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We measure from a distance of around 1 meter from the AG2712A while it sits on our desk to mirror a real world situation. Ambient noise in the room measures close to the limits of our sound meter at 30dBa.
KitGuru noise guide
10dBA – Normal Breathing/Rustling Leaves
20-25dBA – Whisper
30dBA – High Quality Computer fan
40dBA – A Bubbling Brook, or a Refridgerator
50dBA – Normal Conversation
60dBA – Laughter
70dBA – Vacuum Cleaner or Hairdryer
80dBA – City Traffic or a Garbage Disposal
90dBA – Motorcycle or Lawnmower
100dBA – MP3 player at maximum output
110dBA – Orchestra
120dBA – Front row rock concert/Jet Engine
130dBA – Threshold of Pain
140dBA – Military Jet takeoff/Gunshot (close range)
160dBA – Instant Perforation of eardrum
Under normal operation the system is whisper quiet. Stressing the system to its limits produced 36.8 dbA making it noticeable but never annoying or intrusive.
Exccellent – I like it – especially the RAID performance!
Really good performance results. I dont think 80c is too high. 85c is cutting it close though. Interesting to see dual SSDs being used a lot more now, which is wise as it is critical to an overall system performance result.