do anything.
For me this means, don't recommend hardware from them to anybody. Because do will not always delivery you what the have promised you.