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Fan Noise GS324P
Looking for 24 port switch with at least 8 POE+ ports. But I see that many units have fans.
Can anyone confirm that the fan on the GS324P or other switch in this series - including managed like GS324TP - has a quiet fan suitable to use in an office environment where people sit and work close to the switch?
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The GS324P has an acoustic noise level of 31 dB given that the switch operates at 25°C in which it is generally considered to be quiet. The same thing goes as well for the GS324TP which has an acoustic noise level at 32.8 dB.
Regards,
JeraldM
NETGEAR Community Team
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Welcome to the community!
The GS324P has an acoustic noise level of 31 dB given that the switch operates at 25°C in which it is generally considered to be quiet. The same thing goes as well for the GS324TP which has an acoustic noise level at 32.8 dB.
Regards,
JeraldM
NETGEAR Community Team
I can confirm that GS324PP switch is very quiet, as quiet as a hair dryer with a bad cough. Got one setup today, if you like a lot of fan noise in your environment I definitely recommend this one.
I ended up putting up high on a shelf with lots of books around it to keep the noise to a reasonable level. The books also form a duct to allow the air to leave out the back of the shelf.
The GS324PP does consume 10...400W and dissipates the equivalent of heat the two fans must be able to push put of the box in any operational state and mounting situation. Noise is always relative to the personal sensitivity. These two fans are undoubted audible, the way the noise is reflected and sometimes amplified (vibrations) by the environment are big factors.
It's true that the device does use some power, and that the power is converted into heat. However, when the device has nothing plugged into it - there should be barely any work going on.
When you say it uses 10 - 400w, that's kind of true, but not quite. It can "draw" up to that amount, but the power isn't actually used on the device. The PoE is the reason for the higher-end usage and it will deliver that power away from the device.
If we assume that the power supply is efficient, there should be very little power loss that would be converted into heat at the PSU.
If we assume that the unit uses maximum power at full load, which would be something on the order of 12* 10Gbit of traffic (24 ports, worst case switching packets 2 ways I believe). What should be a reasonable consumption when nothing is plugged in?
Anyway, I'm new to this scene, building a home server for the first time, but I've been building PCs for over 20 years, and I can say that I'm shocked by the degree of noise in this equipment. If you find it acceptable for office/home setting - I think you're suffering from a Stockholm syndrome, you deserve better. Is this noise okay for a data center? - maybe, though I prefer quieter equipment even there.
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