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Re:I am seriously considering going back to desktop computers by WalterBright on Sunday October 25, 2020 @06:01PM (#24890330)
I keep thinking of banishing the desktop to the closet to keep the fan noise down.
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Re:I am seriously considering going back to desktop computers by justinlloyd on Monday October 26, 2020 @02:09AM (#24893236)
My workstation sits about 25ft away from me, in a completely separate room. A thick bundle of cables runs from the desk to the workstation.
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Re:I am seriously considering going back to desktop computers by ithkuil on Monday October 26, 2020 @02:22AM (#24893291)
Thunderbolt 3 cables that drives my 5k monitor are max 2m (the spec allows for longer optical cables but they don't exist yet)
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Re:I am seriously considering going back to desktop computers by MaxBarraclough on Sunday October 25, 2020 @06:06PM (#24890383)
I used to use a similar setup. Just need to invest in extension cables, and it can work nicely.

Probably less of a concern, but it also moves the heat output.

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Re:I am seriously considering going back to desktop computers by ryan-allen on Monday October 26, 2020 @02:16AM (#24893264)
A previous comment in this thread mentioned QuietPC [0] in a list of prebuilt companies.

They have some really cool fanless builds, that if you were using a CPU like the AMD 4750g [1], you would have zero noise, and it'd make for a very decent workstation.

[0] https://www.quietpc.com/systems

[1] https://www.quietpc.com/sys-amd-da2-fanless-z2

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