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Cancelling Out CPU Fan Noise

Posted by timothy on from the need-one-for-car-alarms dept.

Percy_Blakeney writes "After realizing how noisy his computer was, a professor at BYU has created a new CPU fan that uses small microphones and speakers to cancel out its own noise. It isn't perfected yet -- it only nixes the whine, not the whoosh -- but it looks like it could be promising, especially given the professor's background: making jet engines quieter."

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  1. Can they cancel out processor fanboy noise? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Yeah, those G5 fanboys won't STFU about that damned VA Tech cluster. I'd love to see some active noise cancellation applied quickly. :)