doo
April 14, 2025, 12:29pm
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Question :
What is the best heatsink?
I saw a few with a fan on the top, and I saw plenty of thick aluminium heatsinks.
Are there any that can do some passive cooking ( e.g no fan needed) or does this equate to lots of heat if I use a 2.5Gb port over copper?
It is for the lounge. I value peace and quiet.
titoum
(Titoum)
April 15, 2025, 11:34am
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To have one with fan, it doesn’t make any noise and start to spin when doing some stuff on the R4.
one can do better can do less as well
will check temp once i get those sfp+ modules to work :@
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doo
April 15, 2025, 12:14pm
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Hi,
Do you mean that the fan won’t make any noise even when it’s spinning?
titoum
(Titoum)
April 15, 2025, 12:20pm
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at least, i cant hear mine…i don’t think it is full throttle but it is quite silent.
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doo
April 15, 2025, 1:31pm
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I will put mine in the lounge. Is yours quiet enough for a lounge?
I had best get a fan
Which one have you got?
titoum
(Titoum)
April 15, 2025, 1:32pm
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I bought the R4 kit that included the fan and it’s sitting about a meter or so from my desk and I never hear it. I don’t have the WiFi module or modem in it, but do use the 10G SFP port with a DAC cable as an uplink.
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doo
April 16, 2025, 7:09pm
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Thank-you. This is good news.
Time for a fan.