oh no my ears! 55-70 dB

lessthanjakejohn · Post by **lessthanjakejohn** » Sun Jun 06, 2004 9:54 am

No modifications except a GeForce FX56000

1 Case Fan + 1 Power Supple + 1 GPU Fan

edit: oh ya I forgot to say that it spikes up to 70dB under high load.

ONEshot · Post by **ONEshot** » Sun Jun 06, 2004 10:02 am

Does that Linksys router make any noise?

Logically, I have to say it doesn't, but HEY this forum is filled with paranoia!

trodas · Post by **trodas** » Sun Jun 06, 2004 11:49 am

Hmmm, just to correct one nice mistake - dB measurinngs are supposed to be taken from 1meter (approx 3 feets) from the object!

When you get such close, no wonder the dB ramp up like crazy

Try 1m and we see

I dubt your computer is THAT loud, unless barely you can hear what you say

Putz · Post by **Putz** » Sun Jun 06, 2004 12:22 pm

Most routers make a high-pitched squeal all the time. At least, these five of mine do:

- Linksys (wired 4-port)
- Netgear x 2 (1 wireless 'g', 1 wired)
- SMC x 2 (1 wireless 'b', 1 wired)

They're all barely audible except the older, non-wireless SMC, which is clearly audible across the room. It sounds somewhat like a muted television, except slightly lower in frequency.

And yeah, those measurements are completely arbitrary. A cricket will probably measure 100db if you get close enough.

Nowhere_man · Post by **Nowhere_man** » Sun Jun 06, 2004 1:38 pm

Welcome to SPCR lessthanjakejohn

trodas · Post by **trodas** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 7:41 am

Putz - I own NetGear RP614v1 (firewall/router), 2x WGR614v1 (firewall, router, WiFi g) routers and FS108 switch and NONE of then did not make ANY sound at all - and there is no reason they should, no fan there, nothing moving, etc

Pls tell me, what the hell of switch/router you buy to it make any noise?!?!

Putz · Post by **Putz** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 8:39 am

trodas,

Same reason as a PSU can whine. In most cases, the noise is very slight (ie. you have to put your ear up to the thing to hear it), but it is always present in every router I have ever had the chance to hear.

Likif · Post by **Likif** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 2:18 pm

true, my router makes a very high-pitched sine tone too. I could easily imagine some people are simply unable to hear such high frequencies. My ears are perfect, though. :S

msde · Post by **msde** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 10:05 am

Putz wrote:Most routers make a high-pitched squeal all the time.

Someone I know has one that squeals *some* of the time. It's some cheap wireless B router (belkin?), and it only whines when wireless capability is turned on.