Dual Core vs P4 1631
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wrote in message is XPS can Have one sitting here and granted it can put off some heat but in my opinion only someone who was very hypersensitive to such...
I am using one here in a standard sized office without any special cooling and it is configured as previously described.
To answer your questions, no card fan, no hard drive fan. Hard Drive fan is only required with over 3 drive or 4 drive configuration (according to Dell). Not sure when a card fan is required but only the PCIx video card is plugged in. The whole computer is sitting in a lower tower desk enclosure against a wall and a 30in Dell Flat Panel sitting on the desktop. There is no noticeable heat from the machine especially on the level you suggested
The heat vents out of the back of the desk space and only when you put your hand directly at that space or inside the desk tower enclosure do you notice any heat.
We did have the same concerns prior to purchasing the systems but with the 21-Day Dell return policy it wasn't much of a worry. If it were too much of a problem we would have just returned them and shelled out the extra couple grand for the HP Dual Dual-Core Opteron Boxes