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How loud was original cocktail cabs?
rchadd:
Theres no mistaking that there is a PC inside my cocktail cab when it starts up! - i have two cooling fans (inlet & outlet) plus the CPU cooler. To me it sounds pretty loud - without any game sound playing.
...but I am just wondering how loud the cooling is/was on the original cocktail cabs? how does it compare to noise of modern PC cooling fans?
HaRuMaN:
Original cocktail cabinets were pretty quiet as far as can remember.
teef two:
"were" being the appropriate word as opposed to "was". ;)
dmish82:
keep in mind that most cocktail cabs were in loud environments, meaning you wouldn't hear any noise generated by the machine. We have a pacman cocktail cab in the Pizza Hut by my house and again, it's a noisy environment (kid's w/ bday parties, the ovens, etc).
Minwah:
My (Jap/UK style) Galaga cocktail makes no noise bar the game noise (+maybe a bit of screen buzz)...it doesn't have any fans.
I touched on it in another thread but try a blower fan for your CPU - they move more air for less RPM. Intel's run cooler than AMD so if you have a choice go for Intel - you'll be able to run a slower fan. Do you *need* the inlet fan? Maybe monitor your temp without to see if you can go without it.
Check out the low-noise fans etc. here: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/
In my cab I have a Zalman noiseless PSU, 1 Cooler Master exhaust fan (speed controlled by temp) and a Cooler Master blower CPU (P4) fan (set fairly low RPM). With the front door on it is audible, but very quiet. Probably 10 to 20 times quieter than my AMD desktop...
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