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MP 7,1 Mac Pro 2019 (7.1) Fan Noise?
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Spend your time doing something meaningful, instead of trying to have a battle that you will never win. ‘On’ doesn’t always and necessarily mean something originated from there. It’s understandable if your native language isn’t English.
I'm going to de-escalate this before it gets out of hand. I can understand both sides and I believe it's really a mis-understanding. I've realized after having two kids trying to pronounce and spell things correctly that English really has silly rules.
I definitely know from seeing Leomode's communication that he meant the Mac Pro fans turn on while using the said MPX card and not necessarily referencing that there is a fan inside the MPX.
Let's play nice guys! We are all ON the same team. Or did I mean we are all IN the same team? You be the judge.
I definitely know from seeing Leomode's communication that he meant the Mac Pro fans turn on while using the said MPX card and not necessarily referencing that there is a fan inside the MPX.
Let's play nice guys! We are all ON the same team. Or did I mean we are all IN the same team? You be the judge.
Just to close this out, I now have 16-core w/ ProVega II and sound level is identical to the 24-core. Maybe I just have really good ears (???), but, to me, the 7.1 MacPro is not silent. No complaints. Love the system! Just sayin', that's all.
There's actually another thread on this topic that I didn't discover until after I started this post:
forums.macrumors.com
One of the posters uses an iPhone app to measure sound level. I downloaded the same app, and my system measured 25db (+2 over ambient late at night in a 'quiet' room), which is right around where Apple says it should be (I came across reference while researching, but didn't save link). Fully recognize iPhone app is not calibrated to reference, but the delta (+2) can be more trusted.
There's actually another thread on this topic that I didn't discover until after I started this post:
The new Mac Pro is not that quiet?
We call it "selective hearing" in our house.
forums.macrumors.com
One of the posters uses an iPhone app to measure sound level. I downloaded the same app, and my system measured 25db (+2 over ambient late at night in a 'quiet' room), which is right around where Apple says it should be (I came across reference while researching, but didn't save link). Fully recognize iPhone app is not calibrated to reference, but the delta (+2) can be more trusted.
yellow_lupine
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Just to close this out, I now have 16-core w/ ProVega II and sound level is identical to the 24-core. Maybe I just have really good ears (???), but, to me, the 7.1 MacPro is not silent. No complaints. Love the system! Just sayin', that's all.
There's actually another thread on this topic that I didn't discover until after I started this post:
The new Mac Pro is not that quiet?
We call it "selective hearing" in our house.
One of the posters uses an iPhone app to measure sound level. I downloaded the same app, and my system measured 25db (+2 over ambient late at night in a 'quiet' room), which is right around where Apple says it should be (I came across reference while researching, but didn't save link). Fully recognize iPhone app is not calibrated to reference, but the delta (+2) can be more trusted.
Can you tell us where does your Mac Pro sits and what distance from it did you measure the noise?
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iMac 2020.
So far it's 'low whrrr'. Unigine Ultra settings. (The fan kicks in after a while.)
Or, if Blender cpu stress test? ('High Whrrrr.')
1080, 1440 or 4k on WoW? Np. No fan noise. 100 fps. Rock solid.
5k on L10 WoW settings. Another matter. Fans kick in.
5k on L5 settings. Not far off 100 fps. 89-90 fps.
Azrael.
So far it's 'low whrrr'. Unigine Ultra settings. (The fan kicks in after a while.)
Or, if Blender cpu stress test? ('High Whrrrr.')
1080, 1440 or 4k on WoW? Np. No fan noise. 100 fps. Rock solid.
5k on L10 WoW settings. Another matter. Fans kick in.
5k on L5 settings. Not far off 100 fps. 89-90 fps.
Azrael.
I previously had it sitting under my desk, alongside my right leg with the front of the computer sticking out just a little past the front of the desk. Now I have it on top of my desk oriented sideways behind the display. In terms of sound level (what I can hear), it makes no difference -- I hear a 'low whrrr' -- just as @Azrael9 said, which I think best describes the sound. Frankly, if the room is quiet (e.g., middle of the night, no music playing, no A/C running, etc.) I can hear it from over 10 - 12 feet (3 - 4 m) away once my ears are adjusted to the 'quiet'.
If referring to the iPhone app (called Decibel X:dB Sound Level Meter), I hold my phone right up to the front and back of the computer, similar to person in the link shared in my previous post (three posts above). I orient the phone so that the bottom is closest to the computer (since this is where mic is located).
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P.S. If wondering why I put the computer on top of my desk, behind the display, which is admittedly odd, it's because I have an ergo desk that I raise and lower. Until a longer cable option exists for the display, this is the only solution that I can think of that allows me to freely raise and lower the desk (there is also a power strip attached to the underside of the desk). It's actually not so bad, because it also provides convenient access to the backside ports for peripherals (SD card readers, audio interface, etc.). Only works though if have feet, not wheels.