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This, combined with an assessment how much of the environment the user currently hears (i.e. maybe he is watching a movie), could provide a lot of headroom for additional cooling without bothering the user.
Quite smart idea, not for throttling when the fans are heard, but SPEEDING THEM UP while they are NOT heard, based on the noise floor of the current environment. This, combined with an assessment how much of the environment the user currently hears (i.e. maybe he is watching a movie), could provide a lot of headroom for additional cooling without bothering the user.
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The goal is probably not to absolutely manage cooling but to focus on the audio experience and try to keep noise below some threshold. I think that's an interesting idea, even if not everyone might be happy with the tradeoff (comes down to how much you care about noise vs getting throttled), especially for a vr device.
It seems a mis-prioritization of the kind that makes me dislike Apple products. To avoid the imperfection of a bit of fan noise, throttle the entire experience. Great.
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Maybe to give additional fans when the environment is so loud you can't hear them anyway
Sounds like a recipe for Heisenbugs.
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The goal is probably not to absolutely manage cooling but to focus on the audio experience and try to keep noise below some threshold. I think that's an interesting idea, even if not everyone might be happy with the tradeoff (comes down to how much you care about noise vs getting throttled), especially for a vr device.
It seems a mis-prioritization of the kind that makes me dislike Apple products. To avoid the imperfection of a bit of fan noise, throttle the entire experience. Great.
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It seems a mis-prioritization of the kind that makes me dislike Apple products. To avoid the imperfection of a bit of fan noise, throttle the entire experience. Great.
It is a machine you literally have on your head. I have not tried it, but I can believe that it requires some different UX considerations than normal computers. I would definitely not like to hear fan noise vibrating through my head.
Noisy environment: turn the fans all the way as the user -> more cooling -> processor doesn't throttle
Quiet environment: turn the fans down -> processor throttles