I use Ubuntu btw. Poweroff could use more write cycles on the SSD because it has to read everything at startup, but suspend has to keep supplying power to the RAM

  • Yingwu@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    3 months ago

    I use suspend on my desktop every night at bed time. Running Pop. Could never be one of those with a 24/7 on desktop, too much noise.

    • moonlight@fedia.io
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      3 months ago

      I also just suspend, but it sounds like you need to adjust some fan curves. (or look into getting more/better fans)

      • Yingwu@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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        3 months ago

        No, I dislike the small rumblings too even if the fans aren’t spinning that much, thanks though!

        • tal@lemmy.todayEnglish
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          3 months ago

          Honestly, I don’t understand why there aren’t better silent PC desktop cases.

          Or enclosures to put desktop cases in.

          Like, there are people who make generator enclosures that route output through a muffler. That’s a much larger pain in the rear, because there you need to deal with hot exhaust and welding.

          Like, I’d think that I should be able to go get a box to put a PC case in in that looks something like:

          • Sound-absorbent foam on the inside

          • Some kind of heavy frame making up the walls that blocks sound, MDF or something. Sound-absorbent drywall probably isn’t sturdy enough for a commercial project, though some people use it for DIY projects. Ship it as flat-pack, maybe.

          • An array of slow fans with air going to them passing through a 90 degree baffle. Maybe, since now you’ve got no real constraints on your form, put a standard HVAC filter on the intake, keep all the air going to the desktop dust-free and eat up a bit more noise.

          • Some kind of rubber flap affair to route cables in and out of.

          It used to be that one needed physical access to a desktop for putting optical disk media and floppies in, but today, I virtually never touch my desktop, and USB makes it really easy to stick stuff elsewhere.

          I went looking a while back, and AFAICT, there are basically two camps:

          • Large, high-markup rack enclosures aimed at people doing pro audio work, who have a whole cabinet of gear.

          • DIY things.